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" ! COMMITTEE PRINT 114th CONGRESS

1st Session 

S. PRT. 

2015

114–14 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

ON THE BUDGET 

FY 2016 

COMMITTEE PRINT TO ACCOMPANY 

S. CON. RES. 11 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS AND MINORITY VIEWS 

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET 

UNITED STATES SENATE 

MICHAEL B. ENZI, Chairman 

MARCH 2015 

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2016 
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" ! COMMITTEE PRINT 114th CONGRESS

1st Session 

S. PRT. 

2015

114–14 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

ON THE BUDGET 

FY 2016 

COMMITTEE PRINT TO ACCOMPANY 

S. CON. RES. 11 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS AND MINORITY VIEWS 

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET 

UNITED STATES SENATE 

MICHAEL B. ENZI, Chairman 

MARCH 2015 

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Budget 
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET 

MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming Chairman 

CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa 

JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama 

MIKE CRAPO, Idaho 

LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina 

ROB PORTMAN, Ohio 

PATRICK TOOMEY, Pennslyvania 

RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin 

KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire 

ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi 

BOB CORKER, Tennessee 

DAVID A. PERDUE, Georgia 

BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont 

PATTY MURRAY, Washington 

RON WYDEN, Oregon 

DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan 

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island 

MARK R. WARNER, Virginia 

JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon 

TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin 

TIM KAINE, Virginia 

ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine 

ERIC UELAND, Republican Staff Director 

WARREN GUNNELS, Minority Staff Director 

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HEARINGS 

I. Overview ........................................................................................................... 3 

II. Resolution Levels ............................................................................................ 7 

III. Budget Enforcement ...................................................................................... 23 

IV. Economics ....................................................................................................... 27 

V. Reserve Funds ................................................................................................. 35 

VI. Summary Tables ............................................................................................ 37 

VII. Committee Votes .......................................................................................... 49 

VIII. Views and Estimates .................................................................................. 69 

IX. Additional and Minority Views ..................................................................... 267 


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VIII. VIEWS AND ESTIMATES

The Views and Estimates for FY 2016 received from the various committees 

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Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry ....................................................................... 68 

Appropriations ......................................................................................................... 71 

Armed Services ........................................................................................................ 73 

Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs .................................................................... 81 

Commerce, Science and Transportation ................................................................ 94 

Energy and Natural Resources ............................................................................... 117 

Environment and Public Works ............................................................................. 120 

Finance ..................................................................................................................... 129 

Foreign Relations ..................................................................................................... 140 

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ................................................................ 147 

Homeland Security and Government Affairs ........................................................ 172 

Indian Affairs ........................................................................................................... 206 

Intelligence ............................................................................................................... 214

Judiciary ................................................................................................................... 216 

Rules and Administration ....................................................................................... 233 

Small Business Administration .............................................................................. 237 

Veteran’s Affairs ...................................................................................................... 247 
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