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Calendar No. 50 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 12 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 

for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 

for fiscal years 2021 through 2024. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 1, 2019 

Mr. ENZI, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following original 

concurrent resolution; which was placed on the calendar 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 

Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the 

appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 

through 2024. 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), 

3 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET 

4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020. 

5 (a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this reso6 lution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 


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1 year 2020 and that this resolution sets forth the appro2 priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2024. 

3 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

4 this concurrent resolution is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2020. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Sec. 1001. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 1002. Major functional categories. 

Sec. 1003. Social Security in the Senate. 

Sec. 1004. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses in the Senate. 

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

Sec. 2001. Reconciliation in the Senate. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

Sec. 3001. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory discretionary caps. 

Sec. 3002. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote American energy and natural resources. 

Sec. 3003. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for public lands and the environment. 

Sec. 3004. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for American agriculture. 

Sec. 3005. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen American families. 

Sec. 3006. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen American communities. 

Sec. 3007. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote innovation in education. 

Sec. 3008. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic growth and prosperity for American workers. 

Sec. 3009. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic opportunity and 

self-sufficiency. 

Sec. 3010. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Federal banking, insurance, or housing finance programs. 

Sec. 3011. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve tax administration. 

Sec. 3012. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Americans’ health care options. 

Sec. 3013. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicaid and Medicare. 

Sec. 3014. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to restore American military power. 

Sec. 3015. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve cybersecurity. 

Sec. 3016. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and service members. 

Sec. 3017. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security and immigration. 

Sec. 3018. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for American transportation and infrastructure. 

Sec. 3019. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote financial security. 

Sec. 3020. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent a taxpayer bailout of pension 

plans. 

Sec. 3021. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for efficiencies, consolidations, curbing 

budgetary gimmicks, and other savings. 

Sec. 3022. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory budget controls. 


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Sec. 3023. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reducing fraud in taxpayer-funded 

Government assistance programs. 

Sec. 3024. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Federal compensation. 

Sec. 3025. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to pre-existing conditions protections. 

Sec. 3026. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming the broken congressional budget process. 

Sec. 3027. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve coordination and Federal 

Government disaster response and mitigation. 

Sec. 3028. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide continued tax relief for family-owned businesses, farms, and ranches. 

Sec. 3029. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting programs to analyze the threats to installations of the Department of Defense 

due to extreme storms, wildfire, droughts, rising sea level, and 

other conditions. 

Sec. 3030. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the affordability 

of rental housing for low-income families. 

Sec. 3031. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal flood control efforts. 

Sec. 3032. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to a clean audit opinion at the 

Department of Defense. 

Sec. 3033. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to continue proven middle class tax relief. 

Sec. 3034. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to support servicemembers’ access to 

safe housing. 

Sec. 3035. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide the Department of Homeland 

Security with the necessary resources to protect migrant children and families. 

Sec. 3036. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reducing prescription drug 

costs for Americans. 

Sec. 3037. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow program integrity funding for 

targeted denial reviews. 

TITLE IV—BUDGET PROCESS 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 

Sec. 4101. Point of order against advance appropriations in the Senate. 

Sec. 4102. Point of order against changes in mandatory programs. 

Sec. 4103. Honest accounting: cost estimates for major legislation to incorporate macroeconomic effects. 

Sec. 4104. Adjustment authority for amendments to statutory caps. 

Sec. 4105. Point of order against certain legislation related to surface transportation funding. 

Sec. 4106. Surgical strike point of order in the Senate against directing budgetary treatment. 

Sec. 4107. Point of order against designation of funds for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. 

Subtitle B—Other Provisions 

Sec. 4201. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative expenses. 

Sec. 4202. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 4203. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 4204. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 


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1 TITLE I—RECOMMENDED 

2 LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

3 SEC. 1001. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 

4 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for 

5 each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024: 

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

7 enforcement of this resolution: 

8 (A) The recommended levels of Federal 

9 revenues are as follows: 

10 Fiscal year 2020: $2,761,633,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2021: $2,891,558,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2022: $3,033,552,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2023: $3,196,633,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2024: $3,401,278,000,000. 

15 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate 

16 levels of Federal revenues should be changed 

17 are as follows: 

18 Fiscal year 2020: $16,213,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2021: $29,104,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2022: $36,495,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2023: $43,833,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2024: $50,844,000,000. 

23 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes 

24 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate 

25 levels of total new budget authority are as follows: 


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1 Fiscal year 2020: $3,588,211,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2021: $3,720,114,000,000. 

3 Fiscal year 2022: $3,870,878,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2023: $3,958,315,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2024: $4,018,079,000,000. 

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

7 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels 

8 of total budget outlays are as follows: 

9 Fiscal year 2020: $3,595,894,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2021: $3,711,295,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2022: $3,879,799,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2023: $3,936,726,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2024: $3,982,549,000,000. 

14 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce15 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits 

16 are as follows: 

17 Fiscal year 2020: $834,261,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2021: $819,737,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2022: $846,247,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2023: $740,093,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2024: $581,271,000,000. 

22 (5) PUBLIC DEBT.—Pursuant to section 

23 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

24 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)(5)), the appropriate levels of the 

25 public debt are as follows: 


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1 Fiscal year 2020: $23,497,927,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2021: $24,477,491,000,000. 

3 Fiscal year 2022: $25,451,182,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2023: $26,346,711,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2024: $27,102,434,000,000. 

6 (6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro7 priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows: 

8 Fiscal year 2020: $17,560,895,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2021: $18,488,481,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2022: $19,469,210,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2023: $20,381,526,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2024: $21,174,257,000,000. 

13 SEC. 1002. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

14 Congress determines and declares that the appro15 priate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal 

16 years 2020 through 2024 for each major functional cat17 egory are: 

18 (1) National Defense (050): 

19 Fiscal year 2020: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $586,773,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $620,199,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2021: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $600,892,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $603,490,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2022: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $670,879,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $642,849,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2023: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $687,439,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $661,388,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2024: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $704,436,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $675,345,000,000. 

14 (2) International Affairs (150): 

15 Fiscal year 2020: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $48,548,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $46,255,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2021: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $47,383,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $45,065,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2022: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $47,042,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $45,094,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2023: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $48,119,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $44,986,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2024: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $49,260,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $45,724,000,000. 

10 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology 

11 (250): 

12 Fiscal year 2020: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $35,256,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $34,360,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2021: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $36,041,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $35,602,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2022: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $36,839,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $36,250,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2023: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $37,664,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $36,901,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2024: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $38,526,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $37,702,000,000. 

8 (4) Energy (270): 

9 Fiscal year 2020: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 ¥$1,432,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $2,240,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2021: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $3,970,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $2,825,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2022: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $4,064,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $2,837,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2023: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $4,243,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $2,963,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2024: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $4,399,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $3,134,000,000. 

4 (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 

5 Fiscal year 2020: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $45,196,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $46,587,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2021: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $46,496,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $47,565,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2022: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $43,870,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $44,772,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2023: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $45,837,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $45,962,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2024: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $47,758,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $46,799,000,000. 

25 (6) Agriculture (350): 


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1 Fiscal year 2020: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $17,920,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $17,718,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2021: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $20,087,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2022: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $20,268,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $19,657,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2023: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $20,691,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $20,029,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2024: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $20,847,000,000. 

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

21 (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

22 Fiscal year 2020: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $12,145,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $6,310,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2021: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $12,168,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $5,710,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2022: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $11,557,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $3,058,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2023: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $9,496,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, ¥$236,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2024: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $1,838,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$8,274,000,000. 

17 (8) Transportation (400): 

18 Fiscal year 2020: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $97,801,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $98,176,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2021: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $98,427,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $101,565,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2022: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $99,063,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $104,738,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2023: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $99,698,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $106,700,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2024: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $100,337,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $108,211,000,000. 

13 (9) Community and Regional Development 

14 (450): 

15 Fiscal year 2020: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $26,555,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $28,161,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2021: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $21,773,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $27,529,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2022: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $14,771,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $27,154,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2023: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $15,108,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $26,089,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2024: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $15,462,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $25,595,000,000. 

10 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and 

11 Social Services (500): 

12 Fiscal year 2020: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $104,559,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $112,432,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2021: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $111,171,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $111,614,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2022: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $111,897,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $105,567,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2023: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $112,662,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $111,276,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2024: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $113,342,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $112,057,000,000. 

8 (11) Health (550): 

9 Fiscal year 2020: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $621,563,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $595,863,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2021: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $624,390,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $609,589,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2022: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $616,981,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $599,699,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2023: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $619,741,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $603,412,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2024: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $623,027,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $618,895,000,000. 

4 (12) Medicare (570): 

5 Fiscal year 2020: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $682,599,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $682,385,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2021: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $725,899,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $725,586,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2022: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $810,776,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $810,472,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2023: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $826,603,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $826,278,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2024: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $835,529,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $835,202,000,000. 

25 (13) Income Security (600): 


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1 Fiscal year 2020: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $533,186,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $524,843,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2021: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $548,364,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $540,643,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2022: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $570,992,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $569,005,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2023: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $579,546,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $572,829,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2024: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $585,933,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $574,082,000,000. 

21 (14) Social Security (650): 

22 Fiscal year 2020: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $39,252,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $39,252,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2021: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $42,275,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $42,275,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2022: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $45,349,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $45,349,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2023: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $48,517,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $48,517,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2024: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $51,914,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $51,914,000,000. 

17 (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

18 Fiscal year 2020: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $211,192,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $209,859,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2021: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $217,571,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $214,286,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2022: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $225,575,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $232,222,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2023: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $232,135,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $230,152,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2024: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $238,779,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $227,128,000,000. 

13 (16) Administration of Justice (750): 

14 Fiscal year 2020: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $71,333,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $65,758,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2021: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $65,954,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $69,242,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2022: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $67,740,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $71,273,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2023: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $69,638,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $72,468,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2024: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $71,369,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $72,506,000,000. 

9 (17) General Government (800): 

10 Fiscal year 2020: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $25,491,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $25,205,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2021: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $26,023,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $25,515,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2022: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $27,350,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $26,905,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2023: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $27,407,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $26,929,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2024: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $27,866,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $27,438,000,000. 

5 (18) Net Interest (900): 

6 Fiscal year 2020: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $538,701,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $538,701,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2021: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $596,977,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $596,977,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2022: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $651,037,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $651,037,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2023: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $697,296,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $697,296,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2024: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $731,580,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $731,580,000,000. 


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1 (19) Allowances (920): 

2 Fiscal year 2020: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 ¥$90,168,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, ¥$50,001,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2021: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 ¥$99,138,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, ¥$76,084,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2022: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 ¥$116,758,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, ¥$93,395,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2023: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 ¥$134,026,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, ¥$116,064,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2024: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 ¥$152,068,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, ¥$134,166,000,000. 

22 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

23 Fiscal year 2020: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 ¥$85,259,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, ¥$85,259,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2021: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 ¥$89,609,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, ¥$89,609,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2022: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 ¥$88,414,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, ¥$88,414,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2023: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 ¥$89,499,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, ¥$89,499,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2024: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 ¥$92,055,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, ¥$92,055,000,000. 

18 (21) Overseas Contingency Operations (970): 

19 Fiscal year 2020: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $67,000,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $36,850,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2021: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $63,000,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $53,410,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2022: 

3 (A) New budget authority, $0. 

4 (B) Outlays, $23,670,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2023: 

6 (A) New budget authority, $0. 

7 (B) Outlays, $8,350,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2024: 

9 (A) New budget authority, $0. 

10 (B) Outlays, $3,525,000,000. 

11 SEC. 1003. SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE SENATE. 

12 (a) SOCIAL SECURITY REVENUES.—For purposes of 

13 Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the 

14 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633 and 

15 642), the amounts of revenues of the Federal Old-Age and 

16 Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis17 ability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows: 

18 Fiscal year 2020: $940,397,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2021: $978,052,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2022: $1,015,255,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2023: $1,055,379,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2024: $1,097,703,000,000. 

23 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—For purposes of 

24 Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the 

25 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633 and 


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1 642), the amounts of outlays of the Federal Old-Age and 

2 Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis3 ability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows: 

4 Fiscal year 2020: $964,280,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2021: $1,029,849,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2022: $1,101,572,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2023: $1,178,289,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2024: $1,256,973,000,000. 

9 (c) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EX10 PENSES.—In the Senate, the amounts of new budget au11 thority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-Age and 

12 Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis13 ability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses 

14 are as follows: 

15 Fiscal year 2020: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $5,895,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $5,777,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2021: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $6,088,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $5,953,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2022: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $6,283,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $6,239,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2023: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $6,477,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $6,426,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2024: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $6,678,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $6,625,000,000. 

10 SEC. 1004. POSTAL SERVICE DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRA11 TIVE EXPENSES IN THE SENATE. 

12 In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority 

13 and budget outlays of the Postal Service for discretionary 

14 administrative expenses are as follows: 

15 Fiscal year 2020: 

16 (A) New budget authority, $271,000,000. 

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

18 Fiscal year 2021: 

19 (A) New budget authority, $281,000,000. 

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

21 Fiscal year 2022: 

22 (A) New budget authority, $292,000,000. 

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

24 Fiscal year 2023: 

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1 (B) Outlays, $302,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2024: 

3 (A) New budget authority, $313,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $313,000,000. 

5 TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

6 SEC. 2001. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE. 

7 (a) COMMITTEES.— 

8 (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, 

9 AND FORESTRY.—The Committee on Agriculture, 

10 Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate shall report 

11 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce 

12 the deficit by not less than $9,000,000,000 for the 

13 period of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 

14 (2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND

15 URBAN AFFAIRS.—The Committee on Banking, 

16 Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate shall re17 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction that re18 duce the deficit by not less than $10,000,000,000 

19 for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 

20 (3) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Committee 

21 on Finance of the Senate shall report changes in 

22 laws within its jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by 

23 not less than $50,000,000,000 for the period of fis24 cal years 2020 through 2024. 


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1 (4) COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, 

2 LABOR, AND PENSIONS.—The Committee on Health, 

3 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate shall 

4 report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that re5 duce the deficit by not less than $10,000,000,000 

6 for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 

7 (5) COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND

8 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.—The Committee on 

9 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

10 Senate shall report changes in laws within its juris11 diction that reduce the deficit by not less than 

12 $15,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 

13 through 2024. 

14 (b) SUBMISSIONS.—In the Senate, not later than 

15 July 31, 2019, the Committees named in subsection (a) 

16 shall submit their recommendations to the Committee on 

17 the Budget of the Senate. Upon receiving such rec18 ommendations, the Committee on the Budget of the Sen19 ate shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying 

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1 TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

2 SEC. 3001. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGIS3 LATION MODIFYING STATUTORY DISCRE4 TIONARY CAPS. 

5 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

6 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

7 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

8 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you9 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend10 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con11 ference reports relating to adjustments to the discre12 tionary spending limits imposed by the Budget Control 

13 Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–25; 125 Stat. 240), by the 

14 amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

15 provided that such legislation would not increase the def16 icit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 

17 through 2029. 

18 SEC. 3002. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE 

19 AMERICAN ENERGY AND NATURAL RE20 SOURCES. 

21 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

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23 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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1 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con2 ference reports relating to American energy and natural 

3 resources policies, which may include— 

4 (1) energy development and permitting; 

5 (2) nuclear waste; 

6 (3) State mineral royalty revenues; or 

7 (4) soda ash royalties, 

8 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur9 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

11 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

12 years 2020 through 2029. 

13 SEC. 3003. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PUBLIC 

14 LANDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 

15 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

16 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

17 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

18 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you19 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend20 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con21 ference reports related to public lands and the environ22 ment, which may include— 

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1 (2) forest health and wildfire prevention and 

2 control; 

3 (3) resources for wildland firefighting for the 

4 Forest Service and the Department of the Interior; 

5 (4) deferred maintenance backlogs at Federal 

6 land management agencies; 

7 (5) the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program; 

8 (6) the Secure Rural Schools and Community 

9 Self-Determination program; 

10 (7) restoring the Everglades; 

11 (8) carbon capture, utilization, and sequestra12 tion; or 

13 (9) advanced innovative nuclear technologies, 

14 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur15 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

17 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

18 years 2020 through 2029. 

19 SEC. 3004. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMER20 ICAN AGRICULTURE. 

21 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

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1 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con2 ference reports relating to American agriculture, which 

3 may include— 

4 (1) grain standards, inspections, and weighing; 

5 (2) mandatory price reporting for livestock; or 

6 (3) the regulation of commodities and futures 

7 trading, 

8 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur9 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

11 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

12 years 2020 through 2029. 

13 SEC. 3005. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO 

14 STRENGTHEN AMERICAN FAMILIES. 

15 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

16 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

17 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

18 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you19 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend20 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con21 ference reports relating to strengthening American fami22 lies, which may include— 

23 (1) addressing the opioid and substance abuse 

24 crisis; 

25 (2) improving child and maternal health; 


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1 (3) making child and dependent care more af2 fordable and useful for American families; 

3 (4) child nutrition programs; 

4 (5) foster care, marriage, and fatherhood pro5 grams; or 

6 (6) provide transitional supports to States im7 plementing the Family First Prevention Services Act 

8 (title VII of division E of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

9 of 2018 (Public Law 115–123; 132 Stat. 232)), 

10 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur11 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

13 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

14 years 2020 through 2029. 

15 SEC. 3006. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO 

16 STRENGTHEN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. 

17 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

18 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

19 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

20 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you21 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend22 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con23 ference reports relating to strengthening American com24 munities, which may include— 


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1 (1) reforming the American public housing sys2 tem; 

3 (2) combating violent crime; 

4 (3) protecting and assisting survivors of domes5 tic abuse; 

6 (4) ensuring long-term, stable access to funding 

7 for victims of crime; or 

8 (5) reforming the criminal justice system, 

9 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur10 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

12 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

13 years 2020 through 2029. 

14 SEC. 3007. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE 

15 INNOVATION IN EDUCATION. 

16 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

17 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

18 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

19 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you20 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend21 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con22 ference reports relating to promoting innovation in edu23 cation, which may include— 

24 (1) higher education; 


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1 (2) education programs for students with dis2 abilities; 

3 (3) ensuring State flexibility in education; or 

4 (4) consolidating and streamlining overlapping 

5 early education and child care programs, 

6 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur7 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

9 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

10 years 2020 through 2029. 

11 SEC. 3008. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE 

12 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY FOR 

13 AMERICAN WORKERS. 

14 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

15 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

16 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

17 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you18 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend19 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con20 ference reports relating to promoting economic growth and 

21 prosperity for American workers, which may include— 

22 (1) reducing the costs to businesses and individ23 uals stemming from Federal regulations; 

24 (2) streamlining and enhancing outcomes from 

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1 employment programs, such as apprenticeship or 

2 certificate programs that provide training for a new 

3 industry; 

4 (3) increasing job creation, commerce, and eco5 nomic growth; 

6 (4) increasing exports from the United States; 

7 (5) supporting robust intellectual property pro8 tections; or 

9 (6) as part of Federal tax reform, provide con10 tinued tax relief to working families and the middle 

11 class, such as through extension of tax provisions of 

12 Public Law 115–97 (131 Stat. 2054), 

13 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur14 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

16 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

17 years 2020 through 2029. 

18 SEC. 3009. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE 

19 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND SELF-SUFFI20 CIENCY. 

21 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

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23 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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1 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con2 ference reports relating to promoting economic oppor3 tunity and self-sufficiency, which may include— 

4 (1) advancing policies that promote economic 

5 opportunities for all Americans; or 

6 (2) implementing work requirements in means7 tested welfare programs and promoting self-suffi8 ciency, 

9 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur10 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

12 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

13 years 2020 through 2029. 

14 SEC. 3010. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR FED15 ERAL BANKING, INSURANCE, OR HOUSING FI16 NANCE PROGRAMS. 

17 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

18 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

19 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

20 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you21 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend22 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con23 ference reports relating to Federal banking, insurance, or 

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1 islation would not increase the deficit over either the pe2 riod of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the 

3 period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

4 SEC. 3011. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE 

5 TAX ADMINISTRATION. 

6 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

7 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

8 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

9 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you10 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend11 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con12 ference reports relating to changes improving tax adminis13 tration, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

14 those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

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

16 fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total 

17 of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

18 SEC. 3012. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE 

19 AMERICANS’ HEALTH CARE OPTIONS. 

20 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

21 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

22 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

23 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you24 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend25 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Apr 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SC12.RS SC12

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1 ference reports relating to improving American health 

2 care, which may include— 

3 (1) repealing and replacing the Patient Protec4 tion and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care 

5 and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and pre6 serving pre-existing conditions protections; 

7 (2) increasing health care options for individ8 uals; 

9 (3) lowering health care costs for American 

10 families, such as reducing prescription drug costs 

11 and promoting biosimilar competition; 

12 (4) encouraging State flexibility and innovation; 

13 (5) improving consumers’ access to care; or 

14 (6) investing in public health, 

15 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur16 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

18 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

19 years 2020 through 2029. 

20 SEC. 3013. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT 

21 MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. 

22 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

23 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

24 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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1 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend2 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con3 ference reports relating to protecting the Medicaid and 

4 Medicare programs, which may include strengthening and 

5 improving Medicaid for the most vulnerable populations, 

6 and extending the life of the Federal Hospital Insurance 

7 Trust Fund, by the amounts provided in such legislation 

8 for those purposes, provided that such legislation would 

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

10 of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of the 

11 total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

12 SEC. 3014. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO RESTORE 

13 AMERICAN MILITARY POWER. 

14 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

15 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

16 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

17 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you18 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend19 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con20 ference reports relating to restoring American military 

21 power, which may include— 

22 (1) military readiness, including facilities 

23 sustainment restoration and modernization; 

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1 (3) modernizing and protecting the integrity 

2 and credibility of the triad of strategic nuclear deliv3 ery systems; 

4 (4) the ability of the Department of Defense to 

5 conduct cyber operations; or 

6 (5) structural defense reforms, 

7 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur8 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

10 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

11 years 2020 through 2029. 

12 SEC. 3015. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE 

13 CYBERSECURITY. 

14 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

15 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

16 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

17 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you18 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend19 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con20 ference reports relating to improving cybersecurity, which 

21 may include cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, by 

22 the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur23 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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1 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

2 years 2020 through 2029. 

3 SEC. 3016. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VET4 ERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS. 

5 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

6 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

7 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

8 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you9 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend10 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con11 ference reports relating to improving the delivery of bene12 fits and services to veterans and service members, by the 

13 amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

14 provided that such legislation would not increase the def15 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 

16 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

17 2020 through 2029. 

18 SEC. 3017. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR BORDER 

19 SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION. 

20 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

21 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

22 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

23 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you24 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend25 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Apr 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SC12.RS SC12

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1 ference reports relating to border security and immigra2 tion, which may include— 

3 (1) securing the borders of the United States; 

4 (2) reforming immigration laws; 

5 (3) ending human trafficking; or 

6 (4) intercepting narcotics being transported into 

7 the United States, 

8 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur9 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

11 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

12 years 2020 through 2029. 

13 SEC. 3018. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMER14 ICAN TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUC15 TURE. 

16 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

17 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

18 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

19 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you20 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend21 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con22 ference reports relating to improving American transpor23 tation and infrastructure, which may include strength24 ening surface, air, or maritime transportation systems, 

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1 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur2 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

4 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

5 years 2020 through 2029. 

6 SEC. 3019. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE 

7 FINANCIAL SECURITY. 

8 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

9 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

10 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

11 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you12 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend13 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con14 ference reports relating to promoting financial security, 

15 which may include making it easier to save for retirement 

16 and consolidating and streamlining overlapping and dupli17 cative financial literacy programs, by the amounts pro18 vided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that 

19 such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

20 the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 

21 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 

22 2029. 


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1 SEC. 3020. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PREVENT 

2 A TAXPAYER BAILOUT OF PENSION PLANS. 

3 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

4 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

5 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

6 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you7 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend8 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con9 ference reports relating to preventing taxpayer bailouts of 

10 pension plans by the amounts provided in such legislation 

11 for those purposes, provided that such legislation would 

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

13 of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of the 

14 total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

15 SEC. 3021. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EFFI16 CIENCIES, CONSOLIDATIONS, CURBING 

17 BUDGETARY GIMMICKS, AND OTHER SAV18 INGS. 

19 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

20 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

21 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

22 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you 

23 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend24 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con25 ference reports relating to efficiencies, consolidations, 

26 curbing budgetary gimmicks, and other savings, by the 


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1 amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

2 provided that such legislation would not increase the def3 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 

4 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

5 2020 through 2029. 

6 SEC. 3022. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGIS7 LATION MODIFYING STATUTORY BUDGET 

8 CONTROLS. 

9 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

10 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

11 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

12 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you13 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend14 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con15 ference reports relating to changes to the scope of seques16 tration as carried out by the Office of Management and 

17 Budget, such as for the Financial Accounting Standards 

18 Board, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Se19 curities Investor Protection Corporation, and other similar 

20 entities, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

21 those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

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

23 fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total 

24 of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 


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1 SEC. 3023. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REDUC2 ING FRAUD IN TAXPAYER-FUNDED GOVERN3 MENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 

4 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

5 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

6 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

7 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you8 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend9 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con10 ference reports relating to reducing fraud in taxpayer11 funded Government assistance programs by the amounts 

12 provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

13 that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

14 either the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 

15 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 

16 through 2029. 

17 SEC. 3024. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

18 FEDERAL COMPENSATION. 

19 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

20 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

21 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

22 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you23 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend24 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con25 ference reports relating to Federal compensation, includ26 ing the possibility of allowing elected officials to volunVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Apr 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SC12.RS SC12

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1 tarily reduce their pensions, by the amounts provided in 

2 such legislation for those purposes, provided that such leg3 islation would not increase the deficit over either the pe4 riod of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the 

5 period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

6 SEC. 3025. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

7 PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS PROTECTIONS. 

8 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

9 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

10 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

11 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you12 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend13 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con14 ference reports relating to supporting Congressional ef15 forts to preserve pre-existing condition protections with re16 spect to health insurance, by the amounts provided in such 

17 legislation for those purposes, provided that such legisla18 tion would not increase the deficit over either the period 

19 of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the pe20 riod of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

21 SEC. 3026. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

22 REFORMING THE BROKEN CONGRESSIONAL 

23 BUDGET PROCESS. 

24 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

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1 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

2 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you3 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend4 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con5 ference reports relating to reforming the broken congres6 sional budget process, which may include establishing an 

7 optional bipartisan budget pathway, by the amounts pro8 vided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that 

9 such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

10 the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 

11 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 

12 2029. 

13 SEC. 3027. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE 

14 COORDINATION AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

15 DISASTER RESPONSE AND MITIGATION. 

16 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

17 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

18 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

19 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you20 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend21 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con22 ference reports relating to changes in disaster manage23 ment and mitigation laws, which may include enhanced 

24 cooperation by Federal Government departments and 

25 agencies and State governments in responding, recovering, 


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1 or preventing major disasters, by amounts provided in 

2 such legislation for these purposes, provided that such leg3 islation would not increase the deficit over either the pe4 riod of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the 

5 period of the total of fiscal years 2020 though 2029. 

6 SEC. 3028. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE 

7 CONTINUED TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILY-OWNED 

8 BUSINESSES, FARMS, AND RANCHES. 

9 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

10 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

11 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

12 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you13 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend14 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con15 ference reports relating to changes in Federal tax laws, 

16 which may include provision of continued tax relief for 

17 family-owned businesses, farms, and ranches such as 

18 through extensions of provisions of Public Law 115–97 

19 (131 Stat. 2054), by the amounts provided in such legisla20 tion for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

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

22 total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of 

23 the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 


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1 SEC. 3029. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

2 SUPPORTING PROGRAMS TO ANALYZE THE 

3 THREATS TO INSTALLATIONS OF THE DE4 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE DUE TO EXTREME 

5 STORMS, WILDFIRE, DROUGHTS, RISING SEA 

6 LEVEL, AND OTHER CONDITIONS. 

7 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

8 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

9 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

10 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you11 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend12 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con13 ference reports relating to supporting programs to analyze 

14 the threats to installations of the Department of Defense 

15 due to extreme storms, wildfire, droughts, rising sea level, 

16 and other conditions by the amounts provided in such leg17 islation for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

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

19 total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of 

20 the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

21 SEC. 3030. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

22 IMPROVING THE AFFORDABILITY OF RENTAL 

23 HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. 

24 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

25 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

26 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 


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1 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you2 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend3 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con4 ference reports relating to improving the affordability of 

5 rental housing for low-income families by the amounts 

6 provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

7 that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

8 either the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 

9 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 

10 through 2029. 

11 SEC. 3031. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE 

12 FEDERAL FLOOD CONTROL EFFORTS. 

13 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

14 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

15 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

16 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you17 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend18 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con19 ference reports relating to changes in Federal flood control 

20 efforts and river management laws, which may include re21 forms to project prioritization and increased focus on the 

22 Missouri River, by the amounts provided in such legisla23 tion for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

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1 total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of 

2 the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

3 SEC. 3032. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

4 A CLEAN AUDIT OPINION AT THE DEPART5 MENT OF DEFENSE. 

6 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

7 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

8 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

9 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you10 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend11 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con12 ference reports relating to Department of Defense finan13 cial management, which may include legislation that holds 

14 the Department of Defense accountable for failing to pass 

15 a clean audit, or eliminates waste, fraud, and abuse, by 

16 the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur17 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

19 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal 

20 years 2020 to 2029. 

21 SEC. 3033. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO CON22 TINUE PROVEN MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF. 

23 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

24 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

25 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 


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1 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you2 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend3 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con4 ference reports relating to changes in Federal tax laws, 

5 which may include provision of continued tax relief to 

6 working families and the middle class such as through ex7 tension of tax provisions of Public Law 115–97 (131 Stat. 

8 2054), by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

9 those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

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

11 fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total 

12 of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

13 SEC. 3034. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO SUPPORT 

14 SERVICEMEMBERS’ ACCESS TO SAFE HOUS15 ING. 

16 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

17 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

18 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

19 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you20 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend21 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con22 ference reports related to addressing health, safety, and 

23 environmental hazards for tenants of military barracks or 

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1 countability is increased and improvements are made reli2 ably and without fear of retaliation, by the amounts pro3 vided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that 

4 such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

5 the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 

6 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 

7 2029. 

8 SEC. 3035. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE 

9 THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

10 WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO PRO11 TECT MIGRANT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. 

12 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

13 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

14 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

15 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you16 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend17 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con18 ference reports relating to providing the Department of 

19 Homeland Security with the necessary resources to prop20 erly secure the border and protect migrant children and 

21 families, which may include supporting efforts to keep 

22 families together, by the amounts provided in such legisla23 tion for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

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1 total of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of 

2 the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

3 SEC. 3036. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

4 REDUCING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS FOR 

5 AMERICANS. 

6 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

7 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

8 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

9 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you10 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend11 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con12 ference reports relating to improving access to, and afford13 ability of, prescription drugs for all Americans, holding the 

14 health care industry accountable for the prices that con15 sumers and Federal programs pay for critical medications, 

16 and addressing issues that artificially increase the costs 

17 of drugs, such as price gouging and pay-for-delay, by the 

18 amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

19 provided that such legislation would not increase the def20 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 

21 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

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1 SEC. 3037. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO ALLOW 

2 PROGRAM INTEGRITY FUNDING FOR TAR3 GETED DENIAL REVIEWS. 

4 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

5 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

6 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

7 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you8 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend9 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con10 ference reports relating to the addition of Target Denial 

11 Reviews in the allowable activities in section 815 of the 

12 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–74; 129 

13 Stat. 604) by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

14 those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

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

16 fiscal years 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total 

17 of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 

18 TITLE IV—BUDGET PROCESS 

19 Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 

20 SEC. 4101. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPRO21 PRIATIONS IN THE SENATE. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

23 (1) POINT OF ORDER.—Except as provided in 

24 subsection (b), it shall not be in order in the Senate 

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1 ference report that would provide an advance appro2 priation for a discretionary account. 

3 (2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 

4 ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new budget au5 thority provided in a bill or joint resolution making 

6 appropriations for fiscal year 2020 that first be7 comes available for any fiscal year after 2020, or 

8 any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint 

9 resolution making general appropriations or con10 tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, that first 

11 becomes available for any fiscal year after 2021. 

12 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may be 

13 provided— 

14 (1) for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 for pro15 grams, projects, activities, or accounts identified in 

16 the joint explanatory statement of managers accom17 panying this concurrent resolution under the head18 ing ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropria19 tions’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

20 $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority in each 

21 fiscal year; 

22 (2) for the Corporation for Public Broad23 casting; and 

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1 ance, Veterans Medical Community Care, and Med2 ical Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Ad3 ministration. 

4 (c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.— 

5 (1) WAIVER.—In the Senate, subsection (a) 

6 may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative 

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

8 sworn. 

9 (2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three10 fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 

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

12 ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 

13 subsection (a). 

14 (d) FORM OF POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order 

15 under subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as pro16 vided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act 

17 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 

18 (e) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is 

19 considering a conference report on, or an amendment be20 tween the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, 

21 upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant 

22 to this section, and such point of order being sustained, 

23 such material contained in such conference report or 

24 House amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall 

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1 shall recede from its amendment and concur with a fur2 ther amendment, or concur in the House amendment with 

3 a further amendment, as the case may be, which further 

4 amendment shall consist of only that portion of the con5 ference report or House amendment, as the case may be, 

6 not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be 

7 debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sus8 tained against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

9 derived from such conference report by operation of this 

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

11 SEC. 4102. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CHANGES IN MANDA12 TORY PROGRAMS. 

13 Section 4102(b) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Con14 gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

15 year 2018, is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(which shall 

17 not include a rescission bill or impoundment resolu18 tion, as such terms are defined in section 1011 of 

19 the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 

20 Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 682))’’ after ‘‘making appro21 priations for a full fiscal year’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

23 2020, $15,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

24 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, $0’’. 


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1 SEC. 4103. HONEST ACCOUNTING: COST ESTIMATES FOR 

2 MAJOR LEGISLATION TO INCORPORATE MAC3 ROECONOMIC EFFECTS. 

4 (a) CBO AND JCT ESTIMATES.—During the 116th 

5 Congress, any estimate provided by the Congressional 

6 Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional 

7 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) or by the Joint Com8 mittee on Taxation to the Congressional Budget Office 

9 under section 201(f) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 601(f)) for 

10 major legislation considered in the Senate shall, to the 

11 greatest extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary ef12 fects of changes in economic output, employment, capital 

13 stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from 

14 such major legislation. 

15 (b) CONTENTS.—Any estimate referred to in sub16 section (a) shall, to the extent practicable, include— 

17 (1) a qualitative assessment of the budgetary 

18 effects (including macroeconomic variables described 

19 in subsection (a)) of the major legislation in the 20- 

20 fiscal year period beginning after the last fiscal year 

21 of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution 

22 on the budget that sets forth budgetary levels re23 quired under section 301 of the Congressional Budg24 et Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632); and 

25 (2) an identification of the critical assumptions 

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1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) MAJOR LEGISLATION.—The term ‘‘major 

3 legislation’’ means a bill, joint resolution, conference 

4 report, amendment, amendment between the Houses, 

5 or treaty considered in the Senate— 

6 (A) for which an estimate is required to be 

7 prepared pursuant to section 402 of the Con8 gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) 

9 and that causes a gross budgetary effect (before 

10 incorporating macroeconomic effects and not in11 cluding timing shifts) in a fiscal year in the pe12 riod of years of the most recently agreed to con13 current resolution on the budget equal to or 

14 greater than— 

15 (i) 0.25 percent of the current pro16 jected gross domestic product of the 

17 United States for that fiscal year; or 

18 (ii) for a treaty, equal to or greater 

19 than $15,000,000,000 for that fiscal year; 

20 or 

21 (B) designated as such by— 

22 (i) the Chairman of the Committee on 

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1 (ii) the Senator who is Chairman or 

2 Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on 

3 Taxation for revenue legislation. 

4 (2) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—The term ‘‘budg5 etary effects’’ means changes in revenues, direct 

6 spending outlays, and deficits. 

7 (3) TIMING SHIFTS.—The term ‘‘timing shifts’’ 

8 means— 

9 (A) provisions that cause a delay of the 

10 date on which outlays flowing from direct 

11 spending would otherwise occur from one fiscal 

12 year to the next fiscal year; or 

13 (B) provisions that cause an acceleration 

14 of the date on which revenues would otherwise 

15 occur from one fiscal year to the prior fiscal 

16 year. 

17 SEC. 4104. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY FOR AMENDMENTS TO 

18 STATUTORY CAPS. 

19 During the 116th Congress, if a measure becomes 

20 law that revises the discretionary spending limits estab21 lished under section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and 

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)), 

23 such as a measure increasing the limits for the revised 

24 security category in support for a total defense budget of 

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1 the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may adjust 

2 the allocation called for under section 302(a) of the Con3 gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the 

4 appropriate committee or committees of the Senate, and 

5 may adjust all other budgetary aggregates, allocations, 

6 levels, and limits contained in this resolution, as necessary, 

7 consistent with such measure. 

8 SEC. 4105. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN LEGISLA9 TION RELATED TO SURFACE TRANSPOR10 TATION FUNDING. 

11 (a) REPEAL OF SUNSET.—Section 405 of S. Con. 

12 Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

13 the budget for fiscal year 2010, is amended by striking 

14 subsection (c). 

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

16 subsection (a) shall take effect as though this resolution 

17 were agreed to on September 29, 2018. 

18 SEC. 4106. SURGICAL STRIKE POINT OF ORDER IN THE SEN19 ATE AGAINST DIRECTING BUDGETARY 

20 TREATMENT. 

21 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘directs 

22 budgetary treatment’’ with respect to a provision means 

23 that the provision, as determined by the Chairman of the 

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1 (1) directs the congressional estimating process 

2 for determining the budgetary effects of legislation; 

3 (2) directs that a provision of legislation be con4 sidered a change in concepts and definitions under 

5 section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emer6 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

7 901(b)); or 

8 (3) reclassifies the budgetary treatment of 

9 funding. 

10 (b) POINT OF ORDER.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, it shall not be 

12 in order to consider a provision that directs budg13 etary treatment in a bill, joint resolution, motion, 

14 amendment, amendment between the Houses, or 

15 conference report, unless the provision is included 

16 in— 

17 (A) a bill or resolution which has been re18 ported by the Committee on the Budget (or 

19 from the consideration of which such committee 

20 has been discharged); or 

21 (B) a motion on, amendment to, amend22 ment between the Houses in relation to, or con23 ference report on a bill or resolution described 

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1 (2) POINT OF ORDER SUSTAINED.—If a point 

2 of order is made by a Senator against a provision 

3 described in paragraph (1), and the point of order 

4 is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be 

5 stricken from the measure and may not be offered 

6 as an amendment from the floor. 

7 (c) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of 

8 order under subsection (b)(1) may be raised by a Senator 

9 as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget 

10 Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 

11 (d) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is 

12 considering a conference report on, or an amendment be13 tween the Houses in relation to, a bill or resolution, upon 

14 a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to 

15 subsection (b)(1), and such point of order being sustained, 

16 such material contained in such conference report or 

17 House amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall 

18 proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate 

19 shall recede from its amendment and concur with a fur20 ther amendment, or concur in the House amendment with 

21 a further amendment, as the case may be, which further 

22 amendment shall consist of only that portion of the con23 ference report or House amendment, as the case may be, 

24 not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be 

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1 tained against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

2 derived from such conference report by operation of this 

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

4 (e) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In the 

5 Senate, this section may be waived or suspended only by 

6 an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 

7 chose and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 

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

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

10 on a point of order raised under this section. 

11 SEC. 4107. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DESIGNATION OF 

12 FUNDS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER13 ATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. 

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

15 a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, amendment 

16 between the Houses, or conference report, if a point of 

17 order is made by a Senator against a designation of funds 

18 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter19 rorism, in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 

20 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

21 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(ii)), in that measure, that 

22 provision making such a designation shall be stricken from 

23 the measure and may not be offered as an amendment 

24 from the floor. 

25 (b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— 


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1 (1) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) may be waived or 

2 suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote 

3 of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and 

4 sworn. 

5 (2) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the 

6 decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of 

7 this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 

8 equally divided between, and controlled by, the ap9 pellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolu10 tion, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of 

11 three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly cho12 sen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an ap13 peal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 

14 raised under this subsection. 

15 (c) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of 

16 order under subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator 

17 as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget 

18 Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 

19 (d) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is 

20 considering a conference report on, or an amendment be21 tween the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, 

22 upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant 

23 to this section, and such point of order being sustained, 

24 such material contained in such conference report or 

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1 proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate 

2 shall recede from its amendment and concur with a fur3 ther amendment, or concur in the House amendment with 

4 a further amendment, as the case may be, which further 

5 amendment shall consist of only that portion of the con6 ference report or House amendment, as the case may be, 

7 not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be 

8 debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sus9 tained against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

10 derived from such conference report by operation of this 

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

12 Subtitle B—Other Provisions 

13 SEC. 4201. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRE14 TIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, notwithstanding 

16 section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

17 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)(1)), section 13301 of the Budget 

18 Enforcement Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 632 note), and section 

19 2009a of title 39, United States Code, the joint explana20 tory statement accompanying the conference report on any 

21 concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its 

22 allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional 

23 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the Committees 

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1 trative expenses of the Social Security Administration and 

2 of the Postal Service. 

3 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the Senate, for purposes of 

4 enforcing sections 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act 

5 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(f)), estimates of the level of total 

6 new budget authority and total outlays provided by a 

7 measure shall include any discretionary amounts described 

8 in subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 4202. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN AL10 LOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 

11 (a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations 

12 and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— 

13 (1) apply while that measure is under consider14 ation; 

15 (2) take effect upon the enactment of that 

16 measure; and 

17 (3) be published in the Congressional Record as 

18 soon as practicable. 

19 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG20 GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting 

21 from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur22 poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

23 621 et seq.) as allocations and aggregates contained in 

24 this resolution. 


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1 (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For 

2 purposes of this resolution the levels of new budget au3 thority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement author4 ity, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or 

5 period of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of 

6 estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the 

7 Senate. 

8 SEC. 4203. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON9 CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 

10 Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution pro11 viding for a change in concepts or definitions, the Chair12 man of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may 

13 make adjustments to the levels and allocations in this res14 olution in accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced 

15 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

16 U.S.C. 901(b)). 

17 SEC. 4204. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

18 Congress adopts the provisions of this title— 

19 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

20 the Senate, and as such they shall be considered as 

21 part of the rules of the Senate and such rules shall 

22 supersede other rules only to the extent that they 

23 are inconsistent with such other rules; and 

24 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

25 right of the Senate to change those rules at any 


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1 time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 

2 as is the case of any other rule of the Senate. 


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Calendar No. 50 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 12 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the 

els for fiscal years 2021 through 2024. and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levUnited States Government for fiscal year 2020 

APRIL 1, 2019 

Placed on the calendar 


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