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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–96 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 

YEAR 2016 

APRIL 29, 2015.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, from the committee of conference, 

submitted the following 

CONFERENCE REPORT 

[To accompany S. Con. Res. 11] 

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. 11), setting forth the congressional budget for 

the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting 

forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 

2025, 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 2016. 

(a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this concurrent resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016 

and that this concurrent resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. 

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

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Subtitle A—Budgetary Levels in Both Houses 

Sec. 1101. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 1102. Major functional categories. 


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Subtitle B—Levels and Amounts in the Senate 

Sec. 1201. Social Security in the Senate. 

Sec. 1202. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses in the Senate. 

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

Sec. 2001. Reconciliation in the Senate. 

Sec. 2002. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives. 

TITLE III—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement in Both Houses 

Sec. 3101. Point of order against increasing long-term deficits or direct spending. 

Sec. 3102. Allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. 

Sec. 3103. Point of order against certain changes in mandatory programs. 

Sec. 3104. Point of order against provisions that constitute changes in mandatory 

programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund. 

Sec. 3105. Fair-value credit estimates. 

Sec. 3106. Scoring rule for currency modernization. 

Sec. 3107. Long-term scoring of changes in spending limits and extension of highway programs. 

Sec. 3108. Requiring clearer reporting of projected Federal spending and deficits. 

Sec. 3109. Congressional Budget Office estimates of measures with significant outlay effects. 

Sec. 3110. Prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as an offset. 

Sec. 3111. Information for Congress and the public about projected Federal outlays, 

revenues, and deficits. 

Sec. 3112. Honest accounting: cost estimates for major legislation to incorporate 

macroeconomic effects. 

Subtitle B—Budget Enforcement in the Senate 

Sec. 3201. Extension of enforcement of budgetary points of order in the Senate. 

Sec. 3202. Point of order against advance appropriations in the Senate. 

Sec. 3203. Supermajority enforcement of unfunded mandates in the Senate. 

Sec. 3204. Repeal of Senate point of order against certain reconciliation legislation. 

Sec. 3205. Prohibition on agreeing to legislation without a score in the Senate. 

Sec. 3206. Protecting the savings in reported reconciliation bills in the Senate. 

Sec. 3207. Scoring rule for certain energy contracts in the Senate. 

Sec. 3208. Adjustment for wildfire suppression funding in the Senate. 

Subtitle C—Budget Enforcement in the House of Representatives 

Sec. 3301. Limitation on measures affecting Social Security solvency in the House 

of Representatives. 

Sec. 3302. Limitation on transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the 

Highway Trust Fund in the House of Representatives. 

Sec. 3303. Adjustments for improved control of budgetary resources in the House of 

Representatives. 

Sec. 3304. Limitation on advance appropriations in the House of Representatives. 

Sec. 3305. Certain energy contracts in the House of Representatives. 

Subtitle D—Other Provisions 

Sec. 3401. Submission of findings for the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse. 

Sec. 3402. Budgetary treatment of administrative expenses. 

Sec. 3403. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 3404. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 3405. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

TITLE IV—RESERVE FUNDS 

Subtitle A—Reserve Funds in Both Houses 

Sec. 4101. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce poverty and increase opportunity 

and upward mobility for struggling Americans. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Funds in the Senate 

Sec. 4301. Spending-neutral reserve fund to increase the pace of economic growth 

and private sector job creation in the United States. 

Sec. 4302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen America’s priorities. 


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Sec. 4303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect flexible and affordable health care 

choices for all. 

Sec. 4304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improving access to the State Children’s 

Health Insurance Program. 

Sec. 4305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for other health reforms. 

Sec. 4306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child welfare. 

Sec. 4307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and servicemembers. 

Sec. 4308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax reform and administration. 

Sec. 4309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in the infrastructure in America. 

Sec. 4310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for air transportation. 

Sec. 4311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote jobs in the United States through 

international trade. 

Sec. 4312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase employment opportunities for disabled workers. 

Sec. 4313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Higher Education Act reform. 

Sec. 4314. Spending-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation. 

Sec. 4315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to reform environmental statutes. 

Sec. 4316. Spending-neutral reserve fund for water resources legislation. 

Sec. 4317. Spending-neutral reserve fund on mineral security and mineral rights. 

Sec. 4318. Spending-neutral reserve fund to reform the abandoned mine lands program. 

Sec. 4319. Spending-neutral reserve fund to improve forest health. 

Sec. 4320. Spending-neutral reserve fund to reauthorize funding for payments in 

lieu of taxes to counties and other units of local government. 

Sec. 4321. Spending-neutral reserve fund for financial regulatory system reform. 

Sec. 4322. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal program administration. 

Sec. 4323. Spending-neutral reserve fund to implement agreements with freely associated states. 

Sec. 4324. Spending-neutral reserve fund to protect payments to rural hospitals and 

create sustainable access for rural communities. 

Sec. 4325. Spending-neutral reserve fund to encourage State medicaid demonstration programs to promote independent living and integrated work for 

the disabled. 

Sec. 4326. Spending-neutral reserve fund to allow pharmacists to be paid for the 

provision of services under Medicare. 

Sec. 4327. Spending-neutral reserve fund to improve our Nation’s community health 

centers. 

Sec. 4328. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to the funding of independent 

agencies, which may include subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the regular appropriations process. 

Sec. 4329. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to reform, improve, and enhance 529 college 

savings plans. 

Sec. 4330. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to securing overseas diplomatic facilities of the United States. 

Sec. 4331. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to expanding, enhancing, or otherwise improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

Sec. 4332. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting manufacturing in the 

United States. 

Sec. 4333. Spending-neutral reserve fund to prohibit aliens without legal status in 

the United States from qualifying for a refundable tax credit. 

Sec. 4334. Deficit-reduction reserve fund for report elimination or modification. 

Sec. 4335. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to address heroin, methamphetamine, and 

prescription opioid abuse. 

Sec. 4336. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen our Department of Defense civilian workforce. 

Sec. 4337. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Department of Defense reform. 

Sec. 4338. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal workforce development, 

job training, and reemployment programs. 

Sec. 4339. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide energy assistance and invest in energy efficiency and conservation. 

Sec. 4340. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to end Operation Choke Point and protect the 

Second Amendment. 

Sec. 4341. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent the use of Federal funds for the 

bailout of improvident State and local governments. 

Sec. 4342. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve health outcomes and lower the 

costs of caring for medically complex children in Medicaid. 

Sec. 4343. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to maintain and enhance access, choice, and 

accountability in veterans care through the Veterans Choice Card program. 


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Sec. 4344. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting equal pay. 

Sec. 4345. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to legislation submitted to Congress 

by the President of the United States to protect and strengthen Social 

Security. 

Sec. 4346. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to a simplified income-driven student loan repayment option. 

Sec. 4347. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to keeping the Federal Water Pollution Control Act focused on the protection of water quality. 

Sec. 4348. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting Israel. 

Sec. 4349. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to family and medical leave. 

Sec. 4350. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing health care to veterans 

who have geographic inaccessibility to care. 

Sec. 4351. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing access to higher education for low-income Americans through the Federal Pell Grant program. 

Sec. 4352. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to transparency in health premium 

billing. 

Sec. 4353. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to carbon emissions. 

Sec. 4354. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to requiring the Federal Government to allow states to opt out of Common Core without penalty. 

Sec. 4355. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to the disposal of certain Federal 

land. 

Sec. 4356. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting funding of international organizations during the implementation of the United Nations 

Arms Trade Treaty prior to Senate ratification and adoption of implementing legislation. 

Sec. 4357. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reimposing waived sanctions and 

imposing new sanctions against Iran for violations of the Joint Plan of 

Action or a comprehensive nuclear agreement. 

Sec. 4358. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting United States citizens 

held hostage in the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981. 

Sec. 4359. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reasonable accommodations for 

pregnant workers. 

Sec. 4360. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to permanently eliminate the Federal estate 

tax. 

Sec. 4361. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to regulation by the Environmental 

Protection Agency of greenhouse gas emissions. 

Sec. 4362. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting privately held water 

rights and permits. 

Sec. 4363. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting awarding of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into 

agreements with labor organizations. 

Sec. 4364. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent American jobs from being moved 

overseas by reducing the corporate income tax rate. 

Sec. 4365. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase wages for American workers. 

Sec. 4366. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to deterring the migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. 

Sec. 4367. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring proper economic consideration in designation of critical habitat. 

Sec. 4368. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to end ‘‘too big to fail’’ bailouts for Wall 

Street mega-banks (over $500 billion in total assets). 

Sec. 4369. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ending Washington’s illegal exemption from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

Sec. 4370. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 

Sec. 4371. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting the return of children 

who have been legally adopted by United States citizens from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

Sec. 4372. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to development of a new nuclear-capable cruise missile by the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 4373. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide equity in the tax treatment of public safety officer death benefits. 

Sec. 4374. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to eliminating the backlog of sexual 

assault evidence kits. 

Sec. 4375. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to mixed oxide fuel fabrication. 


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Sec. 4376. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming Offices of Inspectors 

General and preventing extended vacancies. 

Sec. 4377. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving retirement security. 

Sec. 4378. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve the competitiveness of the United 

States. 

Sec. 4379. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that the conservation of 

northern long-eared bat populations and local economic development are 

compatible. 

Sec. 4380. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve cybersecurity. 

Sec. 4381. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow the Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation to enter into joint task forces 

with tribal and local law enforcement agencies. 

Sec. 4382. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging cost savings in office 

space used by Federal agencies. 

Sec. 4383. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing technical assistance to 

small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs through small business development centers. 

Sec. 4384. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that medical facilities of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs meet the needs of women veterans. 

Sec. 4385. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting efficient resourcing for 

the Asia rebalance policy. 

Sec. 4386. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing access to marijuana 

edibles by children in States that have decriminalized marijuana. 

Sec. 4387. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing mortgage lending to 

rural areas. 

Sec. 4388. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the construction of Arctic polar 

icebreakers. 

Sec. 4389. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to researching health conditions of 

the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in 

the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 4390. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to raising the Family of Funds limit 

of the Small Business Investment Company Program. 

Sec. 4391. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to detection, investigation, and prosecution of the owners and operators of websites who knowingly allow 

such websites to be used to advertise commercial sex with children over 

the Internet. 

Sec. 4392. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting the reliability of the 

electricity grid. 

Sec. 4393. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to preserve and protect the open Internet. 

Sec. 4394. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming the Federal regulatory process. 

Sec. 4395. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing coverage of virtual 

colonoscopies as a colorectal cancer screening test under the Medicare 

program. 

Sec. 4396. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the modernization of the nuclear 

command, control, and communications architecture of the United 

States. 

Sec. 4397. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to BARDA and the BioShield Special 

Reserve Fund. 

Sec. 4398. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the nuclear forces and 

missions of the Air Force. 

Sec. 4399. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting economic growth and 

job creation for small businesses and full funding for at-sea and dockside monitoring for certain fisheries. 

Sec. 4400. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the definition of full-time employee. 

Sec. 4401. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal regulatory process. 

Sec. 4402. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to expedite awards under the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program. 

Sec. 4403. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging the increased use of 

performance contracting in Federal facilities. 

Sec. 4404. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving information sharing by 

the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect 

to investigations relating to substandard health care, delayed and denied health care, patient deaths, other findings that directly relate to patient care, and other management issues of the Department. 

Sec. 4405. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to address the disproportionate regulatory 

burdens on community banks and credit unions. 


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Sec. 4406. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect the Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Sec. 4407. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that Department of Justice attorneys comply with disclosure obligations in criminal prosecutions. 

Sec. 4408. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote biomedical research. 

Sec. 4409. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing access to necessary 

equipment for Medicare beneficiaries. 

Sec. 4410. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prioritizing the construction of 

infrastructure projects that are of national and regional significance 

and projects in high priority corridors. 

Sec. 4411. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging the United States’ 

NATO allies to reverse declines in defense spending and bear a more 

proportionate burden for ensuring the security of NATO. 

Sec. 4412. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the investigation and recovery of 

missing weapons and military equipment provided to the Government of 

Yemen by the United States Government. 

Sec. 4413. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving higher education data 

and transparency. 

Sec. 4414. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Native children. 

Sec. 4415. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to provide additional funding for 

international strategic communications. 

Sec. 4416. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for elementary and secondary education. 

Sec. 4417. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to support research. 

Sec. 4418. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to support for Ukraine. 

Sec. 4419. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to underground and surface mining 

safety research. 

Sec. 4420. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to saving Medicare. 

Subtitle C—Reserve Funds in the House of Representatives 

Sec. 4501. Reserve fund for the repeal of the President’s health care law. 

Sec. 4502. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for promoting real health care reform. 

Sec. 4503. Deficit-neutral reserve fund related to the Medicare provisions of the 

President’s health care law. 

Sec. 4504. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the State Children’s Health Insurance 

Program. 

Sec. 4505. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for graduate medical education. 

Sec. 4506. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade agreements. 

Sec. 4507. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reforming the tax code. 

Sec. 4508. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for revenue measures. 

Sec. 4509. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for transportation. 

Sec. 4510. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Federal retirement reform. 

Sec. 4511. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for national defense. 

TITLE V—ESTIMATES OF DIRECT SPENDING IN THE HOUSE OF 

REPRESENTATIVES 

Sec. 5001. Direct spending. 

TITLE VI—POLICY STATEMENTS 

Subtitle A—Policy Statements in Both Houses 

Sec. 6101. Policy statement on balanced budget amendment. 

Sec. 6102. Policy statement on Social Security. 

Subtitle B—Policy Statement in the House of Representatives 

Sec. 6201. Policy statement on budget process and baseline reform. 

Sec. 6202. Policy statement on economic growth and job creation. 

Sec. 6203. Policy statement on tax reform. 

Sec. 6204. Policy statement on trade. 

Sec. 6205. Policy statement on repealing the President’s health care law and promoting real health care reform. 

Sec. 6206. Policy statement on Medicare. 

Sec. 6207. Policy statement on medical discovery, development, delivery and innovation. 

Sec. 6208. Policy statement on Federal regulatory reform. 

Sec. 6209. Policy statement on higher education and workforce development opportunity. 

Sec. 6210. Policy statement on Department of Veterans Affairs. 


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Sec. 6211. Policy statement on Federal accounting methodologies. 

Sec. 6212. Policy statement on reducing unnecessary, wasteful, and unauthorized 

spending. 

Sec. 6213. Policy statement on deficit reduction through the cancellation of unobligated balances. 

Sec. 6214. Policy statement on agency fees and spending. 

Sec. 6215. Policy statement on responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars. 

Sec. 6216. Policy statement on ‘‘No Budget, No Pay’’. 

Sec. 6217. Policy statement on national security funding. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Subtitle A—Budgetary Levels in Both Houses 

SEC. 1101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 

The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025: 

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

of this concurrent resolution: 

(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 

follows: 

Fiscal year 2016: $2,676,733,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: $2,776,156,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: $2,870,206,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $2,982,310,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $3,107,111,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: $3,247,391,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: $3,392,968,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: $3,554,412,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: $3,723,973,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: $3,906,111,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2016: $0. 

Fiscal year 2017: $0. 

Fiscal year 2018: $0. 

Fiscal year 2019: $0. 

Fiscal year 2020: $0. 

Fiscal year 2021: $0. 

Fiscal year 2022: $0. 

Fiscal year 2023: $0. 

Fiscal year 2024: $0. 

Fiscal year 2025: $0. 

(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes of the enforcement of this concurrent resolution, the appropriate levels of 

total new budget authority are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2016: $3,039,215,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: $2,956,581,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: $2,970,682,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $3,107,123,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $3,234,011,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: $3,313,719,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: $3,420,057,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: $3,484,446,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: $3,504,239,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: $3,634,452,000,000. 


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

this concurrent resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 

outlays are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2016: $3,091,442,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: $2,982,215,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: $2,963,926,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $3,086,454,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $3,205,304,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: $3,291,249,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: $3,434,709,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: $3,470,642,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: $3,466,541,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: $3,610,342,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2016: $414,709,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: $206,059,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: $93,720,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $104,144,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $98,193,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: $43,858,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: $41,741,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: ¥$83,770,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: ¥$257,432,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: ¥$295,769,000,000. 

(5) PUBLIC DEBT.—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 2016: $19,059,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: $19,490,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: $19,826,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $20,164,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $20,494,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: $20,773,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: $21,033,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: $21,188,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: $21,194,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: $21,149,000,000,000. 

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

debt held by the public are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2016: $13,842,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: $14,124,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: $14,307,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $14,523,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $14,757,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: $14,965,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: $15,204,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: $15,354,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: $15,374,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: $15,405,000,000,000. 

SEC. 1102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 

new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2016 through 

2025 for each major functional category are: 

(1) National Defense (050): 


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Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $531,306,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $564,325,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $544,515,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $549,357,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $557,764,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $548,021,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $571,039,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $560,439,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $585,330,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $572,493,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $599,646,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $585,628,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $632,804,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $615,907,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $646,039,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $628,518,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $659,310,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $638,235,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $673,490,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $658,011,000,000. 

(2) International Affairs (150): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $40,202,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $46,028,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $40,246,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $43,086,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $41,176,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $41,818,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $42,100,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $41,391,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $43,092,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $41,518,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $44,085,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,005,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $45,333,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,749,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $46,348,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $43,510,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $47,408,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $44,367,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $48,485,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $45,266,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $29,187,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $29,555,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $29,771,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $29,707,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $30,432,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $30,162,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $31,104,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $30,647,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $31,805,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,283,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $32,508,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,875,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $33,242,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $32,579,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $33,978,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $33,306,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $34,743,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $34,053,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $35,517,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $34,815,000,000. 

(4) Energy (270): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$3,201,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,412,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $1,962,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,095,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$746,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$2,111,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$856,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$1,936,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$884,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$1,811,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$948,000,000. 


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(B) Outlays, ¥$1,657,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$1,030,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$1,651,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$1,098,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$1,643,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$1,144,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$1,614,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$1,153,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$1,589,000,000. 

(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $36,374,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $39,499,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $37,654,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $40,016,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $38,325,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $39,595,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $38,923,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $39,465,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $40,388,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $40,563,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $41,191,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $41,461,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $41,650,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $41,770,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $42,496,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,726,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $43,935,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $43,453,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $45,039,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $44,409,000,000. 

(6) Agriculture (350): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,098,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $21,572,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $22,846,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $22,376,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $21,964,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,853,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 


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(A) New budget authority, $20,652,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,875,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,681,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,132,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,545,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,025,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,509,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $18,979,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,119,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,590,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,253,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,699,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,540,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,028,000,000. 

(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$997,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$10,566,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$8,697,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$21,748,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$8,277,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$25,173,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,401,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$26,866,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$5,156,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$22,499,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$4,806,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$19,423,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$4,250,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$20,716,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$3,613,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$21,520,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$2,754,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$21,962,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$2,278,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$22,335,000,000. 

(8) Transportation (400): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $72,055,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $87,153,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $72,715,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $82,838,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $73,262,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $79,648,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $73,696,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $78,845,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $74,070,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $78,268,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $74,409,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $77,871,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $55,154,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $73,378,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $56,254,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $66,074,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $56,798,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $62,874,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $57,190,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $61,710,000,000. 

(9) Community and Regional Development (450): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $15,486,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,692,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $16,344,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,144,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $16,737,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,692,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $16,973,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,450,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $16,984,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,702,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $16,903,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,682,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $9,965,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,034,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $9,947,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $15,892,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $9,993,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $13,220,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $10,077,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $11,515,000,000. 

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

(500): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $83,315,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $93,293,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $89,084,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $92,888,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $91,432,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $91,193,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $90,189,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $89,369,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $92,597,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $91,891,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $93,900,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $93,562,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $95,502,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $95,022,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $96,984,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $96,608,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $98,820,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $98,336,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $100,785,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $100,297,000,000. 

(11) Health (550): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $433,064,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $430,917,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $397,209,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $394,211,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $387,638,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $397,302,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $398,203,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $399,888,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $420,326,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $411,116,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $426,184,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $426,218,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 


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(A) New budget authority, $442,681,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $442,701,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $461,378,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $461,378,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $476,599,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $476,631,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $493,913,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $494,059,000,000. 

(12) Medicare (570): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $579,430,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $579,361,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $571,876,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $571,830,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $566,754,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $566,656,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $628,736,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $628,652,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $667,036,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $666,951,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $711,198,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $711,111,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $800,458,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $800,363,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $812,590,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $812,496,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $815,240,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $815,139,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $923,187,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $923,082,000,000. 

(13) Income Security (600): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $523,086,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $523,645,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $496,233,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $492,511,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $485,055,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $476,530,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $476,663,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $471,357,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $484,015,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $478,199,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $489,999,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $484,318,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $498,503,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $497,869,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $503,364,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $499,521,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $510,872,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $501,192,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $517,417,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $511,441,000,000. 

(14) Social Security Retirement and Disability (650): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $33,885,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $33,928,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $36,535,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $36,563,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $39,407,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $39,424,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $42,634,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,634,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $46,104,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $46,104,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $49,712,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $49,712,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $53,547,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $53,547,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $57,455,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $57,455,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $61,546,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $61,546,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $65,751,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $65,751,000,000. 

(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $166,261,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $171,862,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $164,546,000,000. 


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(B) Outlays, $168,559,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $162,740,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $162,753,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $174,599,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $173,869,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $179,485,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $178,581,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $183,721,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $182,821,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $196,041,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $195,056,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $192,637,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $191,640,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $189,442,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $188,356,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $203,290,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $202,189,000,000. 

(16) Administration of Justice (750): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $50,976,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $56,455,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $57,639,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $56,693,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $55,885,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $54,562,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $57,582,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $56,699,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $59,324,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $61,755,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $61,247,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $62,635,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $63,791,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $63,748,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $65,688,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $65,589,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $67,626,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $67,266,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $69,425,000,000. 


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(B) Outlays, $68,892,000,000. 

(17) General Government (800): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $23,151,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $22,981,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $23,194,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $23,289,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $23,426,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $23,371,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $24,000,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $23,685,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $24,703,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,290,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,202,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,878,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,962,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $25,562,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $26,698,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $26,272,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $27,130,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $26,766,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $27,881,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $27,435,000,000. 

(18) Net Interest (900): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $367,542,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $367,542,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $416,418,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $416,418,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $479,446,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $479,446,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $533,121,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $533,121,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $579,344,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $579,344,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $611,558,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $611,558,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $642,888,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $642,888,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 


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(A) New budget authority, $669,066,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $669,066,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $687,195,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $687,195,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $694,215,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $694,215,000,000. 

(19) Allowances (920): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,256,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $45,538,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$21,661,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$5,856,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$50,890,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$40,133,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$60,624,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$53,987,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$72,620,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$65,480,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$104,010,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$98,128,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$119,157,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$111,033,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$131,418,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$122,924,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$168,306,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$160,427,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$204,728,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$186,150,000,000. 

(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$82,548,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$82,548,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$96,446,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$96,446,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$103,441,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$103,441,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$101,796,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$101,796,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$101,191,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$101,191,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$105,094,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$105,094,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$112,536,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$112,536,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$120,466,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$120,466,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$130,467,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$130,467,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$143,591,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$143,591,000,000. 

(21) Overseas Contingency Operations (970): 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $96,287,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $48,798,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $64,598,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $65,684,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $62,593,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $63,758,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $57,586,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $60,653,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $49,578,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $54,095,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $47,569,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $50,191,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

(B) Outlays, $19,493,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

(B) Outlays, $7,554,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

(B) Outlays, $2,683,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

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

Subtitle B—Levels and Amounts in the Senate 

SEC. 1201. SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE SENATE. 

(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 2016: $793,987,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2017: $826,098,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: $858,899,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $892,421,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $927,413,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: $963,896,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: $1,002,225,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: $1,041,673,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: $1,082,208,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: $1,124,298,000,000. 

(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 2016: $777,085,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: $822,772,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: $878,895,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $937,383,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $1,002,161,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: $1,070,556,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: $1,143,375,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: $1,221,800,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: $1,305,195,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: $1,393,212,000,000. 

(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 2016: (A) New budget authority, $5,146,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,205,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: (A) New budget authority, $5,296,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,296,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $5,469,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,440,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $5,645,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,614,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $5,827,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,795,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,012,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,980,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,205,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $6,172,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,399,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $6,365,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

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(B) Outlays, $6,565,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,805,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $6,769,000,000. 

SEC. 1202. POSTAL SERVICE DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN THE SENATE. 

In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget 

outlays of the Postal Service for discretionary administrative expenses are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2016: 

(A) New budget authority, $266,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $265,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2017: 

(A) New budget authority, $277,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $277,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $288,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $288,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $299,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $298,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $310,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $321,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $320,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $334,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $333,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: (A) New budget authority, $346,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $358,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $357,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $371,000,000. 

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

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

SEC. 2001. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— (1) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Committee on Finance of 

the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 

to reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

(2) COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS.—The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for 

the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

(3) SUBMISSIONS.—In the Senate, not later than July 24, 

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shall submit their recommendations to the Committee on the 

Budget of the Senate. Upon receiving all such recommendations, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall report 

to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive revision. 

(b) LIMIT ON SENATE CONSIDERATION OF RECONCILIATION.— (1) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the Senate 

to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to subsection (a), or an amendment to, conference report on, or 

amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or 

joint resolution, which would increase the public debt limit 

under section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, during the 

period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

(2) WAIVER.—This subsection may be waived or suspended 

in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 

Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

(3) APPEALS.—An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 

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

point of order raised under this subsection. 

SEC. 2002. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— (1) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE.—The 

Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 

Representatives shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for 

the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

(2) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE.—The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce 

the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

(3) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The Committee on 

Ways and Means of the House of Representatives shall submit 

changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by 

not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

(4) SUBMISSION PROVIDING FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.—In 

the House of Representatives, not later than July 24, 2015, the 

committees named in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall submit 

their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the 

House of Representatives to carry out this section. 

(b) RECONCILIATION PROCEDURES.— 

(1) ESTIMATING ASSUMPTIONS.— 

(A) ASSUMPTIONS.—In the House of Representatives, 

for purposes of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631 et seq. and 651 et seq.), the 

Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 

Representatives shall use the baseline underlying the Congressional Budget Office’s March 2015 update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025 (January 2015) 

when making estimates of any bill or joint resolution, or 

any amendment thereto, amendment between the Houses in 

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of this concurrent resolution, then such Chairman shall determine whether to use any of these adjustments when making such estimates. 

(B) INTENT.—The authority set forth in subparagraph 

(A) should only be exercised if the estimates used to determine the compliance of such measures with the budgetary 

requirements included in this concurrent resolution are inaccurate because adjustments made to the baseline are inconsistent with the assumptions underlying the budgetary 

levels set forth in this concurrent resolution. Such inaccurate adjustments made after the adoption of this concurrent resolution may include selected adjustments for rulemaking, judicial actions, adjudication, and interpretative 

rules that have major budgetary effects and are inconsistent with the assumptions underlying the budgetary levels set forth in this concurrent resolution. 

(C) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATES.—Upon 

the request of the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, the Congressional Budget Office shall prepare for any measure an estimate based 

on the baseline determination made by such Chairman pursuant to subparagraph (A). 

(2) REPEAL OF THE PRESIDENT’S HEALTH CARE LAW

THROUGH RECONCILIATION.—In the House of Representatives, in 

preparing their submissions under subsection (a) to the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, the committees named in subsection (a) shall— 

(A) note the policies discussed in title VI that repeal the 

Affordable Care Act and the health care related provisions 

of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 

2010; and 

(B) determine the most effective methods by which the 

health care laws referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 

repealed in their entirety. 

(3) REVISION OF BUDGETARY LEVELS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon the submission of a reconciliation recommendation to the House of Representatives or 

the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the submission of a conference report to the House 

of Representatives pursuant to this section, in which a committee is deemed to have complied with its directive by virtue of section 310(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 (2 U.S.C. 641(c)), the Chairman of the Committee on 

the Budget of the House of Representatives may file with 

the House of Representatives appropriately revised allocations, aggregates, and functional levels. 

(B) REVISION.—Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered to be allocations and aggregates established by this concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632). 


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TITLE III—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement in Both Houses 

SEC. 3101. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING LONG-TERM DEFICITS OR DIRECT SPENDING. 

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

the extent practicable, prepare an estimate of whether a measure 

would cause, relative to current law, a net increase in on-budget 

deficits in the Senate, and a net increase in direct spending in the 

House, in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the 4 consecutive 10- 

fiscal year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 fiscal years after the budget year provided for in the most recently 

adopted concurrent resolution on the budget— 

(1) in the Senate, for each bill and joint resolution reported 

by a committee, other than the Committee on Appropriations, 

and amendments thereto, amendments between the Houses in 

relation thereto, conference reports thereon, and motions thereon; and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, for each bill and joint 

resolution reported by a committee, other than the Committee 

on Appropriations, and amendments thereto and conference reports thereon. 

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

(1) in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, 

amendment, amendment between the Houses, conference report, 

or motion that would cause a net increase in on-budget deficits 

in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal 

year periods described in subsection (a); and 

(2) in the House of Representatives to consider any bill or 

joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report 

thereon, that would cause a net increase in direct spending in 

excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal 

year periods described in subsection (a). 

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

(1) WAIVER.—In the Senate, subsection (b) may be waived 

or suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 

Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

(2) APPEAL.—In the Senate, an affirmative vote of threefifths 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 subsection (b). 

(d) LIMITATION.—The provisions of this section shall not apply 

to— 

(1) in the Senate, any bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 

amendments between the Houses, conference reports, or motions 

for which the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 

Senate has made adjustments to the allocations, levels, or limits contained in this concurrent resolution pursuant to section 

4303(1); and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, any bills or joint resolutions, or amendments thereto or conference reports thereon, 

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tions, levels, or limits contained in this concurrent resolution 

pursuant to section 4501, 4502, or 4503. 

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

section— 

(1) the levels of net increases in deficits shall be determined 

on the basis of estimates provided by the Committee on the 

Budget of the Senate; and 

(2) the levels of net increases in direct spending shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the Committee 

on the Budget of the House of Representatives. 

(f) REPEAL IN THE SENATE.—In the Senate, section 311 of S. 

Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2009, shall no longer apply. 

(g) SUNSET IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—In the House 

of Representatives, this section shall remain in effect through September 30, 2017. 

SEC. 3102. ALLOCATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/ 

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. 

(a) SEPARATE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL

WAR ON TERRORISM ALLOCATION.—In the Senate and the House of 

Representatives, there shall be a separate allocation of new budget 

authority and outlays provided to the Committee on Appropriations 

for the purposes of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

Terrorism, which shall be deemed an allocation under section 

302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)). 

Section 302(a)(3) of such Act shall not apply to such separate allocation. 

(b) 302 ALLOCATIONS.—The separate allocation referred to in 

subsection (a) shall be the exclusive allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism under section 302(b) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(b)). The Committee on Appropriations of the applicable House of Congress may 

provide suballocations of such separate allocation under such section 302(b). 

(c) APPLICATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of enforcing the separate allocation referred to in subsection (a) under section 302(f) of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(f)), the ‘‘first 

fiscal year’’ and the ‘‘total of fiscal years’’ shall be deemed to 

refer to fiscal year 2016. Section 302(c) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

633(c)) shall not apply to such separate allocation. 

(2) ADDITIONAL SENATE ENFORCEMENT.—In the Senate, section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

U.S.C. 633(f)(2)(A)) shall apply with respect to the separate allocation to the Committee on Appropriations referred to in subsection (a). 

(d) DESIGNATIONS.—New budget authority or outlays shall only 

be counted toward the allocation referred to in subsection (a) if they 

are designated pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

901(b)(2)(B)(A)(ii)). 

(e) ADJUSTMENTS.—For purposes of subsection (a) for fiscal year 

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under section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(B)(A)(ii)). 

(f) ADJUSTMENTS TO FUND OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER- ATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the applicable House of Congress may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate budgetary 

levels related to Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

Terrorism or the allocation under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the Committee on Appropriations set forth in the joint statement of managers accompanying this concurrent resolution to account for new information. 

SEC. 3103. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘CHIMP’’ means a 

provision that— 

(1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending 

or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902) (as in effect 

prior to September 30, 2002) if the provision was included in 

legislation other than appropriation Acts; and 

(2) results in a net decrease in budget authority in the 

budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays 

over the period of the total of the current year, the budget year, 

and all fiscal years covered under the most recently adopted 

concurrent resolution on the budget. 

(b) POINTS OF ORDER.— (1) IN THE SENATE.—It shall not be in order in the Senate 

to consider a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for 

a full fiscal year, or an amendment thereto, amendment between the Houses in relation thereto, conference report thereon, 

or motion thereon, that includes a CHIMP that, if enacted, 

would cause the absolute value of the total budget authority of 

all such CHIMPs enacted in relation to a full fiscal year to be 

more than the amount specified in paragraph (3). 

(2) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—A provision in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a full fiscal year that proposes a CHIMP that, if enacted, would cause the absolute 

value of the total budget authority of all such CHIMPs enacted in relation to a full fiscal year to be more than the 

amount specified in paragraph (3), shall not be in order in 

the House of Representatives. 

(B) AMENDMENTS AND CONFERENCE REPORTS.—It shall 

not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider 

an amendment to, or a conference report on, a bill or joint 

resolution making appropriations for a full fiscal year if 

such amendment thereto or conference report thereon proposes a CHIMP that, if enacted, would cause the absolute 

value of the total budget authority of all such CHIMPs enacted in relation to a full fiscal year to be more than the 

amount specified in paragraph (3). 

(3) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in this paragraph is— 

(A) for fiscal year 2016, $19,100,000,000; 

(B) for fiscal year 2017, $19,100,000,000; 

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(D) for fiscal year 2019, $15,000,000,000. 

(c) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of this section, budgetary 

levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the 

Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the applicable House 

of Congress. 

(d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.—In 

the Senate, subsection (b) may be waived or suspended 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 sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal 

of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (b). 

(e) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 314 of S. Con. Res. 70 

(110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2009, shall no longer apply. 

SEC. 3104. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS THAT CONSTITUTE 

CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS AFFECTING THE 

CRIME VICTIMS FUND. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section— 

(1) the term ‘‘CHIMP’’ has the meaning given such term in 

section 3103(a); and 

(2) the term ‘‘Crime Victims Fund’’ means the Crime Victims Fund established under section 1402 of the Victims of 

Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601). 

(b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—When the Senate is considering a bill or 

joint resolution making full-year appropriations for fiscal year 

2016, or an amendment thereto, amendment between the 

Houses in relation thereto, conference report thereon, or motion 

thereon, if a point of order is made by a Senator against a provision containing a CHIMP affecting the Crime Victims Fund 

that, if enacted, would cause the absolute value of the total 

budget authority of all CHIMPs affecting the Crime Victims 

Fund in relation to fiscal year 2016 to be more than 

$10,800,000,000, and the point of order is sustained by the 

Chair, that provision shall be stricken from the measure and 

may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. 

(2) FORM OF THE 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 (2 U.S.C. 

644(e)). 

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

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

relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order being 

made by any Senator pursuant to paragraph (1), and such 

point of order being sustained, such material contained in such 

conference report or House amendment shall be 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 

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port (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report 

by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be 

in order. 

(4) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In the Senate, 

this subsection may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chose and sworn. 

An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 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. 

(5) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of this subsection, 

budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates 

provided by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

the Senate. 

(c) POINTS OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A provision in a bill or joint resolution 

making full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2016 that proposes a CHIMP affecting the Crime Victims Fund that, if enacted, would cause the absolute value of the total budget authority of all CHIMPs affecting the Crime Victims Fund in relation to fiscal year 2016 to be more than $10,800,000,000, shall 

not be in order in the House of Representatives. 

(2) AMENDMENTS AND CONFERENCE REPORTS.—It shall not 

be in order in the House of Representatives to consider an 

amendment to, or a conference report on, a bill or joint resolution making full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2016 if such 

amendment thereto or conference report thereon proposes a 

CHIMP affecting the Crime Victims Fund that, if enacted, 

would cause the absolute value of the total budget authority of 

all CHIMPs affecting the Crime Victims Fund in relation to fiscal year 2016 to be more than $10,800,000,000. 

(3) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of this subsection, 

budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates 

provided by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

the House of Representatives. 

(d) REVIEW OF PROCEDURES REGARDING CHIMPS.—The Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate and the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall review existing 

budget enforcement procedures regarding CHIMPs included in appropriations legislation. These committees of jurisdiction should 

consult with other relevant committees of jurisdiction and other interested parties to review such procedures, including for Crime Victims Fund spending, and include any agreed upon recommendations in subsequent concurrent resolutions on the budget. 

SEC. 3105. FAIR-VALUE CREDIT ESTIMATES. 

(a) FAIR-VALUE ESTIMATES.—Upon the request of the Chairman 

of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or the Chairman of 

the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, any 

estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office under title V 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) of the 

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(1) in the Senate, for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, 

amendment between the Houses, conference report, or motion; 

and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon. 

(b) ESTIMATES FOR HOUSING AND STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS.— 

Any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office under 

title V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661 et 

seq.) of the cost of a provision in a measure relating to a housing, 

residential mortgage, or student loan program shall include an additional estimate of the cost, measured on a fair-value basis— 

(1) in the Senate, for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, 

amendment between the Houses, conference report, or motion; 

and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon. 

(c) ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—If the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office provides an estimate 

pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), the Chairman of the Committee on 

the Budget of the House of Representatives may use such estimate 

to determine compliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

(2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) and other budgetary enforcement controls. 

SEC. 3106. SCORING RULE FOR CURRENCY MODERNIZATION. 

In the Senate and the House of Representatives, for purposes of 

determining points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the 

budget, any provision contained in a measure relating to a transition from the $1 note to a $1 coin shall— 

(1) in the Senate, for each bill, joint resolution, amendment, 

amendment between the Houses, conference report, or motion— 

(A) record the changes in budget authority, outlays, 

and revenues of the provision in the first year in which the 

provision takes effect; 

(B) determine the changes in budget authority, outlays, 

and revenues of the provision based on a net present value 

estimate of the changes in budget authority, outlays, and 

revenues of the provision over a 30-year period; and 

(C) incorporate the changes in budget authority, outlays, and revenues of the provision due to behavioral 

changes; and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, for each bill or joint 

resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon— 

(A) record the changes in budget authority, outlays, 

and revenues of the provision in the first year in which the 

provision takes effect; 

(B) determine the changes in budget authority, outlays, 

and revenues of the provision based on a net present value 

estimate of the changes in budget authority, outlays, and 

revenues of the provision over a 30-year period; and 

(C) incorporate the changes in budget authority, outlays, and revenues of the provision due to behavioral 

changes. 


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SEC. 3107. LONG-TERM SCORING OF CHANGES IN SPENDING LIMITS 

AND EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. 

(a) SCORING OF LEGISLATION INCREASING THE DISCRETIONARY

SPENDING LIMITS.—Any estimate provided by the Congressional 

Budget Office shall provide, in addition to such estimate, an estimate of the changes in budget authority, outlays, and revenues 

under the legislation over the period of fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2045— 

(1) in the Senate, for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, 

amendment between the Houses, conference report, or motion 

that increases the discretionary spending limits under section 

251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)); and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 

increases the discretionary spending limits under section 251(c) 

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)). 

(b) SCORING OF LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE HIGHWAY

TRUST FUND.—Any estimate provided by the Congressional Budget 

Office shall provide, in addition to such estimate, an estimate of the 

changes in budget authority, outlays, and revenues under the legislation over the period of fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2045— 

(1) in the Senate, for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, 

amendment between the Houses, conference report, or motion 

that transfers amounts from the general fund of the Treasury 

to the Highway Trust Fund; and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 

transfers amounts from the general fund of the Treasury to the 

Highway Trust Fund. 

SEC. 3108. REQUIRING CLEARER REPORTING OF PROJECTED FEDERAL 

SPENDING AND DEFICITS. 

When the Congressional Budget Office releases its annual update to the Budget and Economic Outlook, the Congressional Budget Office shall provide a projection of Federal revenues, outlays, and 

deficits for the 30-year period beginning with the budget year, expressed in terms of dollars and as a percent of gross domestic product, as part of its annual update required under the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.). 

SEC. 3109. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATES OF MEASURES WITH SIGNIFICANT OUTLAY EFFECTS. 

The Congressional Budget Office shall prepare, to the extent 

practicable, an estimate of the outlay changes during the second 

and third decade of enactment for any spending legislative provision— 

(1) which proposes a change or changes to law that the 

Congressional Budget Office determines has an outlay impact 

in excess of 0.25 percent of the gross domestic product of the 

United States during the first decade or in the tenth year; or 

(2) with respect to which the Chairman of the Committee 

on the Budget of the Senate or the Chairman of the Committee 

on the Budget of the House of Representatives has requested 

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SEC. 3110. PROHIBITING THE USE OF GUARANTEE FEES AS AN OFFSET. 

In the Senate and the House of Representatives, for purposes of 

determining points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the 

budget, any provision that increases, or extends the increase of, any 

guarantee fees of the Federal National Mortgage Association or the 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall not be counted in 

estimating the level of budget authority, outlays, or revenues— 

(1) in the Senate, for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, 

amendment between the Houses, conference report, or motion; 

and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon. 

SEC. 3111. INFORMATION FOR CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT 

PROJECTED FEDERAL OUTLAYS, REVENUES, AND DEFICITS. 

As part of the annual update to the Budget and Economic Outlook required under section 202(e) of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602(e)), and at any other time the Congressional 

Budget Office releases projections of Federal deficits over any term 

of years, the Congressional Budget Office shall publish with its projection a 1-page statement— 

(1) summarizing and categorizing total outlays, receipts, 

surpluses, and deficits of the Federal Government on a unified 

basis for that same prospective time period; and 

(2) categorizing and subtotaling separately— 

(A) outlays for mandatory programs and for discretionary programs; 

(B) outlays, payroll tax revenue, and offsetting receipts 

for Social Security and for Medicare; 

(C) the surplus or deficit of revenues over outlays for 

Social Security and for Medicare; and 

(D) revenues. 

SEC. 3112. HONEST ACCOUNTING: COST ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR LEGISLATION TO INCORPORATE MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS. 

(a) CBO AND JCT ESTIMATES.—During the 114th Congress, any 

estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office under section 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) or by 

the Joint Committee on Taxation to the Congressional Budget Office 

under section 201(f) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 601(f)) for major legislation considered in the House of Representatives or the Senate shall, 

to the greatest extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary effects 

of changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, and other 

macroeconomic variables resulting from such major legislation. 

(b) CONTENTS.—Any estimate referred to in subsection (a) shall, 

to the extent practicable, include— 

(1) a qualitative assessment of the budgetary effects (including macroeconomic variables described in subsection (a)) of the 

major legislation in the 20-fiscal year period beginning after the 

last fiscal year of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget that sets forth budgetary levels required 

under section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

U.S.C. 632); and 

(2) an identification of the critical assumptions and the 

source of data underlying that estimate. 


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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MAJOR LEGISLATION.—The term ‘‘major legislation’’ 

means— 

(A) in the Senate, a bill, joint resolution, conference report, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or treaty— 

(i) for which an estimate is required to be prepared 

pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) and that causes a gross 

budgetary effect (before incorporating macroeconomic 

effects and not including timing shifts) in a fiscal year 

in the period of years of the most recently agreed to 

concurrent resolution on the budget equal to or greater 

than— 

(I) 0.25 percent of the current projected gross 

domestic product of the United States for that fiscal year; or 

(II) for a treaty, equal to or greater than 

$15,000,000,000 for that fiscal year; or 

(ii) designated as such by— 

(I) the Chairman of the Committee on the 

Budget of the Senate for all direct spending and 

revenue legislation; or 

(II) the Senator who is Chairman or Vice 

Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation for 

revenue legislation; and 

(B) in the House of Representatives, a bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon— 

(i) for which an estimate is required to be prepared 

pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) and that causes a gross 

budgetary effect (before incorporating macroeconomic 

effects and not including timing shifts) in a fiscal year 

in the period of years of the most recently agreed to 

concurrent resolution on the budget equal to or greater 

than 0.25 percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United States for that fiscal year; or 

(ii) designated as such by— 

(I) the Chairman of the Committee on the 

Budget of the House of Representatives for all direct spending and revenue legislation; or 

(II) the Member who is Chairman or Vice 

Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation for 

revenue legislation. 

(2) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—The term ‘‘budgetary effects’’ 

means changes in revenues, direct spending outlays, and deficits. 

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

(A) provisions that cause a delay of the date on which 

outlays flowing from direct spending would otherwise occur 

from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year; or 

(B) provisions that cause an acceleration of the date on 

which revenues would otherwise occur from one fiscal year 

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Subtitle B—Budget Enforcement in the Senate 

SEC. 3201. EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY POINTS OF 

ORDER IN THE SENATE. 

(a) EXTENSION OF CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 

POINTS OF ORDER.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) shall remain in effect 

for purposes of Senate enforcement through September 30, 2025. 

(2) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 205 of S. Con. Res. 21 

(110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 

fiscal year 2008, shall no longer apply. 

(b) OTHER POINTS OF ORDER.— 

(1) PAY-AS-YOU-GO.—Section 201(d) of S. Con. Res. 21 

(110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 

fiscal year 2008, is repealed. 

(2) SHORT-TERM DEFICITS.—Section 404(e) of S. Con. Res. 

13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 

fiscal year 2010, is repealed. 

SEC. 3202. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN 

THE SENATE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) POINT OF ORDER.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 

it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint 

resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the 

Houses, or conference report that would provide an advance appropriation for a discretionary account. 

(2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new budget authority provided in a bill or 

joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2016 that 

first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2016, or any 

new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, that first becomes available for any fiscal year 

after 2017. 

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

(1) for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 for programs, projects, 

activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this concurrent resolution 

under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in 

new budget authority in each fiscal year; 

(2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and 

(3) for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Medical 

Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Administration. 

(c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.— 

(1) WAIVER.—In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived 

or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 

Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

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

raised under subsection (a). 

(d) FORM OF POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 

(e) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is considering a 

conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, 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 House amendment shall be 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. 

SEC. 3203. SUPERMAJORITY ENFORCEMENT OF UNFUNDED MANDATES 

IN THE SENATE. 

Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 425(a) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658d(a)) shall be subject to the waiver 

and appeal requirements of subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3), respectively, of section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

U.S.C. 621 note). 

SEC. 3204. REPEAL OF SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN 

RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION. 

Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008, shall no longer apply 

in the Senate. 

SEC. 3205. PROHIBITION ON AGREEING TO LEGISLATION WITHOUT A 

SCORE IN THE SENATE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, it shall not be in order to vote 

on passage of matter that requires an estimate under section 402 of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653), unless such 

estimate was made publicly available on the website of the Congressional Budget Office not later than 28 hours before the time the vote 

commences. 

(b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.— 

(1) WAIVER.—In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived 

or suspended 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 to 

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

raised under subsection (a). 

SEC. 3206. PROTECTING THE SAVINGS IN REPORTED RECONCILIATION 

BILLS IN THE SENATE. 

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cordance with the procedures applicable to a point of order raised 

under section 310(d)(2) of such Act. 

SEC. 3207. SCORING RULE FOR CERTAIN ENERGY CONTRACTS IN THE 

SENATE. 

(a) ESTIMATES.—In the Senate, for purposes of determining 

points of order established under the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the 

budget, any estimate by the Congressional Budget Office of a provision in a bill, joint resolution, amendment, conference report, or 

amendment between the Houses that directly or indirectly modifies 

the use of the authority to enter covered energy savings contracts 

shall— 

(1) record in the first year in which the provision would become effective, the changes in budget authority, outlays, and 

revenues (as estimated in accordance with paragraph (2)) of 

any modifications to the use of the authority to enter the covered 

energy savings contracts; 

(2) in estimating the changes in budget authority, outlays, 

and revenues of the legislation, calculate the costs and savings 

arising from covered energy savings contracts, including required payments under the covered energy savings contracts, 

anticipated savings from reductions in energy use, and other 

anticipated costs and reductions in spending associated with 

the covered energy savings contracts, on a net present value 

basis; and 

(3) classify the effects of the provision to be changes in 

spending subject to the availability of appropriations. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall 

be construed to modify the methodology for estimating the changes 

in budget authority, outlays, and revenues of a provision that— 

(1) does not relate to covered energy savings contracts in a 

bill, joint resolution, amendment, conference report, or amendment between the Houses that contains a provision described in 

subsection (a); or 

(2) provides appropriations. 

(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered energy savings contract’’ means— 

(1) an energy savings performance contract authorized 

under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy 

Act (42 U.S.C. 8287); and 

(2) a utility energy service contract, as described in the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on Federal use 

of energy savings performance contracting, dated July 25, 1998 

(M–98–13), and the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on the Federal use of energy saving performance contracts and utility energy service contracts, dated September 28, 

2012 (M–12–21), or any successor to either memorandum. 

SEC. 3208. ADJUSTMENT FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING IN 

THE SENATE. 

If a measure becomes law that amends the adjustments to discretionary spending limits established under section 251(b) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

U.S.C. 901(b)) for wildfire suppression funding, which may include 

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for in section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

U.S.C. 633(a)) to the appropriate committee or committees of the 

Senate, and may adjust all other budgetary aggregates, allocations, 

levels, and limits contained in this concurrent resolution, as necessary, consistent with such measure. 

Subtitle C—Budget Enforcement in the House of 

Representatives 

SEC. 3301. LIMITATION ON MEASURES AFFECTING SOCIAL SECURITY 

SOLVENCY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the enforcement of this concurrent resolution, upon its adoption until the end of fiscal year 

2016, it shall not be in order to consider in the House of Representatives a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that reduces the actuarial balance by at least 

0.01 percent of the present value of future taxable payroll of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund established 

under section 201(a) of the Social Security Act for the 75-year period 

utilized in the most recent annual report of the Board of Trustees 

provided pursuant to section 201(c)(2) of the Social Security Act. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to a measure 

that would improve the actuarial balance of the combined balance 

in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 

the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for the 75-year period 

utilized in the most recent annual report of the Board of Trustees 

provided pursuant to section 201(c)(2) of the Social Security Act. 

SEC. 3302. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF 

THE TREASURY TO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND IN THE 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

In the House of Representatives, for purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 

seq.), and the rules or orders of the House of Representatives, a bill 

or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report 

thereon, that transfers funds from the general fund of the Treasury 

to the Highway Trust Fund, amounts transferred shall be counted 

as new budget authority and outlays equal to the amount of the 

transfer in the fiscal year the transfer occurs. 

SEC. 3303. ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF BUDGETARY 

RESOURCES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

(a) ADJUSTMENTS OF DISCRETIONARY AND DIRECT SPENDING

LEVELS.—In the House of Representatives, if a committee (other 

than the Committee on Appropriations) reports a bill or joint resolution, or any amendment thereto is offered or any conference report 

thereon is submitted, providing for a decrease in direct spending 

(budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom) for any fiscal year 

and also provides for an authorization of appropriations for the 

same purpose, upon the enactment of such measure, the Chairman 

of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives may 

decrease the allocation to such committee and increase the allocation of discretionary spending (budget authority and outlays flowing 

therefrom) to the Committee on Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 

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(b) DETERMINATIONS.—In the House of Representatives, for the 

purpose of enforcing this concurrent resolution, the allocations and 

aggregate levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, 

new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for fiscal year 2016 and the period of fiscal years 2016 through fiscal year 

2025 shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the 

Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives and such Chairman may adjust applicable levels of this 

concurrent resolution. 

SEC. 3304. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE HOUSE 

OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives, except as 

provided for in subsection (b), any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, making a general appropriation or continuing appropriation may not provide for advance 

appropriations. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be provided 

for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the report 

to accompany this concurrent resolution or the joint explanatory 

statement of managers to accompany this concurrent resolution 

under the heading— 

(1) GENERAL.—‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’. 

(2) VETERANS.—‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance 

Appropriations’’. 

(c) LIMITATIONS.—The aggregate level of advance appropriations shall not exceed— 

(1) GENERAL.—$28,852,000,000 in new budget authority for 

all programs identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1). 

(2) VETERANS.—$63,271,000,000 in new budget authority 

for programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs identified 

pursuant to subsection (b)(2). 

(d) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any 

new discretionary budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, making general appropriations or continuing appropriations, for the fiscal year following fiscal year 2016. 

SEC. 3305. CERTAIN ENERGY CONTRACTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

The House of Representatives shall assess the implementation of 

section 3207 of this concurrent resolution through a collaborative 

assessment with the Senate and the Congressional Budget Office of 

the appropriate scorekeeping methodology for evaluating the budgetary effects of energy savings performance contracts authorized 

under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 

(42 U.S.C. 8287). 

Subtitle D—Other Provisions 

SEC. 3401. SUBMISSION OF FINDINGS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 

WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate and the House of Representatives, all committees are directed to review programs within their 

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(b) REVIEW.—Committees are also directed to review the applicable matters for congressional consideration identified in the Office 

of Inspector General semiannual reports and the Office of Inspector 

General’s list of unimplemented recommendations and on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk list and the annual report to reduce program duplication. 

(c) REPORT.—After completing the oversight and performance 

reviews of programs within their jurisdiction under subsections (a) 

and (b), the committees are directed to include recommendations for 

improved governmental performance in their annual views and estimates reports submitted by the committees to the Committees on the 

Budget of the applicable House of Congress under section 301(d) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(d)). 

SEC. 3402. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)(1)), section 13301 of 

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

2009a of title 39, United States Code, the report accompanying this 

concurrent resolution on the budget or 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 Committee on 

Appropriations of the applicable House of Congress amounts for the 

discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and the United States Postal Service. 

(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the Senate and the House of Representatives, for purposes of enforcing sections 302(f) of the Congressional 

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

new budget authority and total outlays provided by a measure shall 

include any discretionary amounts described in subsection (a). 

SEC. 3403. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS 

AND AGGREGATES. 

(a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this concurrent 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 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) as allocations and aggregates contained in this concurrent resolution. 

(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of 

this concurrent 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 Committee on the 

Budget of the applicable House of Congress. 

(d) AGGREGATES, ALLOCATIONS AND APPLICATION.—In the 

House of Representatives, for purposes of this concurrent resolution 

and budget enforcement, the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, for which 

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resentatives makes adjustments or revisions in the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels of this concurrent resolution 

shall not be subject to the points of order set forth in clause 10 of 

rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or section 3101 

of this concurrent resolution. 

SEC. 3404. 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 Committee 

on the Budget of the applicable House of Congress may make adjustments to the levels and allocations in this concurrent resolution 

in accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)). 

SEC. 3405. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

Congress adopts the provisions of this title— 

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

and the 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 the 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 IV—RESERVE FUNDS 

Subtitle A—Reserve Funds in Both Houses 

SEC. 4101. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO REDUCE POVERTY 

AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITY AND UPWARD MOBILITY 

FOR STRUGGLING AMERICANS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

and the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 

Representatives may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution— 

(1) in the Senate, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, 

amendments, amendments between the Houses, conference reports, or motions relating to programs or policies designed to 

reduce poverty and increase opportunity and upward mobility 

for struggling Americans on the road to personal and financial 

independence by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

those purposes, provided that such legislation would neither adversely impact job creation nor increase the deficit over either 

the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025; and 

(2) in the House of Representatives, for one or more bills, 

joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports relating to 

programs or policies designed to reduce poverty and increase 

opportunity and upward mobility for struggling Americans on 

the road to personal and financial independence by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would neither adversely impact job 

creation nor increase the deficit over either the period of the 


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total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total 

of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Funds in the Senate 

SEC. 4301. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INCREASE THE 

PACE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PRIVATE SECTOR JOB 

CREATION IN THE UNITED STATES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) growing the economy; 

(2) lowering the after-tax costs of investment, savings, and 

work; 

(3) reducing the costs to business and individuals from the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

(4) reducing the costs borne by economic activity in the 

United States stemming from Federal regulations, including the 

costs incurred by individuals in complying with Federal law 

when starting a business; 

(5) reducing the costs of frivolous lawsuits; 

(6) creating a more competitive financial sector to support 

economic growth and job creation while enhancing the credit 

worthiness of lending institutions; or 

(7) improving the ability of policy makers to estimate the 

economic effects of policy change through the enhanced use of 

economic models and data in scoring legislation; 

without raising new revenue, 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA’S PRIORITIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to enhanced funding for national security or domestic discretionary programs by the amounts 

provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such 

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

of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT FLEXIBLE 

AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHOICES FOR ALL. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger that are deficit-neutral over 11 

years, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating 

to— 


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(1) full repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act (Public Law 111–148; 124 Stat. 119) and the health care related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152; 124 Stat. 1029); or 

(2) replacing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act (Public Law 111–148; 124 Stat. 119) or the health care related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152; 124 Stat. 1029); 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMPROVING ACCESS 

TO THE STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving access to affordable health care for low-income children, including the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR OTHER HEALTH REFORMS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) the requirement to individually purchase, or jointly provide, health insurance; 

(2) extending expiring health care provisions; 

(3) the September 11th terrorism attacks at the World 

Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the Shanksville Crash site, 

which may include legislation that extends medical monitoring 

and treatment services and compensation for first responders, 

survivors, and their families; 

(4) improvements in medical research, innovation and safety; or 

(5) strengthening program integrity initiatives to reduce 

fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal health care programs; 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD WELFARE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 


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(1) child nutrition programs; 

(2) replacing ineffective policies and programs with evidence-based alternative that improve the welfare of vulnerable 

children; or 

(3) policies that protect children from sexual predators in 

our schools or communities; 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VETERANS AND 

SERVICEMEMBERS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the improvement of the delivery of benefits and services to veterans and servicemembers 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TAX REFORM AND 

ADMINISTRATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) reforming the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

(2) amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 

certain expiring tax relief provisions; 

(3) innovation and high quality manufacturing jobs, including the repeal of the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical device manufacturers; or 

(4) operations and administration of the Department of the 

Treasury; 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INVEST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN AMERICA. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to Federal investment in the 

infrastructure of the United States, including programs that expedite the deployment of broadband to rural areas by the amounts 

provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such 

legislation shall not include transfers from other trust funds but 

may include transfers from the general fund of the Treasury that 

are offset, provided further that such legislation would not increase 


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the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4310. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to Federal spending on civil 

air traffic control services, which may include air traffic management at airport towers across the United States or at facilities of the 

Federal Aviation Administration, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE JOBS IN 

THE UNITED STATES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL TRADE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) suspending or reducing tariffs on miscellaneous imports; 

(2) reauthorization of trade related Federal agencies; 

(3) implementing international trade agreements; 

(4) reauthorizing or extending trade adjustment assistance 

programs; 

(5) reauthorizing preference programs; or 

(6) enhancing the protection of United States intellectual 

property rights at the border and abroad; 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4312. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED WORKERS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the administration of disability benefits and the improved employment of disabled workers 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4313. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REFORM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

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


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joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports that amend the Higher Education Act 

of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4314. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY LEGISLATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) reform of the management of civilian and defense nuclear waste; 

(2) reform and reauthorization of programs at the Department of Energy related to research and development of alternative or renewable forms of energy, fossil fuel exploration and 

use, clean coal technologies (including carbon capture and sequestration), nuclear energy, or the electricity grid; 

(3) expansion of North American energy production; or 

(4) reform of the permitting and siting processes for energy 

infrastructure; 

without raising new revenue, 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4315. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO REFORM ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to reform of environmental 

statutes to promote job growth 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4316. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR WATER RESOURCES LEGISLATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving flood control, 

expanding opportunities for commercial navigation, and improving 

the environmental restoration of the nation’s waterways, assisting 

the States in carrying out drought prevention plans, strengthening 

waterborne commerce in the Nation’s ports and harbors, or relating 

to the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to designate funds 

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projects, without raising new revenue, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4317. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND ON MINERAL SECURITY AND MINERAL RIGHTS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) reducing reliance on mineral imports; or 

(2) the authority to deduct certain amounts from mineral 

revenues payable to States; 

without raising new revenue, 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4318. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO REFORM THE 

ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) without 

raising new revenue, 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4319. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE FOREST 

HEALTH. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) increasing timber production from Federal lands and 

providing bridge funding to counties and other units of local 

government until timber production levels increase; 

(2) decreasing forest hazardous fuel loads; 

(3) improving stewardship contracting; or 

(4) reform of the process of budgeting for wildfire suppression operations; 

without raising new revenue, 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

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SEC. 4320. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO REAUTHORIZE 

FUNDING FOR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES TO COUNTIES AND OTHER UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to Payments In Lieu of Taxes 

(PILT), which may include funding the payments in lieu of taxes 

program at levels roughly equivalent to lost tax revenues due to the 

presence of Federal land without raising new revenue, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4321. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR FINANCIAL REGULATORY SYSTEM REFORM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to regulatory relief for small 

financial firms, improvements in the effectiveness of the financial 

regulatory framework, enhancements in oversight and accountability of the Federal Reserve System, and expansions in access to 

capital markets without raising new revenue, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4322. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE FEDERAL 

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving the processing 

of earnings reports for the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance programs 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4323. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPLEMENT 

AGREEMENTS WITH FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the implementation of 

agreements between the United States and nations with whom it 

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ther the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4324. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT PAYMENTS TO RURAL HOSPITALS AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE 

ACCESS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to protecting payments to 

rural hospitals and creating sustainable access for rural communities without raising new revenue, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4325. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO ENCOURAGE 

STATE MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING AND INTEGRATED WORK 

FOR THE DISABLED. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to encouraging State Medicaid demonstration programs to promote independent living and 

integrated work for the disabled without raising new revenue, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4326. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO BE PAID FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES 

UNDER MEDICARE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to payments to pharmacists 

for the provision of services under Medicare without raising new 

revenue, 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 2016 through 2020 

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4327. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE OUR NATION’S COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to supporting and improving 

community health centers without raising new revenue, by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that 

such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period 


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of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4328. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE 

FUNDING OF INDEPENDENT AGENCIES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE SUBJECTING THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU TO THE REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the funding of independent 

agencies, which may include subjecting the Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau to the regular appropriations process without 

raising new revenue, 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4329. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO REFORM, IMPROVE, 

AND ENHANCE 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PLANS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to reforms, improvements, 

and enhancements of 529 college savings plans 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4330. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SECURING 

OVERSEAS DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES OF THE UNITED 

STATES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the security of the overseas 

diplomatic facilities of the United States 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4331. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO EXPANDING, ENHANCING, OR OTHERWISE IMPROVING SCIENCE, 

TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to expanding, enhancing, or 

otherwise improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 


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over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4332. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROMOTING MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to investment in the manufacturing sector in the United States, which may include educational or research and development initiatives, public-private 

partnerships, or other programs, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4333. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROHIBIT ALIENS 

WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 

QUALIFYING FOR A REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to benefits for aliens without 

legal status in the United States, which may include prohibiting 

qualification for certain tax benefits without raising new revenue, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4334. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND FOR REPORT ELIMINATION OR MODIFICATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports that achieve savings through the 

elimination, modification, or the reduction in frequency of congressionally mandated reports from Federal agencies, and reduce the 

deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2021 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

The Chairman may also make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go 

ledger over 6 and 11 years to ensure that the deficit reduction 

achieved is used for deficit reduction only. The adjustments authorized under this section shall be of the amount of deficit reduction 

achieved. 

SEC. 4335. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO ADDRESS HEROIN, 

METHAMPHETAMINE, AND PRESCRIPTION OPIOID ABUSE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to addressing efforts to combat heroin, methamphetamine, and prescription opioid abuse by the 


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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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4336. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO STRENGTHEN OUR 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to strengthening our civilian 

workforce by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 

over the period of either the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4337. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE REFORM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving Department of 

Defense financial management, which may include achieving full 

auditability or eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4338. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE FEDERAL 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, JOB TRAINING, AND REEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to reducing inefficient overlap, improving access, and enhancing outcomes with Federal workforce development, job training, and reemployment programs 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4339. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND INVEST IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) energy efficiency, which may include weatherization and 

energy efficiency retrofit programs for low-income individuals; 

(2) the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, 

which may include seasonal assistance and crisis fuel assistance to low-income individuals; 


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(3) Federal programs for land and water conservation, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund; or 

(4) the reduction of duplicative Federal green building programs; 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4340. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO END OPERATION 

CHOKE POINT AND PROTECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the Department of Justice, 

which may include ending the Operation Choke Point program, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4341. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PREVENT THE USE 

OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE BAILOUT OF IMPROVIDENT 

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to a prohibition, except in the 

case of Federal assistance provided in response to a natural disaster, on any entity of the Federal Government providing funds to 

State and local governments to prevent receivership or to facilitate 

exit from receivership or to prevent default on its obligations by a 

State government 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 2016 through 

2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4342. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE HEALTH 

OUTCOMES AND LOWER THE COSTS OF CARING FOR 

MEDICALLY COMPLEX CHILDREN IN MEDICAID. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving the health outcomes and lowering the costs of caring for medically complex children in Medicaid, which may include creating or expanding integrated delivery models or improving care coordination, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 


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SEC. 4343. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE ACCESS, CHOICE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN VETERANS CARE THROUGH THE VETERANS CHOICE CARD 

PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to maintaining and enhancing access, choice, and accountability in veterans care through the 

Veterans Choice Card program 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4344. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROMOTING EQUAL PAY. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to promoting equal pay, 

which may include preventing discrimination on the basis of sex 

and preventing retaliation against employees for seeking or discussing wage information, 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4345. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO LEGISLATION SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF 

THE UNITED STATES TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN SOCIAL SECURITY. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to legislation submitted to 

Congress by the President of the United States to protect current 

beneficiaries of the Social Security program and prevent the insolvency of the program by the amounts provided in such legislation 

for such purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase 

the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4346. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO A SIMPLIFIED INCOME-DRIVEN STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT OPTION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to addressing student loan 

debt, which may include reducing overlapping student loan repayment programs and creating a simplified income-driven student 

loan repayment option, by the amounts provided in such legislation 


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for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4347. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO KEEPING THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT FOCUSED ON THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to ensuring that Federal jurisdiction under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq.) is focused on water quality, which may include limiting jurisdiction based on the movement of birds, mammals, or insects through the air or over the land, the movement of water 

through the ground, or the movement of rainwater or snowmelt over 

the land, or limiting jurisdiction over puddles, isolated ponds, roadside ditches, irrigation ditches, stormwater systems, wastewater systems, or water delivery, reuse, or reclamation systems, by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

that such legislation would not raise new revenue and would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4348. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORTING ISRAEL. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to United States policy toward Israel and the prevention of anti-Semitism in Europe, which 

may include preventing the United Nations and other international 

institutions, including human rights organizations, from taking unfair or discriminatory action against Israel, and supporting efforts 

to prevent anti-Semitism in Europe, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4349. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO FAMILY 

AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to efforts to improve workplace benefits and reduce health care costs, which may include tax 

credits for employers providing paid family and medical leave, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 


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SEC. 4350. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS WHO HAVE GEOGRAPHIC INACCESSIBILITY TO CARE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing health care to 

veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the 

closest medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs that 

provides the care sought by the veteran 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4351. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR LOW-INCOME 

AMERICANS THROUGH THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to increasing access to higher 

education for low-income Americans through the Federal Pell Grant 

program, which may include allowing for 1 or more additional payment periods during the same award year, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4352. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH PREMIUM BILLING. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to increased disclosure of any 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) 

tax in health insurance monthly premium statements 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4353. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO CARBON 

EMISSIONS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports related to carbon emissions, which 

may include prohibitions on Federal taxes or fees imposed on carbon emissions from any product or entity that is a direct or indirect 

source of emissions, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 


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the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4354. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REQUIRING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW STATES TO 

OPT OUT OF COMMON CORE WITHOUT PENALTY. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to prohibiting the Federal 

Government from mandating, incentivizing, or coercing States to 

adopt the Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, instructional content, curricula, assessments, or 

programs of instruction and allowing States to opt out of the Common Core State Standards without penalty by the amounts provided 

in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

would not raise new revenue and would not increase the deficit over 

either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or 

the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4355. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE 

DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to initiatives to sell or transfer to, or exchange with, a State or local government any Federal 

land that is not within the boundaries of a National Park, National 

Preserve, or National Monument by the amounts provided in such 

legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would 

not raise new revenue and would not increase the deficit over either 

the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4356. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROHIBITING FUNDING OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 

DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS 

ARMS TRADE TREATY PRIOR TO SENATE RATIFICATION 

AND ADOPTION OF IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to funding, which may include prohibiting funding for the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat or any international organizations created to support 

the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty prior 

to Senate ratification and adoption of implementing legislation, by 

the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not raise new revenue and would 

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

years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 


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SEC. 4357. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REIMPOSING WAIVED SANCTIONS AND IMPOSING NEW SANCTIONS 

AGAINST IRAN FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE JOINT PLAN OF 

ACTION OR A COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to Iran, which may include 

efforts to immediately reimpose waived sanctions and impose new 

sanctions against the Government of Iran if the President cannot 

make a determination and certify that Iran is complying with the 

Joint Plan of Action or a comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, 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 2016 through 

2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4358. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORTING UNITED STATES CITIZENS HELD HOSTAGE IN 

THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN TEHRAN, IRAN, BETWEEN NOVEMBER 3, 1979, AND JANUARY 20, 1981. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to supporting citizens of the 

United States held hostage in the United States embassy in Tehran, 

Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4359. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PREGNANT WORKERS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to efforts to increase employment opportunities and prevent employment discrimination, which 

may include measures to prevent employment discrimination 

against pregnant workers, to provide pregnant workers with a right 

to workplace accommodations, and to ensure that employers comply 

with requirements regarding such workplace accommodations for 

pregnant workers, 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4360. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PERMANENTLY 

ELIMINATE THE FEDERAL ESTATE TAX. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

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come tax laws, which may include eliminating the Federal estate 

tax, 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 2016 through 2020 or the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4361. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REGULATION BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF 

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency of greenhouse gas emissions, which 

may include a prohibition on withholding highway funds from 

States that refuse to submit State Implementation Plans required 

under the Clean Power Plan of the Agency, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4362. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING PRIVATELY HELD WATER RIGHTS AND PERMITS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to protecting communities, 

businesses, recreationists, farmers, ranchers, or other groups that 

rely on privately held water rights and permits from Federal 

takings 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 2016 through 2020 

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4363. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROHIBITING AWARDING OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS BASED 

ON AWARDEES ENTERING OR NOT ENTERING INTO 

AGREEMENTS WITH LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to a prohibition on the 

awarding of construction contracts on behalf of the Government 

based upon any solicitations, bid specifications, project agreements, 

or other controlling documents that require or prohibit bidders, 

offerors, contractors, or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to 

agreements with one or more labor organizations or discriminate 

against or give preference to such bidders, offerors, contractors, or 

subcontractors based on their entering or refusing to enter into such 

agreements by the amounts provided in such legislation for those 

purposes, provided that such legislation would not raise new revenue and would not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 


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SEC. 4364. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PREVENT AMERICAN 

JOBS FROM BEING MOVED OVERSEAS BY REDUCING THE 

CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to preventing American jobs 

from being moved overseas, which may include a reduction in the 

corporate income tax rate, 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4365. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INCREASE WAGES 

FOR AMERICAN WORKERS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to reaffirming the ability of 

States to adopt minimum wages higher than the Federal minimum 

wage level commensurate with the cost of living in the State, which 

may include the adoption of pro-employment and wage-increasing 

policies by providing pro-growth tax relief and eliminating excessive 

government mandates, 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4366. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO DETERRING THE MIGRATION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN 

FROM EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to deterring the attempted 

migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras into the United States, which may include the 

expedited removal of unlawful entrants from noncontiguous countries, 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 2016 through 2020 

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4367. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING PROPER ECONOMIC CONSIDERATION IN DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to critical habitat designations, which may include requirements that the United States Fish 

and Wildlife Service examine the cumulative economic effects of the 


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designation, such as on land or property uses or values, regional 

employment, or revenue impacts on States and units of local government, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not raise new revenue 

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

of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4368. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO END ‘‘TOO BIG TO 

FAIL’’ BAILOUTS FOR WALL STREET MEGA-BANKS (OVER 

$500 BILLION IN TOTAL ASSETS). 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to any bank holding companies with over $500,000,000,000 in total assets to better protect taxpayers, including such measures as capital or leverage requirements, restrictions on the growth, activities, or operations of a company, or divestiture of assets or operations of any company that is 

unable to present a credible plan to facilitate an orderly bankruptcy 

or resolution, 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 2016 through 

2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4369. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENDING 

WASHINGTON’S ILLEGAL EXEMPTION FROM THE PATIENT 

PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to developing methods that 

ensure that all Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and all political appointees of the Administration procure 

their health insurance on the individual exchange in the same way 

as Americans at the same income level 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4370. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO INCREASING FUNDING FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE 

UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN ISRAEL FROM TEL AVIV TO 

JERUSALEM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to increasing funding for 

United States embassies, which may include the relocation of the 

United States Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

that such legislation would not raise new revenue and would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 


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2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4371. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROMOTING THE RETURN OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN LEGALLY ADOPTED BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS FROM THE 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to promoting the return of 

children who have been legally adopted by United States citizens 

from the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4372. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW NUCLEAR-CAPABLE CRUISE MISSILE BY 

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the development of a new 

nuclear-capable cruise missile by the Department of Defense and the 

National Nuclear Security Administration 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4373. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE EQUITY IN 

THE TAX TREATMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH 

BENEFITS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing tax equity for 

death benefits paid to the families of public safety officers who lose 

their lives in the line of duty 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4374. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ELIMINATING THE BACKLOG OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE 

KITS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to eliminating the backlog of 

sexual assault evidence kits, which may include auditing the hidden 


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backlog of untested sexual assault kits and ensuring that the collection and processing of DNA evidence by law enforcement agencies 

from crimes is carried out in an appropriate and timely manner, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4375. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO MIXED 

OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to mixed oxide fuel fabrication 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 2016 through 2020 or the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4376. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REFORMING OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL AND PREVENTING EXTENDED VACANCIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to strengthening and reforming Federal Offices of Inspectors General, reducing vacancies in 

such Offices, and providing for improvements in the overall economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of Inspectors General 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4377. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING RETIREMENT SECURITY. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving retirement security by making it easier for small businesses to provide retirement 

plans for their employees by easing the administrative burden and 

by encouraging individuals to increase their savings 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4378. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UNITED STATES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

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search and development programs in the United States 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4379. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING 

THAT THE CONSERVATION OF NORTHERN LONG-EARED 

BAT POPULATIONS AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

ARE COMPATIBLE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), which may include requirements that State conservation plans relating to the northern longeared bat are given maximum flexibility to be successful so as to 

preserve and protect local and rural economies before any Federal 

listing decision is made with respect to the northern long-eared bat, 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4380. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE CYBERSECURITY. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to increased sharing of cybersecurity threat information while protecting individual privacy and 

civil liberties interests 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4381. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO ALLOW THE DRUG 

ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL BUREAU 

OF INVESTIGATION TO ENTER INTO JOINT TASK FORCES 

WITH TRIBAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation entering into joint 

task forces with tribal and local law enforcement agencies 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 


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SEC. 4382. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENCOURAGING COST SAVINGS IN OFFICE SPACE USED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to encouraging cost savings 

in office space used by Federal agencies, which may include encouraging Federal agencies to utilize office space unused by the Federal 

Government before purchasing or renting additional space, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4383. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES 

AND ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs through small 

business development centers 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4384. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING 

THAT MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEET THE NEEDS OF WOMEN VETERANS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to ensuring that medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs meet the needs of 

women veterans 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4385. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORTING EFFICIENT RESOURCING FOR THE ASIA REBALANCE POLICY. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing funding related 

to supporting efficient resourcing for the Asia rebalance policy by 

the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 


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the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4386. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PREVENTING ACCESS TO MARIJUANA EDIBLES BY CHILDREN 

IN STATES THAT HAVE DECRIMINALIZED MARIJUANA. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to preventing access to edible 

marijuana products by children in States that have decriminalized 

marijuana 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 2016 through 

2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4387. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING MORTGAGE LENDING TO RURAL AREAS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing mortgage lending to rural areas 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4388. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ARCTIC POLAR ICEBREAKERS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the construction of Arctic 

polar icebreakers 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4389. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO RESEARCHING HEALTH CONDITIONS OF THE DESCENDANTS 

OF VETERANS EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES DURING 

SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to researching health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 


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SEC. 4390. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO RAISING 

THE FAMILY OF FUNDS LIMIT OF THE SMALL BUSINESS 

INVESTMENT COMPANY PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the Small Business Investment Company Program of the Small Business Administration, 

which may include raising the Family of Funds limit of the Small 

Business Investment Company Program, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4391. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO DETECTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF THE OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF WEBSITES WHO KNOWINGLY 

ALLOW SUCH WEBSITES TO BE USED TO ADVERTISE COMMERCIAL SEX WITH CHILDREN OVER THE INTERNET. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to online child sex trafficking, which may include the detection, investigation, and prosecution of the owners and operators of websites who knowingly allow 

such websites to be used to advertise commercial sex with children 

over the Internet, 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4392. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING THE RELIABILITY OF THE ELECTRICITY GRID. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or issuing any regulation that would reduce the reliability 

of the electricity grid 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4393. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE OPEN INTERNET. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to protecting the open Internet and promoting further innovation and investment in Internet 

services, content, infrastructure, and technologies by the amounts 


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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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4394. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REFORMING THE FEDERAL REGULATORY PROCESS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) creating an effective mechanism for the review of the existing Federal regulatory burden to identify rules for repeal or 

modification that— 

(A) impose paperwork burdens that could be reduced 

substantially without significantly diminishing regulatory 

effectiveness; 

(B) impose disproportionately high costs on small businesses; 

(C) could be strengthened in their effectiveness while 

reducing regulatory costs; 

(D) have been rendered obsolete by technological or 

market changes; 

(E) have achieved their goals and can be repealed without target problems recurring; 

(F) impose the greatest opportunity costs in terms of 

economic growth; 

(G) are ineffective; 

(H) overlap, duplicate, or conflict with other Federal 

regulations or with State or local regulations; or 

(I) impose costs that are not justified by benefits produced for society within the United States; 

(2) reforming the process by which new regulations are 

made by Federal agencies, including independent agencies, for 

the purposes of— 

(A) prioritizing early public outreach in the rulemaking 

process; 

(B) ensuring the use of the best available scientific, economic, and technical data; 

(C) preventing the misuse of guidance documents to 

skirt public input; 

(D) ensuring the use of best practices for regulatory 

analysis, including cost-benefit analysis, into each step of 

the rulemaking process; 

(E) facilitating the adoption by Federal agencies of the 

least costly regulatory alternative that would achieve the 

goals of the statutory authorization; 

(F) ensuring more careful consideration of proposed 

high-cost rules; 

(G) ensuring effective oversight of the Federal regulatory program, including independent regulatory commissions, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; 

(H) improving the consideration of adverse impacts on 

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(I) providing greater transparency in the rulemaking 

process; and 

(J) improving compliance with section 515 of the 

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for 

Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 2736A– 

153) (commonly known as the ‘‘Information Quality Act’’), 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 

et seq.), and chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Regulatory Flexibility Act’’); 

(3) enhancing accountability by facilitating fair and effective judicial review of agency actions; and 

(4) ensuring that Congress can effectively exercise its appropriate role in the regulatory process through legislation and 

oversight; 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not raise new revenue and would 

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

years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4395. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING COVERAGE OF VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPIES AS A 

COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING TEST UNDER THE 

MEDICARE PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing coverage of virtual colonoscopies as a colorectal cancer screening test under the 

Medicare program 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4396. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE MODERNIZATION OF THE NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND 

COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNITED 

STATES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to modernizing the triad of 

strategic nuclear delivery systems, the nuclear command and control system, and the nuclear weapons stockpile, and supporting related infrastructure, 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4397. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO BARDA 

AND THE BIOSHIELD SPECIAL RESERVE FUND. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

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


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joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to strengthening our national 

security, which may include fully funding the Biomedical Advanced 

Research and Development Authority and the BioShield Special Reserve Fund, 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 2016 through 

2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4398. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING THE NUCLEAR FORCES AND MISSIONS OF THE AIR 

FORCE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the nuclear force improvement program of the Air Force 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4399. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION FOR 

SMALL BUSINESSES AND FULL FUNDING FOR AT-SEA AND 

DOCKSIDE MONITORING FOR CERTAIN FISHERIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to promoting economic 

growth and job creation by making it easier for small businesses to 

plan their capital investments and reducing the uncertainty of taxation, and supporting at-sea and dockside monitoring for fisheries 

that have received economic disaster assistance, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4400. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports related to the employer penalties 

under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 

111–148), which may include changes to the definition of ‘‘full time 

employee’’ under that Act, 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 


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SEC. 4401. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE FEDERAL REGULATORY PROCESS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving the effectiveness 

and efficiency of the Federal regulatory process 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4402. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO EXPEDITE AWARDS 

UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the processing of award 

submissions, which may include the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program, 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 2016 through 

2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4403. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENCOURAGING THE INCREASED USE OF PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to encouraging the increased 

use of performance contracting in Federal facilities 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4404. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING INFORMATION SHARING BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH 

RESPECT TO INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO SUBSTANDARD HEALTH CARE, DELAYED AND DENIED HEALTH 

CARE, PATIENT DEATHS, OTHER FINDINGS THAT DIRECTLY RELATE TO PATIENT CARE, AND OTHER MANAGEMENT ISSUES OF THE DEPARTMENT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving information 

sharing by the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to investigations relating to substandard health 

care, delayed and denied health care, patient deaths, other findings 

that directly relate to patient care, and other management issues of 

the Department by the amounts provided in such legislation for 


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those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4405. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO ADDRESS THE DISPROPORTIONATE REGULATORY BURDENS ON COMMUNITY BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to alleviating disproportionate regulatory burdens on community banks and credit unions 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4406. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the Corporation for National and Community Service 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4407. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING 

THAT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ATTORNEYS COMPLY 

WITH DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to ensuring that all Department of Justice attorneys comply with all legal and ethical obligations in criminal prosecutions, which may include legislation that 

ensures the disclosure to the defendant in a timely manner of all information known to the Government that tends to negate the guilt 

of the defendant, mitigate the offense charged or the sentence imposed, or impeach the Government’s witnesses or evidence, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4408. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to Federal investments in 


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precision medicine and biomedical research, which may include increasing funding to account for inflation, to support finding ways 

to prevent, treat, and cure diseases or conditions like Alzheimer’s 

and other life-threatening or chronic illnesses, and to provide longterm cost savings to the Federal Government, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4409. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to developing methods that 

ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have access to equipment like eye 

tracking accessories for speech generating devices and speech generating devices 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 2016 through 

2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4410. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

PRIORITIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE 

PROJECTS THAT ARE OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND PROJECTS IN HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the prioritization of the 

Federal investment in the infrastructure of the United States on 

projects that are of national and regional significance and projects 

in high priority corridors of the National Highway System by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

that such legislation would not raise new revenue and would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4411. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES’ NATO ALLIES TO REVERSE 

DECLINES IN DEFENSE SPENDING AND BEAR A MORE 

PROPORTIONATE BURDEN FOR ENSURING THE SECURITY 

OF NATO. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to encouraging the United 

States’ NATO allies to reverse declines in defense spending and bear 

a more proportionate burden for ensuring the security of NATO by 

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the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4412. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE INVESTIGATION AND RECOVERY OF MISSING WEAPONS AND 

MILITARY EQUIPMENT PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT 

OF YEMEN BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the investigation and to 

the extent practicable the recovery of missing weapons and military 

equipment provided to the Government of Yemen by the United 

States Government to ensure that such items are not in the possession of or used by radical extremist groups operating in the country 

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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4413. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING HIGHER EDUCATION DATA AND TRANSPARENCY. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving higher education data and transparency 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4414. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO NATIVE 

CHILDREN. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to Native children or the construction of Bureau of Indian Education schools, which may include 

replacement school construction, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4415. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDE 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC 

COMMUNICATIONS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to funding for international 

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tion for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4416. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ELEMENTARY AND 

SECONDARY EDUCATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to reforming and strengthening elementary and secondary education 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4417. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO SUPPORT RESEARCH. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to Federal investments in scientific research and development, which may include supporting 

biomedical research to find ways to prevent, treat, and cure diseases 

or conditions like Alzheimer’s and other life-threatening or chronic 

illnesses, providing long-term cost savings to the Federal Government, and supporting national security, basic energy research, innovative solutions, and American competitiveness, 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 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4418. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORT 

FOR UKRAINE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing support to the 

Government of Ukraine, which may include the provision of lethal 

defensive articles, 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 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4419. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE MINING SAFETY RESEARCH. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to underground and surface 

mining safety research by the amounts provided in such legislation 

for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 


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the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

SEC. 4420. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SAVING 

MEDICARE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to extending the life of the 

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which may include the creation of a point of order against legislation that accelerates the insolvency of such Trust Fund, 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 

2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

Subtitle C—Reserve Funds in the House of Representatives 

SEC. 4501. RESERVE FUND FOR THE REPEAL OF THE PRESIDENT’S 

HEALTH CARE LAW. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or 

conference report thereon, that consists solely of the full repeal of the 

Affordable Care Act and the health care related provisions of the 

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 

SEC. 4502. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PROMOTING REAL 

HEALTH CARE REFORM. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or 

conference report thereon, that promotes real health care reform, if 

such measure would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4503. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATED TO THE MEDICARE PROVISIONS OF THE PRESIDENT’S HEALTH CARE 

LAW. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or 

conference report thereon, that repeals all or part of the decreases 

in Medicare spending included in the Affordable Care Act or the 

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, if such 

measure would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4504. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or 


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joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 

if such measure extends the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, but only if such measure would not increase the deficit over 

the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4505. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or 

joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 

if such measure reforms, expands access to, and improves, as determined by such Chairman, graduate medical education programs, 

but only if such measure would not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4506. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution reported by the Committee 

on Ways and Means, or amendment thereto or conference report 

thereon, that implements a trade agreement, but only if such measure would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

SEC. 4507. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REFORMING THE 

TAX CODE. 

In the House of Representatives, if the Committee on Ways and 

Means reports a bill or joint resolution that reforms the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels 

in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any such 

bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report 

thereon, if such measure would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4508. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REVENUE MEASURES. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution reported by the Committee 

on Ways and Means, or amendment thereto or conference report 

thereon, that decreases revenue, but only if such measure would not 

increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4509. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TRANSPORTATION. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or 

joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 

if such measure maintains the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, 

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SEC. 4510. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR FEDERAL RETIREMENT REFORM. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or 

joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 

if such measure reforms, improves and updates the Federal retirement system, as determined by such Chairman, but only if such 

measure would not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 

2016 through 2025. 

SEC. 4511. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE. 

In the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or 

joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 

if such measure supports the following activities: Department of Defense training and maintenance associated with combat readiness, 

modernization of equipment, auditability of financial statements, or 

military compensation and benefit reforms, by the amount provided 

for these purposes, but only if such measure would not increase the 

deficit (without counting any net revenue increases in that measure) 

over the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

TITLE V—ESTIMATES OF DIRECT SPENDING IN THE 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEC. 5001. DIRECT SPENDING. 

(a) MEANS-TESTED DIRECT SPENDING.— 

(1) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(A) For means-tested direct spending, the average rate 

of growth in the total level of outlays during the 10-year period preceding fiscal year 2016 is 6.8 percent. 

(B) For means-tested direct spending, the estimated average rate of growth in the total level of outlays during the 

10-year period beginning with fiscal year 2016 is 4.6 percent under current law. 

(2) PROPOSED REFORMS.—The following reforms are proposed under this concurrent resolution by the House of Representatives for means-tested direct spending: 

(A) In 1996, a Republican Congress and a Democratic 

President reformed welfare by limiting the duration of benefits, giving States more control over the program, and 

helping recipients find work. In the 5 years following passage, child-poverty rates fell, welfare caseloads fell, and 

workers’ wages increased. This budget assumes the enactment of proposals to reduce poverty and increase opportunity and upward mobility for struggling Americans on 

the road to personal and financial independence. Based on 

the successful welfare reforms of the 1990s, these proposals 

would improve work requirements and provide flexible 

funding for States to help those most in need find gainful 

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(B) For Medicaid, this budget is predicated on a framework proposed by the chairmen of the committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate, to 

modernize and improve the program while increasing State 

flexibility and protecting the most vulnerable populations. 

This budget also assumes the repeal of the Medicaid expansions in the President’s health care law. 

(b) NONMEANS-TESTED DIRECT SPENDING.— 

(1) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(A) For nonmeans-tested direct spending, the average 

rate of growth in the total level of outlays during the 10- 

year period preceding fiscal year 2016 is 5.4 percent. 

(B) For nonmeans-tested direct spending, the estimated 

average rate of growth in the total level of outlays during 

the 10-year period beginning with fiscal year 2016 is 5.5 

percent under current law. 

(2) MEDICARE REFORMS.—For Medicare, this budget advances policies to put seniors, not the Federal Government, in 

control of their health care decisions. Putting seniors in charge 

of how their health care dollars are spent will encourage providers to compete against each other on price and quality. Improvements to Medicare are necessary to extend the life of the 

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and protect the program for future generations. 

TITLE VI—POLICY STATEMENTS 

Subtitle A—Policy Statements in Both Houses 

SEC. 6101. POLICY STATEMENT ON BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. 

It is the policy of this concurrent resolution that Congress 

should pass, and send to the States for their approval, a joint resolution amending the Constitution of the United States to require an 

annual balanced Federal budget. 

SEC. 6102. POLICY STATEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY. 

It is the policy of this concurrent resolution that the President 

and Congress should work together on a bipartisan basis to preserve 

Social Security for current and future generations. To achieve that 

goal— 

(1) Congress should enact legislation to prevent the nearterm insolvency of the Disability Insurance program, improve 

the administration and coordination of benefits, and increase 

employment opportunities for disabled workers; and 

(2) the President should submit legislation to Congress addressing the long-term insolvency of both the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program and the Disability Insurance program, and such legislation should achieve a sustainable annual 

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Subtitle B—Policy Statement in the House of Representatives 

SEC. 6201. POLICY STATEMENT ON BUDGET PROCESS AND BASELINE 

REFORM. 

(a) FINDINGS.— (1) In 1974, after more than 50 years of executive dominance over fiscal policy, Congress acted to reassert its ‘‘power of 

the purse’’, and passed the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act. 

(2) The measure explicitly sought to establish congressional 

control over the budget process, to provide for annual congressional determination of the appropriate level of taxes and 

spending, to set important national budget priorities, and to 

find ways in which Members of Congress could have access to 

the most accurate, objective, and highest quality information to 

assist them in discharging their duties. 

(3) Far from achieving its intended purpose, however, the 

process has instituted a bias toward higher spending and larger 

government. The behemoth of the Federal Government has 

largely been financed through either borrowing or taking ever 

greater amounts of the national income through high taxation. 

(4) The process does not treat programs and policies consistently and shows a bias toward higher spending and higher 

taxes. 

(5) It assumes extension of spending programs (of more than $50 million per year) scheduled to expire. 

(6) Yet it does not assume the extension of tax policies in 

the same way. consequently, extending existing tax policies that 

may be scheduled to expire is characterized as a new tax reduction, requiring offsets to ‘‘pay for’’ merely keeping tax policy the 

same even though estimating conventions would not require 

similar treatment of spending programs. 

(7) The original goals set for the congressional process are 

admirable in their intent, but because the essential mechanisms 

of the process have remained the same, and ‘‘reforms’’ enacted 

over the past 40 years have largely taken the form of layering 

greater levels of legal complexity without reforming or reassessing the very fundamental nature of the process. 

(b) POLICY STATEMENT.—It is the policy of this concurrent resolution on the budget that as the primary branch of Government, 

Congress must: 

(1) Restructure the fundamental procedures of budget decision making. 

(2) Reassert Congress’s ‘‘power of the purse’’, and reinforce 

the balance of powers between Congress and the President, as 

the 1974 Act intended. 

(3) Create greater incentives for lawmakers to do budgeting 

as intended by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, especially 

adopting a budget resolution every year. 

(4) Encourage more effective control over spending, especially currently uncontrolled direct spending. 

(5) Consider innovative fiscal tools such as: zero based 

budgeting, which would require a department or agency to justify its budget as if it were a new expenditure; and direct spending caps to enhance oversight of automatic pilot spending that 

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(6) Promote efficient and timely budget actions, so that lawmakers complete their budget actions by the time the new fiscal 

year begins. 

(7) Provide access to the best analysis of economic conditions available and increase awareness of how fiscal policy directly impacts overall economic growth and job creation. 

(8) Remove layers of complexity that have complicated the 

procedures designed in 1974, and made budgeting more arcane 

and opaque. 

(9) Remove existing biases that favor higher spending. 

(10) Include procedures by which current tax laws may be 

extended and treated on a basis that is not different from the 

extension of entitlement programs. 

(c) BUDGET PROCESS REFORM.—Comprehensive budget process 

reform should also remove the bias in the baseline against the extension of current tax laws in the following ways: 

(1) Permanent extension of tax laws should not be used as 

a means to increase taxes on other taxpayers. 

(2) For those expiring tax provisions that are proposed to 

be permanently extended, Congress should use a more realistic 

baseline that does not require them to be offset. 

(3) Tax-reform legislation should not include tax increases 

just to offset the extension of current tax laws. 

(d) LEGISLATION.—The Committee on the Budget of the House 

of Representatives intends to draft legislation during the 114th Congress that will rewrite the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 

Control Act of 1974 to fulfill the goals of making the congressional 

budget process more effective in ensuring taxpayers’ dollars are 

spent wisely and efficiently. 

SEC. 6202. POLICY STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) Although the United States economy technically 

emerged from recession more than 5 years ago, the subsequent 

recovery has felt more like a malaise than a rebound. Real gross 

domestic product GDP growth over the past 5 years has averaged slightly more than 2 percent, well below the 3.2 percent 

historical trend rate of growth in the United States. Although 

the economy has shown some welcome signs of improvement of 

late, the Nation remains in the midst of the weakest economic 

recovery of the modern era. 

(2) Looking ahead, CBO expects the economy to grow by an 

average of just 2.3 percent over the next 10 years. That level of 

economic growth is simply unacceptable and insufficient to expand opportunities and the incomes of millions of middle-income Americans. 

(3) Sluggish economic growth has also contributed to the 

country’s fiscal woes. Subpar growth means that revenue levels 

are lower than they would otherwise be while government 

spending (e.g. welfare and income-support programs) is higher. 

Clearly, there is a dire need for policies that will spark higher 

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(4) Although job gains have been trending up of late, other 

aspects of the labor market remain weak. The labor force participation rate, for instance, is hovering just under 63 percent, 

close to the lowest level since 1978. Long-term unemployment 

also remains a problem. Of the roughly 8.7 million people who 

are currently unemployed, 2.7 million (more than 30 percent) 

have been unemployed for more than 6 months. Long-term unemployment erodes an individual’s job skills and detaches them 

from job opportunities. It also undermines the long-term productive capacity of the economy. 

(5) Perhaps most important, wage gains and income growth 

have been subpar for middle-class Americans. Average hourly 

earnings of private-sector workers have increased by just 1.6 

percent over the past year. Prior to the recession, average hourly 

earnings were tracking close to 4 percent. Likewise, average income levels have remained flat in recent years. Real median 

household income is just under $52,000, one of the lowest levels 

since 1995. 

(6) The unsustainable fiscal trajectory has cast a shadow 

on the country’s economic outlook. investors and businesses 

make decisions on a forward-looking basis. they know that today’s large debt levels are simply tomorrow’s tax hikes, interest 

rate increases, or inflation and they act accordingly. This debt 

overhang, and the uncertainty it generates, can weigh on 

growth, investment, and job creation. 

(7) Nearly all economists, including those at the CBO, conclude that reducing budget deficits (thereby bending the curve 

on debt levels is a net positive for economic growth over time. 

The logic is that deficit reduction creates long-term economic 

benefits because it increases the pool of national savings and 

boosts investment, thereby raising economic growth and job creation. 

(8) CBO analyzed the House Republican fiscal year 2016 

budget resolution and found it would increase real output per 

capita (a proxy for a country’s standard of living) by about 

$1,000 in 2025 and roughly $5,000 by 2040 relative to the baseline path. That means more income and greater prosperity for 

all Americans. 

(9) In contrast, if the Government remains on the current 

fiscal path, future generations will face ever-higher debt service 

costs, a decline in national savings, and a ‘‘crowding out’’ of 

private investment. This dynamic will eventually lead to a decline in economic output and a diminution in our country’s 

standard of living. 

(10) The key economic challenge is determining how to expand the economic pie, not how best to divide up and re-distribute a shrinking pie. 

(11) A stronger economy is vital to lowering deficit levels 

and eventually balancing the budget. According to CBO, if annual real GDP growth is just 0.1 percentage point higher over 

the budget window, deficits would be reduced by $326 billion. 

(12) This budget resolution therefore embraces pro-growth 

policies, such as fundamental tax reform, that will help foster 

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(b) POLICY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION.—In the 

House of Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution to promote faster economic growth and job creation. By putting 

the budget on a sustainable path, this concurrent resolution ends 

the debt-fueled uncertainty holding back job creators. Reforms to the 

tax code will put American businesses and workers in a better position to compete and thrive in the 21st century global economy. This 

concurrent resolution targets the regulatory red tape and cronyism 

that stack the deck in favor of special interests. All of the reforms 

in this concurrent resolution serve as means to the larger end of 

helping the economy grow and expanding opportunity for all Americans. 

SEC. 6203. POLICY STATEMENT ON TAX REFORM. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) A world-class tax system should be simple, fair, and 

promote (rather than impede) economic growth. The United 

States tax code fails on all three counts: It is notoriously complex, patently unfair, and highly inefficient. The tax code’s complexity distorts decisions to work, save, and invest, which leads 

to slower economic growth, lower wages, and less job creation. 

(2) Over the past decade alone, there have been 4,107 

changes to the tax code, more than one per day. Many of the 

major changes over the years have involved carving out special 

preferences, exclusions, or deductions for various activities or 

groups. These loopholes add up to more than $1 trillion per 

year and make the code unfair, inefficient, and highly complex. 

(3) In addition, these tax preferences are disproportionately 

used by upper-income individuals. 

(4) The large amount of tax preferences that pervade the 

code end up narrowing the tax base. A narrow tax base, in turn, 

requires much higher tax rates to raise a given amount of revenue. 

(5) It is estimated that American taxpayers end up spend- ing $160 billion and roughly 6 billion hours a year complying 

with the tax code waste of time and resources that could be 

used in more productive activities. 

(6) Standard economic theory shows that high marginal tax 

rates dampen the incentives to work, save, and invest, which reduces economic output and job creation. Lower economic output, 

in turn, mutes the intended revenue gain from higher marginal 

tax rates. 

(7) Roughly half of United States active business income 

and half of private sector employment are derived from business 

entities (such as partnerships, S corporations, and sole proprietorships) that are taxed on a ‘‘pass-through’’ basis, meaning 

the income flows through to the tax returns of the individual 

owners and is taxed at the individual rate structure rather than 

at the corporate rate. Small businesses, in particular, tend to 

choose this form for Federal tax purposes, and the top Federal 

rate on such small business income can reach nearly 45 percent. 

For these reasons, sound economic policy requires lowering 

marginal rates on these pass-through entities. 

(8) The United States corporate income tax rate (including 

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percent, the highest rate in the industrialized world. Tax rates 

this high suppress wages and discourage investment and job 

creation, distort business activity, and put American businesses 

at a competitive disadvantage with foreign competitors. 

(9) By deterring potential investment, the United States corporate tax restrains economic growth and job creation. The 

United States tax rate differential with other countries also fosters a variety of complicated multinational corporate behaviors 

intended to avoid the tax, which have the effect of moving the 

tax base offshore, destroying American jobs, and decreasing corporate revenue. 

(10) The ‘‘worldwide’’ structure of United States international taxation essentially taxes earnings of United States 

firms twice, putting them at a significant competitive disadvantage with competitors with more competitive international tax 

systems. 

(11) Reforming the United States tax code to a more competitive international system would boost the competitiveness of 

United States companies operating abroad and it would also 

greatly reduce tax avoidance. 

(12) The tax code imposes costs on American workers 

through lower wages, on consumers in higher prices, and on investors in diminished returns. 

(13) Revenues have averaged about 17.4 percent of the economy throughout modern American history. Revenues rise above 

this level under current law to 18.3 percent of the economy by 

the end of the 10-year budget window. 

(14) Attempting to raise revenue through new tax increases 

to meet out-of-control spending would sink the economy and 

Americans’ ability to save for their retirement and their children’s education. 

(15) This concurrent resolution also rejects the idea of instituting a carbon tax in the United States, which some have offered as a new source of revenue. Such a plan would damage 

the economy, cost jobs, and raise prices on American consumers. 

(16) Closing tax loopholes to fund spending does not constitute fundamental tax reform. 

(17) The goal of tax reform should be to curb or eliminate 

loopholes and use those savings to lower tax rates across the 

board not to fund more wasteful Government spending. Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. 

(18) Many economists believe that fundamental tax reform 

(i.e. a broader tax base and lower tax rates) would lead to 

greater labor supply and increased investment, which, over 

time, would have a positive impact on total national output. 

(19) Heretofore, the congressional scorekeepers the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT). 

(20) Static scoring implicitly assumes that the size of the 

economy (and therefore key economic variables such as labor 

supply and investment) remains fixed throughout the considered budget horizon. This is an abstraction from reality. 

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economic effects of major legislation into their official cost estimates. 

(22) This rule seeks to bridge the divide between static estimates and scoring that incorporates economic feedback effects 

by providing policymakers with a greater amount of information about the likely economic impact of policies under their 

consideration while at the same time preserving traditional 

scoring methods and reporting conventions. 

(b) POLICY ON TAX REFORM.—In the House of Representatives, 

it is the policy of this concurrent resolution that Congress should 

enact legislation that provides for a comprehensive reform of the 

United States tax code to promote economic growth, create American 

jobs, increase wages, and benefit American consumers, investors, 

and workers through fundamental tax reform that— 

(1) simplifies the tax code to make it fairer to American 

families and businesses and reduces the amount of time and resources necessary to comply with tax laws; 

(2) substantially lowers tax rates for individuals and consolidates the current seven individual income tax brackets into 

fewer brackets; 

(3) repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax; 

(4) reduces the corporate tax rate; and 

(5) transitions the tax code to a more competitive system of 

international taxation. 

SEC. 6204. POLICY STATEMENT ON TRADE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) Opening foreign markets to American exports is vital to 

the United States economy and beneficial to American workers 

and consumers. The Commerce Department estimates that every 

$1 billion of United States exports supports more than 5,000 

jobs here at home. 

(2) The United States can increase economic opportunities 

for American workers and businesses through the expansion of 

trade, adherence to trade agreement rules by the United States 

and its trading partners, and the elimination of foreign trade 

barriers to United States goods and services. 

(3) Trade Promotion Authority is a bipartisan and bicameral effort to strengthen the role of Congress in setting negotiating objectives for trade agreements, to improve consultation 

with Congress by the Administration, and to provide a clear 

framework for congressional consideration and implementation 

of trade agreements. 

(4) Global trade and commerce is not a zero-sum game. The 

idea that global expansion tends to ‘‘hollow out’’ United States 

operations is incorrect. Foreign-affiliate activity tends to complement, not substitute for, key parent activities in the United 

States such as employment, worker compensation, and capital 

investment. When United States headquartered multinationals 

invest and expand operations abroad it often leads to more jobs 

and economic growth at home. 

(5) Trade agreements have saved the average American 

family of four more than $10,000 per year, as a result of lower 

duties. Trade agreements also lower the cost of manufacturing 

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(6) American businesses and workers have shown that, on 

a level playing field, they can excel and surpass the international competition. 

(7) When negotiating trade agreements, United States laws 

on Intellectual Property (IP) protection should be used as a 

benchmark for establishing global IP frameworks. Strong IP 

protections have contributed significantly to the United States 

status as a world leader in innovation across sectors, including 

in the development of life-saving biologic medicines. The data 

protections afforded to biologics in United States law, including 

12 years of data protection, allow continued development of pioneering medicines to benefit patients both in the United States 

and abroad. To maintain the cycle of innovation and achieve 

truly 21st century trade agreements, it is vital that our negotiators insist on the highest standards for IP protections. 

(8) The status quo of the current tax code also undermines 

the competitiveness of United States businesses and costs the 

United States economy investment and jobs. 

(9) The United States currently has an antiquated system 

of international taxation whereby United States multinationals 

operating abroad pay both the foreign-country tax and United 

States corporate taxes. They are essentially taxed twice. This 

puts them at an obvious competitive disadvantage. A modern 

and competitive international tax system would facilitate global 

commerce for United States multinational companies and 

would encourage foreign business investment and job creation 

in the United States. 

(10) The ability to defer United States taxes on their foreign 

operations, which some erroneously refer to as a ‘‘tax loophole,’’ 

cushions this disadvantage to a certain extent. Eliminating or 

restricting this provision (and others like it) would harm 

United States competitiveness. 

(11) This budget resolution advocates fundamental tax reform that would lower the United States corporate rate, now the 

highest in the industrialized world, and switch to a more competitive system of international taxation. This would make the 

United States a much more attractive place to invest and station business activity and would chip away at the incentives for 

United States companies to keep their profits overseas (because 

the United States corporate rate is so high). 

(b) POLICY ON TRADE.—In the House of Representatives, it is the 

policy of this concurrent resolution to pursue international trade, 

global commerce, and a modern and competitive United States 

international tax system to promote job creation in the United 

States. The United States should continue to seek increased economic opportunities for American workers and businesses through 

the expansion of trade opportunities, adherence to trade agreements 

and rules by the United States and its trading partners, and the 

elimination of foreign trade barriers to United States goods and 

services by opening new markets and by enforcing United States 

rights. To that end, Congress should pass Trade Promotion Authority to strengthen the role of Congress in setting negotiating objectives for trade agreements, to improve consultation with Congress by 

the Administration, and to provide a clear framework for congressional consideration and implementation of trade agreements. 


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SEC. 6205. POLICY STATEMENT ON REPEALING THE PRESIDENT’S 

HEALTH CARE LAW AND PROMOTING REAL HEALTH CARE 

REFORM. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) The President’s health care law put Washington’s priorities first, and not patients’. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has 

failed to reduce health care premiums as promised; instead, the 

law mandated benefits and coverage levels, denying patients the 

opportunity to choose the type of coverage that best suits their 

health needs and driving up health coverage costs. A typical 

family’s health care premiums were supposed to decline by 

$2,500 a year; instead, according to the 2014 Employer Health 

Benefits Survey, health care premiums have increased by 7 percent for individuals and families since 2012. 

(2) The President pledged, ‘‘If you like your health care 

plan, you can keep your health care plan.’’ Instead, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office now estimates 9 million 

Americans with employment-based health coverage will lose 

those plans due to the President’s health care law, further limiting patient choice. 

(3) Then-Speaker of the House, Pelosi, said that the President’s health care law would create 4 million jobs over the life 

of the law and almost 400,000 jobs immediately. Instead, the 

Congressional Budget Office estimates that the reduction in 

hours worked due to Obamacare represents a decline of about 

2.0 to 2.5 million full-time equivalent workers, compared with 

what would have occurred in the absence of the law. The full 

impact on labor represents a reduction in employment by 1.5 

percent to 2.0 percent, while additional studies show less modest results. A recent study by the Mercatus Center at George 

Mason University estimates that Obamacare will reduce employment by up to 3 percent, or about 4 million full-time equivalent workers. 

(4) The President has charged the Independent Payment 

Advisory Board, a panel of unelected bureaucrats, with cutting 

Medicare by an additional $20.9 billion over the next ten years, 

according to the President’s most recent budget. 

(5) Since ACA was signed into law, the administration has 

repeatedly failed to implement it as written. The President has 

unilaterally acted to make a total of 28 changes, delays, and exemptions. The President has signed into law another 17 

changes made by Congress. The Supreme Court struck down 

the forced expansion of Medicaid; ruled the individual ‘‘mandate’’ could only be characterized as a tax to remain constitutional; and rejected the requirement that closely held companies 

provide health insurance to their employees if doing so violates 

these companies’ religious beliefs. Even now, almost five years 

after enactment, the Supreme Court continues to evaluate the legality of how the President’s administration has implemented 

the law. All of these changes prove the folly underlying the entire program—health care in the United States cannot be run 

from a centralized bureaucracy. 

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pact individuals, married couples, and families. The law 

should be fully repealed, allowing for real, patient-centered 

health care reform: the development of real health care reforms 

that puts patients first, that make affordable, quality health 

care available to all Americans, and that build on the innovation and creativity of all the participants in the health care sector. 

(b) POLICY ON PROMOTING REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM.—In 

the House of Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution that the President’s health care law should be fully repealed 

and real health care reform promoted in accordance with the following principles: 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Health care reform should enhance affordability, accessibility, quality, innovation, choices and responsiveness in health care coverage for all Americans, putting 

patients, families, and doctors in charge, not Washington, DC. 

These reforms should encourage increased competition and 

transparency. Under the President’s health care law, government controls Americans’ health care choices. Under true, patient-centered reform, Americans would. 

(2) AFFORDABILITY.—Real reform should be centered on ensuring that all Americans, no matter their age, income, or 

health status, have the ability to afford health care coverage. 

The health care delivery structure should be improved, and individuals should not be priced out of the health insurance market due to pre-existing conditions, but nationalized health care 

is not only unnecessary to accomplish this, it undermines the 

goal. Individuals should be allowed to join together voluntarily 

to pool risk through mechanisms such as Individual Membership Associations and Small Employer Membership Associations. 

(3) ACCESSABILITY.—Instead of Washington outlining for 

Americans the ways they cannot use their health insurance, reforms should make health coverage more portable. Individuals 

should be able to own their insurance and have it follow them 

in and out of jobs throughout their career. Small business owners should be permitted to band together across State lines 

through their membership in bona fide trade or professional associations to purchase health coverage for their families and 

employees at a low cost. This will increase small businesses’ 

bargaining power, volume discounts, and administrative efficiencies while giving them freedom from State-mandated benefit 

packages. Also, insurers licensed to sell policies in one State 

should be permitted to offer them to residents in any other 

State, and consumers should be permitted to shop for health insurance across State lines, as they are with other insurance 

products online, by mail, by phone, or in consultation with an 

insurance agent. 

(4) QUALITY.—Incentives for providers to deliver high-quality, responsive, and coordinated care will promote patient outcomes and drive down health care costs. Likewise, reforms that 

work to restore the patient-physician relationship by reducing 

administrative burdens and allowing physicians to do what 

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(5) CHOICES.—Individuals and families should be free to 

secure the health care coverage that best meets their needs, 

rather than instituting one-size-fits-all directives from Federal 

bureaucracies such as the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Independent Payment Advisory Board. 

(6) INNOVATION.—Instead of stifling innovation in health 

care technologies, treatments, medications, and therapies with 

Federal mandates, taxes, and price controls, a reformed health 

care system should encourage research, development and innovation. 

(7) RESPONSIVENESS.—Reform should return authority to 

States wherever possible to make the system more responsive to 

patients and their needs. Instead of tying States’ hands with 

Federal requirements for their Medicaid programs, the Federal 

Government should return control of this program to the States. 

Not only does the current Medicaid program drive up Federal 

debt and threaten to bankrupt State budgets, but States are better positioned to provide quality, affordable care to those who 

are eligible for the program and to track down and weed out 

waste, fraud and abuse. Beneficiary choices in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Medicaid 

should be improved. States should make available the purchase 

of private insurance as an option to their Medicaid and SCHIP 

populations (though they should not require enrollment). 

(8) REFORMS.—Reforms should be made to prevent lawsuit 

abuse and curb the practice of defensive medicine, which are 

significant drivers increasing health care costs. The burden of 

proof in medical malpractice cases should be based on compliance with best practice guidelines, and States should be free to 

implement those policies to best suit their needs. 

SEC. 6206. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICARE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) More than 50 million Americans depend on Medicare 

for their health security. 

(2) The Medicare Trustees Report has repeatedly recommended that Medicare’s long-term financial challenges be 

addressed soon. Each year without reform, the financial condition of Medicare becomes more precarious and the threat to 

those in or near retirement becomes more pronounced. According to the Medicare Trustees Report— 

(A) the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be exhausted in 2030 and unable to pay scheduled benefits; 

(B) Medicare enrollment is expected to increase by over 

50 percent in the next two decades, as 10,000 baby boomers 

reach retirement age each day; 

(C) enrollees remain in Medicare three times longer 

than at the outset of the program; 

(D) current workers’ payroll contributions pay for current beneficiaries; 

(E) in 2013, the ratio was 3.2 workers per beneficiary, 

but this falls to 2.3 in 2030 and continues to decrease over 

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(F) most Medicare beneficiaries receive about three dollars in Medicare benefits for every one dollar paid into the 

program; and 

(G) Medicare spending is growing faster than the economy and Medicare outlays are currently rising at a rate of 

6.5 percent per year over the next 10 years. According to the 

Congressional Budget Office’s 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook, spending on Medicare is projected to reach 5 percent 

of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2043 and 9.3 percent 

of GDP by 2089. 

(3) Failing to address this problem will leave millions of 

American seniors without adequate health security and younger 

generations burdened with enormous debt to pay for spending 

levels that cannot be sustained. 

(b) POLICY ON MEDICARE REFORM.—In the House of Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution to preserve the program for those in or near retirement and strengthen Medicare for 

future beneficiaries. 

(c) ASSUMPTIONS.—This concurrent resolution assumes reform 

of the Medicare program such that— 

(1) current Medicare benefits are preserved for those in or 

near retirement; 

(2) permanent reform of the sustainable growth rate is responsibly accounted for to ensure physicians continue to participate in the Medicare program and provide quality health care 

for beneficiaries; 

(3) when future generations reach eligibility, Medicare is 

reformed to provide a premium support payment and a selection of guaranteed health coverage options from which recipients can choose a plan that best suits their needs; 

(4) Medicare will maintain traditional fee-for-service as a 

plan option; 

(5) Medicare will provide additional assistance for lower 

income beneficiaries and those with greater health risks; and 

(6) Medicare spending is put on a sustainable path and the 

Medicare program becomes solvent over the long-term. 

SEC. 6207. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICAL DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND INNOVATION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) For decades, the Nation’s commitment to the discovery, 

development, and delivery of new treatments and cures has 

made the United States the biomedical innovation capital of the 

world, bringing life-saving drugs and devices to patients and 

well over a million high-paying jobs to local communities. 

(2) Thanks to the visionary and determined leadership of 

innovators throughout America, including industry, academic 

medical centers, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 

the United States has led the way in early discovery. The 

United States leadership role is being threatened, however, as 

other countries contribute more to basic research from both public and private sources. 

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United States in total research and development by the end of 

the decade. 

(4) Federal policies should foster innovation in health care, 

not stifle it. America should maintain its world leadership in 

medical science by encouraging competitive forces to work 

through the marketplace in delivering cures and therapies to 

patients. 

(5) Too often the bureaucracy and red-tape in Washington 

hold back medical innovation and prevent new lifesaving treatments from reaching patients. This concurrent resolution recognizes the valuable role of the NIH and the indispensable contributions to medical research coming from outside Washington. 

(6) America is the greatest, most innovative Nation on 

Earth. Her people are innovators, entrepreneurs, visionaries, 

and relentless builders of the future. Americans were responsible for the first telephone, the first airplane, the first computer, for putting the first man on the moon, for creating the 

first vaccine for polio and for legions of other scientific and 

medical breakthroughs that have improved and prolonged 

human health and life for countless people in America and 

around the world. 

(b) POLICY ON MEDICAL INNOVATION.— 

(1) In the House of Representatives, it is the policy of this 

concurrent resolution to support the important work of medical 

innovators throughout the country, including private-sector 

innovators, medical centers and the National Institutes of 

Health. 

(2) At the same time, the budget calls for continued strong 

funding for the agencies that engage in valuable research and 

development, while also urging Washington to get out of the 

way of researchers, discoverers and innovators all over the 

country. 

SEC. 6208. POLICY STATEMENT ON FEDERAL REGULATORY REFORM. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) Excessive regulation at the Federal level has hurt job 

creation and dampened the economy, slowing the Nation’s recovery from the economic recession. 

(2) Since President Obama’s inauguration in 2009, the administration has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations 

in the Federal Register including 70,066 pages in 2014. 

(3) The National Association of Manufacturers estimates 

the total cost of regulations is as high as $2.03 trillion per year. 

Since 2009, the White House has generated more than $494 billion in regulatory activity, with an additional $87.6 billion in 

regulatory costs currently pending. 

(4) The Dodd-Frank financial services legislation (Public 

Law 111–203) has resulted in more than $32 billion in compliance costs and saddled job creators with more than 63 million 

hours of compliance paperwork. 

(5) Implementation of the Affordable Care Act to date has 

added 132.9 million annual hours of compliance paperwork, 

imposing $24.3 billion of compliance costs on the private sector 

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(6) The highest regulatory costs come from rules issued by 

the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); these regulations 

are primarily targeted at the coal industry. In June 2014, the 

EPA proposed a rule to cut carbon pollution from the Nation’s 

power plants. The proposed standards are unachievable with 

current commercially available technology, resulting in a defacto ban on new coal-fired power plants. 

(7) Coal-fired power plants provide roughly 40 percent of 

the United States electricity at a low cost. Unfairly targeting the 

coal industry with costly and unachievable regulations will increase energy prices, disproportionately disadvantaging energyintensive industries like manufacturing and construction, and 

will make life more difficult for millions of low-income and 

middle class families already struggling to pay their bills. 

(8) Three hundred and thirty coal units are being retired 

or converted as a result of EPA regulations. Combined with the 

de-facto prohibition on new plants, these retirements and conversions may further increase the cost of electricity. 

(9) A recent study by the energy market analysis group Energy Ventures Analysis Inc. estimates the average energy bill in 

West Virginia will rise $750 per household by 2020, due in part 

to EPA regulations. West Virginia receives 95 percent of its electricity from coal. 

(10) The Heritage Foundation found that a phase-out of 

coal would cost 600,000 jobs by the end of 2023, resulting in an 

aggregate gross domestic product decrease of $2.23 trillion over 

the entire period and reducing the income of a family of four 

by $1,200 per year. Of these jobs, 330,000 will come from the 

manufacturing sector, with California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, 

Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, Indiana, North Carolina, 

Wisconsin, and Georgia seeing the highest job losses. 

(b) POLICY ON FEDERAL REGULATORY REFORM.—In the House of 

Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution that 

Congress should, in consultation with the public burdened by excessive regulation, enact legislation that— 

(1) promotes economic growth and job creation by eliminating unnecessary red tape and streamlining and simplifying 

Federal regulations; 

(2) requires the implementation of a regulatory budget to be 

allocated amongst Government agencies, which would require 

congressional approval and limit the maximum costs of regulations in a given year; 

(3) requires congressional approval of all new major regula- tions (those with an impact of $100 million or more) before enactment as opposed to current law in which Congress must expressly disapprove of regulation to prevent it from becoming 

law, which would keep Congress engaged as to pending regulatory policy and prevent costly and unsound policies from 

being implemented and becoming effective; 

(4) requires a three year retrospective cost-benefit analysis 

of all new major regulations, to ensure that regulations operate 

as intended; 

(5) reinforces the requirement of regulatory impact analysis 

for regulations proposed by executive branch agencies but also 

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they consider the costs and benefits of proposed regulations 

rather than merely being encouraged to do so as is current 

practice; and 

(6) requires a formal rulemaking process for all major regulations, which would increase transparency over the process 

and allow interested parties to communicate their views on proposed legislation to agency officials. 

SEC. 6209. POLICY STATEMENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY. 

(a) FINDINGS ON HIGHER EDUCATION.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) A well-educated workforce is critical to economic, job, 

and wage growth. 

(2) Roughly 20 million students are enrolled in American 

colleges and universities. 

(3) Over the past decade, tuition and fees have been growing at an unsustainable rate. Between the 2004–2005 Academic 

Year and the 2014–2015 Academic Year— 

(A) published tuition and fees at public 4-year colleges 

and universities increased at an average rate of 3.5 percent 

per year above the rate of inflation; 

(B) published tuition and fees at public two-year colleges and universities increased at an average rate of 2.5 

percent per year above the rate of inflation; and 

(C) published tuition and fees at private nonprofit 4- 

year colleges and universities increased at an average rate 

of 2.2 percent per year above the rate of inflation. 

(4) Federal financial aid for higher education has also seen 

a dramatic increase. The portion of the Federal student aid 

portfolio composed of Direct Loans, Federal Family Education 

Loans, and Perkins Loans with outstanding balances grew by 

119 percent between fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2014. 

(5) This spending has failed to make college more affordable. 

(6) In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President 

Obama noted: ‘‘We can’t just keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; we’ll run out of money’’. 

(7) American students are chasing ever-increasing tuition 

with ever-increasing debt. According to the Federal Reserve 

Bank of New York, student debt now stands at nearly $1.2 trillion. This makes student loans the second largest balance of 

consumer debt, after mortgage debt. 

(8) Students are carrying large debt loads and too many 

fail to complete college or end up defaulting on these loans due 

to their debt burden and a weak economy and job market. 

(9) Based on estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, the Pell Grant Program will face a fiscal shortfall beginning in fiscal year 2017 and continuing in each subsequent year 

in the current budget window. 

(10) Failing to address these problems will jeopardize access and affordability to higher education for America’s young 

people. 

(b) POLICY ON HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY.—In the 

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(1) targeting Federal financial aid to those most in need; 

(2) streamlining programs that provide aid to make them 

more effective; 

(3) maintaining the maximum Pell grant award level at $5,775 in each year of the budget window; and 

(4) removing regulatory barriers in higher education that 

act to restrict flexibility and innovative teaching, particularly as 

it relates to non-traditional models such as online coursework 

and competency-based learning. 

(c) FINDINGS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.—The House of 

Representatives finds the following: 

(1) 8.7 million Americans are currently unemployed. 

(2) Despite billions of dollars in spending, those looking for 

work are stymied by a broken workforce development system 

that fails to connect workers with assistance and employers 

with trained personnel. 

(3) The House Education and Workforce Committee successfully consolidated 15 job training programs in the recently enacted Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

(d) POLICY ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.—In the House of 

Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution to address the failings in the current workforce development system, by— 

(1) further streamlining and consolidating Federal job 

training programs; and 

(2) empowering states with the flexibility to tailor funding 

and programs to the specific needs of their workforce, including 

the development of career scholarships. 

SEC. 6210. POLICY STATEMENT ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) For years, there has been serious concern regarding the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) bureaucratic mismanagement and continuous failure to provide veterans timely access 

to health care and benefits. 

(2) In 2014, reports started breaking across the Nation that 

VA medical centers were manipulating wait-list documents to 

hide long delays veterans were facing to receive health care. The 

VA hospital scandal led to the immediate resignation of thenSecretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. 

(3) In 2015, for the first time ever, VA health care was 

added to the ‘‘high-risk’’ list of the Government Accountability 

Office (GAO), due to management and oversight failures that 

have directly resulted in risks to the timeliness, cost-effectiveness, and quality of health care. 

(4) In response to the scandal, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held several oversight hearings and ultimately 

enacted the Veterans’ Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 

2014 (VACAA) (Public Law 113–146) to address these problems. 

VACAA provided $15 billion in emergency resources to fund internal health care needs within the department and provided 

veterans enhanced access to private-sector health care under the 

new Veterans Choice Program. 

(b) POLICY ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—This 

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Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives to ensure the VA 

is not only transparent and accountable, but also successful in 

achieving its goals in providing timely health care and benefits to 

America’s veterans. The Committee on the Budget of the House of 

Representatives will continue to closely monitor the VA’s progress to 

ensure resources provided by Congress are sufficient and efficiently 

used to provide needed benefits and services to veterans. 

SEC. 6211. POLICY STATEMENT ON FEDERAL ACCOUNTING METHODOLOGIES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) Given the thousands of Federal programs and trillions 

of dollars the Federal Government spends each year, assessing 

and accounting for Federal fiscal activities and liabilities is a 

complex undertaking. 

(2) Current methods of accounting leave much to be desired 

in capturing the full scope of government and in presenting information in a clear and compelling way that illuminates the 

best options going forward. 

(3) Most fiscal analysis produced by the Congressional 

Budget Office (CBO) is conducted over a relatively short time 

horizon: 10 or 25 years. While this time frame is useful for most 

purposes, it fails to consider the fiscal consequences over the 

longer term. 

(4) Additionally, current accounting methodology does not 

provide an analysis of how the Federal Government’s fiscal situation over the long run affects Americans of various age cohorts. 

(5) Another consideration is how Federal programs should 

be accounted for. The ‘‘accrual method’’ of accounting records 

revenue when it is earned and expenses when they are incurred, 

while the ‘‘cash method’’ records revenue and expenses when 

cash is actually paid or received. 

(6) The Federal budget accounts for most programs using 

cash accounting. Some programs, however, particularly loan 

and loan guarantee programs, are accounted for using accrual 

methods. 

(7) GAO has indicated that accrual accounting may provide 

a more accurate estimation of the Federal Government’s liabilities than cash accounting for some programs specifically those 

that provide some form of insurance. 

(8) Where accrual accounting is used, it is almost exclusively calculated by CBO according to the methodology outlined 

in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (FCRA). CBO uses 

fair value methodology instead of FCRA to measure the cost of 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for example. 

(9) FCRA methodology, however, understates the risk and 

thus the true cost of Federal programs. An alternative is fair 

value methodology, which uses discount rates that incorporate 

the risk inherent to the type of liability being estimated in addition to Treasury discount rates of the proper maturity length. 

(10) The Congressional Budget Office has concluded that 

‘‘adopting a fair-value approach would provide a more comprehensive way to measure the costs of Federal credit programs 

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and the costs of other forms of federal assistance’’ than the current approach under FCRA. 

(b) POLICY ON FEDERAL ACCOUNTING METHODOLOGIES.—In the 

House of Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution that Congress should, in consultation with the Congressional 

Budget Office and the public affected by Federal budgetary choices, 

adopt Government-wide reforms of budget and accounting practices 

so the American people and their representatives can more readily 

understand the fiscal situation of the Government of the United 

States and the options best suited to improving it. Such reforms 

may include but should not be limited to the following: 

(1) Providing additional metrics to enhance our current 

analysis by considering our fiscal situation comprehensively, 

over an extended time horizon, and as it affects Americans of 

various age cohorts. 

(2) Expanding the use of accrual accounting where appropriate. 

(3) Accounting for certain Federal credit programs using 

fair value accounting as opposed to the current approach under 

the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. 

SEC. 6212. POLICY STATEMENT ON REDUCING UNNECESSARY, WASTEFUL, AND UNAUTHORIZED SPENDING. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is required 

by law to identify examples of waste, duplication, and overlap 

in Federal programs, and has so identified dozens of such examples. 

(2) In its report to Congress on Government Efficiency and 

Effectiveness, the Comptroller General has stated that addressing the identified waste, duplication, and overlap in Federal 

programs could ‘‘lead to tens of billions of dollars of additional 

savings.’’. 

(3) In 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 the GAO issued reports 

showing excessive duplication and redundancy in Federal programs including— 

(A) two hundred nine Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education programs in 13 different 

Federal agencies at a cost of $3 billion annually; 

(B) two hundred separate Department of Justice crime 

prevention and victim services grant programs with an annual cost of $3.9 billion in 2010; 

(C) twenty different Federal entities administer 160 

housing programs and other forms of Federal assistance for 

housing with a total cost of $170 billion in 2010; 

(D) seventeen separate Homeland Security preparedness grant programs that spent $37 billion between fiscal 

years 2011 and 2012; 

(E) fourteen grant and loan programs, and three tax 

benefits to reduce diesel emissions; 

(F) ninety-four different initiatives run by 11 different 

agencies to encourage ‘‘green building’’ in the private sector; 

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(G) twenty-three agencies implemented approximately 

670 renewable energy initiatives in fiscal year 2010 at a 

cost of nearly $15 billion. 

(4) The Federal Government spends more than $80 billion 

each year for approximately 1,400 information technology investments. GAO has identified broad acquisition failures, 

waste, and unnecessary duplication in the Government’s information technology infrastructure. experts have estimated that 

eliminating these problems could save 25 percent or $20 billion. 

(5) GAO has identified strategic sourcing as a potential 

source of spending reductions. In 2011 GAO estimated that saving 10 percent of the total or all Federal procurement could generate more than $50 billion in savings annually. (6) Federal agencies reported an estimated $106 billion in 

improper payments in fiscal year 2013. 

(7) Under clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives, each standing committee must hold at least 

one hearing during each 120 day period following its establishment on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government 

programs. 

(8) According to the Congressional Budget Office, by fiscal 

year 2015, 32 laws will expire, possibly resulting in $693 billion 

in unauthorized appropriations. Timely reauthorizations of 

these laws would ensure assessments of program justification 

and effectiveness. 

(9) The findings resulting from congressional oversight of 

Federal Government programs should result in programmatic 

changes in both authorizing statutes and program funding levels. 

(b) POLICY ON REDUCING UNNECESSARY, WASTEFUL, AND UNAUTHORIZED SPENDING.— 

(1) Each authorizing committee of the House of Representatives annually should include in its Views and Estimates letter 

required under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the 

House of Representatives of programs within the jurisdiction of 

such committee whose funding should be reduced or eliminated. 

(2) Committees of jurisdiction should review all unauthorized programs funded through annual appropriations to determine if the programs are operating efficiently and effectively. 

(3) Committees should reauthorize those programs that in 

the committees’ judgment should continue to receive funding. 

(4) For those programs not reauthorized by committees, the 

House of Representatives should enforce the limitations on 

funding such unauthorized programs in the House rules. If the 

strictures of the rules are deemed to be too rapid in prohibiting 

spending on unauthorized programs, then milder measures 

should be adopted and enforced until a return to the full prohibition of clause 2(a)(1) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House. 

SEC. 6213. POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION THROUGH 

THE CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) According to the most recent estimate from the Office of 

Management and Budget, Federal agencies were expected to 


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hold $844 billion in unobligated balances at the close of fiscal 

year 2015. 

(2) These funds represent direct and discretionary spending 

previously made available by Congress that remains available 

for expenditure. 

(3) In some cases, agencies are granted funding and it remains available for obligation indefinitely. 

(4) The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 

Act of 1974 requires the Office of Management and Budget to 

make funds available to agencies for obligation and prohibits 

the Administration from withholding or cancelling unobligated 

funds unless approved by an Act of Congress. 

(5) Greater congressional oversight is required to review 

and identify potential savings from canceling unobligated balances of funds that are no longer needed. 

(b) POLICY ON DEFICIT REDUCTION THROUGH THE CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.—In the House of Representatives, 

committees should through their oversight activities identify and 

achieve savings through the cancellation or rescission of unobligated 

balances that neither abrogate contractual obligations of the Government nor reduce or disrupt Federal commitments under programs such as Social Security, veterans’ affairs, national security, 

and Treasury authority to finance the national debt. 

(c) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—The House of Representatives, with 

the assistance of the Government Accountability Office, the Inspectors General, and other appropriate agencies should continue to 

make it a high priority to review unobligated balances and identify 

savings for deficit reduction. 

SEC. 6214. POLICY STATEMENT ON AGENCY FEES AND SPENDING. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) A number of Federal agencies and organizations have 

permanent authority to collect fees and other offsetting collections and to spend these collected funds. 

(2) The total amount of offsetting fees and offsetting collections is estimated by the Office of Management and Budget to 

be $525 billion in fiscal year 2016. 

(3) Agency budget justifications are, in some cases, not fully 

transparent about the amount of program activity funded 

through offsetting collections or fees. This lack of transparency 

prevents effective and accountable government. 

(b) POLICY ON AGENCY FEES AND SPENDING.—In the House of 

Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution that 

Congress must reassert its constitutional prerogative to control 

spending and conduct oversight. To do so, Congress should enact 

legislation requiring programs that are funded through fees, offsetting receipts, or offsetting collections to be allocated new budget authority annually. Such allocation may arise from— 

(1) legislation originating from the authorizing committee 

of jurisdiction for the agency or program; or 

(2) fee and account specific allocations included in annual 

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SEC. 6215. POLICY STATEMENT ON RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF 

TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: (1) The budget for the House of Representatives is $188 million less than it was when Republicans became the majority in 

2011. 

(2) The House of Representatives has achieved significant 

savings by consolidating operations and renegotiating contracts. 

(b) POLICY ON RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF TAXPAYER DOL- LARS.—In the House of Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution that: 

(1) The House of Representatives must be a model for the 

responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources and therefore 

must identify any savings that can be achieved through greater 

productivity and efficiency gains in the operation and maintenance of House services and resources like printing, conferences, 

utilities, telecommunications, furniture, grounds maintenance, 

postage, and rent. This should include a review of policies and 

procedures for acquisition of goods and services to eliminate 

any unnecessary spending. The Committee on House Administration should review the policies pertaining to the services provided to Members and committees of the House of Representatives, and should identify ways to reduce any subsidies paid for 

the operation of the House gym, barber shop, salon, and the 

House dining room. 

(2) No taxpayer funds may be used to purchase first class 

airfare or to lease corporate jets for Members of Congress. 

(3) Retirement benefits for Members of Congress should not 

include free, taxpayer-funded health care for life. 

SEC. 6216. POLICY STATEMENT ON ‘‘NO BUDGET, NO PAY’’. 

In the House of Representatives, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution that Congress should agree to a concurrent resolution on the budget every year pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. If by April 15, the House of Representatives has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget, 

the payroll administrator of the House of Representatives should 

carry out this policy in the same manner as the provisions of Public 

Law 113–3, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013, and should place 

in an escrow account all compensation otherwise required to be 

made for Members of the House of Representatives. Withheld compensation should be released to Members of the House of Representatives the earlier of the day on which the House of Representatives 

agrees to a concurrent resolution on the budget, pursuant to section 

301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, or the last day of that 

Congress. 

SEC. 6217. POLICY STATEMENT ON NATIONAL SECURITY FUNDING. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds the following: 

(1) Russian aggression, the growing threats of the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant in the Middle East, North Korean 

and Iranian nuclear and missile programs, and continued Chinese investments in high-end military capabilities and cyber 

warfare shape the parameters of an increasingly complex and 

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(2) All four current service chiefs testified that the National 

Military Strategy could not be executed at sequestration levels. 

(3) The independent and bipartisan National Defense Panel 

conducted risk assessments of force structure changes triggered 

by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) and concluded that 

in addition to previous cuts to defense dating back to 2009, the 

sequestration of defense discretionary spending has ‘‘caused significant shortfalls in U.S. military readiness and both present 

and future capabilities’’. 

(4) The President’s fiscal year 2016 budget irresponsibly ig- nores current law and requests a defense budget $38 billion 

above the caps for rhetorical gain. By creating an expectation 

of spending without a plan to avoid the BCA’s guaranteed sequester upon breaching of its caps, the White House’s proposal 

compounds the fiscal uncertainty that has affected the military’s ability to adequately plan for future contingencies and 

make investments crucial for the Nation’s defense. (5) The President’s budget proposes $1.8 trillion in tax in- creases, in addition to the $1.7 trillion in tax hikes the Administration has already imposed. The President’s tax increases 

would further burden economic growth and is not a realistic 

source for offsets to fund defense sequester replacement. 

(b) POLICY ON FISCAL YEAR 2016 NATIONAL DEFENSE FUND- ING.—In fiscal year 2015, the House-passed budget resolution antici- pated $566 billion for national defense in the discretionary base 

budget for fiscal year 2016. With no necessary statutory change yet 

provided by Congress, the BCA statute would require limiting national defense discretionary base funding to $523 billion in fiscal 

year 2016. However, in total with $90 billion, the House of Representatives Budget estimate for Overseas Contingency Operations 

funding for the Department of Defense, the fiscal year 2016 budget 

provides over $613 billion total for defense spending that is higher 

than the President’s budget request for the fiscal year. 

(c) DEFENSE READINESS AND MODERNIZATION FUND.—(1) The 

budget resolution recognizes the need to ensure robust funding for 

national defense while maintaining overall fiscal discipline. The 

budget resolution prioritizes our national defense and the needs of 

the warfighter by providing needed dollars through the creation of 

the ‘‘Defense Readiness and Modernization Fund’’. 

(2) The Defense Readiness and Modernization Fund provides 

the mechanism for Congress to responsibly allocate in a deficit-neutral way the resources the military needs to secure the safety and 

liberty of United States citizens from threats at home and abroad. 

The Defense Readiness and Modernization Fund will provide the 

chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives the ability to increase allocations to support legislation that 

would provide for the Department of Defense warfighting capabilities, modernization, training and maintenance associated with combat readiness, activities to reach full auditability of the Department 

of Defense’s financial statements, and implementation of military 

and compensation reforms. 

(d) SEQUESTER REPLACEMENT FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE.—This 

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bilize the Government’s major entitlement programs which, along 

with net interest, will consume all Federal revenue in less than 20 

years, the budget also charts a course that can ensure the availability of needed national security resources. 

And the House agree to the same. 

TOM PRICE, 

TODD ROKITA, 

MARIO DIAZ-BALART, 

DIANE BLACK, 

JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, 

Managers on the Part of the House. 

MICHAEL B. ENZI, 

CHUCK GRASSLEY, 

JEFF SESSIONS, 

MIKE CRAPO, 

LINDSEY GRAHAM, 

ROB PORTMAN, PATRICK J. TOOMEY, 

RON JOHNSON, 

KELLY AYOTTE, ROGER F. WICKER, BOB CORKER, DAVID PERDUE, 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. 

11), setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 

Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate 

budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, 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: 


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Joint Explanatory Statement of the 

Committee on Conference 

The conference agreement between the Senate and the House 

on the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution is a statement of good 

faith to the American people that Congress can govern responsibly 

and effectively. This budget agreement achieves five important objectives: 

• It balances the budget within 10 years to address the 

problem of government overspending and rising debt. 

• It balances solely by limiting government spending, not 

by raising taxes, thereby boosting the private sector economy 

and job creation. 

• It provides a path through reconciliation to repeal the 

Affordable Care Act with its burdensome mandates and restrictions, a first step toward introducing real, patient-centered 

health care reform. 

• It makes national defense a priority and provides for the 

maximum allowable defense funding under current law, with 

a fiscally responsible path for further spending increases. 

• It calls for a return to regular order in Congress, allowing all committees to act fully and Appropriations Committees 

to consider spending bills on time. 

It is well known that a budget is more than a set of numbers. 

It is a reflection of national priorities, a vision of the future. When 

developed in a responsible way, a sound Federal budget can provide a foundation for moving America in the direction of greater opportunity and economic growth and a safer and more secure Nation. 

In writing this budget, Congress is restoring a priority neglected since fiscal year 2010. Moreover, in writing a 10-year balanced budget, the House and Senate Budget Committees have accomplished something the President’s budget never does and that 

Congress last achieved in fiscal year 2002—nearly 15 years ago. 

Passing this budget will also let the congressional policymakers 

who actually allocate the dollars get to work and observe its spending limits to achieve the Nation’s goals. 

The agreement presents a responsible path forward to reduce 

the Nation’s debt burden and expand economic opportunity for all 

Americans. In meeting the goals cited above, the budget aims to restore public trust by eliminating wasteful Washington overspending; making government truly more effective and more accountable; protecting America’s most vulnerable citizens; and 

strengthening the health and retirement of the Nation’s seniors. It 

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ty net for those who need it, this budget also helps others break 

free of government dependency and pursue self-sufficiency. 

The budget’s deficit reduction also will have tangible benefits 

for the economy. The Congressional Budget Office [CBO] has analyzed how the funding changes contained in the conference report 

likely would affect U.S. economic performance, finding that the 

fully implemented spending levels of the budget resolution conference report would improve the economy. Specifically, the budget 

office found that: a) per capita real gross national product [GNP], 

a proxy for a country’s standard of living, would be 1.4 percent 

higher in 2025 than it would be without the spending changes; and 

b) nominal GDP would be $400 billion higher by fiscal year 2025 

than it would otherwise be. 

On the current fiscal trajectory, which is marked by rising debt 

levels as a share of the economy, government borrowing would 

eventually lead to a decline in national savings and a ‘‘crowding 

out’’ of private investment. Crowding out occurs when the Federal 

Government’s borrowing competes successfully with that of private 

borrowers. Not only can the Federal Government command credit 

resources more readily, thanks to its generally superior rating for 

default risk when compared with private borrowers, but excessive 

borrowing can put upward pressure on interest rates that private 

borrowers must pay. Less credit available in private lending markets could mean higher prices for Americans as borrowers. 

CBO’s analysis of the conference agreement indicates that deficit reduction also creates long-term economic benefits because it 

increases the pool of national savings and boosts private investment, thereby raising economic growth and job creation. CBO estimates that the conference agreement would maintain budget balance in the years beyond the budget window and significantly reduce Federal debt held by the public as a percent of GDP. To put 

this in perspective, publicly held debt to GDP currently stands at 

74 percent, its highest level since 1951, and is projected to rise 

steadily in the decades ahead under CBO’s extended current law 

baseline. CBO estimates that the conference agreement would reduce debt as a percent of GDP to 56 percent in 2025 and ultimately 

to about 20 percent in 2040. 

A congressional budget develops in stages, of which a concurrent resolution on the budget agreed to by the House and Senate 

is the first. The resolution establishes a framework for fiscal policy 

and proposes an alignment of resources with Congress’s governing 

priorities. It is the only legislative vehicle that reflects a global assessment of the governing majority’s priorities and the demands on 

Federal resources. Subsequently, respective committees of jurisdiction develop, in accordance with their judgments, policy reforms 

needed to achieve the budget’s fiscal aims, guided by the budget’s 

aggregates and recommended function levels, as presented later in 

this statement. 

The managers on the part of the House and the Senate of the 

conference on the votes in disagreement between the Houses on the 

concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the 

United States Government for fiscal year 2016, and setting forth 

appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 (S. 

Con. Res. 11) submit the following joint statement to the House 


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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 resolving clause and inserted the text of H. Con. 

Res. 27. 

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 among the Senate concurrent resolution, the House 

amendment thereto, 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. 

Conferees on the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 met in public session on Monday, April 20, 2015. 

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. 

Each function discussion provides recommended function totals 

for budget authority and outlays, as well as a breakout of discretionary (annually appropriated) and direct (or mandatory) spending 

amounts for fiscal year 2016. These figures are not binding; they 

are intended to provide an overall accounting of estimated spending requirements and priorities according to major categories of 

government activities. Figures for the Senate resolution and the 

House amendment are based on CBO’s January 2015 baseline; conference agreement numbers are based on CBO’s March 2015 baseline, adjusted for the enactment of H.R. 2. 

SENATE 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 Retirement and Disability (which are used 

to enforce a point of order applicable only in the Senate). It also 

adds three additional separate budget functions: Government-Wide 

Savings (930); Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

Terrorism (970); and Across-the-Board Adjustment (990). 

Discussion of the governing principles underlying the budget’s 

recommended policy reforms can be found in House Report 114–47 

accompanying H. Con. Res. 27, the House Concurrent Resolution 

on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement includes all of the items required 

under Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act, and adds 


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one separate budget function: Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism (970). 

AGGREGATE AND FUNCTION LEVELS 

The following tables are included in this section: 

• Table 1.—Economic Assumptions for the Conference 

Agreement 

• Table 2.—FY 2016 Budget Resolution Conference Agreement Summary 

• Table 3.—FY 2016 Budget Resolution Conference Agreement Budget Aggregates 

• Table 4.—FY 2016 Budget Resolution Conference Agreement Discretionary Budget Authority 

• Table 5.—FY 2016 Budget Resolution Conference Agreement Mandatory Outlays 

• Table 6.—FY 2016 Budget Resolution Conference Agreement Aggregate and Function Levels 

• Table 7.—FY 2016 Budget Resolution as Passed by the 

Senate 

• Table 8.—Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Total 

Spending and Revenue, as Passed by the House 

• Table 9.—Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Discretionary Spending, as Passed by the House 

• Table 10.—Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Mandatory Spending, as Passed by the House 

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 development by the Congressional Budget Office and presented in 

CBO’s ‘‘Updated Budget Projections: 2015 to 2015,’’ (March 9, 

2015). 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate resolution employed CBO’s economic assumptions 

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HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment uses CBO’s economic assumptions published in January 2015. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement uses CBO’s economic assumption 

published in March 2015. 


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TABLE 1.—ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT 

[Fiscal year] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 

Billions of dollars ..................................................................................................... 18,016 18,832 19,701 20,558 21,404 22,315 23,271 24,262 25,287 26,352 27,456 Percentage change ................................................................................................... 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 

Real GDP: 

Billions of 2009 dollars ........................................................................................... 16,405 16,893 17,361 17,763 18,127 18,524 18,934 19,346 19,762 20,180 20,603 Percentage change ................................................................................................... 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 

Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI–U): 

1982–84=100 .......................................................................................................... 238.6 243.3 248.9 254.7 260.7 267.0 273.5 280.2 287.0 294.0 301.0 Percentage change ................................................................................................... 1.1 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 

Price Index, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE): 

2009=100 ................................................................................................................ 109.7 111.6 113.7 116.0 118.3 120.7 123.1 125.6 128.1 130.7 133.3 Percentage change ................................................................................................... 1.1 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

Unemployment Rate, Civilian, 16 Years or Older: 

Percent ..................................................................................................................... 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 

Employment, Total Nonfarm (Establishment Survey): 

Millions ..................................................................................................................... 141 143 144 146 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 Percentage change ................................................................................................... 2.0 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 

10-Year Treasury Note: 

Percent ..................................................................................................................... 2.6 3.2 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 

Income, Personal: 

Billions of dollars ..................................................................................................... 15,183 15,905 16,682 17,508 18,331 19,195 20,125 21,059 22,007 23,003 24,054 Percentage of GDP ................................................................................................... 84.3 84.5 84.7 85.2 85.6 86.0 86.5 86.8 87.0 87.3 87.6 


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FUNCTIONS AND REVENUES 

TABLE 2.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT SUMMARY 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

Conference Levels: 

Outlays ................................................................................................................... 3,871 3,808 3,846 4,027 4,210 4,365 4,581 4,695 4,774 5,006 19,761 43,183 Revenues ............................................................................................................... 3,471 3,602 3,729 3,875 4,035 4,211 4,395 4,596 4,806 5,030 18,711 41,750 Deficit(+)/Surplus(¥) ........................................................................................... 400 206 117 152 176 153 186 99 ¥32 ¥24 1,050 1,432 

Debt held by the public ........................................................................................ 13,842 14,124 14,307 14,523 14,757 14,965 15,204 15,354 15,374 15,405 

As a Share of GDP: a

Outlays ................................................................................................................... 20.6% 19.4% 18.8% 18.8% 18.8% 18.7% 18.8% 18.5% 18.0% 18.1% 19.3% 18.8% Revenues ............................................................................................................... 18.5% 18.4% 18.2% 18.1% 18.0% 18.1% 18.0% 18.1% 18.1% 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% Deficit(+)/Surplus(¥) ........................................................................................... 2.1% 1.0% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.4% ¥0.1% ¥0.1% 1.0% 0.7% 

Debt held by the public ........................................................................................ 73.6% 72.1% 69.8% 67.9% 65.9% 64.2% 62.3% 60.5% 58.0% 55.6% n.a. n.a. 

a In 2016–20 and 2016–25 columns, percentages reflect five- and ten-year averages, respectively. 

TABLE 3.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT BUDGET AGGREGATES 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

Discretionary: 

Defense (regular BA) a .............................................................................. 523 536 549 562 576 590 623 636 649 662 2,746 5,906 

Nondefense (regular BA) a ......................................................................... 493 477 478 487 495 503 509 515 521 527 2,431 5,006 

Total Discretionary: 

BA .......................................................................................................... 1,120 1,085 1,097 1,113 1,128 1,148 1,132 1,151 1,170 1,189 5,542 11,332 

OT .......................................................................................................... 1,206 1,167 1,148 1,157 1,167 1,182 1,181 1,176 1,180 1,200 5,845 11,764 

% change (BA) b ........................................................................................ ¥0.2% ¥3.1% 1.1% 1.5% 1.3% 1.8% ¥1.4% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 0.1% 0.6% 

Mandatory (OT) .............................................................................................. 2,390 2,316 2,311 2,431 2,559 2,667 2,853 2,943 2,997 3,196 12,007 26,662 

% change b ................................................................................................ 4.8% ¥3.1% ¥0.2% 5.2% 5.3% 4.2% 7.0% 3.2% 1.8% 6.6% 2.3% 3.4% 

Net interest (OT) ............................................................................................ 275 325 387 438 484 516 548 576 598 611 1,910 4,757 

% change b ................................................................................................ 20.4% 18.0% 19.1% 13.3% 10.4% 6.5% 6.3% 5.2% 3.8% 2.1% 16.2% 10.3% 

Total outlays .................................................................................................. 3,871 3,808 3,846 4,027 4,210 4,365 4,581 4,695 4,774 5,006 19,761 43,183 

% change b ................................................................................................ 5.1% ¥1.6% 1.0% 4.7% 4.6% 3.7% 5.0% 2.5% 1.7% 4.9% 2.7% 3.1% 

Revenues ........................................................................................................ 3,471 3,602 3,729 3,875 4,035 4,211 4,395 4,596 4,806 5,030 18,711 41,750 

% change b 8.7% 3.8% 3.5% 3.9% 4.1% 4.4% 4.4% 4.6% 4.6% 4.7% 4.8% 4.7% 

Unified deficit (+)/surplus (Ø) ................................................................... 400 206 117 152 176 153 186 99 ¥32 ¥24 1,050 1,432 


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TABLE 3.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT BUDGET AGGREGATES—Continued 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

On-budget .................................................................................................. 415 206 94 104 98 44 42 ¥84 ¥257 ¥296 917 365 

Off-budget .................................................................................................. ¥15 0 23 48 78 109 144 183 226 272 133 1,067 

Unified deficit/surplus % of GDP .................................................................. 2.1% 1.0% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.4% ¥0.1% ¥0.1% 1.0% 0.6% 

Total Federal debt ......................................................................................... 19,072 19,503 19,840 20,178 20,509 20,788 21,048 21,203 21,209 21,165 n.c. n.c. Total Federal debt % of GDP ......................................................................... 101.4% 99.5% 96.8% 94.3% 91.6% 89.2% 86.3% 83.5% 80.0% 76.4% n.c. n.c. Debt held by the public ................................................................................ 13,842 14,124 14,307 14,523 14,757 14,965 15,204 15,354 15,374 15,405 n.c. n.c. 

Debt held by the public % of GDP ................................................................ 73.6% 72.1% 69.8% 67.9% 65.9% 64.2% 62.3% 60.5% 58.0% 55.6% n.c. n.c. MEMORANDA: Economic Growth Benefit c (OT) ..................................................................... 38 20 0 0 0 ¥23 ¥24 ¥25 ¥53 ¥55 57 ¥124 

Unified deficit (+)/surplus (¥) without Economic Growth Benefit ............. 362 186 117 152 176 177 210 125 21 31 993 1,557 Gross Domestic Product ................................................................................. 18,800 19,600 20,500 21,400 22,400 23,300 24,400 25,400 26,500 27,700 102,700 230,000 

a These amounts are subject to discretionary spending limits in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (the Deficit Control Act), as amended. b Percentage change represents change from year prior. In 2016–20 and 2016–25 columns, percentage reflects average annual growth.c CBO estimate of the effect on the deficit from the change in the economy attributable to the budget plan. In this table, the effect is included in the mandatory spending line. 

n.c. = not computable. 

TABLE 4.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT 

DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

Defense (regular BA): a

Conference Agreement ................................................................................................... 523 536 549 562 576 590 623 636 649 662 2,746 5,906 

CBO March Baseline ...................................................................................................... 523 536 549 562 576 590 605 620 635 651 2,746 5,848 

Difference .................................................................................................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 14 11 0 58 

Nondefense (regular BA): a

Conference Agreement ................................................................................................... 493 477 478 487 495 503 509 515 521 527 2,431 5,006 CBO March Baseline ...................................................................................................... 493 504 515 529 543 555 569 583 598 613 2,584 5,503 

Difference .................................................................................................................. 0 ¥26 ¥37 ¥43 ¥47 ¥52 ¥60 ¥68 ¥77 ¥86 ¥153 ¥496 

Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO): 

Conference Agreement ................................................................................................... 96 65 63 58 50 48 0 0 0 0 331 378 


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President’s Budget ......................................................................................................... 58 27 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 191 191 

Difference .................................................................................................................. 38 38 36 31 23 21 0 0 0 0 166 187 

Disaster Relief Funding: 

Conference Agreement ................................................................................................... 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 34 41 President’s Budget ......................................................................................................... 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 

Difference .................................................................................................................. 0 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 27 34 

a These amounts are subject to discretionary spending limits in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (the Deficit Control Act), as amended. 

TABLE 5.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT MANDATORY OUTLAYS 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

CBO March Baseline: a 2,488 2,565 2,633 2,798 2,954 3,118 3,350 3,476 3,597 3,872 13,438 30,852 

% change b ................................................................................................ 9.1% 3.1% 2.7% 6.3% 5.6% 5.6% 7.4% 3.8% 3.5% 7.6% 5.3% 5.4% 

Conference Agreement: c 2,390 2,316 2,311 2,431 2,559 2,667 2,853 2,943 2,997 3,196 12,007 26,662 

% change b ................................................................................................ 4.8% ¥3.1% ¥0.2% 5.2% 5.3% 4.2% 7.0% 3.2% 1.8% 6.6% 2.3% 3.4% 

Difference ¥99 ¥249 ¥323 ¥367 ¥395 ¥451 ¥498 ¥533 ¥601 ¥676 ¥1,432 ¥4,189 

MEMORANDUM: Gross Domestic Product ................................................................................. 18,800 19,600 20,500 21,400 22,400 23,300 24,400 25,400 26,500 27,700 102,700 230,000 

% change b ................................................................................................ 4.4% 4.3% 4.6% 4.4% 4.7% 4.0% 4.7% 4.1% 4.3% 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 

a Includes the effect of H.R. 2, which cleared Congress on April 14. b Percentage change represents change from year prior. In 2016–20 and 2016–25 columns, percentage reflects average annual growth.c Includes economic growth benefit. 

TABLE 6.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT AGGREGATE AND FUNCTION LEVELS 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

050–National Defense: 

BA ............................... 531.306 544.515 557.764 571.039 585.330 599.646 632.804 646.039 659.310 673.490 2,789.954 6,001.243 OT ............................... 564.325 549.357 548.021 560.439 572.493 585.628 615.907 628.518 638.235 658.011 2,794.635 5,920.934 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 523.091 536.068 549.073 562.080 576.088 590.097 623.000 636.000 649.000 662.000 2,746.400 5,906.497OT .......................... 555.480 540.097 538.510 550.830 562.841 575.860 605.978 618.404 627.922 646.598 2,747.758 5,822.520


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TABLE 6.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT AGGREGATE AND FUNCTION LEVELS—Continued 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 8.215 8.447 8.691 8.959 9.242 9.549 9.804 10.039 10.310 11.490 43.554 94.746 OT .......................... 8.845 9.260 9.511 9.609 9.652 9.768 9.929 10.114 10.313 11.413 46.877 98.414 

150–International Affairs: 

BA ............................... 40.202 40.246 41.176 42.100 43.092 44.085 45.333 46.348 47.408 48.485 206.816 438.475 OT ............................... 46.028 43.086 41.818 41.391 41.518 42.005 42.749 43.510 44.367 45.266 213.841 431.738 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 40.094 40.745 41.629 42.522 43.468 44.417 45.417 46.416 47.461 48.527 208.458 440.696 OT .......................... 47.086 44.391 43.507 43.184 43.366 43.846 44.394 45.187 46.079 47.018 221.534 448.058 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 0.108 ¥0.499 ¥0.453 ¥0.422 ¥0.376 ¥0.332 ¥0.084 ¥0.068 ¥0.053 ¥0.042 ¥1.642 ¥2.221 

OT .......................... ¥1.058 ¥1.305 ¥1.689 ¥1.793 ¥1.848 ¥1.841 ¥1.645 ¥1.677 ¥1.712 ¥1.752 ¥7.693 ¥16.320 

250–General Science, 

Space and Technology: BA ............................... 29.187 29.771 30.432 31.104 31.805 32.508 33.242 33.978 34.743 35.517 152.299 322.287 OT ............................... 29.555 29.707 30.162 30.647 31.283 31.875 32.579 33.306 34.053 34.815 151.354 317.982 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 29.087 29.664 30.332 31.004 31.705 32.408 33.142 33.878 34.643 35.417 151.792 321.280 OT .......................... 29.454 29.601 30.060 30.547 31.183 31.775 32.479 33.206 33.953 34.715 150.845 316.973 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 0.100 0.107 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.507 1.007 OT .......................... 0.101 0.106 0.102 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.509 1.009 

270–Energy: 

BA ............................... ¥3.201 1.962 ¥0.746 ¥0.856 ¥0.884 ¥0.948 ¥1.030 ¥1.098 ¥1.144 ¥1.153 ¥3.725 ¥9.098 

OT ............................... 1.412 1.095 ¥2.111 ¥1.936 ¥1.811 ¥1.657 ¥1.651 ¥1.643 ¥1.614 ¥1.589 ¥3.351 ¥11.505 

Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 2.588 2.655 2.725 2.790 2.877 2.946 3.019 3.093 3.169 3.241 13.635 29.103 OT .......................... 3.233 2.740 2.612 2.736 2.820 2.885 2.961 3.033 3.107 3.183 14.141 29.310 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... ¥5.789 ¥0.693 ¥3.471 ¥3.646 ¥3.761 ¥3.894 ¥4.049 ¥4.191 ¥4.313 ¥4.394 ¥17.360 ¥38.201 

OT .......................... ¥1.821 ¥1.645 ¥4.723 ¥4.672 ¥4.631 ¥4.542 ¥4.612 ¥4.676 ¥4.721 ¥4.772 ¥17.492 ¥40.815 


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300–Natural Resources 

and Environment: BA ............................... 36.374 37.654 38.325 38.923 40.388 41.191 41.650 42.496 43.935 45.039 191.664 405.975 OT ............................... 39.499 40.016 39.595 39.465 40.563 41.461 41.770 42.726 43.453 44.409 199.138 412.957 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 34.439 35.329 36.359 37.431 38.506 39.603 40.772 41.913 43.108 44.343 182.064 391.803 OT .......................... 37.013 37.186 37.191 37.827 38.823 39.799 40.922 42.031 42.600 43.773 188.040 397.165 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 1.935 2.325 1.966 1.492 1.882 1.588 0.878 0.583 0.827 0.696 9.600 14.172 OT .......................... 2.486 2.830 2.404 1.638 1.740 1.662 0.848 0.695 0.853 0.636 11.098 15.792 

350–Agriculture: 

BA ............................... 19.098 22.846 21.964 20.652 19.681 19.545 19.509 20.119 20.253 20.540 104.241 204.207 OT ............................... 21.572 22.376 20.853 19.875 19.132 19.025 18.979 19.590 19.699 20.028 103.808 201.129 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 5.998 6.152 6.330 6.513 6.699 6.884 7.084 7.278 7.487 7.699 31.692 68.124 OT .......................... 5.939 6.077 6.252 6.428 6.609 6.792 6.989 7.182 7.385 7.595 31.305 67.248 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 13.100 16.694 15.634 14.139 12.982 12.661 12.425 12.841 12.766 12.841 72.549 136.083 OT .......................... 15.633 16.299 14.601 13.447 12.523 12.233 11.990 12.408 12.314 12.433 72.503 133.881 

370–Commerce and 

Housing Credit: BA ............................... ¥4.010 ¥11.014 ¥10.671 ¥10.096 ¥8.181 ¥7.989 ¥7.587 ¥7.204 ¥6.601 ¥6.379 ¥43.972 ¥79.732 

OT ............................... ¥13.580 ¥24.064 ¥27.566 ¥29.561 ¥25.522 ¥22.606 ¥24.053 ¥25.111 ¥25.809 ¥26.435 ¥120.293 ¥244.307 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... ¥10.605 ¥13.301 ¥13.279 ¥12.114 ¥9.774 ¥8.848 ¥7.588 ¥6.382 ¥5.319 ¥4.680 ¥59.073 ¥91.890 

OT .......................... ¥7.165 ¥11.356 ¥12.285 ¥11.885 ¥10.163 ¥9.095 ¥8.000 ¥7.058 ¥6.021 ¥5.208 ¥52.854 ¥88.236 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 6.595 2.287 2.608 2.018 1.593 0.859 0.001 ¥0.822 ¥1.282 ¥1.699 15.101 12.158 

OT .......................... ¥6.415 ¥12.708 ¥15.281 ¥17.676 ¥15.359 ¥13.511 ¥16.053 ¥18.053 ¥19.788 ¥21.227 ¥67.439 ¥156.071 

370 on-budget: 

BA ............................... ¥0.997 ¥8.697 ¥8.277 ¥7.401 ¥5.156 ¥4.806 ¥4.250 ¥3.613 ¥2.754 ¥2.278 ¥30.528 ¥48.229 

OT ............................... ¥10.566 ¥21.748 ¥25.173 ¥26.866 ¥22.499 ¥19.423 ¥20.716 ¥21.520 ¥21.962 ¥22.335 ¥106.852 ¥212.808 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... ¥10.871 ¥13.578 ¥13.567 ¥12.413 ¥10.084 ¥9.169 ¥7.922 ¥6.728 ¥5.677 ¥5.051 ¥60.513 ¥95.060 

OT .......................... ¥7.430 ¥11.633 ¥12.573 ¥12.183 ¥10.473 ¥9.415 ¥8.333 ¥7.403 ¥6.378 ¥5.578 ¥54.292 ¥91.399 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 9.874 4.881 5.290 5.012 4.928 4.363 3.672 3.115 2.923 2.773 29.985 46.831 OT .......................... ¥3.136 ¥10.115 ¥12.600 ¥14.683 ¥12.026 ¥10.008 ¥12.383 ¥14.117 ¥15.584 ¥16.757 ¥52.560 ¥121.409 

400–Transportation: 

BA ............................... 72.055 72.715 73.262 73.696 74.070 74.409 55.154 56.254 56.798 57.190 365.798 665.603 


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TABLE 6.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT AGGREGATE AND FUNCTION LEVELS—Continued 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

OT ............................... 87.153 82.838 79.648 78.845 78.268 77.871 73.378 66.074 62.874 61.710 406.752 748.659 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 30.083 30.772 31.607 32.465 33.352 34.247 35.168 36.106 35.506 36.451 158.279 335.757 OT .......................... 86.083 82.021 79.159 78.766 78.603 78.624 74.550 67.646 63.296 62.689 404.632 751.437 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 41.972 41.943 41.655 41.231 40.718 40.162 19.986 20.148 21.292 20.739 207.519 329.846 OT .......................... 1.070 0.817 0.489 0.079 ¥0.335 ¥0.753 ¥1.172 ¥1.572 ¥0.422 ¥0.979 2.120 ¥2.778 

450–Community and Regional Development: 

BA ............................... 15.486 16.344 16.737 16.973 16.984 16.903 9.965 9.947 9.993 10.077 82.524 139.409 OT ............................... 20.692 19.144 19.692 20.450 20.702 20.682 19.034 15.892 13.220 11.515 100.680 181.023 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 15.040 15.316 15.508 15.697 15.900 16.116 9.461 9.683 9.911 10.136 77.461 132.768 OT .......................... 19.627 18.125 18.037 18.487 18.617 18.481 16.680 14.192 12.495 11.002 92.893 165.743 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 0.446 1.028 1.229 1.276 1.084 0.787 0.504 0.264 0.082 ¥0.059 5.063 6.641 OT .......................... 1.065 1.019 1.655 1.963 2.085 2.201 2.354 1.700 0.725 0.513 7.787 15.280 

500–Education, Training, 

Employment: BA ............................... 83.315 89.084 91.432 90.189 92.597 93.900 95.502 96.984 98.820 100.785 446.617 932.608 OT ............................... 93.293 92.888 91.193 89.369 91.891 93.562 95.022 96.608 98.336 100.297 458.634 942.459 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 89.823 92.951 94.703 96.567 98.546 100.549 102.624 104.620 106.756 108.896 472.590 996.035 OT .......................... 93.797 95.174 93.014 94.795 96.655 98.659 100.670 102.690 104.746 106.863 473.435 987.063 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... ¥6.508 ¥3.867 ¥3.271 ¥6.378 ¥5.949 ¥6.649 ¥7.122 ¥7.636 ¥7.936 ¥8.111 ¥25.973 ¥63.427 

OT .......................... ¥0.504 ¥2.286 ¥1.821 ¥5.426 ¥4.764 ¥5.097 ¥5.648 ¥6.082 ¥6.410 ¥6.566 ¥14.801 ¥44.604 

550–Health: 

BA ............................... 433.064 397.209 387.638 398.203 420.326 426.184 442.681 461.378 476.599 493.913 2,036.440 4,337.195 OT ............................... 430.917 394.211 397.302 399.888 411.116 426.218 442.701 461.378 476.631 494.059 2,033.434 4,334.421 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 57.727 58.919 60.296 61.691 63.146 64.602 66.126 67.651 69.242 70.844 301.779 640.244 OT .......................... 58.420 58.957 59.775 60.285 61.571 62.806 64.273 65.771 67.308 68.881 299.008 628.047 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 375.337 338.290 327.342 336.512 357.180 361.582 376.555 393.727 407.357 423.069 1,734.661 3,696.951


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OT .......................... 372.497 335.254 337.527 339.603 349.545 363.412 378.428 395.607 409.323 425.178 1,734.426 3,706.374

570–Medicare: 

BA ............................... 579.430 571.876 566.754 628.736 667.036 711.198 800.458 812.590 815.240 923.187 3,013.832 7,076.505 OT ............................... 579.361 571.830 566.656 628.652 666.951 711.111 800.363 812.496 815.139 923.082 3,013.450 7,075.641 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 6.535 6.918 7.338 7.792 8.263 8.758 9.285 9.829 10.395 10.983 36.846 86.096 OT .......................... 6.492 6.894 7.269 7.719 8.188 8.677 9.198 9.742 10.305 10.887 36.562 85.371 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 572.895 564.958 559.416 620.944 658.773 702.440 791.173 802.761 804.845 912.204 2,976.986 6,990.409OT .......................... 572.869 564.936 559.387 620.933 658.763 702.434 791.165 802.754 804.834 912.195 2,976.888 6,990.270

600–Income Security: 

BA ............................... 523.086 496.233 485.055 476.663 484.015 489.999 498.503 503.364 510.872 517.417 2,465.052 4,985.207 OT ............................... 523.645 492.511 476.530 471.357 478.199 484.318 497.869 499.521 501.192 511.441 2,442.242 4,936.583 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 63.235 61.219 61.398 60.997 62.339 63.675 65.591 66.390 67.163 67.655 309.188 639.662 OT .......................... 64.237 62.844 62.101 61.716 62.215 63.189 64.658 65.788 66.695 67.305 313.113 640.748 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 459.851 435.014 423.657 415.666 421.676 426.324 432.912 436.974 443.709 449.762 2,155.864 4,345.545OT .......................... 459.408 429.667 414.429 409.641 415.984 421.129 433.211 433.733 434.497 444.136 2,129.129 4,295.835

650–Social Security Retirement and Disability: 

BA ............................... 928.939 978.390 1,039.410 1,104.586 1,174.741 1,248.387 1,325.517 1,406.861 1,491.896 1,579.505 5,226.066 12,278.232 OT ............................... 924.957 973.310 1,033.990 1,098.755 1,168.609 1,242.055 1,318.684 1,399.827 1,484.561 1,571.969 5,199.621 12,216.717 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 5.009 5.296 5.469 5.645 5.827 6.012 6.205 6.399 6.600 6.805 27.246 59.267 OT .......................... 5.127 5.316 5.449 5.614 5.795 5.980 6.172 6.365 6.565 6.769 27.301 59.152 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 923.930 973.094 1,033.941 1,098.941 1,168.914 1,242.375 1,319.312 1,400.462 1,485.296 1,572.700 5,198.820 12,218.965 OT .......................... 919.830 967.994 1,028.541 1,093.141 1,162.814 1,236.075 1,312.512 1,393.462 1,477.996 1,565.200 5,172.320 12,157.565 

650 on-budget: 

BA .......................... 33.885 36.535 39.407 42.634 46.104 49.712 53.547 57.455 61.546 65.751 198.565 486.576 OT .......................... 33.928 36.563 39.424 42.634 46.104 49.712 53.547 57.455 61.546 65.751 198.653 486.664 

Discretionary: 

BA .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

OT .......................... 0.043 0.028 0.017 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 0.088 0.088 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 33.885 36.535 39.407 42.634 46.104 49.712 53.547 57.455 61.546 65.751 198.565 486.576 OT .......................... 33.885 36.535 39.407 42.634 46.104 49.712 53.547 57.455 61.546 65.751 198.565 486.576 


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TABLE 6.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT AGGREGATE AND FUNCTION LEVELS—Continued 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

700–Veterans Benefits 

and Services: BA ............................... 166.261 164.546 162.740 174.599 179.485 183.721 196.041 192.637 189.442 203.290 847.631 1,812.762 OT ............................... 171.862 168.559 162.753 173.869 178.581 182.821 195.056 191.640 188.356 202.189 855.624 1,815.686 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 68.575 70.512 72.705 74.963 77.290 79.647 82.102 84.593 87.145 89.767 364.045 787.299 OT .......................... 68.327 69.849 72.081 74.168 76.442 78.811 81.246 83.689 86.234 88.808 360.867 779.655 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 97.686 94.034 90.035 99.636 102.195 104.074 113.939 108.044 102.297 113.523 483.586 1,025.463 OT .......................... 103.535 98.710 90.672 99.701 102.139 104.010 113.810 107.951 102.122 113.381 494.757 1,036.031 

750–Administration of 

Justice: BA ............................... 50.976 57.639 55.885 57.582 59.324 61.247 63.791 65.688 67.626 69.425 281.406 609.183 OT ............................... 56.455 56.693 54.562 56.699 61.755 62.635 63.748 65.589 67.266 68.892 286.164 614.294 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 51.172 53.352 55.105 56.918 58.784 60.676 62.647 64.646 66.694 68.607 275.331 598.601 OT .......................... 51.981 53.328 54.891 56.622 58.312 60.207 62.163 64.153 66.188 68.081 275.134 595.926 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... ¥0.196 4.287 0.780 0.664 0.540 0.571 1.144 1.042 0.932 0.818 6.075 10.582 

OT .......................... 4.474 3.365 ¥0.329 0.077 3.443 2.428 1.585 1.436 1.078 0.811 11.030 18.368 

800–General Government: 

BA ............................... 23.151 23.194 23.426 24.000 24.703 25.202 25.962 26.698 27.130 27.881 118.474 251.347 OT ............................... 22.981 23.289 23.371 23.685 24.290 24.878 25.562 26.272 26.766 27.435 117.616 248.529 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 16.958 16.932 17.217 17.703 18.337 18.738 19.417 20.105 20.710 21.413 87.147 187.530 OT .......................... 16.970 17.069 17.307 17.494 18.029 18.497 19.077 19.723 20.353 21.025 86.869 185.544 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 6.193 6.262 6.209 6.297 6.366 6.464 6.545 6.593 6.420 6.468 31.327 63.817 OT .......................... 6.011 6.220 6.064 6.191 6.261 6.381 6.485 6.549 6.413 6.410 30.747 62.985 

900–Net Interest: 

BA ............................... 275.302 324.912 387.001 438.431 483.884 515.508 547.736 575.992 597.779 610.540 1,909.530 4,757.085 

OT ............................... 275.302 324.912 387.001 438.431 483.884 515.508 547.736 575.992 597.779 610.540 1,909.530 4,757.085 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................


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OT .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 275.302 324.912 387.001 438.431 483.884 515.508 547.736 575.992 597.779 610.540 1,909.530 4,757.085OT .......................... 275.302 324.912 387.001 438.431 483.884 515.508 547.736 575.992 597.779 610.540 1,909.530 4,757.085

900 on-budget: 

BA .......................... 367.542 416.418 479.446 533.121 579.344 611.558 642.888 669.066 687.195 694.215 2,375.871 5,680.793OT .......................... 367.542 416.418 479.446 533.121 579.344 611.558 642.888 669.066 687.195 694.215 2,375.871 5,680.793Discretionary: 

BA ...................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

OT ...................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

Mandatory: 

BA ...................... 367.542 416.418 479.446 533.121 579.344 611.558 642.888 669.066 687.195 694.215 2,375.871 5,680.793 OT ...................... 367.542 416.418 479.446 533.121 579.344 611.558 642.888 669.066 687.195 694.215 2,375.871 5,680.793 

920–Allowances: 

BA ............................... 25.256 ¥21.661 ¥50.890 ¥60.624 ¥72.620 ¥104.010 ¥119.157 ¥131.418 ¥168.306 ¥204.728 ¥180.539 ¥908.158 

OT ............................... 45.538 ¥5.856 ¥40.133 ¥53.987 ¥65.480 ¥98.128 ¥111.033 ¥122.924 ¥160.427 ¥186.150 ¥119.918 ¥798.580 

Discretionary: 

BA .......................... ¥5.395 ¥29.258 ¥40.330 ¥45.080 ¥53.213 ¥60.121 ¥71.330 ¥81.369 ¥89.614 ¥99.341 ¥173.276 ¥575.051 

OT .......................... 14.887 ¥17.027 ¥30.665 ¥38.828 ¥46.562 ¥54.135 ¥63.349 ¥73.092 ¥81.982 ¥91.116 ¥118.195 ¥481.869 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 30.651 7.597 ¥10.560 ¥15.544 ¥19.407 ¥43.889 ¥47.827 ¥50.049 ¥78.692 ¥105.387 ¥7.263 ¥333.107 OT .......................... 30.651 11.171 ¥9.468 ¥15.159 ¥18.918 ¥43.993 ¥47.684 ¥49.832 ¥78.445 ¥95.034 ¥1.723 ¥316.711 

950–Undistributed Offsetting Receipts: 

BA ............................... ¥99.168 ¥113.627 ¥121.235 ¥120.230 ¥120.280 ¥124.851 ¥132.974 ¥141.599 ¥152.306 ¥166.153 ¥574.540 ¥1,292.423 

OT ............................... ¥99.168 ¥113.627 ¥121.235 ¥120.230 ¥120.280 ¥124.851 ¥132.974 ¥141.599 ¥152.306 ¥166.153 ¥574.540 ¥1,292.423 

Discretionary: 

BA .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

OT .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... ¥99.168 ¥113.627 ¥121.235 ¥120.230 ¥120.280 ¥124.851 ¥132.974 ¥141.599 ¥152.306 ¥166.153 ¥574.540 ¥1,292.423 

OT .......................... ¥99.168 ¥113.627 ¥121.235 ¥120.230 ¥120.280 ¥124.851 ¥132.974 ¥141.599 ¥152.306 ¥166.153 ¥574.540 ¥1,292.423 

950 on-budget: BA ............................... ¥82.548 ¥96.446 ¥103.441 ¥101.796 ¥101.191 ¥105.094 ¥112.536 ¥120.466 ¥130.467 ¥143.591 ¥485.422 ¥1,097.576 

OT ............................... ¥82.548 ¥96.446 ¥103.441 ¥101.796 ¥101.191 ¥105.094 ¥112.536 ¥120.466 ¥130.467 ¥143.591 ¥485.422 ¥1,097.576 

Discretionary: 

BA .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

OT .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... ¥82.548 ¥96.446 ¥103.441 ¥101.796 ¥101.191 ¥105.094 ¥112.536 ¥120.466 ¥130.467 ¥143.591 ¥485.422 ¥1,097.576 


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TABLE 6.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT AGGREGATE AND FUNCTION LEVELS—Continued 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

OT .......................... ¥82.548 ¥96.446 ¥103.441 ¥101.796 ¥101.191 ¥105.094 ¥112.536 ¥120.466 ¥130.467 ¥143.591 ¥485.422 ¥1,097.576 

970–Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism: BA ............................... 96.287 64.598 62.593 57.586 49.578 47.569 .................... .................... .................... .................... 330.642 378.211 OT ............................... 48.798 65.684 63.758 60.653 54.095 50.191 19.493 7.554 2.683 0.892 292.988 373.801 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 96.287 64.598 62.593 57.586 49.578 47.569 .................... .................... .................... .................... 330.642 378.211 OT .......................... 48.798 65.684 63.758 60.653 54.095 50.191 19.493 7.554 2.683 0.892 292.988 373.801 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................OT .......................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................ ........................

Total: 

BA ............................... 3,822.396 3,787.432 3,858.052 4,053.256 4,245.074 4,393.404 4,573.100 4,716.054 4,819.487 5,037.868 19,766.210 43,306.123 OT ............................... 3,870.597 3,807.959 3,845.860 4,026.756 4,210.237 4,364.602 4,580.919 4,695.216 4,774.454 5,006.223 19,761.409 43,182.823 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 1,119.741 1,084.839 1,096.778 1,113.170 1,127.718 1,147.975 1,132.142 1,150.849 1,170.057 1,188.763 5,542.246 11,332.032 OT .......................... 1,205.786 1,166.970 1,148.023 1,157.158 1,167.439 1,181.849 1,180.554 1,176.206 1,179.911 1,199.760 5,845.376 11,763.656 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 2,702.655 2,702.593 2,761.274 2,940.086 3,117.356 3,245.429 3,440.958 3,565.205 3,649.430 3,849.105 14,223.964 31,974.091 OT .......................... 2,664.811 2,640.989 2,697.837 2,869.598 3,042.798 3,182.753 3,400.365 3,519.010 3,594.543 3,806.463 13,916.033 31,419.167 

Total on-budget: BA ............................... 3,039.215 2,956.581 2,970.682 3,107.123 3,234.011 3,313.719 3,420.057 3,484.446 3,504.239 3,634.452 15,307.612 32,664.525 OT ............................... 3,091.442 2,982.215 2,963.926 3,086.454 3,205.304 3,291.249 3,434.709 3,470.642 3,466.541 3,610.342 15,329.341 32,602.824 Discretionary: 

BA .......................... 1,114.466 1,079.266 1,091.021 1,107.226 1,121.581 1,141.642 1,125.603 1,144.104 1,163.099 1,181.587 5,513.560 11,269.595 OT .......................... 1,200.437 1,161.405 1,142.303 1,151.246 1,161.334 1,175.549 1,174.049 1,169.496 1,172.989 1,192.621 5,816.725 11,701.429 

Mandatory: 

BA .......................... 1,924.749 1,877.315 1,879.661 1,999.897 2,112.430 2,172.077 2,294.454 2,340.342 2,341.140 2,452.865 9,794.052 21,394.930 OT .......................... 1,891.005 1,820.810 1,821.623 1,935.208 2,043.970 2,115.700 2,260.660 2,301.146 2,293.552 2,417.721 9,512.616 20,901.395 

Revenues ........................ 3,470.720 3,602.254 3,729.105 3,874.731 4,034.524 4,211.287 4,395.193 4,596.085 4,806.181 5,030.409 18,711.334 41,750.489 Revenues on-budget ..... 2,676.733 2,776.156 2,870.206 2,982.310 3,107.111 3,247.391 3,392.968 3,554.412 3,723.973 3,906.111 14,412.516 32,237.371 


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Surplus/Deficit (¥) ....... ¥399.877 ¥205.705 ¥116.755 ¥152.025 ¥175.713 ¥153.315 ¥185.726 ¥99.131 31.727 24.186 ¥1,050.075 ¥1,432.334 

On-budget .................. ¥414.709 ¥206.059 ¥93.720 ¥104.144 ¥98.193 ¥43.858 ¥41.741 83.770 257.432 295.769 ¥916.825 ¥365.453 

Off-budget .................. 14.832 0.354 ¥23.035 ¥47.881 ¥77.520 ¥109.457 ¥143.985 ¥182.901 ¥225.705 ¥271.583 ¥133.250 ¥1,066.881 

TABLE 7.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PASSED BY THE SENATE 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

050–National Defense: 

BA .................................. 593.277 620.263 544.506 557.744 571.019 585.310 599.627 600.634 615.997 631.771 648.836 2,878.842 5,975.707 OT .................................. 590.190 605.189 576.934 558.049 564.685 573.614 586.038 596.103 603.051 611.920 632.992 2,878.471 5,908.575 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 585.833 612.020 536.067 549.071 562.079 576.087 590.096 590.848 605.970 621.469 637.356 2,835.324 5,881.063 OT ............................. 582.690 596.886 568.349 549.213 555.646 564.355 576.503 586.322 593.026 601.623 621.580 2,834.449 5,813.503 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 7.444 8.243 8.439 8.673 8.940 9.223 9.531 9.786 10.027 10.302 11.480 43.518 94.644 OT ............................. 7.500 8.303 8.585 8.836 9.039 9.259 9.535 9.781 10.025 10.297 11.412 44.022 95.072 

150–International Affairs: 

BA .................................. 53.012 47.791 41.839 42.802 43.749 44.754 45.276 46.553 47.593 48.681 49.786 220.935 458.824 OT .................................. 48.796 48.227 45.656 43.642 42.565 42.437 42.795 43.424 44.153 45.023 45.943 222.527 443.865 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 53.905 48.342 41.853 42.761 43.678 44.650 45.625 46.653 47.678 48.753 49.846 221.284 459.839 OT ............................. 50.378 49.522 47.046 45.407 44.430 44.355 44.703 45.134 45.897 46.804 47.763 230.760 461.061 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. ¥0.893 ¥0.551 ¥0.014 0.041 0.071 0.104 ¥0.349 ¥0.100 ¥0.085 ¥0.072 ¥0.060 ¥0.349 ¥1.015 

OT ............................. ¥1.582 ¥1.295 ¥1.390 ¥1.765 ¥1.865 ¥1.918 ¥1.908 ¥1.710 ¥1.744 ¥1.781 ¥1.820 ¥8.233 ¥17.196 

250–General Science, 

Space and Technology: BA .................................. 29.803 30.007 30.596 31.286 31.981 32.706 33.433 34.192 34.953 35.745 36.545 156.576 331.444 OT .................................. 29.286 30.007 30.529 31.165 31.712 32.400 33.022 33.756 34.512 35.290 36.084 155.813 328.477 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 29.704 29.900 30.496 31.186 31.881 32.606 33.333 34.092 34.853 35.645 36.445 156.069 330.437 OT ............................. 29.187 29.902 30.427 31.065 31.612 32.300 32.922 33.656 34.412 35.190 35.984 155.306 327.470 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 0.099 0.107 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.507 1.007 OT ............................. 0.099 0.105 0.102 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.507 1.007 

270–Energy: 

BA .................................. 5.369 ¥1.947 2.483 0.076 0.090 0.128 0.097 0.062 0.036 2.869 2.963 0.830 6.857 


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[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

OT .................................. 5.417 2.365 2.112 ¥0.731 ¥0.753 ¥0.668 ¥0.543 ¥0.465 ¥0.393 2.521 2.655 2.325 6.100 

Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 4.623 3.123 3.200 3.281 3.360 3.459 3.543 3.628 3.716 3.805 3.892 16.423 35.007 OT ............................. 5.439 4.151 3.761 3.494 3.462 3.518 3.556 3.649 3.737 3.825 3.917 18.386 37.070 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 0.746 ¥5.070 ¥0.717 ¥3.205 ¥3.270 ¥3.331 ¥3.446 ¥3.566 ¥3.680 ¥0.936 ¥0.929 ¥15.593 ¥28.150 

OT ............................. ¥0.022 ¥1.786 ¥1.649 ¥4.225 ¥4.215 ¥4.186 ¥4.099 ¥4.114 ¥4.130 ¥1.304 ¥1.262 ¥16.061 ¥30.970 

300–Natural Resources 

and Environment: BA .................................. 36.003 36.277 36.685 37.680 39.125 41.066 40.951 41.844 43.240 44.125 45.522 190.833 406.515 OT .................................. 39.286 38.983 38.866 38.719 39.486 41.098 41.232 41.992 43.467 43.663 44.966 197.152 412.472 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 34.413 34.513 35.402 36.433 37.505 38.583 39.683 40.852 41.995 43.191 44.427 182.436 392.584 OT ............................. 37.230 37.203 37.209 37.226 37.829 38.838 39.874 41.004 42.098 42.678 43.856 188.305 397.815 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 1.590 1.764 1.283 1.247 1.620 2.483 1.268 0.992 1.245 0.934 1.095 8.397 13.931 OT ............................. 2.056 1.780 1.657 1.493 1.657 2.260 1.358 0.988 1.369 0.985 1.110 8.847 14.657 

350–Agriculture: 

BA .................................. 17.328 20.628 24.247 23.204 22.083 20.974 21.078 20.914 21.506 21.620 21.834 111.136 218.088 OT .................................. 16.587 20.585 23.696 22.471 21.401 20.498 20.613 20.476 21.051 21.125 21.416 108.651 213.332 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 5.923 5.922 6.075 6.252 6.433 6.617 6.801 6.998 7.191 7.398 7.608 31.299 67.295 OT ............................. 5.835 5.902 6.027 6.178 6.346 6.528 6.709 6.904 7.095 7.296 7.505 30.981 66.490 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 11.405 14.706 18.172 16.952 15.650 14.357 14.277 13.916 14.315 14.222 14.226 79.837 150.793 OT ............................. 10.752 14.683 17.669 16.293 15.055 13.970 13.904 13.572 13.956 13.829 13.911 77.670 146.842 

370–Commerce and Housing Credit: 

BA .................................. ¥18.404 1.948 ¥4.376 ¥1.858 ¥2.211 ¥1.170 ¥1.508 ¥0.296 0.511 1.401 1.969 ¥7.667 ¥5.590 

OT .................................. ¥31.249 ¥11.678 ¥18.718 ¥16.688 ¥22.065 ¥21.790 ¥16.821 ¥17.426 ¥17.883 ¥18.298 ¥18.561 ¥90.939 ¥179.928 

Discretionary: 

BA ............................. ¥3.508 ¥8.065 ¥10.512 ¥10.300 ¥9.018 ¥6.716 ¥5.647 ¥4.314 ¥3.056 ¥1.942 ¥1.252 ¥44.611 ¥60.822 

OT ............................. ¥3.493 ¥7.943 ¥10.391 ¥10.273 ¥9.117 ¥6.832 ¥5.768 ¥4.439 ¥3.182 ¥2.075 ¥1.384 ¥44.556 ¥61.404 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. ¥14.896 10.013 6.136 8.442 6.807 5.546 4.139 4.018 3.567 3.343 3.221 36.944 55.232 


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OT ............................. ¥27.756 ¥3.735 ¥8.327 ¥6.415 ¥12.948 ¥14.958 ¥11.053 ¥12.987 ¥14.701 ¥16.223 ¥17.177 ¥46.383 ¥118.524 

370 on-budget: 

BA .................................. ¥16.682 2.260 ¥3.959 ¥1.264 ¥1.316 0.055 ¥0.075 1.341 2.452 3.648 4.520 ¥4.224 7.662 

OT .................................. ¥29.527 ¥11.365 ¥18.302 ¥16.095 ¥21.170 ¥20.567 ¥15.388 ¥15.789 ¥15.942 ¥16.051 ¥16.011 ¥87.499 ¥166.680 

Discretionary: 

BA ............................. ¥3.767 ¥8.332 ¥10.789 ¥10.588 ¥9.317 ¥7.026 ¥5.968 ¥4.648 ¥3.402 ¥2.300 ¥1.623 ¥46.052 ¥63.993 

OT ............................. ¥3.752 ¥8.209 ¥10.668 ¥10.561 ¥9.415 ¥7.142 ¥6.088 ¥4.772 ¥3.527 ¥2.432 ¥1.754 ¥45.995 ¥64.568 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. ¥12.915 10.592 6.830 9.324 8.001 7.081 5.893 5.989 5.854 5.948 6.143 41.828 71.655 OT ............................. ¥25.775 ¥3.156 ¥7.634 ¥5.534 ¥11.755 ¥13.425 ¥9.300 ¥11.017 ¥12.415 ¥13.619 ¥14.257 ¥41.504 ¥102.112 

400–Transportation: 

BA .................................. 85.889 71.528 72.392 73.286 74.077 74.826 75.549 76.221 76.840 77.506 78.208 366.109 750.433 OT .................................. 91.361 88.436 83.756 80.329 79.437 78.935 78.708 78.973 79.228 79.123 79.426 410.893 806.351 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 31.428 29.118 29.744 30.558 31.396 32.261 33.134 34.033 34.948 34.324 35.246 153.077 324.762 OT ............................. 90.181 87.205 82.496 79.055 78.178 77.686 77.469 77.735 77.973 76.290 76.533 404.620 790.620 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 54.461 42.410 42.648 42.728 42.681 42.565 42.415 42.188 41.892 43.182 42.962 213.032 425.671 OT ............................. 1.180 1.231 1.260 1.274 1.259 1.249 1.239 1.238 1.255 2.833 2.893 6.273 15.731 

450–Community and Regional Development: 

BA .................................. 17.051 17.414 18.263 18.606 18.862 18.870 18.771 18.782 18.861 18.975 19.140 92.015 186.544OT .................................. 21.741 22.351 21.002 21.457 22.314 22.547 22.474 21.323 19.747 19.313 19.384 109.671 211.912 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 16.766 16.250 16.715 16.946 17.174 17.420 17.678 17.939 18.205 18.479 18.750 84.505 175.556 OT ............................. 21.812 20.956 19.622 19.331 19.852 19.980 19.974 18.566 17.964 18.225 18.501 99.741 192.971 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 0.285 1.164 1.548 1.660 1.688 1.450 1.093 0.843 0.656 0.496 0.390 7.510 10.988 OT ............................. ¥0.071 1.395 1.380 2.126 2.462 2.567 2.500 2.757 1.783 1.088 0.883 9.930 18.941 

500–Education, Training, 

Employment: BA .................................. 91.688 86.251 87.848 90.703 89.535 91.991 93.353 94.970 96.575 98.439 100.362 446.328 930.027 OT .................................. 97.522 95.717 92.889 90.534 88.889 91.556 93.315 94.734 96.383 98.178 100.129 459.585 942.324 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 91.783 91.399 93.004 94.915 96.838 98.851 100.872 102.975 105.077 107.271 109.472 475.007 1,000.674 OT ............................. 89.553 94.971 95.932 93.394 95.162 97.067 99.030 101.033 103.113 105.235 107.414 476.526 992.351

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. ¥0.095 ¥5.148 ¥5.156 ¥4.212 ¥7.303 ¥6.860 ¥7.519 ¥8.005 ¥8.502 ¥8.832 ¥9.110 ¥28.679 ¥70.647 

OT ............................. 7.969 0.746 ¥3.043 ¥2.860 ¥6.273 ¥5.511 ¥5.715 ¥6.299 ¥6.730 ¥7.057 ¥7.285 ¥16.941 ¥50.027 


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TABLE 7.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PASSED BY THE SENATE—Continued 

[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

550–Health: 

BA .................................. 483.912 414.351 385.565 388.629 402.511 425.526 433.351 452.426 471.644 489.491 512.965 2,016.582 4,376.459 OT .................................. 476.985 424.736 389.710 390.503 403.324 415.791 433.395 452.523 471.719 489.587 513.163 2,024.064 4,384.451 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 59.474 57.751 58.920 60.297 61.690 63.145 64.602 66.127 67.650 69.241 70.842 301.803 640.265 OT ............................. 57.073 58.434 58.958 59.792 60.302 61.592 62.827 64.296 65.794 67.331 68.903 299.078 628.229 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 424.438 356.600 326.645 328.332 340.821 362.381 368.749 386.299 403.994 420.250 442.123 1,714.779 3,736.194 OT ............................. 419.912 366.302 330.752 330.711 343.022 354.199 370.568 388.227 405.925 422.256 444.260 1,724.986 3,756.222 

570–Medicare: 

BA .................................. 529.733 567.213 562.941 562.143 619.228 657.658 698.284 776.034 787.879 797.075 902.467 2,969.183 6,930.922 OT .................................. 529.281 567.122 562.881 562.102 619.148 657.564 698.188 775.930 787.681 796.964 902.349 2,968.817 6,929.929 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 6.618 6.605 6.994 7.424 7.888 8.368 8.875 9.412 9.967 10.547 11.145 37.279 87.225 OT ............................. 6.506 6.556 6.969 7.356 7.814 8.291 8.794 9.326 9.878 10.456 11.047 36.986 86.487 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 523.115 560.608 555.947 554.719 611.340 649.290 689.409 766.622 777.912 786.528 891.322 2,931.904 6,843.697 OT ............................. 522.775 560.566 555.912 554.746 611.334 649.273 689.394 766.604 777.803 786.508 891.302 2,931.831 6,843.442 

600–Income Security: 

BA .................................. 517.037 529.494 458.455 466.015 460.943 471.826 481.804 493.877 502.550 512.932 521.641 2,386.733 4,899.537 OT .................................. 512.945 528.778 455.293 458.848 457.388 467.468 477.132 493.223 498.468 504.310 517.044 2,367.775 4,857.952 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 64.786 65.057 60.403 59.887 58.087 59.130 60.255 62.519 62.539 62.520 62.051 302.564 612.448 OT ............................. 65.111 65.371 61.746 61.803 60.204 59.861 60.057 61.269 62.579 63.463 63.242 308.985 619.595 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 452.251 464.437 398.052 406.128 402.856 412.696 421.549 431.358 440.011 450.412 459.590 2,084.169 4,287.089 OT ............................. 447.834 463.407 393.547 397.045 397.184 407.607 417.075 431.954 435.889 440.847 453.802 2,058.790 4,238.357 

650–Social Security: 

BA .................................. 891.618 929.956 981.220 1042.467 1107.220 1176.924 1249.477 1325.445 1405.708 1489.969 1577.505 5,237.787 12,285.891 

OT .................................. 888.420 925.860 976.135 1037.038 1101.489 1170.893 1243.245 1318.712 1398.674 1482.735 1570.570 5,211.415 12,225.351 

Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 5.555 5.026 5.175 5.345 5.518 5.699 5.881 6.072 6.266 6.462 6.665 26.763 58.109 OT ............................. 5.557 5.130 5.190 5.316 5.487 5.668 5.849 6.039 6.232 6.428 6.630 26.791 57.969 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 886.063 924.930 976.045 1037.122 1101.702 1171.225 1243.596 1319.373 1399.442 1483.507 1570.840 5,211.024 12,227.782 


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OT ............................. 882.863 920.730 970.945 1031.722 1096.002 1165.225 1237.396 1312.673 1392.442 1476.307 1563.940 5,184.624 12,167.382 

650 on-budget: 

BA .................................. 31.554 33.878 36.535 39.407 42.634 46.104 49.712 53.547 57.455 61.546 65.751 198.558 486.569 OT .................................. 31.662 33.919 36.535 39.407 42.634 46.104 49.712 53.547 57.455 61.546 65.751 198.599 486.610 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 OT ............................. 0.108 0.041 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.041 0.041 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 31.554 33.878 36.535 39.407 42.634 46.104 49.712 53.547 57.455 61.546 65.751 198.558 486.569 OT ............................. 31.554 33.878 36.535 39.407 42.634 46.104 49.712 53.547 57.455 61.546 65.751 198.558 486.569 

700–Veterans Benefits 

and Services: BA .................................. 153.408 166.708 164.905 163.101 174.989 179.899 184.172 196.530 193.156 189.999 203.895 849.602 1,817.354 OT .................................. 162.804 170.152 164.449 162.477 174.175 178.942 183.222 195.502 192.124 188.884 202.761 850.195 1,812.688 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 65.346 68.602 70.540 72.735 74.992 77.320 79.678 82.135 84.626 87.179 89.826 364.189 787.633 OT ............................. 64.235 68.316 69.857 72.097 74.198 76.474 78.841 81.279 83.723 86.267 88.853 360.942 779.905 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 88.062 98.106 94.365 90.366 99.997 102.579 104.494 114.395 108.530 102.820 114.069 485.413 1,029.721 OT ............................. 98.569 101.836 94.592 90.380 99.977 102.468 104.381 114.223 108.401 102.617 113.908 489.253 1,032.783 

750–Administration of 

Justice: BA .................................. 54.819 52.543 57.030 56.787 58.512 60.284 62.239 64.815 66.745 68.717 70.550 285.156 618.222 OT .................................. 55.088 56.757 58.576 57.929 57.973 59.888 61.690 64.224 66.238 68.091 69.922 291.123 621.288 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 51.027 51.326 54.142 55.914 57.747 59.633 61.546 63.539 65.560 67.630 69.566 278.762 606.603 OT ............................. 50.542 51.999 53.623 55.353 57.179 58.946 61.010 62.988 64.995 67.050 68.999 277.100 602.142 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 3.792 1.217 2.888 0.873 0.765 0.651 0.693 1.276 1.185 1.087 0.984 6.394 11.619 OT ............................. 4.546 4.758 4.953 2.576 0.794 0.942 0.680 1.236 1.243 1.041 0.923 14.023 19.146 

800–General Government: 

BA .................................. 23.264 23.755 24.046 24.755 25.485 26.202 26.958 27.766 28.493 29.022 29.809 124.243 266.291 OT .................................. 23.510 23.708 23.958 24.573 25.089 25.782 26.551 27.375 28.114 28.671 29.399 123.110 263.220 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 16.462 17.192 17.730 18.341 18.974 19.618 20.274 20.961 21.655 22.367 23.101 91.855 200.213 OT ............................. 16.784 17.149 17.651 18.210 18.580 19.200 19.847 20.522 21.205 21.903 22.629 90.790 196.896 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 6.802 6.563 6.316 6.414 6.511 6.584 6.684 6.805 6.838 6.655 6.708 32.388 66.078 OT ............................. 6.726 6.559 6.307 6.363 6.509 6.582 6.704 6.853 6.909 6.768 6.770 32.320 66.324 


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[Fiscal year, $ billions] 

Function 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–20 2016–25 

900–Net Interest: 

BA .................................. 226.651 274.379 323.732 386.693 438.770 486.122 520.025 552.341 580.201 603.687 622.119 1,909.696 4,788.069 OT .................................. 226.651 274.379 323.732 386.693 438.770 486.122 520.025 552.341 580.201 603.687 622.119 1,909.696 4,788.069 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 OT ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 226.651 274.379 323.732 386.693 438.770 486.122 520.025 552.341 580.201 603.687 622.119 1,909.696 4,788.069 OT ............................. 226.651 274.379 323.732 386.693 438.770 486.122 520.025 552.341 580.201 603.687 622.119 1,909.696 4,788.069 

900 on-budget: 

BA .................................. 323.951 366.579 415.132 478.693 532.670 580.522 614.725 645.841 671.301 690.987 703.419 2,373.596 5,699.869 OT .................................. 323.951 366.579 415.132 478.693 532.670 580.522 614.725 645.841 671.301 690.987 703.419 2,373.596 5,699.869 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 OT ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 323.951 366.579 415.132 478.693 532.670 580.522 614.725 645.841 671.301 690.987 703.419 2,373.596 5,699.869 OT ............................. 323.951 366.579 415.132 478.693 532.670 580.522 614.725 645.841 671.301 690.987 703.419 2,373.596 5,699.869 

920–Allowances: 

BA .................................. ¥0.021 ¥12.322 12.975 ¥10.750 ¥15.199 ¥46.590 ¥54.803 ¥98.454 ¥112.036 ¥90.119 ¥250.580 ¥71.886 ¥677.878 

OT .................................. ¥0.011 ¥5.571 2.923 ¥14.755 ¥16.838 ¥44.799 ¥51.787 ¥80.798 ¥101.438 ¥83.225 ¥234.419 ¥79.040 ¥630.707 

Discretionary: 

BA ............................. ¥0.021 ¥15.155 8.461 5.677 4.428 ¥1.149 ¥6.600 ¥45.393 ¥55.229 ¥63.761 ¥72.999 2.262 ¥241.720 OT ............................. ¥0.011 ¥11.461 ¥3.112 1.097 2.626 0.429 ¥3.224 ¥27.583 ¥44.414 ¥56.657 ¥66.541 ¥10.421 ¥208.840 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 0.000 2.833 4.514 ¥16.427 ¥19.627 ¥45.441 ¥48.203 ¥53.061 ¥56.807 ¥26.358 ¥177.581 ¥74.148 ¥436.158 

OT ............................. 0.000 5.890 6.035 ¥15.852 ¥19.464 ¥45.228 ¥48.563 ¥53.215 ¥57.024 ¥26.568 ¥167.878 ¥68.619 ¥421.867 

950–Undistributed Offsetting Receipts: 

BA .................................. ¥128.564 ¥86.017 ¥95.444 ¥102.025 ¥101.613 ¥102.666 ¥106.530 ¥112.775 ¥120.779 ¥130.843 ¥143.932 ¥487.765 ¥1,102.624 

OT .................................. ¥128.564 ¥86.028 ¥95.459 ¥102.044 ¥101.634 ¥102.689 ¥106.555 ¥112.800 ¥120.805 ¥130.869 ¥143.959 ¥487.854 ¥1,102.842 

Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 OT ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 


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Mandatory: 

BA ............................. ¥128.564 ¥86.017 ¥95.444 ¥102.025 ¥101.613 ¥102.666 ¥106.530 ¥112.775 ¥120.779 ¥130.843 ¥143.932 ¥487.765 ¥1,102.624 

OT ............................. ¥128.564 ¥86.028 ¥95.459 ¥102.044 ¥101.634 ¥102.689 ¥106.555 ¥112.800 ¥120.805 ¥130.869 ¥143.959 ¥487.854 ¥1,102.842 

950 on-budget: 

BA .................................. ¥112.410 ¥69.397 ¥78.263 ¥84.231 ¥83.179 ¥83.577 ¥86.773 ¥92.337 ¥99.646 ¥109.004 ¥121.370 ¥398.647 ¥907.777 

OT .................................. ¥112.410 ¥69.408 ¥78.278 ¥84.250 ¥83.200 ¥83.600 ¥86.798 ¥92.362 ¥99.672 ¥109.030 ¥121.397 ¥398.736 ¥907.995 

Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 OT ............................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. ¥112.410 ¥69.397 ¥78.263 ¥84.231 ¥83.179 ¥83.577 ¥86.773 ¥92.337 ¥99.646 ¥109.004 ¥121.370 ¥398.647 ¥907.777 

OT ............................. ¥112.410 ¥69.408 ¥78.278 ¥84.250 ¥83.200 ¥83.600 ¥86.798 ¥92.362 ¥99.672 ¥109.030 ¥121.397 ¥398.736 ¥907.995 

Total: 

BA .................................. 3,662.873 3,790.220 3,729.908 3,851.344 4,059.156 4,244.640 4,421.604 4,611.881 4,759.673 4,941.062 5,051.604 19,675.268 43,461.092 OT .................................. 3,656.046 3,820.075 3,758.920 3,832.311 4,026.555 4,195.589 4,385.939 4,599.122 4,724.292 4,886.693 5,013.383 19,633.450 43,242.879 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 1,120.117 1,118.926 1,064.409 1,086.723 1,110.650 1,135.582 1,159.629 1,139.076 1,159.611 1,180.578 1,201.987 5,516.290 11,357.171 OT ............................. 1,174.609 1,180.249 1,151.360 1,135.114 1,149.790 1,168.256 1,188.973 1,187.700 1,192.125 1,201.332 1,225.431 5,784.769 11,780.330 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 2,542.756 2,671.294 2,665.499 2,764.621 2,948.506 3,109.058 3,261.975 3,472.805 3,600.062 3,760.484 3,849.617 14,158.978 32,103.921 OT ............................. 2,481.437 2,639.826 2,607.560 2,697.197 2,876.765 3,027.333 3,196.966 3,411.422 3,532.167 3,685.361 3,787.952 13,848.681 31,462.549 

Total on-budget: 

BA .................................. 2,917.985 3,003.274 2,894.221 2,958.672 3,107.799 3,228.534 3,337.729 3,455.558 3,525.594 3,624.025 3,646.263 15,192.500 32,781.669 OT .................................. 2,914.464 3,037.267 2,928.317 2,945.067 3,080.929 3,185.512 3,308.296 3,449.532 3,497.247 3,576.890 3,614.976 15,177.092 32,624.033 Discretionary: 

BA ............................. 1,114.303 1,113.633 1,058.957 1,081.090 1,104.833 1,129.573 1,153.427 1,132.670 1,152.999 1,173.758 1,194.951 5,488.086 11,295.891 OT ............................. 1,168.901 1,174.894 1,145.893 1,129.510 1,144.005 1,162.278 1,182.804 1,181.328 1,185.548 1,194.547 1,218.431 5,756.580 11,719.238 

Mandatory: 

BA ............................. 1,803.682 1,889.641 1,835.264 1,877.582 2,002.966 2,098.961 2,184.302 2,322.888 2,372.595 2,450.267 2,451.312 9,704.414 21,485.778 OT ............................. 1,745.563 1,862.373 1,782.424 1,815.557 1,936.924 2,023.234 2,125.492 2,268.204 2,311.699 2,382.343 2,396.545 9,420.512 20,904.795 

Revenues ............................ 3,188.539 3,459.531 3,587.670 3,715.285 3,864.756 4,025.170 4,204.151 4,389.325 4,590.782 4,803.620 5,029.396 18,652.412 41,669.686 Revenues on-budget ......... 2,425.883 2,666.755 2,763.328 2,858.131 2,974.147 3,099.410 3,241.963 3,388.688 3,550.388 3,722.144 3,905.648 14,361.771 32,170.602 

Surplus/Deficit (¥) .......... ¥467.507 ¥360.544 ¥171.250 ¥117.026 ¥161.799 ¥170.419 ¥181.788 ¥209.797 ¥133.510 ¥83.073 16.013 ¥981.038 ¥1,573.193 

On-budget ..................... ¥488.581 ¥370.512 ¥164.989 ¥86.936 ¥106.782 ¥86.102 ¥66.333 ¥60.844 53.141 145.254 290.672 ¥815.321 ¥453.431 

Off-budget ..................... 21.074 9.968 ¥6.261 ¥30.090 ¥55.017 ¥84.317 ¥115.455 ¥148.953 ¥186.651 ¥228.327 ¥274.659 ¥165.717 ¥1,119.762 


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TABLE 8.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUE, AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

[Fiscal year, in millions of dollars] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–2020 2016–2025 

SUMMARY 

Total spending: 

BA ............................................. 3,720,708 3,706,440 3,833,169 4,038,671 4,260,329 4,407,830 4,615,122 4,758,942 4,899,220 5,116,195 19,559,316 43,356,626 OT ............................................. 3,789,766 3,721,791 3,810,949 4,004,105 4,211,731 4,372,536 4,597,890 4,720,746 4,843,916 5,079,217 19,538,341 43,152,645 

On-budget: 

BA ............................................. 2,936,989 2,874,003 2,944,067 3,091,104 3,248,181 3,328,045 3,463,044 3,529,161 3,586,560 3,715,369 15,094,345 32,716,524 OT ............................................. 3,010,185 2,894,439 2,927,276 3,062,270 3,205,614 3,298,984 3,452,546 3,497,999 3,538,491 3,685,327 15,099,785 32,573,131 

Off-budget: 

BA ............................................. 783,719 832,437 889,101 947,567 1,012,148 1,079,785 1,152,078 1,229,781 1,312,660 1,400,826 4,464,971 10,640,102 OT ............................................. 779,581 827,352 883,672 941,835 1,006,117 1,073,552 1,145,344 1,222,746 1,305,425 1,393,890 4,438,556 10,579,514 

Revenues: 

Total ......................................... 3,459,531 3,587,670 3,715,285 3,864,756 4,025,170 4,204,151 4,389,325 4,590,782 4,803,620 5,029,396 18,652,412 41,669,686 On-budget ................................ 2,666,755 2,763,328 2,858,131 2,974,147 3,099,410 3,241,963 3,388,688 3,550,388 3,722,144 3,905,648 14,361,771 32,170,602 Off-budget ................................ 792,776 824,342 857,154 890,609 925,760 962,188 1,000,637 1,040,394 1,081,476 1,123,748 4,290,641 9,499,084 

Recommended Change in Revenues: 

Total ......................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On-budget ................................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Off-budget ................................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Surplus/Deficit(¥): 

Total ......................................... ¥346,693 ¥152,211 ¥95,372 ¥139,326 ¥187,244 ¥169,288 ¥185,412 ¥105,526 12,408 32,791 ¥920,846 ¥1,335,873 

Macroeconomic Fiscal Impact ¥16,458 ¥18,090 291 22 ¥683 ¥903 23,153 24,437 52,704 82,611 ¥34,917 147,086 On-budget ................................ ¥343,430 ¥131,111 ¥69,145 ¥88,123 ¥106,204 ¥57,021 ¥63,858 52,389 183,653 220,321 ¥738,014 ¥402,529 

Off-budget ................................ 13,195 ¥3,010 ¥26,518 ¥51,226 ¥80,357 ¥111,364 ¥144,707 ¥182,352 ¥223,949 ¥270,142 ¥147,915 ¥1,080,430 

Debt Held by the Public (end of 

year) ......................................... 13,839,152 14,041,709 14,146,945 14,340,084 14,562,210 14,744,287 15,130,369 15,302,457 15,164,550 15,237,647 ...................... ......................

Debt Subject to Limit (end of 

year) ......................................... 19,048,915 19,395,251 19,643,341 19,949,858 20,263,382 20,507,829 20,908,840 21,078,135 20,918,559 20,907,169 ...................... ......................

BY FUNCTION 

National Defense (050): 

BA ............................................. 531,334 582,506 607,744 620,019 632,310 644,627 657,634 670,997 683,771 698,836 2,973,913 6,329,778 OT ............................................. 564,027 572,025 586,422 604,238 617,553 630,610 648,269 656,389 663,936 683,350 2,944,265 6,226,819 


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International Affairs (150): 

BA ............................................. 38,342 39,623 40,539 41,437 42,390 42,861 44,081 45,070 46,098 47,148 202,331 427,589 OT ............................................. 42,923 40,821 39,736 39,214 39,564 40,108 40,868 41,633 42,470 43,349 202,258 410,686 

General Science, Space and Technology (250): 

BA ............................................. 28,381 28,932 29,579 30,227 30,904 31,584 32,293 33,003 33,742 34,488 148,023 313,132 OT ............................................. 29,003 28,924 29,357 29,798 30,388 30,957 31,637 32,338 33,059 33,795 147,471 309,257 

Energy (270): 

BA ............................................. ¥3,581 1,410 1,189 1,196 1,259 1,309 1,335 1,375 1,332 ¥964 1,473 5,860 

OT ............................................. 654 649 234 307 472 728 863 1,000 1,037 ¥1,215 2,316 4,729 

Natural Resources & Environment 

(300): BA ............................................. 35,350 36,047 36,385 37,206 38,171 38,367 39,221 40,108 40,962 39,095 183,159 380,912 OT ............................................. 38,113 38,268 37,674 37,747 38,304 38,685 39,361 40,319 40,486 38,471 190,105 387,427 

Agriculture (350): 

BA ............................................. 20,109 23,064 21,987 20,907 19,835 19,296 19,245 19,821 20,020 20,256 105,901 204,538 OT ............................................. 21,164 23,194 21,396 20,275 19,386 18,849 18,830 19,391 19,553 19,851 105,416 201,891 

Commerce & Housing Credit 

(370): On-budget: 

BA ........................................ ¥3,269 ¥12,373 ¥10,252 ¥8,801 ¥6,903 ¥6,522 ¥5,742 ¥4,965 ¥3,991 ¥3,370 ¥41,598 ¥66,189 

OT ........................................ ¥16,617 ¥26,620 ¥24,998 ¥28,587 ¥27,479 ¥21,769 ¥22,819 ¥23,306 ¥23,635 ¥23,845 ¥124,301 ¥239,674 

Off-budget: 

BA ........................................ ¥3,487 ¥3,347 ¥3,409 ¥3,619 ¥3,822 ¥3,886 ¥3,928 ¥3,972 ¥4,016 ¥4,159 ¥17,684 ¥37,645 

OT ........................................ ¥3,488 ¥3,347 ¥3,409 ¥3,620 ¥3,822 ¥3,887 ¥3,929 ¥3,973 ¥4,017 ¥4,160 ¥17,686 ¥37,652 

Transportation (400): 

BA ............................................. 36,743 69,381 70,298 76,397 77,763 79,149 80,613 82,128 83,709 85,335 330,582 741,516 OT ............................................. 79,181 69,500 73,623 76,051 76,767 78,369 79,946 81,336 82,724 83,983 375,122 781,481 

Community & Regional Development (450): 

BA ............................................. 7,082 7,688 8,089 8,381 8,409 8,305 8,304 8,359 8,447 8,579 39,649 81,641 OT ............................................. 19,928 16,753 15,383 13,789 12,567 12,095 10,937 9,345 8,890 8,930 78,420 128,617 

Education, Training, Employment, 

and Social Services (500): BA ............................................. 80,620 84,746 87,029 85,514 87,901 88,908 90,148 91,237 92,744 94,400 425,810 883,247 OT ............................................. 90,389 90,513 87,366 85,290 87,669 89,276 90,467 91,646 93,101 94,734 441,227 900,451 

Health (550): 

BA ............................................. 416,475 360,678 358,594 367,103 387,076 388,981 398,136 408,454 425,381 433,945 1,889,926 3,944,823 OT ............................................. 426,860 364,823 360,468 367,916 377,341 389,025 398,233 408,529 425,477 434,143 1,897,408 3,952,815 


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[Fiscal year, in millions of dollars] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–2020 2016–2025 

Medicare (570): 

BA ............................................. 577,726 580,837 580,782 639,293 680,575 726,644 808,204 825,577 834,148 927,410 3,059,213 7,181,196 OT ............................................. 577,635 580,777 580,741 639,213 680,481 726,548 808,100 825,379 834,037 927,292 3,058,847 7,180,203 

Income Security (600): 

BA ............................................. 512,364 479,836 481,994 483,293 516,193 502,001 518,690 525,230 532,515 550,057 2,473,680 5,102,173 OT ............................................. 513,709 475,234 471,951 477,470 510,603 496,856 518,542 519,391 521,105 543,361 2,448,967 5,048,222 

Social Security (650): 

On-budget: 

BA ........................................ 33,878 36,535 39,407 42,634 46,104 49,712 53,547 57,455 61,546 65,751 198,558 486,569OT ........................................ 33,919 36,535 39,407 42,634 46,104 49,712 53,547 57,455 61,546 65,751 198,599 486,610

Off-budget: 

BA ........................................ 896,078 944,535 1,002,680 1,064,126 1,130,310 1,199,245 1,271,338 1,347,673 1,427,813 1,511,114 5,037,729 11,794,912 OT ........................................ 891,941 939,450 997,251 1,058,395 1,124,279 1,193,013 1,264,605 1,340,639 1,420,579 1,504,179 5,011,316 11,734,331 

Veterans Benefits and Services 

(700): BA ............................................. 166,677 164,843 163,009 174,862 179,735 183,969 196,283 192,866 189,668 203,517 849,126 1,815,429 OT ............................................. 170,121 164,387 162,385 174,048 178,778 183,019 195,255 191,834 188,553 202,383 849,719 1,810,763 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA ............................................. 52,156 55,450 55,169 56,854 58,585 60,498 63,032 64,917 66,844 68,632 278,214 602,137 OT ............................................. 56,006 57,547 56,659 56,572 58,392 59,992 62,485 64,355 66,264 68,051 285,177 606,325 

General Government (800): 

BA ............................................. 23,593 22,761 22,817 23,252 23,947 24,192 24,981 25,695 26,010 26,968 116,370 244,216 OT ............................................. 23,576 23,202 23,279 23,084 23,602 24,309 25,114 25,840 25,878 26,825 116,743 244,709 

Net Interest (900): 

On-budget: 

BA ........................................ 366,542 414,802 477,785 531,097 578,726 612,198 642,470 667,176 684,394 696,025 2,368,952 5,671,217 OT ........................................ 366,542 414,802 477,785 531,097 578,726 612,198 642,470 667,176 684,394 696,025 2,368,952 5,671,217 

Off-budget: 

BA ........................................ ¥92,252 ¥91,570 ¥92,376 ¥94,506 ¥95,251 ¥95,817 ¥94,894 ¥92,787 ¥89,298 ¥83,567 ¥465,956 ¥922,318 OT ........................................ ¥92,252 ¥91,570 ¥92,376 ¥94,506 ¥95,251 ¥95,817 ¥94,894 ¥92,787 ¥89,298 ¥83,567 ¥465,956 ¥922,318 

Allowances (920): 

BA ............................................. ¥33,462 ¥29,863 ¥32,175 ¥34,261 ¥39,009 ¥42,221 ¥46,013 ¥49,123 ¥50,652 ¥48,913 ¥168,770 ¥405,692 

OT ............................................. ¥17,275 ¥24,277 ¥28,249 ¥31,078 ¥35,136 ¥38,438 ¥42,205 ¥45,430 ¥47,736 ¥48,058 ¥136,015 ¥357,882 

Government-Wide Savings (930): 

BA ............................................. 27,465 ¥15,712 ¥32,429 ¥41,554 ¥50,240 ¥55,831 ¥63,954 ¥71,850 ¥78,889 ¥113,903 ¥112,470 ¥496,897 


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OT ............................................. 18,416 ¥3,005 ¥20,148 ¥32,383 ¥42,168 ¥50,276 ¥57,849 ¥65,124 ¥71,689 ¥93,929 ¥79,288 ¥418,155 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts 

(950): On-budget: 

BA ........................................ ¥73,514 ¥83,832 ¥90,115 ¥90,594 ¥92,193 ¥96,623 ¥99,437 ¥104,343 ¥111,213 ¥117,896 ¥430,248 ¥959,760 OT ........................................ ¥73,514 ¥83,832 ¥90,115 ¥90,594 ¥92,193 ¥96,623 ¥99,437 ¥104,343 ¥111,213 ¥117,896 ¥430,248 ¥959,760 

Off-budget: 

BA ........................................ ¥16,620 ¥17,181 ¥17,794 ¥18,434 ¥19,089 ¥19,757 ¥20,438 ¥21,133 ¥21,839 ¥22,562 ¥89,118 ¥194,847 

OT ........................................ ¥16,620 ¥17,181 ¥17,794 ¥18,434 ¥19,089 ¥19,757 ¥20,438 ¥21,133 ¥21,839 ¥22,562 ¥89,118 ¥194,847 

Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism (970): BA ............................................. 96,000 26,666 26,666 26,666 26,666 26,666 0 0 0 0 202,664 229,330 OT ............................................. 45,442 34,238 26,940 26,191 25,916 24,776 9,956 2,869 278 0 158,727 196,606 

Across the Board Adjustment 

(990): BA ............................................. ¥21 ¥22 ¥23 ¥23 ¥24 ¥24 ¥25 ¥26 ¥26 ¥27 ¥113 ¥241 

OT ............................................. ¥17 ¥20 ¥21 ¥22 ¥23 ¥23 ¥24 ¥25 ¥25 ¥26 ¥103 ¥226 

Notes: 1. Only on-budget amounts for fiscal years 2016–2025 are entered into the budget resolution legislative text. Off-budget amounts are shown for display purposes only. 2. The Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office do not separately track outlays for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) once funds have been appropriated. The budget, therefore, shows in function 970 GWOT 

outlays that result from new budget authority occurring in fiscal years 2016–2025 only. Outlays resulting from GWOT activity prior to fiscal year 2016 are included in budget functions 050 and 150. 

TABLE 9.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

[Fiscal year, in millions of dollars] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–2020 2016–2025 

SUMMARY 

Total spending: 

BA ............................................... 1,112,582 1,060,530 1,078,106 1,095,980 1,114,158 1,132,646 1,124,781 1,143,903 1,163,349 1,183,126 5,461,356 11,209,161 OT ............................................... 1,173,418 1,127,581 1,118,039 1,132,445 1,147,476 1,163,133 1,170,379 1,176,793 1,187,230 1,211,974 5,698,959 11,608,469 

Base Defense (050): 

BA ............................................... 523,091 574,067 599,071 611,079 623,087 635,096 647,848 660,970 673,469 687,356 2,930,395 6,235,134 OT ............................................... 555,724 563,440 577,586 595,199 608,294 621,075 638,488 646,364 653,639 671,938 2,900,243 6,131,747 

Base Non Defense: 

BA ............................................... 493,491 459,797 452,369 458,235 464,405 470,884 476,933 482,933 489,880 495,770 2,328,297 4,744,697 OT ............................................... 572,252 529,904 513,512 511,055 513,267 517,282 521,936 527,560 533,314 540,036 2,639,989 5,280,116 


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[Fiscal year, in millions of dollars] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–2020 2016–2025 

BY FUNCTION 

National Defense (050): 

BA ............................................... 523,091 574,067 599,071 611,079 623,087 635,096 647,848 660,970 673,469 687,356 2,930,395 6,235,134 OT ............................................... 555,724 563,440 577,586 595,199 608,294 621,075 638,488 646,364 653,639 671,938 2,900,243 6,131,747 

International Affairs (150): 

BA ............................................... 38,893 39,637 40,498 41,366 42,286 43,210 44,181 45,155 46,170 47,208 202,680 428,604 OT ............................................... 44,218 42,211 41,501 41,079 41,482 42,016 42,578 43,377 44,251 45,169 210,491 427,882 

General Science, Space and Technology (250): 

BA ............................................... 28,274 28,832 29,479 30,127 30,804 31,484 32,193 32,903 33,642 34,388 147,516 312,125 OT ............................................... 28,898 28,822 29,257 29,698 30,288 30,857 31,537 32,238 32,959 33,695 146,964 308,250 

Energy (270): 

BA ............................................... 2,054 2,110 2,169 2,221 2,295 2,350 2,411 2,470 2,533 2,590 10,849 23,203 OT ............................................... 2,435 2,284 2,243 2,290 2,375 2,433 2,498 2,561 2,622 2,688 11,627 24,429 

Natural Resources & Environment 

(300): BA ............................................... 34,366 35,256 36,284 37,357 38,429 39,524 40,692 41,831 43,025 44,260 181,693 391,024 OT ............................................... 36,796 36,971 37,048 37,666 38,669 39,700 40,828 41,918 42,496 43,672 187,151 395,764 

Agriculture (350): 

BA ............................................... 6,073 6,229 6,409 6,593 6,781 6,968 7,169 7,365 7,576 7,790 32,085 68,953 OT ............................................... 5,979 6,141 6,324 6,504 6,689 6,873 7,072 7,266 7,471 7,684 31,637 68,003 

Commerce & Housing Credit (370): 

On-budget: 

BA .......................................... ¥13,410 ¥16,367 ¥16,546 ¥15,510 ¥13,141 ¥12,370 ¥11,196 ¥10,054 ¥9,054 ¥8,478 ¥74,974 ¥126,127 

OT .......................................... ¥13,067 ¥16,159 ¥16,462 ¥15,566 ¥13,227 ¥12,459 ¥11,287 ¥10,146 ¥9,152 ¥8,575 ¥74,481 ¥126,099 

Off-budget: 

BA .......................................... 267 277 288 299 310 321 334 346 358 371 1,441 3,171 OT .......................................... 266 277 288 298 310 320 333 345 357 370 1,439 3,164 

Transportation (400): 

BA ............................................... 31,049 31,800 32,656 33,535 34,444 35,360 36,304 37,264 36,688 37,656 163,484 346,756 OT ............................................... 78,107 68,491 72,712 75,345 76,185 77,851 79,470 80,868 80,694 81,906 370,840 771,629 

Community & Regional Development (450): 

BA ............................................... 6,958 7,045 7,199 7,348 7,509 7,682 7,856 8,033 8,216 8,394 36,059 76,238 


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OT ............................................... 19,577 16,283 14,037 11,996 10,565 10,081 8,591 7,908 8,083 8,268 72,458 115,389 

Education, Training, Employment, 

and Social Services (500): BA ............................................... 88,248 92,897 94,491 96,297 98,241 100,227 102,273 104,164 106,241 108,321 470,174 991,400 OT ............................................... 91,356 96,048 93,128 94,795 96,633 98,594 100,539 102,404 104,413 106,434 471,960 984,344 

Health (550): 

BA ............................................... 57,726 58,920 60,297 61,690 63,145 64,602 66,127 67,650 69,241 70,842 301,778 640,240 OT ............................................... 58,409 58,958 59,792 60,302 61,592 62,827 64,296 65,794 67,331 68,903 299,053 628,204 

Medicare (570): 

BA ............................................... 6,605 6,994 7,424 7,888 8,368 8,875 9,412 9,967 10,547 11,145 37,279 87,225 OT ............................................... 6,556 6,969 7,356 7,814 8,291 8,794 9,326 9,878 10,456 11,047 36,986 86,487 

Income Security (600): 

BA ............................................... 61,414 62,035 62,909 63,908 65,548 67,096 68,664 70,242 71,806 73,260 315,814 666,882 OT ............................................... 63,626 62,685 62,928 63,555 64,825 66,229 67,708 69,218 70,758 72,174 317,619 663,706 

Social Security (650): 

On-budget: 

BA .......................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OT .......................................... 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 41 

Off-budget: 

BA .......................................... 5,026 5,175 5,345 5,518 5,699 5,881 6,072 6,266 6,462 6,665 26,763 58,109 OT .......................................... 5,089 5,190 5,316 5,487 5,668 5,849 6,039 6,232 6,428 6,630 26,750 57,928 

Veterans Benefits and Services 

(700): BA ............................................... 68,602 70,540 72,735 74,992 77,320 79,678 82,135 84,626 87,179 89,826 364,189 787,633 OT ............................................... 68,316 69,857 72,097 74,198 76,474 78,841 81,279 83,723 86,267 88,853 360,942 779,905 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA ............................................... 51,019 52,562 54,296 56,089 57,934 59,805 61,756 63,732 65,757 67,648 271,900 590,598 OT ............................................... 51,279 52,625 54,091 55,778 57,450 59,312 61,249 63,212 65,223 67,128 271,224 587,349 

General Government (800): 

BA ............................................... 16,724 16,134 16,093 16,433 17,057 17,202 17,874 18,556 19,054 19,726 82,441 174,853 OT ............................................... 16,682 16,555 16,578 16,239 16,689 17,275 17,935 18,608 18,790 19,504 82,743 174,855 

Allowances (920): 

BA ............................................... ¥27,758 ¥27,069 ¥29,787 ¥31,883 ¥36,240 ¥40,404 ¥43,857 ¥46,986 ¥48,549 ¥50,852 ¥152,737 ¥383,385 

OT ............................................... ¥14,628 ¥22,704 ¥26,536 ¥29,263 ¥33,180 ¥36,961 ¥40,595 ¥43,876 ¥46,223 ¥48,425 ¥126,311 ¥342,391 

Government-Wide Savings (930): 

BA ............................................... 31,382 ¥13,188 ¥29,847 ¥36,010 ¥42,360 ¥46,582 ¥53,441 ¥60,571 ¥66,986 ¥74,962 ¥90,023 ¥392,565 

OT ............................................... 22,333 ¥1,581 ¥18,166 ¥27,139 ¥34,488 ¥41,127 ¥47,436 ¥53,945 ¥59,886 ¥67,063 ¥59,041 ¥328,498 

Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism (970): BA ............................................... 96,000 26,666 26,666 26,666 26,666 26,666 0 0 0 0 202,664 229,330 


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TABLE 9.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE—Continued 

[Fiscal year, in millions of dollars] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–2020 2016–2025 

OT ............................................... 45,442 34,238 26,940 26,191 25,916 24,776 9,956 2,869 278 0 158,727 196,606 

Across the Board Adjustment 

(990): BA ............................................... ¥21 ¥22 ¥23 ¥23 ¥24 ¥24 ¥25 ¥26 ¥26 ¥27 ¥113 ¥241 

OT ............................................... ¥17 ¥20 ¥21 ¥22 ¥23 ¥23 ¥24 ¥25 ¥25 ¥26 ¥103 ¥226 

TABLE 10.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION MANDATORY SPENDING, AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

[Fiscal year, in millions of dollars] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–2020 2016–2025 

SUMMARY 

Total spending: 

BA ................................................. 2,608,126 2,645,910 2,755,063 2,942,691 3,146,170 3,275,184 3,490,341 3,615,039 3,735,871 3,933,069 14,097,960 32,147,465 OT ................................................. 2,616,348 2,594,209 2,692,910 2,871,660 3,064,255 3,209,403 3,427,511 3,543,953 3,656,685 3,867,242 13,839,382 31,544,176 

On-budget: 

BA ................................................. 1,829,700 1,818,925 1,871,595 2,000,941 2,140,031 2,201,601 2,344,669 2,391,870 2,430,031 2,539,279 9,661,193 21,568,643 OT ................................................. 1,842,122 1,772,325 1,814,842 1,935,610 2,064,116 2,142,020 2,288,539 2,327,784 2,358,045 2,480,352 9,429,015 21,025,754 

Off-budget: 

BA ................................................. 778,426 826,985 883,468 941,750 1,006,139 1,073,583 1,145,672 1,223,169 1,305,840 1,393,790 4,436,767 10,578,822 OT ................................................. 774,226 821,885 878,068 936,050 1,000,139 1,067,383 1,138,972 1,216,169 1,298,640 1,386,890 4,410,367 10,518,422 

BY FUNCTION 

National Defense (050): 

BA ................................................. 8,243 8,439 8,673 8,940 9,223 9,531 9,786 10,027 10,302 11,480 43,518 94,644OT ................................................. 8,303 8,585 8,836 9,039 9,259 9,535 9,781 10,025 10,297 11,412 44,022 95,072

International Affairs (150): 

BA ................................................. ¥551 ¥14 41 71 104 ¥349 ¥100 ¥85 ¥72 ¥60 ¥349 ¥1,015 OT ................................................. ¥1,295 ¥1,390 ¥1,765 ¥1,865 ¥1,918 ¥1,908 ¥1,710 ¥1,744 ¥1,781 ¥1,820 ¥8,233 ¥17,196 

General Science, Space and Technology (250): 

BA ................................................. 107 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 507 1,007 


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OT ................................................. 105 102 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 507 1,007 

Energy (270): 

BA ................................................. ¥5,635 ¥700 ¥980 ¥1,025 ¥1,036 ¥1,041 ¥1,076 ¥1,095 ¥1,201 ¥3,554 ¥9,376 ¥17,343 

OT ................................................. ¥1,781 ¥1,635 ¥2,009 ¥1,983 ¥1,903 ¥1,705 ¥1,635 ¥1,561 ¥1,585 ¥3,903 ¥9,311 ¥19,700 

Natural Resources & Environment 

(300): BA ................................................. 984 791 100 ¥151 ¥258 ¥1,157 ¥1,472 ¥1,723 ¥2,063 ¥5,164 1,466 ¥10,112 

OT ................................................. 1,317 1,297 625 81 ¥365 ¥1,015 ¥1,467 ¥1,599 ¥2,011 ¥5,200 2,955 ¥8,337 

Agriculture (350): 

BA ................................................. 14,036 16,835 15,578 14,314 13,054 12,328 12,076 12,456 12,444 12,466 73,816 135,585 OT ................................................. 15,185 17,053 15,072 13,771 12,697 11,976 11,758 12,125 12,082 12,167 73,779 133,888 

Commerce & Housing Credit (370): 

On-budget: 

BA ............................................ 10,141 3,994 6,294 6,709 6,238 5,848 5,454 5,089 5,063 5,108 33,376 59,938 OT ............................................ ¥3,550 ¥10,461 ¥8,536 ¥13,021 ¥14,252 ¥9,310 ¥11,532 ¥13,160 ¥14,483 ¥15,270 ¥49,820 ¥113,575 

Off-budget: 

BA ............................................ ¥3,754 ¥3,624 ¥3,697 ¥3,918 ¥4,132 ¥4,207 ¥4,262 ¥4,318 ¥4,374 ¥4,530 ¥19,125 ¥40,816 

OT ............................................ ¥3,754 ¥3,624 ¥3,697 ¥3,918 ¥4,132 ¥4,207 ¥4,262 ¥4,318 ¥4,374 ¥4,530 ¥19,125 ¥40,816 

Transportation (400): 

BA ................................................. 5,694 37,581 37,642 42,862 43,319 43,789 44,309 44,864 47,021 47,679 167,098 394,760 OT ................................................. 1,074 1,009 911 706 582 518 476 468 2,030 2,077 4,282 9,852 

Community & Regional Development 

(450): BA ................................................. 124 643 890 1,033 900 623 448 326 231 185 3,590 5,403 OT ................................................. 351 470 1,346 1,793 2,002 2,014 2,346 1,437 807 662 5,962 13,228 

Education, Training, Employment, 

and Social Services (500): BA ................................................. ¥7,628 ¥8,151 ¥7,462 ¥10,783 ¥10,340 ¥11,319 ¥12,125 ¥12,927 ¥13,497 ¥13,921 ¥44,364 ¥108,153 

OT ................................................. ¥967 ¥5,535 ¥5,762 ¥9,505 ¥8,964 ¥9,318 ¥10,072 ¥10,758 ¥11,312 ¥11,700 ¥30,733 ¥83,893 

Health (550): 

BA ................................................. 358,749 301,758 298,297 305,413 323,931 324,379 332,009 340,804 356,140 363,103 1,588,148 3,304,583 OT ................................................. 368,451 305,865 300,676 307,614 315,749 326,198 333,937 342,735 358,146 365,240 1,598,355 3,324,611 

Medicare (570): 

BA ................................................. 571,121 573,843 573,358 631,405 672,207 717,769 798,792 815,610 823,601 916,265 3,021,934 7,093,971 OT ................................................. 571,079 573,808 573,385 631,399 672,190 717,754 798,774 815,501 823,581 916,245 3,021,861 7,093,716 

Income Security (600): 

BA ................................................. 450,950 417,801 419,085 419,385 450,645 434,905 450,026 454,988 460,709 476,797 2,157,866 4,435,291 OT ................................................. 450,083 412,549 409,023 413,915 445,778 430,627 450,834 450,173 450,347 471,187 2,131,348 4,384,516 


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TABLE 10.—FY 2016 BUDGET RESOLUTION MANDATORY SPENDING, AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE—Continued 

[Fiscal year, in millions of dollars] 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2016–2020 2016–2025 

Social Security (650): 

On-budget: 

BA ............................................ 33,878 36,535 39,407 42,634 46,104 49,712 53,547 57,455 61,546 65,751 198,558 486,569 OT ............................................ 33,878 36,535 39,407 42,634 46,104 49,712 53,547 57,455 61,546 65,751 198,558 486,569 

Off-budget: 

BA ............................................ 891,052 939,360 997,335 1,058,608 1,124,611 1,193,364 1,265,266 1,341,407 1,421,351 1,504,449 5,010,966 11,736,803 OT ............................................ 886,852 934,260 991,935 1,052,908 1,118,611 1,187,164 1,258,566 1,334,407 1,414,151 1,497,549 4,984,566 11,676,403 

Veterans Benefits and Services 

(700): BA ................................................. 98,075 94,303 90,274 99,870 102,415 104,291 114,148 108,240 102,489 113,691 484,937 1,027,796 OT ................................................. 101,805 94,530 90,288 99,850 102,304 104,178 113,976 108,111 102,286 113,530 488,777 1,030,858 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA ................................................. 1,137 2,888 873 765 651 693 1,276 1,185 1,087 984 6,314 11,539 OT ................................................. 4,727 4,922 2,568 794 942 680 1,236 1,143 1,041 923 13,953 18,976 

General Government (800): 

BA ................................................. 6,869 6,627 6,724 6,819 6,890 6,990 7,107 7,139 6,956 7,242 33,929 69,363 OT ................................................. 6,894 6,647 6,701 6,845 6,913 7,034 7,179 7,232 7,088 7,321 34,000 69,854 

Net Interest (900): 

On-budget: 

BA ............................................ 366,542 414,802 477,785 531,097 578,726 612,198 642,470 667,176 684,394 696,025 2,368,952 5,671,217 OT ............................................ 366,542 414,802 477,785 531,097 578,726 612,198 642,470 667,176 684,394 696,025 2,368,952 5,671,217 

Off-budget: 

BA ............................................ ¥92,252 ¥91,570 ¥92,376 ¥94,506 ¥95,251 ¥95,817 ¥94,894 ¥92,787 ¥89,298 ¥83,567 ¥465,956 ¥922,318 

OT ............................................ ¥92,252 ¥91,570 ¥92,376 ¥94,506 ¥95,251 ¥95,817 ¥94,894 ¥92,787 ¥89,298 ¥83,567 ¥465,956 ¥922,318 

Allowances (920): 

BA ................................................. ¥5,704 ¥2,794 ¥2,388 ¥2,378 ¥2,769 ¥1,817 ¥2,156 ¥2,137 ¥2,103 1,939 ¥16,033 ¥22,307 

OT ................................................. ¥2,647 ¥1,573 ¥1,713 ¥1,815 ¥1,956 ¥1,477 ¥1,610 ¥1,554 ¥1,513 367 ¥9,704 ¥15,491 

Government-Wide Savings (930): 

BA ................................................. ¥3,917 ¥2,524 ¥2,582 ¥5,544 ¥7,880 ¥9,249 ¥10,513 ¥11,279 ¥11,903 ¥38,941 ¥22,447 ¥104,332 

OT ................................................. ¥3,917 ¥1,424 ¥1,982 ¥5,244 ¥7,680 ¥9,149 ¥10,413 ¥11,179 ¥11,803 ¥26,866 ¥20,247 ¥89,657 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts 

(950): On-budget: 

BA ............................................ ¥73,514 ¥83,832 ¥90,115 ¥90,594 ¥92,193 ¥96,623 ¥99,437 ¥104,343 ¥111,213 ¥117,896 ¥430,248 ¥959,760 

OT ............................................ ¥73,514 ¥83,832 ¥90,115 ¥90,594 ¥92,193 ¥96,623 ¥99,437 ¥104,343 ¥111,213 ¥117,896 ¥430,248 ¥959,760 


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Off-budget: 

BA ............................................ ¥16,620 ¥17,181 ¥17,794 ¥18,434 ¥19,089 ¥19,757 ¥20,438 ¥21,133 ¥21,839 ¥22,562 ¥89,118 ¥194,847 

OT ............................................ ¥16,620 ¥17,181 ¥17,794 ¥18,434 ¥19,089 ¥19,757 ¥20,438 ¥21,133 ¥21,839 ¥22,562 ¥89,118 ¥194,847 


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National Defense: Function 050 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The National Defense function includes funds to develop, maintain, and equip the military forces of the United States. Historically, about 95 percent of the funding in this function goes to Department of Defense military activities; the remaining funding applies to atomic energy defense activities of the Department of Energy and other defense-related activities. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $531.3 billion in regular 

budget authority and $564.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. 

Regular discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals 

$523.1 billion, with $555.7 billion in outlays; direct spending is $8.2 

billion in budget authority and $8.3 billion in outlays. Over 10 

years, regular budget authority totals $5,886.8 billion, and outlays 

are $5,821.5 billion. 

As well, the function contains $89.0 billion in discretionary 

budget authority and $87.1 billion in related outlays for overseas 

contingency operations. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment abides by the Budget Control Act discretionary defense cap of $523 billion for fiscal year 2016. In addition to this funding, the House amendment continues to prioritize 

national defense by providing needed dollars through the creation 

of the ‘‘Defense Readiness and Modernization Fund.’’ The fund will 

provide the Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget the 

ability to increase the defense allocation, in a deficit-neutral way, 

to support legislation that would provide additional resources for 

the Department of Defense [DOD]. In total with $90 billion, the 

House budget estimate for Overseas Contingency Operations funding for DOD, the fiscal year 2016 budget provides more than $613 

billion total for defense spending—higher than the President’s 

budget request for the fiscal year. 

The House amendment includes a policy statement supporting 

national defense and the need to replace the defense discretionary 

sequester. Ultimately, the amendment fully supports U.S. troops, 

both at home and abroad, especially as the security environment 

becomes increasingly dangerous, complex, and unpredictable. 

The House amendment specifies $531.3 billion in budget authority and $564.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016, per current 

law. Discretionary budget authority is $523.1 billion, with $555.7 

billion in associated outlays. Direct spending for fiscal year 2016 totals $8.2 billion in budget authority and $8.3 billion in outlays. The 

10-year function totals for budget authority and outlays are 

$6,329.8 billion and $6,226.8 billion, respectively. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement calls for $531.3 billion in regular budget authority and $564.3 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. 

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$523.1 billion, with $555.5 billion in outlays; direct spending is $8.2 

billion in budget authority and $8.8 billion in outlays. Over 10 

years, regular budget authority totals $6,001.2 billion, and outlays 

are $5,920.9 billion. Additional resources for national security are 

provided outside this budget function through overseas contingency 

operations funding in Function 970. 

The agreement supports funding for national defense that is 

consistent with current law, thus removing the possibility of acrossthe-board reductions to the national security budget. The agreement makes clear that U.S. troops will have the resources and support they need to meet the challenges of a complex security environment. Taking into account both funding in this function and the 

Overseas Contingency Operations function, the agreement supports 

national security spending levels above the President’s request over 

the next 5 and 10 years. 

International Affairs: Function 150 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The International Affairs function contains spending on international humanitarian and development assistance; international 

security assistance; the conduct of foreign affairs; foreign information and exchange activities; and international financial programs. 

Major agencies with programs funded under this function include 

the Departments of State, Treasury, and Agriculture; the U.S. 

Agency for International Development; and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Negative numbers in the descriptions below reflect receipts from foreign-military sales and financing programs. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $40.7 billion in regular budget authority and $46.6 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. 

Regular discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals 

$41.3 billion, with $47.9 billion in related outlays. Direct spending 

is ¥$551 million in budget authority and ¥$1.3 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, regular budget authority totals $451.8 billion, and 

outlays are $437.1 billion. The above figures exclude the $7.0 billion in discretionary budget authority and $6.8 billion in related outlays provided in this 

function for overseas contingency operations. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Since 2001, funding for the international affairs base budget 

(excluding Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingency Operations funding) has increased by 45 percent, adjusting for inflation. 

Yet more spending has not yielded better results. Duplicative programs, programs unrelated to vital U.S. national interests, and inefficiencies are prevalent in the budget and should be addressed. 

This amendment represents a thorough re-evaluation of accounts 

in this category and prioritizes programs that are both integral to 

the core mission and that effectively and efficiently achieve desired 

outcomes. For this budget category, the House amendment proposes a total of $38.3 billion in budget authority and $42.9 billion 

in outlays for fiscal year 2016. Most of the function’s spending is 


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discretionary, totaling $38.9 billion in budget authority and $44.2 

billion in outlays for fiscal year 2016. Direct spending amounts are 

¥$551 million in budget authority and ¥$1.3 billion in outlays. 

Over 10 years the resolution provides $427.6 billion in budget authority and $410.7 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement calls for $40.2 billion in regular 

budget authority and $46.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. 

Regular discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals 

$40.1 billion, with $47.1 billion in outlays; direct spending is $108 

million in budget authority and ¥$1.1 billion in outlays. Over 10 

years, regular budget authority totals $438.5 billion, with outlays 

of $431.7 billion. Additional resources for international affairs are 

provided outside this budget function through overseas contingency 

operations funding in Function 970. 

The agreement supports international affairs activities with 

the goal of promoting U.S. interests abroad and supporting humanitarian and development assistance overseas. It recognizes the need 

for review of programs in this function as many of them continue 

to receive funding despite expired authorizations. The agreement 

supports efforts by the committees of jurisdiction to reform U.S. 

foreign aid programs to ensure that foreign assistance is prioritized 

to deliver aid in a more effective and transparent manner. 

General Science, Space, and Technology: Function 250 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The General Science, Space, and Technology function includes 

the National Science Foundation, programs other than aviation 

programs at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

and general science programs at the Department of Energy. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $30.0 billion in budget 

authority and $30.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $29.9 billion, 

with $29.9 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $107 million in budget authority and $105 million in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $331.4 billion, and outlays are $328.5 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment reduces excess and unnecessary spending, while supporting core government responsibilities. It preserves 

basic research, providing stable funding for the National Science 

Foundation to conduct its authorized activities in science, space, 

and technology basic research, development, and science, technology, engineering, and math [STEM] education, while shifting 

the focus back to basic research. The amendment provides continued support for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

[NASA] and recognizes the vital strategic importance of the United 

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ment aligns funding in accordance with the NASA core principles 

to support robust space capability, to allow for exploration beyond 

low Earth orbit, and to support the Nation’s scientific and educational base. Total funding in the amendment is $28.4 billion and 

$29.0 billion in budget authority and outlays, respectively, in fiscal 

year 2016. Nearly all the function’s spending is discretionary, with 

$28.3 billion in budget authority and $28.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016; direct spending is $107 million in budget authority 

and $105 million in outlays. The 10-year totals are $313.1 billion 

in budget authority and $309.3 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Function 250 consists almost entirely of discretionary funding. 

The largest component of this category—about half of total spending—is for NASA’s space-flight, research, and supporting activities. 

The conference agreement recognizes and supports preserving the 

Federal scientific community’s original role as a venue for 

groundbreaking basic science research discoveries and a driver of 

innovation and economic growth. The agreement calls for $29.2 billion in budget authority and $29.6 billion in outlays in fiscal year 

2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 is $29.1 

billion, with outlays of $29.5 billion; direct spending is $100 million 

in budget authority and $101 million in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $322.3 billion, and outlays are $318.0 billion. 

Energy: Function 270 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Energy function concerns the production, development, 

and use of energy for the country. This function contains civilian 

energy programs at agencies including the Departments of Energy 

and Agriculture, Tennessee Valley Authority, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Negative numbers in the function mainly reflect the incoming repayment of loans and receipts from the sale of electricity produced by 

Federal entities, which are accounted for as negative spending. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for ¥$1.9 billion in budget 

authority and $2.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $3.1 billion, with 

$4.2 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is ¥$5.1 billion in 

budget authority and ¥$1.8 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, budget authority totals $6.9 billion, and outlays are $6.1 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

A central aim of policies assumed in this function is to ensure 

that private sector capital is not crowded out by government overreach and bureaucratic waste. The policies also should protect taxpayers from poor government decision-making that wastes Federal 

dollars and increases energy prices. Finally, streamlining research 

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increase efficiency and consolidate operations, leading to reduced 

costs. These are the guiding principles for energy policy in the 

House amendment. For fiscal year 2016, the budget resolution provides ¥$3.6 billion in budget authority, with $654 million in related outlays. The discretionary figures for fiscal year 2016 are $2.1 

billion in budget authority and $2.4 billion in outlays, with direct 

spending of ¥$5.6 billion in budget authority and ¥$1.8 billion in 

outlays. Ten-year function totals are $5.9 billion in budget authority and $4.7 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement promotes abundant and affordable 

American energy production and use. It envisions policies that realign the size and role of government involvement in the private 

sector, while empowering the committees of jurisdiction to pursue 

legislation in pursuit of these broad goals. The agreement provides 

¥$3.2 billion in budget authority for fiscal year 2016 and $1.4 billion in outlays. These amounts include $2.6 billion in discretionary 

budget authority and $3.2 billion in discretionary outlays, with direct spending of ¥$5.8 billion in budget authority and ¥$1.8 billion in outlays. Spending over the next 10 years totals ¥$9.1 billion in budget authority and ¥$11.5 billion in outlays. 

Natural Resources and Environment: Function 300 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Natural Resources and Environment function focuses on 

the management, development, and maintenance of the Nation’s 

natural heritage. This function includes conservation of land and 

water resources; development of water power and transportation 

infrastructure; and agencies and resources associated with the 

management and regulation of pollution, public and recreational 

lands, and natural resources. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $36.3 billion in budget 

authority and $39.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $34.5 billion, 

with $37.2 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $1.8 billion 

in budget authority and $1.8 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $406.5 billion, and outlays are $412.5 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment continues to support policies that will 

make America’s natural resources available to producers who can 

provide a fair return to taxpayers. In addition to the receipts the 

Federal Government collects from royalties, rents, and bonus bids, 

the increased economic activity on Federal land will create jobs and 

boost economic output. The amendment supports reducing the Federal estate, and giving States and localities more control over the 

resources within their boundaries. The House budget provides 

$35.4 billion in budget authority for fiscal year 2016, with $38.1 


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billion in related outlays. The discretionary spending figures for fiscal year 2016 are $34.4 billion in budget authority and $36.8 billion 

in outlays. For direct spending in fiscal 2016, the House amendment provides $984 million in budget authority and $1.3 billion in 

outlays. Over 10 years, the function totals are $380.9 billion in 

budget authority and $387.4 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement promotes a safe and healthy environment that can accompany robust economic growth and job creation. It supports better management of the lands and resources 

overseen by the Federal Government, including potentially reducing the Federal estate, and a more responsible relationship between regulatory agencies and the private sector. The agreement 

provides $36.4 billion in budget authority for fiscal year 2016 and 

$39.5 billion in outlays. These figures include $34.4 billion in discretionary budget authority and $37.0 billion in discretionary outlays, as well as $1.9 billion in direct spending budget authority 

with $2.5 billion in outlays. Spending through the 10-year budget 

window totals $406.0 billion in budget authority and $413.0 billion 

in outlays. 

Agriculture: Function 350 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Agriculture function helps provide for the continued success of American agriculture and the agricultural industry. This 

function includes only programs and policies concerned with agricultural production, including direct assistance and loans to farmers; export assistance; agricultural research; and marketing, information, and animal and plant health inspection services. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $20.6 billion in budget 

authority and $20.6 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $5.9 billion, with 

$5.9 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $14.7 billion in 

budget authority and $14.7 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, budget authority totals $218.1 billion, and outlays are $213.3 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment recommends that a higher priority be 

given to competitive grant-based agricultural research. This type of 

research funding, in contrast to formula-based and other types, is 

most likely to spur agricultural productivity growth, which is important to enhancing the international competitiveness of U.S. agriculture over the longer term. Also, continued attention should be 

given to streamlining and, where possible, consolidating operations 

and activities across U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies, including in its large network of county field offices. 

The 2014 farm bill made a number of reforms to agricultural 

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result in increased levels of assistance under the farm bill’s new 

price- and revenue-based programs. While it is important to continue to reform agricultural programs, weather and market challenges continue to highlight the importance of maintaining a safety 

net for farmers. 

In this function, the amendment provides $20.1 billion in budget authority and $21.2 billion in outlays for fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal 2016 is $6.1 billion; outlays 

are $6.0 billion. The direct spending share of the fiscal year 2016 

function totals are $14.0 billion in budget authority and $15.2 billion in outlays. For the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025, 

budget authority totals $204.5 billion and outlays are $201.9 billion. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement empowers the Committees on Agriculture in the House of Representatives and Senate to build on the 

reforms in the 2014 farm bill to ensure American agriculture remains a vital part of the Nation’s economy while supporting rural 

economies in a fiscally responsible way. The agreement provides 

$19.1 billion in budget authority for fiscal year 2016 and $21.6 billion in outlays in this function. These amounts include $6.0 billion 

in discretionary budget authority and $5.9 billion in discretionary 

outlays, as well as direct spending amounts of $13.1 billion in 

budget authority and $15.6 billion in outlays. Total spending over 

the next 10 years in this function equals $204.2 billion in budget 

authority and $201.1 billion in outlays. 

Commerce and Housing Credit: Function 370 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Commerce and Housing Credit function includes mortgage 

credit, the U.S. Postal Service, deposit insurance, and most of the 

activities of the Departments of Commerce and Housing and Urban 

Development. Negative figures in this function mainly reflect the 

negative subsidy rates applied to certain loan and loan-guarantee 

programs scored under the guidelines of the Federal Credit Reform 

Act, such as the Federal Housing Administration [FHA] and the 

Government National Mortgage Association (commonly known as 

Ginnie Mae) programs. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $1.9 billion in budget 

authority and ¥$11.7 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals ¥$8.1 billion, 

with ¥$7.9 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $10.0 billion in budget authority and ¥$3.7 billion in outlays. Over 10 

years, budget authority totals ¥$5.6 billion, and outlays are 

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HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment envisions a Federal system that supports commerce and housing and regulates in an efficient manner, 

providing sufficient oversight where necessary without wasting taxpayer monies or stifling free enterprise. The amendment calls for 

minimizing subsidies to commercial entities where possible and 

protecting taxpayers from the risk of future bailouts. Additionally, 

it envisions adjusting the budgets of Federal agencies to levels necessary to effectively and efficiently execute their missions, and creating a climate that supports rather than stifles commerce and free 

enterprise. The House amendment also recommends giving the 

Postal Service the flexibility that any business needs to respond to 

changing market conditions, including declining mail volume, 

which is down more than 25 percent since 2006. 

In this function, on a unified basis, the amendment provides 

¥$6.8 billion in budget authority and ¥$20.1 billion in outlays for 

fiscal year 2016, of which ¥$13.1 billion is discretionary budget 

authority, with ¥$12.8 billion in outlays. Direct spending for fiscal 

2016 is $6.4 billion in budget authority and ¥$7.3 billion in outlays. For fiscal years 2016 through 2025, the amendment provides 

¥$103.8 billion in budget authority and ¥$277.3 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement supports policies that would reduce 

the risk of taxpayer bailouts and promote free enterprise. Additionally, the agreement aims to remove burdensome regulations so the 

economy can run more efficiently. Fiscal year 2016 budget authority totals ¥$4.0 billion, and outlays total ¥$13.6 billion. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals ¥$10.6 billion, 

with ¥$7.2 billion in related outlays. Direct spending budget authority is $6.6 billion in fiscal year 2016, with ¥$6.4 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, budget authority in Function 370 totals 

¥$79.7 billion, and outlays are ¥$244.3 billion. These totals reflect combined on- and off-budget amounts. 

Transportation: Function 400 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Transportation function focuses on aid and regulation for 

ground transportation (including roads and highways, railroads, 

and urban mass transit), air transportation (including aeronautical 

research conducted by NASA), and maritime commerce. The major 

agencies included in this function are the Department of Transportation (including the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal 

Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and 

Maritime Administration), the Department of Homeland Security 

(including the Transportation Security Administration, United 

States Coast Guard, and the Federal Air Marshal Service), and the 

National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

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tionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $29.1 billion, 

with $87.2 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $42.4 billion in budget authority and $1.2 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $750.4 billion, and outlays are $806.4 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The amendment prioritizes the solvency of the Highway Trust 

Fund, aligns spending with incoming revenue, and ensures any 

general fund transfers will be fully offset. It provides the authorizing committees flexibility through a deficit-neutral reserve fund. 

It also maintains essential funding for surface transportation, aviation, and safety—offset by reductions in other transportation activities of lower priority to the Federal Government. 

For fiscal year 2016, the amendment provides $36.7 billion in 

budget authority and $79.2 billion in associated outlays. Those 

amounts consist of $31.0 billion in fiscal 2016 discretionary budget 

authority and $78.1 billion in outlays, and direct spending budget 

authority of $5.7 billion, with $1.1 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

the function totals are $741.5 billion in budget authority and 

$781.5 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement provides essential funding for surface transportation, aviation, and safety, offset by reductions in 

transportation activities of lower priority to the Federal Government. Through deficit-neutral reserve funds, the agreement gives 

the committees of jurisdiction flexibility in future legislation involving the Highway Trust Fund. The fund is put on more sound financial footing and its solvency reinstated. The agreement provides 

$72.1 billion in budget authority for fiscal year 2016 and $87.2 billion in outlays. These amounts include $30.1 billion in discretionary budget authority and $86.1 billion in discretionary outlays, 

with direct spending of $42.0 billion in budget authority and $1.1 

billion in outlays. Spending over the next 10 years totals $665.6 billion in budget authority and $748.7 billion in outlays. 

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 

in response to disasters. This function provides appropriated funding for the Community Development Block Grant Program, Department of Agriculture rural development programs, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other disaster mitigation and community development-related programs. It 

also provides direct funding for the National Flood Insurance Program. 


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SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $17.4 billion in budget 

authority and $22.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $16.3 billion, 

with $21.0 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $1.2 billion 

in budget authority and $1.4 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $186.5 billion, and outlays are $211.9 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

While supporting programs in this function related to emergency preparedness and critical needs, the House amendment 

urges streamlining non-essential community and regional initiatives that are not core functions of the Federal Government. The 

House amendment provides $7.1 billion in budget authority and 

$19.9 billion in outlays for the function in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary spending for the year is $7.0 billion in budget authority 

and $19.6 billion in outlays. Budget authority for direct spending 

in fiscal 2016 is $124 million, with $351 million in outlays. Over 

10 years, the amendment provides $81.6 billion and $128.6 billion 

in budget authority and outlays, respectively. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement funds programs relating to emergency preparedness and critical needs. Most of this category’s funding is discretionary; the main direct spending component of this 

function is the National Flood Insurance Program. The agreement 

supports a more efficient grant system, which includes strengthening oversight of the grant programs to reduce waste and improve 

effectiveness. The agreement calls for $15.5 billion in budget authority and $20.7 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 is $15.0 billion, with 

outlays of $19.6 billion; direct spending is $446 million in budget 

authority and $1.1 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, budget authority totals $139.4 billion, and outlays are $181.0 billion. 

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, some 

social services programs within the Department of Health and 

Human Services, and employment and training programs within 

the Department of Labor. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $86.3 billion in budget 

authority and $95.7 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $91.4 billion, 

with $95.0 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is ¥$5.1 billion in budget authority and $746 million in outlays. Over 10 years, 


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budget authority totals $930.0 billion, and outlays are $942.3 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Rather than foster a system that drives up tuition and presents too many students with the difficult choice between crippling 

debt and stopping short of their highest educational attainment, 

the House amendment envisions a framework that uses Federal 

dollars more efficiently, accounts for student loans in a way that 

reflects their true cost, and invests in a sustainable higher education system. The amendment also views Federal support for K– 

12 education as just that: It should support, not seize control from, 

State and local entities. Real gains in education result from the diversity and creativity of State and local educators, and the trend 

toward centralizing rules and standards in Washington risks 

smothering effectiveness and innovation. Toward these ends, the amendment provides $80.6 billion in budget authority and $90.4 billion in outlays for fiscal year 2016. 

Of those amounts, $88.2 billion is discretionary budget authority, 

with $91.4 billion in associated outlays. Direct spending in fiscal 

2016 totals ¥$7.6 billion in budget authority and ¥$967 million 

in outlays. (The negative figures result mainly from the methodology used to score direct student loans under the Federal Credit 

Reform Act.) Over 10 years, the House amendment provides $883.2 

billion in total budget authority and $900.5 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement supports reforms to the current educational system in order to give the Nation’s students the opportunity for a better, more affordable education. In addition, it encourages the enactment of policies that better equip Americans of 

all ages to excel not only in school but also in the workforce. Function 500 totals amount to $83.3 billion in budget authority and 

$93.3 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget 

authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $89.8 billion, with $93.8 billion 

in related outlays. Direct spending budget authority is ¥$6.5 billion in fiscal year 2016, with ¥$504 million in outlays. Over 10 years, budget authority totals $932.6 billion, and outlays are 

$942.5 billion. 

Health: Function 550 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Health function contains spending on a variety of health 

care services administered by the Department of Health and 

Human Services. This function also includes health research conducted by the National Institutes of Health; public health and safety programs conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; primary health care services conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and the regulation of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and food products conducted by the 

Food and Drug Administration. The most significant drivers of 

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SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $414.4 billion in budget 

authority and $424.7 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $57.8 billion, 

with $58.4 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $356.6 billion in budget authority and $366.3 billion in outlays. Over 10 

years, budget authority totals $4,376.5 billion, and outlays are 

$4,384.5 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The amendment calls for repealing the Affordable Care Act in 

full—its spending, taxes, regulations, and mandates—as a first 

step toward introducing real, patient-centered health care reform 

in America. The amendment contains a policy statement describing 

the contours of this strategy, emphasizing affordability, accessibility, quality, choices, innovation, responsiveness, and legal reforms. The amendment also supports major reforms to strengthen 

and secure Medicaid benefits, such as converting the Federal share 

of Medicaid into State Flexibility Funds that each State may tailor 

to its own needs. For fiscal year 2016, the amendment provides 

$416.5 billion in budget authority in Function 550, with $426.9 billion in associated outlays. For discretionary spending, the amendment provides $57.7 billion in budget authority and $58.4 billion in 

outlays in fiscal year 2016. The direct spending amounts for that 

year are $358.7 billion in budget authority and $368.5 billion in 

outlays. Over 10 years, the totals are $3,944.8 billion in budget authority and $3,952.8 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement calls for the repeal of the President’s 

health care law. The agreement accommodates legislation from the 

committees of jurisdiction in the House and Senate to continue to 

develop health care solutions that lower costs and improve access 

to care. It envisions Medicaid reform, based on a framework proposed by the chairmen of the committees of jurisdiction in the 

House and the Senate, to modernize and improve the program 

while increasing State flexibility and protecting the most vulnerable populations. 

The conference agreement calls for $433.1 billion in budget authority and $430.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $57.7 billion, 

with $58.4 billion in related outlays. Direct spending in fiscal year 

2016 is $375.3 billion in budget authority and $372.5 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, budget authority totals $4,337.2 billion, and 

outlays are $4,334.4 billion. 

Medicare: Function 570 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Medicare function includes only the Medicare program, 

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direct spending consists of payments for Medicare benefits. The 

balance of spending is discretionary annual appropriations for the 

cost of administering and monitoring the Medicare program. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $567.2 billion in budget 

authority and $567.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $6.6 billion, with 

$6.6 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $560.6 billion in 

budget authority and $560.6 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $6,930.9 billion, and outlays are $6,929.9 

billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The amendment recognizes the imperative of saving, strengthening, and securing the future of Medicare. The current spending 

trajectory of Medicare will result in an inability to provide the 

promised benefits to America’s seniors in the not-so-distant future. 

The amendment pursues a responsible course to ensure the viability of the Medicare Program through a number of structural reforms, including transitioning to a premium support model bringing patient choices and helpful competition into the program, allowing for improvement in quality care, increasing accessibility and affordability, and a real check on wasteful practices. For fiscal year 

2016, the function totals in the amendment are $577.7 billion in 

budget authority and $577.6 billion in outlays. The direct spending 

portion for fiscal 2016 totals $6.6 billion in budget authority and 

outlays. Far more significant is the function’s direct spending of 

$571.1 billion in budget authority and outlays. Over 10 years, 

Function 570 spending is projected at $7,181.2 billion in budget authority and $7,180.2 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement supports the repeal of the President’s health care law, including the repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board. The agreement proposes the 

same amount of Medicare savings reflected in the Senate-passed 

fiscal year 2016 budget as a target to extend the life of the Hospital 

Insurance trust fund and tasks the committees of jurisdiction in 

the House and Senate with determining the specific Medicare reforms needed to bring spending levels under current law in line 

with the budget. Finally, the conference agreement accounts for the 

full cost of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization 

Act of 2015. 

The conference agreement calls for $579.4 billion in budget authority and $579.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $6.5 billion, with 

$6.5 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $572.9 billion in 

budget authority and $572.9 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $7,076.5 billion, and outlays are $7,075.6 

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Income Security: Function 600 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Income Security function covers a range of income security 

programs that provide cash or near-cash assistance to low-income 

persons, and benefits to certain retirees, persons with disabilities, 

and the unemployed. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $529.5 billion in budget 

authority and $528.8 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $65.1 billion, 

with $65.4 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $464.4 billion in budget authority and $463.4 billion in outlays. Over 10 

years, budget authority totals $4,899.5 billion, and outlays are 

$4,858.0 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment proposes to continue the successful welfare reforms of the 1990s by improving work requirements for 

means-tested programs to help more people escape poverty and 

move up the economic ladder. It focuses resources on programs that 

deliver real results, restraining spending to reasonable levels, reducing improper payments, and allowing States more ability to improve programs through policy innovation. For fiscal year 2016, the 

amendment provides $512.4 billion in budget authority, with 

$513.7 billion in associated outlays. The amendment provides $61.4 

billion in fiscal 2016 discretionary budget authority, with $63.6 billion in outlays, along with $451.0 billion in budget authority and 

$450.1 billion in outlays for direct spending. Over 10 years, the totals are $5,102.2 billion in budget authority and $5,048.2 billion in 

outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement assumes the enactment of proposals 

to reduce poverty and increase opportunity and upward mobility for 

struggling Americans on the road to personal and financial independence. Based on the successful welfare reforms of the 1990s, 

these proposals would improve work requirements and provide 

flexible funding for States to help those most in need find gainful 

employment, escape poverty, and move up the economic ladder. 

The agreement focuses resources on programs that deliver real results, reducing wasteful spending and empowering States to make 

key decisions and improve welfare programs through policy innovation. In fiscal year 2016, the agreement provides $523.1 billion in 

total budget authority and $523.6 billion in total outlays. Discretionary budget authority is $63.2 billion, and outlays are $64.2 billion. Direct spending is $459.9 billion in budget authority and 

$459.4 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, the totals are $4,985.2 billion in budget authority and $4,936.6 billion in outlays. 


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Social Security Retirement and Disability: Function 650 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Social Security function consists of the payroll-tax-financed programs collectively known as Social Security: Old-Age 

and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance. These programs 

provide retirement and disability benefits to approximately 56 million eligible retired workers, disabled persons, and their spouses, 

dependents, and survivors. This function includes both Social Security benefit payments and funds to administer the program and ensure program integrity. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $930.0 billion in budget 

authority and $925.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $5.0 billion, with 

$5.1 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $924.9 billion in 

budget authority and $920.7 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $12,285.9 billion, and outlays are $12,225.4 

billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Absent structural reform, Social Security will fail to fulfill its 

promises to the Nation’s retired and disabled persons—and that 

outcome will occur sooner than expected. With each year Congress 

delays, the policy changes needed to correct the program’s fiscal 

trajectory will become larger and more wrenching to adopt, eventually leading to sudden, steep reductions in benefits. The House 

amendment calls for a bipartisan way forward, encouraging the 

President and Congress to begin the process of reforming Social Security. The budget provides $930.0 billion in unified Function 650 

budget authority in fiscal year 2016, and $925.9 billion in outlays. 

The discretionary figures for fiscal 2016 are $5.0 billion in budget 

authority and $5.1 billion in outlays. Direct spending that year is 

$924.9 billion in budget authority and $920.7 billion in outlays. 

Over 10 years, the totals are $12,281.5 billion in budget authority 

and $12,220.9 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement presumes the President and Congress will work together on a bipartisan basis to preserve Social 

Security for current and future generations. It assumes enactment 

of legislation that will prevent the near-term insolvency of the Disability Insurance program; improve the administration and coordination of benefits; and increase employment opportunities for disabled workers. The agreement also assumes the President will submit legislation to Congress addressing the long-term insolvency 

both of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program and the Disability Insurance program. In fiscal year 2016, the agreement provides $928.9 billion in total budget authority and $925.0 billion in 

total outlays. Discretionary budget authority is $5.0 billion, and 

outlays are $5.1 billion. Direct spending is $923.9 billion in budget 

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are $12,278.2 billion in budget authority and $12,216.7 billion in 

outlays. These figures reflect the combined on- and off-budget 

amounts associated with this function. 

Veterans Benefits and Services: Function 700 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Veterans Benefits and Services function includes Veterans’ 

Health Administration and health services (majority of the discretionary spending), veterans’ pensions and disability compensation 

(majority of the direct spending), and other veterans services. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $166.7 billion in budget 

authority and $170.2 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $68.6 billion, 

with $68.3 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $98.1 billion in budget authority and $101.8 billion in outlays. Over 10 

years, budget authority totals $1,817.4 billion, and outlays are 

$1,812.7 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment fully funds veterans’ discretionary benefits and services by providing CBO’s estimated funding level of 

veterans discretionary programs needs for fiscal year 2016, which 

is a 5 percent increase above last year’s level. The House Budget 

Committee will continue to closely monitor the Department of Veterans Affairs’ progress to ensure resources provided by Congress 

are sufficient and efficiently used to provide benefits and services 

to veterans. The resolution calls for $166.7 billion in budget authority and $170.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016 for veterans’ 

benefits and services. Fiscal year 2016 discretionary spending is 

$68.6 billion in budget authority and $68.3 billion in outlays, while 

direct spending totals $98.1 billion in budget authority and $101.8 

billion in outlays. The 10-year totals for budget authority and outlays are $1,815.4 billion and $1,810.8 billion, respectively. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement fully funds veterans’ discretionary 

benefits and services by providing CBO’s estimated funding level of 

veterans discretionary program needs for fiscal year 2016, a 5-percent increase above last year’s level. The House and Senate Budget 

Committees will continue to closely monitor the Department of Veterans Affairs’ progress to ensure resources provided by Congress 

are sufficient and efficiently used to provide benefits and services 

to veterans. The agreement calls for $166.3 billion in budget authority and $171.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016 for Veterans benefits and services. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal 

year 2016 is $68.6 billion, with outlays of $68.3 billion; direct 

spending is $97.7 billion in budget authority and $103.5 billion in 

outlays. Over 10 years, budget authority totals $1,812.8 billion, and 

outlays are $1,815.7 billion. 


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Administration of Justice: Function 750 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Administration of Justice function includes programs to 

provide judicial services, police protection, law enforcement (including civil rights), rehabilitation and incarceration of criminals, and 

the general maintenance of domestic order. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $52.5 billion in budget 

authority and $56.8 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $51.3 billion, 

with $52.0 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $1.2 billion 

in budget authority and $4.8 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $618.2 billion, and outlays are $621.3 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

With the risk of terrorism, as well as a tidal wave of debt, the 

House amendment focuses Federal taxpayer money for the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security on administering justice, 

arresting and prosecuting terrorists, investigating crimes, and 

seeking punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior. For fiscal 

year 2016, the House amendment provides $52.2 billion in total 

budget authority and $56.0 billion in outlays, focused on core Federal Government responsibilities and reducing duplication, excess, 

and unnecessary spending. The discretionary totals—the majority 

of the function’s spending—are $51.0 billion in budget authority 

and $51.3 billion in outlays; direct spending is $1.1 billion in budget authority and $4.7 billion in outlays. Over 10 years the amendment provides $602.1 billion and $606.3 billion in budget authority 

and outlays, respectively. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The vast majority of this category’s funding is discretionary 

and used for Federal law-enforcement programs, litigation and judicial activities, correctional operations, and border security. A 

small amount of direct spending funds certain immigration activities, the Crime Victims Fund, the Assets Forfeiture Fund, and the 

Treasury Forfeiture Fund, among other purposes. Federal taxpayer 

money for the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security 

should be focused on core responsibilities, with priority given to 

those activities that are most essential to the Federal Government 

in this area. The conference agreement calls for $51.0 billion in 

budget authority and $56.5 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. 

Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 is $51.2 billion, 

with outlays of $52.0 billion; direct spending is ¥$196 million in 

budget authority and $4.5 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, budget 

authority totals $609.2 billion, and outlays are $614.3 billion. 


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General Government: Function 800 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The General Government function includes the activities of the 

White House and the Executive Office of the President, legislative 

branch, and programs to carry out the administrative responsibilities of the Federal Government, including personnel management, 

fiscal operations, and property control. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $23.8 billion in budget 

authority and $23.7 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals $17.2 billion, 

with $17.1 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $6.6 billion 

in budget authority and $6.6 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals $266.3 billion, and outlays are $263.2 billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment advances the idea that a government 

seeking greater efficiency in its programs should demand no less 

from its own operations. This should be achieved by eliminating 

waste across Federal Government branches and agencies wherever 

possible, in order to scale back government where it has expanded 

needlessly or beyond its proper role. The amendment provides 

$23.6 billion in budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 2016. 

The totals consist of $16.7 billion in discretionary budget authority 

and outlays, and $6.9 billion in direct spending budget authority 

and outlays. For fiscal years 2016 through 2025, the function totals 

are $244.2 billion in budget authority and $244.7 billion in outlays. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement supports policies that reduce waste 

and streamline government operations across all Federal Government branches and agencies. Function 800 totals amount to $23.2 

billion in budget authority and $23.0 billion in outlays in fiscal 

year 2016. Discretionary budget authority and outlays total $17.0 

billion in fiscal year 2016. Direct spending budget authority is $6.2 

billion in fiscal year 2016, with $6.0 billion in outlays. Over 10 

years, budget authority in totals $251.3 billion, and outlays are 

$248.5 billion. 

Net Interest: Function 900 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Net Interest function contains the interest paid to private 

and foreign government holders of U.S. Treasury securities. This 

function includes interest on the public debt less the interest received by the Federal Government from trust fund investments and 

loans to the public. It contains direct payments, with no discretionary components. 


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SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $274.4 billion in budget 

authority and $274.4 billion in outlays, all of which are direct 

spending, in fiscal year 2016. Over 10 years, budget authority totals $4,788.1 billion, and outlays are $4,788.1 billion. These figures 

reflect the combined on- and off-budget amounts associated with 

this function. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment calls for $274.3 billion of direct spending for net interest payments in fiscal year 2016. The proposed 10- 

year total for net interest payments is $4,748.9 billion. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement calls for $275.3 billion of direct 

spending for net interest payments in fiscal year 2016. The proposed 10-year total for net interest payments is $4,757.1 billion. 

There are no budget policies for this function. 

Allowances: Function 920 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Allowances function displays the budgetary effects of proposals that cannot easily be distributed across other budget functions. It contains CBO’s estimate of the budgetary effects of the 

Budget Control Act’s automatic enforcement provisions for non-defense spending. Function 920 also contains government-wide savings. For example, this function includes CBO’s estimate of the 

macroeconomic feedback effect resulting from the deficit-reduction 

path assumed in the budget resolution conference agreement. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for ¥$12.3 billion in budget 

authority and ¥$5.6 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals ¥$15.2 billion, 

with ¥$11.5 billion in related outlays. Direct spending is $2.8 billion in budget authority and $5.9 billion in outlays. Over 10 years, 

budget authority totals ¥$677.9 billion, and outlays are ¥$630.7 

billion. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment recommends no changes in this function, leaving it instead at the CBO baseline levels. The CBO baseline includes total savings of $33.5 billion in budget authority and 

$17.3 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016, and $405.7 billion and 

$357.9 billion in reductions for budget authority and outlays over 

10 years, respectively, to reflect the impact of the Budget Control 

Act [BCA] on non-defense and non-Medicare spending. The following two components are included in the baseline: 

1. A reduction of $383.4 billion in budget authority and $342.4 

billion in outlays for non-defense activities, needed to comply with 

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2. A $22.3 billion and $15.5 billion reduction in budget authority and outlays, respectively, to non-Medicare and non-defense direct spending programs necessary to comply with the automatic-enforcement procedure (the direct spending sequester) mandated by 

the BCA. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement calls for $25.3 billion in budget authority and $45.5 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. Discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 2016 totals ¥$5.4 billion, 

with $14.9 billion in related outlays. Direct spending budget authority and outlays each total $30.7 billion. Over 10 years, total 

budget authority is ¥$908.2 billion, and outlays are ¥$798.6 billion. 

Government-Wide Savings: Function 930 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This House category includes various policies that produce government-wide savings in multiple categories rather than in a single, specific budget function. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate resolution does not contain a Function 930. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The resolution calls for spending of $27.5 billion and $18.4 billion in budget authority and outlays, respectively, in fiscal year 

2016. The 10-year totals for budget authority and outlay savings 

are ¥$496.9 billion and ¥$418.2 billion, respectively. (The figures 

appear in Function 930 in the summary tables.) As is true elsewhere, specific policies will be determined by the appropriate committees of jurisdiction. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement does not contain a Function 930. 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts: Function 950 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Undistributed Offsetting Receipts function comprises 

major offsetting receipts items that would distort the funding levels 

of other functional categories if they were distributed to them. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

All funding in this function is direct spending. The Senate 

budget resolution calls for ¥$86.0 billion in budget authority and 

outlays in fiscal year 2016 (The minus sign indicates receipts flowing into the Treasury.). Over 10 years, budget authority totals 

¥$1,102.6 billion, with ¥$1,102.8 billion in outlays. These figures 

reflect the combined on- and off-budget amounts associated with 

this function. 


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HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment examines the management of Federal 

fleet vehicles, real-property, and lands among other assets in an effort to help taxpayers recoup billions of dollars devoted to unused 

government property. The House amendment calls for ¥$90.1 billion in budget authority and outlays in fiscal year 2016, all of 

which is direct spending. Over 10 years, budget authority and outlays total ¥$1,154.6 billion. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement calls for ¥$99.2 billion in budget 

authority and outlays for fiscal year 2016. The negative figures reflect receipts flowing into the Treasury. Over 10 years, budget authority and outlays each total ¥$1,292.4 billion. These figures reflect the combined on- and off-budget amounts associated with this 

function. 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: 

Function 970 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function includes funding for the prosecution of Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism and other closely 

related activities. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate resolution does not have a Function 970. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The amendment assumes $90.0 billion as a placeholder estimate of the budgetary resources necessary to fulfill the Department 

of Defense’s war policy, with final decisions still pending assessment. Combined with the base resources for National Defense, the 

fiscal year 2016 budget provides more than $613 billion in total defense spending for the Global War on Terrorism. The House 

amendment provides for higher total defense resources than the 

President’s request in fiscal year 2016, the President’s 5-year plan, 

and the President’s 10-year levels. This function also estimates $6 billion in funding for the activities of civilian agencies—primarily the State Department and 

USAID—as part of the integrated civil-military strategy for securing American objectives in the frontline states. The House amendment provides $96.0 billion in budget author- ity and $45.4 billion in outlays for fiscal year 2016. The 10-year totals for budget authority and outlays are $229.3 billion and $196.6 

billion, respectively. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The agreement supports overseas contingency operations funding at a level appropriate to meet the challenges posed by an increasingly dangerous security environment, and reflects a realistic 

ramp-down path for this funding over the budget window. Funding 

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erations to counter the danger from growing global instability and 

threats posed by those who challenge U.S. security interests at 

home and abroad. The agreement sets the overall allocation for 

overseas contingency operations funding. The committees of jurisdiction will determine the specific policies. The conference agreement calls for $96.3 billion in budget au- thority and $48.8 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2016. There is no 

direct spending in this function. Over 10 years, budget authority 

totals $378.2 billion, and outlays are $373.8 billion. 

Across-the-Board Adjustment: Function 990 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This House function reflects the impact of an across-the-board 

rescission affecting the Department of Homeland Security that was 

included in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235). 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate resolution does not contain a Function 990. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The CBO baseline for Function 990 includes reductions of $241 

million in budget authority and $226 million in outlays over 10 

years. The resolution recommends retaining the baseline levels. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement does not contain a separate Function 990. 

Revenues 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

Federal revenues are comprised of taxes and other collections 

from the public that result from the Government’s sovereign powers to impose levies under Article I, section 8, clause I of the U.S. 

Constitution. Federal revenues include individual and corporate incomes taxes, social insurance taxes, excise taxes, estate and gift 

taxes, customs duties, and miscellaneous receipts. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate budget resolution calls for $3,459.5 billion in reve- nues in fiscal year 2016 ($2,666.8 billion on-budget, $792.8 billion 

off-budget) and $41,669.7 billion over 10 years ($32,170.6 billion 

on-budget, $9,499.1 billion off-budget). 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The U.S. tax code is notoriously complex, patently unfair, and 

highly inefficient. Its complexity distorts decisions to work, save, 

and invest, which leads to slower economic growth, lower wages, 

and less job creation. The House amendment proposes to correct 

the notorious complexity, unfairness, and inefficiency of U.S. taxes 

by calling for a reformed tax code that is simpler and fairer and 


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promotes growth. A revamped tax code could raise just as much 

revenue as the system in place today, but without the harmful tax 

policies embedded in current law, such as the Affordable Care Act. 

A restructured and more efficient tax code with a broader tax base 

and lower tax rates also would spark greater economic growth and 

create more jobs. The amendment’s revenue projections—$3.459.5 billion in fis- cal year 2016 and $41.669.7 billion through fiscal year 2025—are 

built on such a tax reform model. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The U.S. tax code is overly complicated, inefficient, and archaic. The current structure hurts economic growth, frustrates 

working Americans, and pushes American businesses overseas. The 

conference agreement assumes that the tax-writing committees will 

adopt a tax reform proposal that reduces marginal rates but broadens the tax base to create a fair, efficient, competitive, and progrowth tax regime that is revenue neutral. Any revenue-neutral 

tax reform would include a repeal of the harmful tax increases in 

the President’s health care law. 

The conference agreement calls for revenues of $3,470.7 billion 

in fiscal year 2016 ($2,676.7 billion on-budget, $794.0 billion offbudget) and $41,750.5 billion over 10 years ($32,237.4 billion onbudget, $9,513.1 billion off-budget). The difference between the conference agreement revenues and those of the Senate resolution and 

House amendment is due to CBO’s March reestimate at projected 

revenues. The conference agreement contains no tax increases. 


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RECONCILIATION AND REPORT SUBMISSIONS 

The budget resolution conference agreement provides a path 

for the committees of jurisdiction in the House and Senate through 

reconciliation to repeal the Affordable Care Act with its burdensome mandates and restrictions, a first step toward introducing 

real, patient-centered health care reform. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 201 of the Senate resolution instructs the Finance 

Committee and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions each to report, by July 31, 2015, changes in laws within 

their jurisdictions to reduce the deficit by no less than $1 billion 

over the 10-year period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

Section 202 of the resolution prohibits a reconciliation bill reported under section 201 from including a provision that would increase the statutory debt limit. The prohibition is enforced with a 

point of order that, if raised, would require an affirmative vote of 

two-thirds of the Senate to waive. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 201 of the House amendment instructs 13 authorizing 

committees to achieve specified amounts of deficit reduction by a 

deadline of July 15, 2015. 

While the amendment instruction provides flexibility as to how 

the authorizing committees may achieve these savings, it assumes 

savings will be achieved through reductions in direct spending. The 

amounts reconciled are intended to serve as a floor on required 

savings, not a ceiling. The targets are for the total of the 10-year 

period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. These targets will provide 

the committees maximum flexibility in their savings while ensuring the budget is balanced within the 10-year window. 

Each reconciled authorizing committee is directed to mark up 

legislation meeting its reconciliation target and submit legislation 

to the Committee of the Budget, consistent with section 310 of the 

Budget Act, instead of reporting it directly to the House. Other 

than submitting legislation to the Committee on the Budget, committees are expected to follow regular order in complying with 

House and Committee rules related to markup procedures and reporting requirements. The Committee on the Budget will then combine all submissions and report the legislation, without substantive 

revision, to the House. 

Section 202 of the House amendment authorizes the Chair of 

the Committee on the Budget to: (1) use the baseline underlying 

the Congressional Budget Office’s [CBO’s] Budget and Economic 

Outlook: 2015 to 2025 (January 2015) when making estimates of 

any bill or joint resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon and (2) determine whether to use any adjustments to the baseline, if made subsequent to the adoption of 

this concurrent resolution, when making such estimates. When 

making such estimates and determining compliance of measures, 

the Chair of the Committee on the Budget should only exercise this 

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lying the budgetary levels set forth in this concurrent resolution. 

Inaccurate adjustments may include selected adjustments for rulemaking, judicial actions, adjudication, and interpretative rules that 

have major budgetary effects and are inconsistent with the assumptions underlying the budgetary levels set forth in this concurrent resolution. CBO shall, upon the request of the Chair of the 

Committee on the Budget, prepare an estimate based on the baseline determination made by such Chair. 

Section 202 also stipulates that the authorizing committees instructed to submit reconciliation legislation pursuant to this concurrent resolution shall, in preparing submissions, note and determine the most effective methods by which the President’s health 

care law shall be repealed. 

Additionally, section 202 authorizes the Chair of the Committee on the Budget to file with the House appropriately revised 

allocations under section 302(a) of the Budget Act and revised functional levels and aggregates upon: (1) an authorizing committee’s 

submission to the Committee on the Budget of legislation complying with its reconciliation instructions pursuant to section 

310(b) of the Budget Act and (2) the submission of a conference report to the House. Section 202 further stipulates that these revised 

aggregates and allocations shall be considered to be the allocations 

and aggregates established by the concurrent resolution on the 

budget pursuant to section 310 of the Budget Act. 

Section 203 of the House amendment authorizes the Chair of 

the Committee on the Budget to submit additional information to 

help guide the authorizing committees, including suggested increases in the amount of deficit reduction reconciled to each authorizing committee. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement affirms the use of reconciliation for 

the sole purpose of repealing the President’s job-killing health care 

law by instructing only those committees with jurisdiction over the 

health-care-related provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–148) and the Health Care 

and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152). 

Specifically, the Senate Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the House Committees on Ways 

and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce all received instructions to report changes in laws within 

their jurisdictions to reduce the deficit by no less than $1 billion 

over the 10-year period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

The instructions for Senate committees are as follows: 

[Fiscal years 2016–25] 

Committee 10-Year deficit reduction 

Finance ....................................................................................................................................... $1,000,000,000 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .................................................................................... $1,000,000,000 

The Senate retains the Senate-only rule against a reconciliation measure that increases the public debt limit. The provision 

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conference report thereon. The rule may only be waived by twothirds of the Senate. 

The instructions for the House are as follows: 

[Fiscal years 2016–25] 

Committee 10-Year deficit reduction 

Education and the Workforce ..................................................................................................... $1,000,000,000 

Energy and Commerce ............................................................................................................... $1,000,000,000 

Ways and Means ........................................................................................................................ $1,000,000,000 

Reconciled committees in the Senate and the House of Representatives are instructed to submit their recommendations to 

their respective Budget Committees no later than July 24, 2015. 

The House retains the House-passed provision clarifying that 

in the House, for purposes of budget enforcement, the Chairman 

shall use the baseline underlying the March 2015 update to CBO’s 

Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025. It further grants the 

Chairman of the Budget Committee the authority to determine 

whether to reflect CBO’s ad hoc adjustments to the baseline subsequent to the adoption of this concurrent resolution. 

While committees determine the policies used to meet their 

reconciliation targets, the conference report retains the House position that the committees take note of the policy statement in the 

conference report relating to the repeal of the President’s health 

care law. 

The conference report provides authority to the Chairman of 

the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives to 

make adjustments in this concurrent resolution for committees that 

submit reconciliation recommendations and meet their respective 

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BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement in Both Houses 

Point of Order against Legislation Increasing Long-Term Deficits or 

Direct Spending 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 402 of the Senate resolution extends the current Senate point of order prohibiting the consideration of legislation that 

would increase the on-budget deficit by more than $5 billion in any 

of the 4 consecutive 10-year periods beginning after the last year 

covered in the most recently agreed to budget resolution. The prohibition is enforced with a point of order that, if raised, could be 

waived with the affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members, duly 

chosen and sworn. Paragraph (d) provides an exception for any legislation considered under the reserve fund in section 303(1)—repeal 

of the President’s health care law. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 407 of the House amendment prohibits the consideration of any measure reported by an authorizing committee that increases direct spending by $5 billion over the long-term. The prohibition is enforced with a point of order. Subsection (b) states the 

applicable periods for this section are any of the 4 consecutive 10 

fiscal year periods beginning in fiscal year 2026. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3101 of the conference agreement extends the Senatepassed provision to the House and includes an exception in paragraph (d) for reserve funds in sections 4303(1), 4501, 4502, and 

4503 of the conference agreement relating to repeal of the President’s health care law. In the House the point of order lies against 

the bill increasing direct spending over the period. 

Allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 409 of the Senate resolution establishes a mechanism 

allowing the Senate to review the designation for overseas contingency operations [OCO] in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Designations 

that would cause the total amount of OCO spending in those years 

to exceed $58 billion and $59.5 billion, respectively, would be subject to a point of order, which—if raised—would require 60 votes 

to waive. If sustained, the offending provision of budget authority 

would be stricken from the text, but the rest of the measure would 

remain standing. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Subsection 408(a) of the House amendment provides the Committee on Appropriations with two separate OCO/GWOT allocations for the purposes of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 


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War on Terrorism under section 302(a) of the Budget Act, which 

are included in this report in the allocation tables. 

Subsection (b) stipulates that, for purposes of enforcing the 

point of order under section 302(f) of the Budget Act, the ‘‘first fiscal year’’ and the ‘‘total of fiscal years’’ refer to fiscal year 2016 

only. This separate allocation is the exclusive allocation for OCO/ 

GWOT under section 302(a) of the Budget Act. It also stipulates 

that section 302(c) of the Budget Act does not apply to this separate allocation. Subsection (c) stipulates that new budget authority 

or outlays counting toward the allocation established by subsection 

(a) shall be designated pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

Subsection (d) prohibits any adjustment under section 314(a) of 

the Budget Act if an adjustment would be made under section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of BBEDCA for fiscal year 2016. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3102 of the conference agreement adopts an approach 

to Overseas Contingency Operations [OCO] funding similar to the 

House amendment. A separate 302(a) allocation is provided to each 

of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for the 

OCO/Global War on Terrorism. Any appropriation designated for 

OCO under Section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 would be scored against the 

302(a) allocation to the Committees on Appropriations. The OCO 

allocation may be subdivided into 302(b) sub-allocations and is enforceable under section 302(f) on the Congressional Budget Act. 

Point of Order against Certain Changes in Mandatory Programs 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 406 of the Senate resolution phases out the use of certain ‘‘CHIMPs’’ (changes in mandatory programs) in appropriation 

bills that reduce budget authority but do not result in any net outlay savings. For fiscal year 2016, the limit on this type of CHIMP 

is $19 billion, the amount contained in fiscal year 2015 appropriations measures. Thereafter, the limit is reduced by 20 percent per 

year until fiscal year 2021, when CHIMPs that fail to reduce net 

outlays are no longer to be permitted in appropriation measures. 

The limit is enforced with a point of order that, if raised, would require the affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members, duly chosen 

and sworn. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain any provisions relating to CHIMPs. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3103 of the conference agreement gradually reduces 

the amount of certain changes in mandatory programs [CHIMPs] 

permitted in appropriations bills from a total of $19.1 billion in fiscal year 2016 to $15 billion in fiscal year 2019. This reduction 

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BBEDCA (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002) if the provision 

was included in legislation other than an appropriations bill or 

joint resolution, and (b) reduce budget authority but do not result 

in any net outlay savings over the 10-year budget enforcement window. The reduction in this type of CHIMP is enforced in the Senate 

with a point of order prohibiting consideration of a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a full fiscal year, (or an amendment thereto or conference report thereon that would cause the 

total amount of this type of CHIMP enacted in a fiscal year to exceed a specific amount: 

Fiscal year 2016 $19,100,000,000 

Fiscal year 2017 $19,100,000,000 

Fiscal year 2018 $17,000,000,000 

Fiscal year 2019 $15,000,000,000 

The Senate point of order, if raised, would require the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, to 

waive. In the House the point of order lies against the individual 

provision except for an amendment or conference report in which 

case it lies against the entire amendment or conference report. For 

purposes of this section, the total budget authority of CHIMPs 

shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the 

Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the applicable House 

of Congress. 

Point of Order against Provisions that Constitute Changes in Mandatory Programs Affecting the Crime Victims Fund 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 410 of the Senate resolution prohibits Senate consideration of any measure that includes CHIMPs that affect the Crime 

Victims Fund [CVF]. The prohibition would be enforced with a 

point of order that, if raised, would require the affirmative vote of 

three-fifth of Members, duly chose and sworn, to waive. If sustained, the offending provision(s) would be stricken, but the rest of 

the measure would remain standing. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain any provisions relating to CHIMPs affecting the Crime Victims Fund. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3104 of the conference agreement limits the use of 

CHIMPs that affect the CVF to $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2016. 

This rule only applies to appropriations measures that provide fullyear funding for a fiscal year. The reduction in the CVF CHIMP 

is enforced with a ‘‘surgical strike’’ point of order. If a point of order 

is raised and sustained against a provision containing a CHIMP affecting the CVF that would cause the total value of all such 

CHIMPS enacted in relation to a fiscal year to exceed the limit, the 

provision would be stricken from the measure, but the rest of the 

bill would remain standing. In the House, in the case of an amendment or conference report, the point of order would lie against the 

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For purposes of this section, the absolute of the total budget 

authority of CHIMPs shall be determined on the basis of estimates 

provided by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 

applicable House of Congress. 

Section 3104 of the conference agreement also directs the Committees on the Budget and Committees on Appropriations of the 

House and Senate to work with other committees of jurisdiction to 

review the enforcement procedures for CHIMPs in appropriations 

bills—especially those affecting the CVF—and to make a joint recommendation that can be included in subsequent concurrent resolutions on the budget. 

Fair-Value Credit Estimates 

SENATE RESOLUTION

For legislation affecting Federal direct loan and loan-guarantee 

programs, section 412 of the Senate resolution directs CBO to provide in its cost estimates an assessment using fair-value—alongside 

those estimates prepared under the Federal Credit Reform Act. In 

the Senate, cost estimates prepared using fair-value would be provided for informational purposes only. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Subsection 406(a) of the House amendment requires, upon the 

request of the Chairman or Ranking Member of the Committee on 

the Budget, that CBO estimates for any measure under the terms 

of Title V of the Budget Act to include an estimate of the current 

actual or estimated market values representing the ‘‘fair value’’ of 

assets and liabilities affected by such measure. 

Subsection (b) requires that, whenever CBO prepares an estimate of the cost of legislation with a cost related to housing, residential mortgage, or student loan programs, under the Federal 

Credit Reform Act of 1990, the estimate include an estimate of the 

‘‘fair value’’ of the assets and liabilities affected. 

Subsection (c) permits the Chair of the Committee on the 

Budget to use these supplemental estimates to determine whether 

legislation is within the levels of the budget resolution and complies with other budgetary controls. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3105 of the conference agreement adopts an approach 

to fair-value estimates similar to the House amendment. At the request of the Chairman of the Budget Committee of the applicable 

House, CBO shall prepare, when practicable, a fair-value estimate 

of measures providing or modifying loan and loan guarantee programs scored under the Federal Credit Reform Act. Under this section, CBO is required to provide these fair-value estimates for 

housing, residential mortgage, and student loan programs. This 

scoring rule applies to bills, joint resolutions, motions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, and conference reports. 

Section 3105(c) authorizes the Chairman of the Committee on the 

Budget of the House of Representatives to use these supplemental 

estimates for the purposes of determining budget-related points of 


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order. In the Senate, any fair-value estimates produced under this 

section may be used for informational purposes only. 

Scoring Rule for Currency Modernization 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 414 of the Senate resolution requires CBO to estimate 

the cost of transitioning from the dollar bill to the dollar coin using 

net present value and to incorporate the behavioral effects of that 

transition in its estimate. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain any provisions relating to currency modernization. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

In section 3106 of the conference agreement, the House joins 

the Senate in adopting the Senate-passed scoring rule relating to 

currency modernization. 

Long-Term Scoring of Changes in Spending Limits and Extension 

of Highway Programs 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 416 of the Senate resolution directs CBO to provide 

long-term cost estimates for: (1) legislation that would increase the 

statutory discretionary spending limits, and (2) legislation that 

would transfer amounts from the General Fund of the Treasury to 

the Highway Trust Fund. Under this rule, CBO would provide estimates of the increased spending—and the offsets—for the scoring 

window (fiscal years 2016 through 2025) as well as the 20 years beyond (fiscal years 2026 through 2045). 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain any provisions relating to long-term scoring of changes in spending limits and extension of highway programs. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

In section 3107 of the conference agreement, the House joins 

the Senate in adopting the Senate-passed rule. 

Requiring Clearer Reporting of Projected Federal Spending and 

Deficits 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 417 of the Senate resolution requires CBO to provide 

30-year projections of three key budget aggregates—revenues, outlays, and deficits—in current dollars and as a percent of GDP when 

CBO publishes its annual Budget and Economic Outlook. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain any provisions relating to clearer reporting of projected Federal spending and deficits. 


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CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

In section 3108 of the conference agreement, the House joins 

the Senate in adopting the reporting requirement. 

Congressional Budget Office Estimates of Measures with Significant 

Outlay Effects 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 419 of the Senate resolution requires CBO to provide 

outyear estimates of legislation that would (1) increase or decrease 

outlays by more than 0.25 percent of GDP over the 10-year period 

of the enforcement window, or (2) that would have the same significant impact on outlays, but in the 10th year alone. In the event 

that the budgetary effects of a measure are not sufficient to automatically trigger the outyear cost estimates, the Chairman of the 

Budget Committee has the authority to request an estimate. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain any provisions relating to CBO estimates of measures with significant outlay effects. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

In section 3109 of the conference agreement, the House joins 

the Senate-passed rule regarding supplemental estimates. 

Prohibiting the Use of Guarantee Fees as an Offset 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 421 of the Senate resolution prohibits consideration of 

legislation that increases or extends an increase of any guarantee 

fees of the Federal National Mortgage Association [FNMA] and the 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [FHLMC]. Guarantee 

fees are collected to offset prospective FNMA and FHLMC credit 

losses, and using these fees as an offset merely double-counts the 

funds collected. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain any provisions relating to CBO estimates of measures with significant outlay effects. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

In section 3110 of the conference agreement, the House joins 

the Senate rule prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as an offset. 

Information for Congress and the Public about Projected Federal 

Outlays, Revenues, and Deficits 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 423 of the Senate resolution directs CBO to produce a 

one-page executive summary of its annual Budget and Economic 

Outlook that includes current-year and future-year projections of 

key budget aggregates (total outlays, tax expenditures, receipts, 

surpluses/deficits) and categories of spending (total mandatory 


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spending and total discretionary spending; Social Security outlays, 

revenues, and surpluses/deficits; and Medicare outlays, revenues, 

and surpluses/deficits. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain any provisions relating to information for Congress and the public about projected Federal outlays, revenue and deficits. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

In section 3111 of the conference agreement, the House joins 

the Senate rule directing CBO to provide additional information in 

its annual Budget and Economic Outlook report to Congress. 

Honest Accounting: Cost Estimates for Major Legislation to Incorporate Macroeconomic Effects 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 413 of the Senate resolution directs the Joint Committee on Taxation and CBO to produce, alongside CBO’s conventional estimates, cost estimates that incorporate the macroeconomic 

effects of major policy changes. These estimates would be provided 

for informational purposes only. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Sections 401(a) and (b) of the House amendment directs CBO 

and the Joint Committee on Taxation, as applicable, to incorporate 

in the cost estimates for major legislation, to the extent practicable, 

the macroeconomic effects of such legislation during fiscal year 

2016. 

Subsection (c) stipulates that the macroeconomic estimates include, to the extent practicable, a qualitative assessment of the 

budgetary effects (including the variables referred to above) of 

major legislation in the 20-fiscal-year period beginning after the 

last fiscal year of the most recently agreed-to budget resolution and 

an identification of the assumptions and source data underlying the 

estimate. 

Subsection (d) defines major legislation to include legislation 

that causes a gross budgetary effect in any fiscal year covered by 

the budget resolution equal to or greater than 0.25 percent of the 

current projected GDP of the United States for that fiscal year. 

Under this subsection, the Chairman of the Committee on the 

Budget of the House or Senate and the Chair of the Joint Committee on Taxation, as applicable, may designate bills providing direct spending as major legislation for which estimates would incorporate macroeconomic effects. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3112 of the conference agreement directs the Joint 

Committee on Taxation and CBO to produce, alongside CBO’s conventional estimates, cost estimates that incorporate the macroeconomic effects of major policy changes. Subsection (c) defines 

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causing an increase or decrease in revenues, direct spending, or 

deficits in any fiscal year covered by the budget resolution equal 

to or greater than 0.25 percent of the projected GDP for that year 

or equal to or greater than $15 billion for that year for treaties. In 

applying these thresholds, CBO and JCT are required to look at 

the gross budgetary effects of the legislation before incorporating 

macroeconomic effects and not including timing shifts. 

In carrying out this requirement, the managers intend that 

CBO and JCT review provisions that have a significant budgetary 

effect. Thus, the test is whether the absolute value of the effect of 

any provision in the legislation has a budgetary effect larger than 

the threshold, or if the sum of the absolute values of the effects of 

the provisions on revenues and on direct spending exceeds the 

threshold, rather than whether the legislation taken as a whole 

equals or exceeds such threshold values when all of the conventionally estimated costs of the provisions are netted out. 

In the Senate, these estimates would be provided for informational purposes only. In the House, the Chair of the Committee on 

the Budget shall exercise the authority granted under subsection 

(c)(1)(B)(ii), in collaboration with the appropriate Chair or Vice 

Chair of the Joint Committee on Taxation, to designate a revenue 

measure as major legislation. 

Subtitle B—Budget Enforcement in the Senate 

Extension of Enforcement of Budgetary Points of Order in the Senate 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 401(a) of the Senate resolution extends several supermajority points of order created in the Congressional Budget Act. 

These provisions will expire at the end of fiscal year 2016. Subsection (b) repeals the sunset of the Senate Pay-As-You-Go point of 

order established in section 201 S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), 

the fiscal year 2008 concurrent resolution on the budget. Subsection (c) repeals the sunset of the short-term deficits point of 

order established in section 404 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the fiscal year 2010 concurrent resolution on the budget. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House-passed resolution does not contain a comparable 

provision on Senate enforcement of supermajority points of order. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3201 of the conference agreement adopts the Senate 

language as a Senate-only provision. 

Point of Order against Advance Appropriations 

SENATE RESOLUTION

As in past years, section 403 of the Senate resolution provides 

a supermajority point of order in the Senate against appropriations 

in fiscal year 2016 bills that would become effective in any year 

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2017 that would first become available in any year after fiscal year 

2017. It does not apply to appropriations for the Corporation for 

Public Broadcasting or Department of Veterans Affairs for the 

Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical 

Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Administration. It provides an exemption up to $28.852 billion (the same level as provided for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 in the Bipartisan Budget Act 

of 2013, P.L. 113-67) for accounts identified in the joint explanatory 

statement of managers. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 405 of the House amendment provides a limit on appropriations that would become effective in fiscal year 2017. Subsection (a) prohibits the consideration of any general or continuing 

appropriations measure from making advance appropriations unless the appropriation is included in a list of exceptions. 

Subsection (b) specifies the list of excluded accounts, which 

may receive advance appropriations, are referred to in this report 

or joint explanatory statement, as applicable, in the section designated as ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations.’’ 

Subsection (c) sets an overall limit for allowable advance appropriations for fiscal year 2017. It permits advance appropriations 

of up to $63.271 billion for fiscal year 2017 for the veterans accounts referenced in subsection (b) and referred to in this report. 

It also allows up to $28.852 billion in advance appropriations for 

other accounts referenced in subsection (b) and referred to in this 

report. 

Subsection (d) defines an advance appropriation as any new 

discretionary budget authority provided in a bill, joint resolution, 

amendment, or conference report making general or continuing appropriations for a fiscal year following fiscal year 2016. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Under the conference agreement, the Senate (in section 3202) 

and the House (in section 3304) retain their respective limits on 

advance appropriations. 

IN THE SENATE

ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SENATE

Financial Services and General Government 

Payment to Postal Service 

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 

Employment and Training Administration 

Job Corps 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Special Education 

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Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development 

Tenant-based Rental Assistance 

Project-based Rental Assistance 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2017 SUBJECT TO A GENERAL LIMIT OF $28,852,000,000

Financial Services 

Postal Service 

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 

Employment and Training Administration 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Career, Technical, and Adult Education 

Special Education 

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development 

Tenant-based Rental Assistance 

Project-based Rental Assistance 

VETERANS ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2017 SUBJECT TO A SEPARATE LIMIT OF $63,271,000,000

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs 

Veterans Medical Services 

Veterans Medical Support and Compliance 

Veterans Medical Facilities 

Supermajority Enforcement of Unfunded Mandates 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act prohibits the 

consideration of legislation in the Senate that would impose unfunded Federal mandates on State and local governments above a 

certain limit, enforced with a point of order. Section 404 of the Senate resolution increases the vote threshold needed to waive that 

point of order from a simple majority to three-fifths of Members, 

duly chosen and sworn. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain a comparable provision relating to unfunded mandates. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3203 of the conference agreement adopts the Senate 

language relating to unfunded mandates as a Senate-only provision. 


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Point of Order against Certain Reconciliation Legislation 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 405 of the Senate resolution restores the equal treatment of all reconciliation bills consistent with budget law prior to 

2008 by repealing the point of order prohibiting consideration of 

reconciliation bills that increase the deficit found in section 202(a) 

of S. Con. Res. 21, the fiscal year 2008 budget resolution. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 410(a)(3) of the House amendment would—for purposes 

of a reconciliation bill reported pursuant to this concurrent resolution on the budget—temporarily suspend the application of the 

point of order prohibiting consideration of reconciliation bills that 

increase the deficit, found in section 202(a) of S. Con. Res. 21, the 

fiscal year 2008 budget resolution. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3204 of the conference agreement adopts the Senate 

language relating to the point of order against certain reconciliation bills. 

Prohibition on Agreeing to Legislation without a Score 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 407 of the Senate resolution prohibits a vote on passage of a bill or resolution unless the CBO cost estimate required 

for that measure (pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional 

Budget Act) is available on CBO’s website at least 28 hours before 

a vote on final passage. The prohibition is enforced with point of 

order that, if raised, would require the affirmative vote of threefifths of Members, duly chosen and sworn, to waive. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not contain a comparable provision relating to agreeing to legislation without a score. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3205 of the conference agreement adopts the Senate 

language relating to agreeing to legislation without a score as a 

Senate-only provision. 

Protecting the Savings in Reported Reconciliation Bills 

SENATE RESOLUTION

In the House, amendments to a reconciliation bill must be deficit-neutral with respect to the reported savings in the bill, not the 

instructed savings in the affiliated budget resolution. The House 

rule ensures that if a reconciliation bill exceeds its fiscal target, 

those ‘‘extra’’ savings will be used for deficit reduction, not to increase spending. Section 408 of the Senate resolution applies the 

House rule in the Senate. 


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HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House does not have a comparable provision relating to 

the reported savings in a reconciliation bill (the rule already applies in the House). 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3206 of the conference agreement adopts the Senate 

language relating to the reported savings in a reconciliation bill as 

a Senate-only provision. 

Scoring Rule for Certain Energy Contracts 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 415 of the Senate resolution directs CBO to score energy savings performance contracts using net present value—a 

method that more accurately represents the economic value of 

these transactions. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not have a comparable provision 

relating to scoring energy savings performance contracts. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3207 of the conference agreement adopts the Senate 

language on energy savings performance contracts as a Senate-only 

provision. 

In section 3305 of the conference agreement, the House agrees 

to assess the implementation of section 3207 through a collaborative assessment, in conjunction with the Senate and CBO, of the 

appropriate scorekeeping methodology for evaluating the budgetary 

effects of this type of energy contract. 

Adjustment for Wildfire Suppression Funding 

SENATE RESOLUTION

If a bill becomes law that provides a new discretionary spending cap adjustment for wildfire suppression, section 424 of the Senate resolution gives the Senate Budget Committee Chairman the 

authority to adjust the 302(a) allocation to the Appropriations Committee accordingly. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment does not have a comparable provision 

relating to wildfire suppression funding. 

CONFERENCE AGREEEMENT

Section 3208 of the conference agreement adopts the Senate 

language as a Senate-only provision. 


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Subtitle C—Budget Enforcement in the 

House of Representatives 

Limitation on Measures Affecting Social Security Solvency 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate resolution does not have a comparable provision relating to Social Security (a Senate point of order already exists in 

section 311(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act). 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Subsection 402(a) prohibits, during fiscal year 2016, consideration in the House of Representatives or the Senate of any legislation that reduces the actuarial balance of the Federal Old-Age and 

Survivors Insurance [OASI] Trust Fund by at least .01 percent of 

the present value of future taxable payroll for the 75-year period 

included in the most recent annual report of the board of trustees. 

Subsection (b) provides an exception if such legislation would 

improve the actuarial balance of the combined balance in the OASI 

Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for 

the 75-year period utilized in the most recent annual report of the 

board of trustees. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The House point of order is not germane to a budget resolution 

in the Senate. Section 3301 of the conference agreement adopts the 

language of the House amendment as a House-only provision. 

Limitation on Transfers from the General Fund to the Highway 

Trust Fund 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The reserve fund in section 309 of the Senate resolution allows 

the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget in the Senate to revise the allocations of one or more committees, the aggregates, and 

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

joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between Houses, or 

motions relating to Federal investment in the infrastructure of the 

United States, provided that such legislation shall not include 

transfers from other trust funds but may include transfers from the 

general fund that are offset, provided further that such legislation 

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

the fiscal years 2016 through 2020, or the period of the total of the 

fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 404 of the House amendment stipulates that, for purposes of budget enforcement, transfers of funds from the general 

fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund shall be counted 

as new budget authority and outlays equal to the amount of the 

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CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Under the conference agreement, the Senate (in section 4309) 

and the House (in section 3302) retain their respective language on 

general fund transfers to the Highway Trust Fund. 

Adjustments for the Improved Control of Budgetary Resources 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate resolution does not have a comparable provision relating to the improved control of budgetary resources. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Subsection 409(a) of the House amendment authorizes the 

chairman of the Budget Committee to reduce a committee’s allocation (other than the Committee on Appropriations) and increase 

the Committee on Appropriations allocation of discretionary spending for fiscal year 2016 if a committee (other than Appropriations) 

reports legislation that decreases direct spending in any fiscal year 

and authorizes appropriations for the same purpose. Subsection (b) 

provides the Chair of the Committee on the Budget with the authority to determine and adjust, as applicable, the budgetary levels 

of this concurrent resolution on the budget. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3303 of the conference agreement adopts the House 

amendment language as a House-only provision. 

Point of Order against Advance Appropriations 

SENATE RESOLUTION

As in past years, section 403 of the Senate resolution provides 

a supermajority point of order in the Senate against appropriations 

in fiscal year 2016 bills that would become effective in any year 

after fiscal year 2016, and against appropriation bills in fiscal year 

2017 that would first become available in any year after fiscal year 

2017. It does not apply to appropriations for the Corporation for 

Public Broadcasting or Department of Veterans Affairs for the 

Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical 

Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Administration. It provides an exemption up to $28.852 billion (the same level as provided for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 in the Bipartisan Budget Act 

of 2013, P.L. 113–67) for accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 405 of the House amendment provides a limit on appropriations that would become effective in fiscal year 2017. Subsection (a) prohibits the consideration of any general or continuing 

appropriations measure from making advance appropriations unless the appropriation is included in a list of exceptions. 

Subsection (b) specifies the list of excluded accounts, which 

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or joint explanatory statement, as applicable, in the section designated as ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations.’’ 

Subsection (c) sets an overall limit for allowable advance appropriations for fiscal year 2017. It permits advance appropriations 

of up to $63.271 billion for fiscal year 2017 for the veterans accounts referenced in subsection (b) and referred to in this report. 

It also allows up to $28.852 billion in advance appropriations for 

other accounts referenced in subsection (b) and referred to in this 

report. 

Subsection (d) defines an advance appropriation as any new 

discretionary budget authority provided in a bill, joint resolution, 

amendment, or conference report making general or continuing appropriations for a fiscal year following fiscal year 2016. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Under the conference agreement, the Senate (in section 3202) 

and the House (in section 3304) retain their respective limits on 

advance appropriations. 

IN THE SENATE

ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SENATE

Financial Services and General Government 

Payment to Postal Service 

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 

Employment and Training Administration 

Job Corps 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Special Education 

Career, Technical, and Adult Education 

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development 

Tenant-based Rental Assistance 

Project-based Rental Assistance 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2017 SUBJECT TO A GENERAL LIMIT OF $28,852,000,000

Financial Services 

Postal Service 

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 

Employment and Training Administration 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Career, Technical, and Adult Education 

Special Education 


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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development 

Tenant-based Rental Assistance 

Project-based Rental Assistance 

VETERANS ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2017 SUBJECT TO A SEPARATE LIMIT OF $63,271,000,000

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs 

Veterans Medical Services 

Veterans Medical Support and Compliance 

Veterans Medical Facilities 

Subtitle D—Other Provisions 

Submission of Findings for the Elimination of Waste, Fraud, and 

Abuse 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 431 of the Senate resolution directs Senate committees 

to identify waste, fraud, abuse, and duplication in Federal programs and to review matters identified by the Government Accountability Office, or GAO (in GAO’s annual duplication report or 

its High Risk list) for consideration by Congress. In addition, the 

resolution asks committees to provide recommendations for improved governmental performance in their annual views and estimates reports. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 301 of the House amendment includes reconciliationlike instructions to named House committees to submit to the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives no later than 

October 1, 2015, changes in laws within their jurisdiction that 

would achieve a targeted amount of savings from the elimination 

of waste, fraud, and abuse. Savings targets for each committee 

would be published in the Congressional Record by the Chairman 

of the Committee on the Budget of the House. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3401 of the conference agreement adopts the language 

in the Senate resolution with some modifications. Subsection (a) of 

the conference agreement directs all committees of the Senate and 

House of Representatives to review programs within their jurisdiction and identify waste, fraud, abuse, or duplication, and increase 

the use of performance data to inform each committee’s work. 

Section 3401(b) also directs all committees of the Senate and 

House of Representatives to review applicable matters for congressional consideration identified in the Office of Inspector General 

semiannual reports and the Office of Inspector General’s list of 

unimplemented recommendations and on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk list and annual report to reduce program 

duplication. 

Section 3401(c) further directs all committees of the Senate 

and House of Representatives, after completing the oversight and 


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performance reviews required under this section, to include recommendations for improved governmental performance in their annual views and estimates reports submitted by the committees to 

the Committees on the Budget of the Senate and House of Representatives, as applicable, under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(d)). 

Budgetary Treatment of Administrative Expenses 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 432 of the Senate resolution requires the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on the budget 

resolution to include amounts for the discretionary administrative 

expenses of the Social Security Administration and the United 

States Postal Service—which are subject to the discretionary 

spending caps—in the allocation to the Appropriations Committee. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 403(a) of the House amendment declares that the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and 

the United States Postal Service are reflected in the allocation to 

the Committee on Appropriations even though both are technically 

off-budget. This language is necessary to ensure the Committee on 

Appropriations retains control over administrative expenses 

through the annual appropriations process. This budgetary treatment of administrative expenses is based on the long-term practice 

of the House and Senate Budget Committees. 

Subsection (b) requires the administrative expenses to be included in the cost estimates for the relevant appropriations measure, which are used to determine if a measure exceeds the spending limits in the budget resolution and, as a result, subject to 

points of order. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3402 of the conference agreement adopts the language 

in the House resolution with a minor modification that strikes the 

reference to the point of order in section 311 of the Congressional 

Budget Act. 

Application and Effect of Changes in Allocations and Aggregates 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 433 of the Senate resolution directs that (1) adjustments of allocations and aggregates made under the authority of a 

reserve fund or other directive will apply while a measure is under 

consideration, take effect once the measure is enacted, and be published in the Congressional Record; (2) revisions to allocations and 

aggregates will be considered as if contained in this budget resolution, for enforcement purposes; and (3) Budget Committee estimates will serve as the basis for determining new levels of budget 

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HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 410(a) of the House-passed resolution sets forth allocation and adjustment procedures required to accommodate legislation provided for in this concurrent resolution. It declares that 

these adjustments apply while the legislation is under consideration and become permanent upon enactment of the legislation. 

These adjustments must be printed in the Congressional Record. 

Paragraph 410(a)(3) includes a provision temporarily suspending the Senate point of order against certain reconciliation 

bills. 

Section 410(b) stipulates that in the House of Representatives, 

for purposes of this concurrent resolution and budget enforcement, 

any legislation for which the Chair of the Committee on the Budget 

of the House of Representatives makes an adjustment or revision 

in the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels of this 

concurrent resolution shall not be subject to the points of order set 

forth in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives (CUT-GO). 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 3403 retains the Senate language but adopts House 

subsection 410(b) pertaining to Rule XXI of the House of Representatives (CUT-GO). 

Adjustments to Reflect Changes in Concepts and Definitions 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 434 of the Senate resolution declares that in the event 

Congress enacts a bill or joint resolution that changes concepts or 

definitions, the Senate resolution provides the Budget Committee 

Chairman with the authority to change levels and allocations in 

this resolution, accordingly. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 410(a) of the House amendment declares that in the 

event Congress enacts a bill or joint resolution that changes concepts or definitions, the Senate resolution provides the Budget 

Committee Chairman with the authority to change levels and allocations in this resolution, accordingly. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Both the Senate and House resolutions include traditional language giving the Chairman of the Budget Committee the authority 

to make changes to the level and committee allocations in the 

event legislation becomes law that changes key budgetary concepts 

or definitions. In section 3404 of the conference agreement, the 

House joins the Senate language relating to changes in concepts 

and definitions. 


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Exercise of Rulemaking Powers 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 435 of the Senate resolution declares that the provisions in Title III of the resolution are promulgated under the Senate’s rulemaking power and shall be considered part of the rules 

of the Senate. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 411 of the House amendment affirms that the adoption 

of the budget resolution is an exercise of the House’s rulemaking 

power and that the House has the constitutional right to change 

these rules. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

In section 3405 of the conference agreement, the House joins 

the Senate language relating to rulemaking powers of this resolution. 

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 4 fiscal years following the budget year: $0. 

Period of the current fiscal year, the budget year, and the 9 fiscal years following the budget year: $0. 


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RESERVE FUNDS 

The Budget Committee does not have the authority to authorize policy changes—that is the role of the authorizing committees. 

Committees often make some of their policy priorities known in 

their views and estimates letters, and reserve funds are a way to 

accommodate those requests when the specific spending and revenue contours of those policies are unknown. 

Operatively, a reserve fund allows the Chairman of the Budget 

Committee to revise committee allocations, budgetary aggregates, 

and other appropriate levels in the budget resolution to accommodate legislation described in the reserve fund, provided the budgetary effects of that legislation satisfy the requirements enumerated. 

SENATE RESOLUTION

Section 301. Spending-neutral reserve fund to increase the 

pace of economic growth and private sector job creation in the 

United States. 

Section 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen America’s priorities. 

Section 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect flexible and 

affordable health care choices for all. 

Section 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improving access 

to the children’s health insurance program. 

Section 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for other health reforms. 

Section 306. Spending-neutral reserve fund for child welfare. 

Section 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and 

servicemembers. 

Section 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax reform and administration. 

Section 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in the infrastructure in America. 

Section 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for air transportation. 

Section 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote jobs in the 

United States through international trade. 

Section 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase employment opportunities for disabled workers. 

Section 313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education 

act reform. 

Section 314. Spending-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation. 

Section 315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to reform environmental statutes. 

Section 316. Spending-neutral reserve fund for water resources 

legislation. 

Section 317. Spending-neutral reserve fund on mineral security 

and mineral rights. 

Section 318. Spending-neutral reserve fund to reform the abandoned mine lands program. 

Section 319. Spending-neutral reserve fund to improve forest 

health. 


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Section 320. Spending-neutral reserve fund to reauthorize 

funding for payments in lieu of taxes to counties and other units 

of local government. 

Section 321. Spending-neutral reserve fund for financial regulatory system reform. 

Section 322. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal 

program administration. 

Section 323. Spending-neutral reserve fund to implement 

agreements with freely associated states. 

Section 324. Spending-neutral reserve fund to protect payments to rural hospitals and create sustainable access for rural 

communities. 

Section 325. Spending-neutral reserve fund to encourage State 

Medicaid demonstration programs to promote independent living 

and integrated work for the disabled. 

Section 326. Spending-neutral reserve fund to allow pharmacists to be paid for the provision of services under Medicare. 

Section 327. Spending-neutral reserve fund to improve our Nation’s community health centers. 

Section 328. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to the 

funding of independent agencies, which may include subjecting the 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the regular appropriations process. 

Section 329. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for export promotion. 

Section 330. Spending-neutral reserve fund to reform, improve, 

and enhance section 529 college savings plans. 

Section 331. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to securing 

overseas diplomatic facilities of the United States. 

Section 332. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to achieve savings by 

helping struggling Americans on the road to personal and financial 

independence. 

Section 333. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to conserving 

Federal land, enhancing access to Federal land for recreational opportunities, and making investments in counties and schools. 

Section 334. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect taxpayers 

from identity fraud. 

Section 335. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to career and 

technical education. 

Section 336. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to FEMA preparedness. 

Section 337. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to expanding, 

enhancing, or otherwise improving science, technology, engineering, 

and mathematics. 

Section 338. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote the next 

generation of NIH researchers in the United States. 

Section 339. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting 

manufacturing in the United States. 

Section 340. Spending-neutral reserve fund to prohibit aliens 

without legal status in the United States from qualifying for a refundable tax credit. 

Section 341. Deficit-reduction reserve fund for report elimination or modification. 

Section 342. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to address heroin and 

prescription opioid abuse. 


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Section 343. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen Department of Defense civilian workforce. 

Section 344. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Department of Defense reform. 

Section 345. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal 

workforce development, job training, and reemployment programs. 

Section 346. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide energy assistance and invest in energy efficiency and conservation. 

Section 347. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to enable greater collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and law 

school clinics serving veterans. 

Section 348. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding 

for Department of Energy nuclear waste cleanup. 

Section 349. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Department of Defense initiatives to bolster resilience of mission-critical 

department infrastructure to impacts from climate change and associated events. 

Section 350. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to end Operation 

Choke Point and protect the Second Amendment. 

Section 351. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent the use of 

Federal funds for the bailout of improvident State and local governments. 

Section 352. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicaid 

beneficiaries from benefit cuts. 

Section 353. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve health outcomes and lower the costs of caring for medically complex children 

in Medicaid. 

Section 354. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect and 

strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs, hire more health 

care professionals for the department, and ensure quality and timely access to health care for all veterans. 

Section 355. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to maintain and enhance access, choice, and accountability in veterans care through 

the Veterans Choice Card program. 

Section 356. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting 

equal pay. 

Section 357. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to legislation 

submitted to Congress by the President of the United States to protect and strengthen Social Security. 

Section 358. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to a simplified income-driven student loan repayment option. 

Section 359. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the protection of clean water using scientific standards while maintaining the 

traditional role of agriculture. 

Section 360. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to keeping 

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act focused on the protection 

of water quality. 

Section 361. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to saving 

Medicare. 

Section 362. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting 

Israel. 

Section 363. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation to allow 

Americans to earn paid sick time. 


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Section 364. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

health care to veterans who have geographic inaccessibility to care. 

Section 365. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing 

access to higher education for low-income Americans through the 

Federal Pell Grant program. 

Section 366. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to consumer 

price transparency. 

Section 367. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to transparency in health premium billing. 

Section 368. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to carbon 

emissions. 

Section 369. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to requiring the Federal Government to allow States to opt out of Common 

Core without penalty. 

Section 370. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to small business tax relief. 

Section 371. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to the disposal of certain Federal land. 

Section 372. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting funding of international organizations during the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty prior to Senate ratification and adoption of implementing legislation. 

Section 373. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reimposing 

waived sanctions and imposing new sanctions against Iran for violations of the Joint Plan of Action or a comprehensive nuclear 

agreement. 

Section 374. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting 

United States citizens held hostage in the United States Embassy 

in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981. 

Section 375. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reasonable 

accommodations for pregnant workers. 

Section 376. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to permanently eliminate the Federal estate tax. 

Section 377. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to addressing 

climate change. 

Section 378. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to regulation 

by the Environmental Protection Agency of greenhouse gas emissions. 

Section 379. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting 

privately held water rights and permits. 

Section 380. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting awarding of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations. 

Section 381. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to strengthening the United States Postal Service. 

Section 382. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent American 

jobs from being moved overseas by reducing the corporate income 

tax rate. 

Section 383. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring 

equal treatment of married couples under the Social Security program and by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Section 384. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase wages for 

American workers. 


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Section 385. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to deterring 

the migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. 

Section 386. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to middle 

class tax relief. 

Section 387. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring proper economic consideration in designation of critical habitat. 

Section 388. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen the national do-not-call registry. 

Section 389. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to end ‘‘too-big-to-fail’’ 

bailouts for Wall Street mega-banks (over $500 billion in total assets). 

Section 390. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ending 

Washington’s illegal exemption from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

Section 391. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for the relocation of the United States Embassy in 

Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 

Section 392. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to revise or repeal sequestration. 

Section 393. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting 

the return of children who have been legally adopted by United 

States citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Section 394. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to development of a new nuclear-capable cruise missile by the Department of 

Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Section 395. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide equity in 

the tax treatment of public safety officer death benefits. 

Section 396. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to eliminating the backlog of sexual assault evidence kits. 

Section 397. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to mixed 

oxide fuel fabrication. 

Section 398. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming 

Offices of Inspectors General and preventing extended vacancies. 

Section 399. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving 

retirement security. 

Section 399a. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve the competitiveness of the United States. 

Section 399b. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring 

that the conservation of northern long-eared bat populations and 

local economic development are compatible. 

Section 399c. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve cybersecurity. 

Section 399d. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow the Drug 

Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation 

to enter into joint task forces with tribal and local law enforcement 

agencies. 

Section 399e. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging cost savings in office space used by Federal agencies. 

Section 399f. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs 

through small business development centers. 


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Section 399g. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring 

that medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs meet 

the needs of women veterans. 

Section 399h. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting efficient resourcing for the Asia rebalance policy. 

Section 399i. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing access to marijuana edibles by children in States that have 

decriminalized marijuana. 

Section 399j. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

mortgage lending to rural areas. 

Section 399k. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the construction of Arctic polar icebreakers. 

Section 399l. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to researching health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to 

toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces. 

Section 399m. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to raising 

the Family of Funds limit of the Small Business Investment Company Program. 

Section 399n. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to detection, 

investigation, and prosecution of the owners and operators of 

websites who knowingly allow such websites to be used to advertise 

commercial sex with children over the Internet. 

Section 399o. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to support State 

drought prevention plans. 

Section 399p. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting the reliability of the electricity grid. 

Section 399q. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to preserve and protect the open Internet. 

Section 399r. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming the Federal regulatory process. 

Section 399s. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

coverage of virtual colonoscopies as a colorectal cancer screening 

test under the Medicare program. 

Section 399t. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to strengthening waterborne commerce in our ports and harbors. 

Section 399u. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the modernization of the nuclear command, control, and communications 

architecture of the United States. 

Section 399v. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to BARDA 

and the BioShield Special Reserve Fund. 

Section 399w. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the nuclear forces and missions of the Air Force. 

Section 399x. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting economic growth and job creation for small businesses. 

Section 399y. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the definition of full-time employee. 

Section 399z. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving 

the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal regulatory process. 

Section 399aa. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to expedite awards 

under the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program. 

Section 399bb. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging the increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities. 


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Section 399cc. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving information sharing by the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to investigations relating to 

substandard health care, delayed and denied health care, patient 

deaths, other findings that directly relate to patient care, and other 

management issues of the department. 

Section 399dd. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to address the disproportionate regulatory burdens of community banks and credit 

unions. 

Section 399ee. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect the Corporation for National and Community Service. 

Section 399ff. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring 

that Department of Justice attorneys comply with disclosure obligations in criminal prosecutions. 

Section 399gg. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote biomedical research. 

Section 399hh. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to address the heroin and methamphetamine abuse epidemic in the United States. 

Section 399ii. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

access to necessary equipment for Medicare beneficiaries. 

Section 399jj. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to 

prioritizing the construction of infrastructure projects that are of 

national and regional significance and projects in high priority corridors. 

Section 399kk. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging the United States’ NATO allies to reverse declines in defense 

spending and bear a more proportionate burden for ensuring the 

security of NATO. 

Section 399ll. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the investigation and recovery of missing weapons and military equipment 

provided to the Government of Yemen by the United States Government. 

Section 399mm. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving higher education data and transparency. 

Section 399mm. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting programs funded by the Older Americans Act of 1965. 

Section 399oo. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to native 

children. 

Section 399pp. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting the personal information of consumers from data breaches. 

Section 399qq. Deficit-reduction reserve fund for government 

reform and efficiency. 

Section 399rr. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to medical 

treatment and compensation for first responders, survivors, and 

their families injured and made ill by the 9/11 attacks. 

Section 399ss. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to construction of Native American schools. 

Section 399tt. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing the guarantee threshold for Surety Bond Guarantee Program. 

Section 399uu. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Indo-Pacific partner capacity building and strategy. 

Section 399vv. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to addressing methamphetamine abuse in the United States. 


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Section 399ww. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the National Guard State Partnership Program. 

Section 399xx. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the prevention and treatment of agricultural virus outbreaks. 

Section 399yy. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the importance of financial literacy education to allow individuals to 

make informed and effective decisions with their financial resources. 

Section 399zz. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to comprehensive mental health reform. 

Section 399aaa. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving oral health care for children and pregnant women under 

Medicaid. 

Section 399bbb. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the National Park Service Centennial. 

Section 399ccc. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing college completion. 

Section 399ddd. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging freight planning and investment that incorporates all modes 

of transportation, including rail, waterways, ports, and highways. 

Section 399eee. Deficit-neutral reserve fund related to providing for full funding for at-sea and dockside monitoring for certain fisheries. 

Section 399fff. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to training 

and resources for first responders responding to hazardous materials incidents on railroads. 

Section 399ggg. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to enhancing and improving the United States Patent and Trademark 

Office in order to reduce the application backlog. 

Section 399hhh. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing additional funding for international strategic communications. 

Section 399iii. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for elementary and 

secondary education. 

Section 399jjj. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to investing 

in rural and tribal water infrastructure. 

Section 399kkk. Deficit-neutral reserve fund related to sexual 

assault at institutions of higher education. 

Section 399lll. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to simplifying and expanding tax incentives for higher education. 

Section 399mmm. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to authorizing children eligible for health care under laws administered 

by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain such eligibility until 

age 26. 

Section 399nnn. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting workforce development through apprenticeship programs. 

Section 399ooo. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the 

prioritization of broad-based criminal justice reform. 

Section 399ppp. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to 

strengthening the economy by accelerating the transfer of technologies from laboratories of the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to the marketplace. 

Section 399qqq. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting trade and travel at ports of entry. 


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Section 399rrr. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to imposing sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross 

violations of internationally recognized human rights or significant 

acts of corruption. 

Section 399sss. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming student loan programs. 

Section 399ttt. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for the TIGER discretionary grant program of the Department of Transportation. 

Section 399uuu. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting the use of college savings accounts. 

Section 399vvv. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to establishing a new outcome-based process for authorizing innovative 

higher education providers. 

Section 399www. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving community relations with law enforcement officers. 

Section 399xxx. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to support research. 

Section 399yyy. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to support 

for Ukraine, which should include the provision of lethal defensive 

articles. 

Section 399zzz. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing funding to combat anti-Semitism in Europe. 

Section 399aaaa. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide students and families with transparent, easily understood postsecondary education financial aid information. 

Section 399bbbb. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing adequate funding for the Contract Tower Program of the 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

Section 399cccc. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to underground and surface mining safety and health research. 

Section 399dddd. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to investing in advanced fossil energy technology research and development. 

Section 399eeee. Deficit-neutral reserve funds relating to foreign persons. 

Section 399ffff. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to special 

treatment of the income tax credit for research expenditures for 

startup companies. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Section 501. Reserve fund for the repeal of the President’s 

health care law. Section 501 permits the Chair of the Committee 

on the Budget to revise allocations of spending authority and other 

budgetary levels for a measure that fully repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) and the 

health care-related provisions of the Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act of 2010 [HCERA 2010] (Public Law 111–152). 

These are the health care bills enacted into law in 2010. 

Legislation repealing the health care laws must solely achieve 

that purpose and may not include extraneous language, whether 

such language has a budgetary effect or not. These adjustments 

would not be available for legislation that only partially repeals 

these laws. The reserve fund is intended to only apply to the health 


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care provisions and would not apply to the repeal of the educationrelated provisions of HCERA 2010. The adjustments may be made 

for bills, amendments thereto, or conference reports. Multiple 

measures may take advantage of the reserve fund, as long as each 

is for the specified purpose. 

An amendment (or a motion to recommit), if it qualifies under 

the terms of this reserve fund, may be offered to an unrelated 

measure, but should such a measure, as amended, be returned to 

the House as a conference report or an amendment between the 

Houses, no adjustments would be made if that measure contained 

text unrelated to the purpose of this reserve fund. Adjustments 

may be made for amendments meeting the criteria, but the adjustment would not cover provisions in the underlying bill unrelated to 

repealing these laws. 

A measure receiving an adjustment under the terms of this reserve fund may be open for amendment, subject to the special rule 

providing for its consideration, but the amendment, if it does not 

meet the terms outlined in this section, must be compliant with the 

Budget Act and the Rules of the House without regard to the adjustments made to the underlying measure. 

Section 502. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for promoting real 

health care reform. Section 502 permits the Chair of the Committee 

on the Budget to revise allocations of spending authority, provided 

to committees of the House, and to adjust other budgetary levels 

for a measure that promotes real health care reform as long as the 

measure is deficit-neutral for the period of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. 

Section 503. Deficit-neutral reserve fund related to the Medicare 

provisions of the President’s health care law. Section 503 permits 

the Chair of the Committee on the Budget to revise allocations of 

spending authority provided to committees of the House, and to adjust other budgetary levels for a measure that repeals the Medicare 

spending cuts in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

(Public Law 111–148) or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152), as long as the measure is 

deficit-neutral for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

A measure that repeals only part of these Medicare spending 

reductions is also eligible for these adjustments. A series of bills, 

joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports may receive 

adjustments under this section, only limited by the cumulative 

amount of the Medicare spending reductions included in the public 

laws referenced, as estimated by the Chair of the Committee on the 

Budget. Once the limit is reached through enacted measures, no 

more adjustments may be made under this reserve fund. The 

amount necessary to repeal the Medicare spending cuts is a limit 

on the adjustments that may be made under this reserve fund, but 

as the House considers measures that meet these terms, the 

amount is not reduced until the enactment of such measure fulfilling this purpose. 

Section 504. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Section 504 permits the Chair of 

the Committee on the Budget to revise the allocations of spending 

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Children’s Health Insurance Program as long as such measure does 

not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2016 through 

2025. 

Section 505. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for graduate medical 

education. Section 505 permits the Chair of the Committee on the 

Budget to revise the allocations of spending authority provided to 

applicable committees and adjust other budgetary levels in this 

resolution for a measure that reforms, expands, access to, and improves, as determined by such Chair, graduate medical education 

programs as long as such measure does not increase the deficit 

over the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

Section 506. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade agreements. 

Section 506 permits the Chair of the Committee on the Budget to 

revise the allocations of spending authority provided to the Committee on Ways and Means and to adjust other budgetary levels in 

this resolution for legislation that implements a trade agreement, 

as long as such a measure does not increase the deficit in the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

Section 507. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reforming the tax 

code. Section 507 permits the Chair of the Committee on the Budget to revise the allocations of spending authority provided to the 

Committee on Ways and Means and to adjust other budgetary levels in this resolution for legislation that reforms the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as long as such legislation is deficit-neutral for 

the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

Section 508. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for revenue measures. 

Section 508 permits the Chair of the Committee on the Budget to 

revise the allocations of spending authority provided to the Committee on Ways and Means for legislation that causes a decrease 

in revenue. The Chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust 

the allocations and aggregates in this resolution if the measure 

does not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2016 

through 2025. This allows the Committee on Ways and Means to 

report legislation that reduces revenue below the level provided for 

in this resolution but only if it decreases outlays by an equal or 

greater amount in the applicable period. 

Section 509. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce poverty and 

increase opportunity and upward mobility. Section 509 permits the 

Chair of the Committee on the Budget to revise the allocations of 

spending authority provided to applicable committees and adjust 

other budgetary levels in this resolution for a measure reforming 

policies and programs to reduce poverty and increase opportunity 

and upward mobility as long as such a measure neither adversely 

impacts job creation nor increases the deficit in the period of fiscal 

years 2016 through 2025. 

Section 510. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for transportation. Section 510 permits the Chair of the Committee on the Budget to revise the allocations of spending authority and to adjust other budgetary enforcement levels in this resolution for any bill or joint resolution to maintain the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, as long 

as such a measure does not increase the deficit in the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

Section 511. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Federal retirement 

reform. Section 511 permits the Chair of the Committee on the 


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Budget to revise the allocations of spending authority provided to 

applicable committees and adjust other budgetary levels in this 

resolution for a measure that reforms, improves and updates, as 

determined by such Chair, the Federal retirement system as long 

as such measure does not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 

Section 512. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for national defense. 

Section 512 permits the Chair of the Committee on the Budget to 

revise the allocations of spending authority provided to applicable 

committees and adjust other budgetary levels in this resolution for 

any legislation that supports the activities specified below as long 

as such legislation is deficit-neutral (without counting any net revenue increases in that measure) for the periods of fiscal years 2016 

through 2021 or fiscal years 2016 through 2025. The activities that 

may be supported in legislation under this reserve fund include Department of Defense training and maintenance associated with 

combat readiness, modernization of equipment, auditability of financial statements, or military compensation recommendations. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement contains the following reserve funds 

applicable in the Senate and the House: 

Section 4101. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce poverty 

and increase opportunity and upward mobility for struggling Americans. 

The agreement contains the following reserve funds applicable 

in the Senate: 

Section 4301. Spending-neutral reserve fund to increase the 

pace of economic growth and private sector job creation in the 

United States. 

Section 4302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen America’s priorities. 

Section 4303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect flexible 

and affordable health care choices for all. 

Section 4304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improving access 

to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. 

Section 4305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for other health reforms. 

Section 4306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child welfare. 

Section 4307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and 

servicemembers. 

Section 4308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax reform and 

administration. 

Section 4309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in the infrastructure in America. 

Section 4310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for air transportation. 

Section 4311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote jobs in 

the United States through international trade. 

Section 4312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase employment opportunities for disabled workers. 

Section 4313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education 

act reform. 


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Section 4314. Spending-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation. 

Section 4315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to reform environmental statutes. 

Section 4316. Spending-neutral reserve fund for water resources legislation. 

Section 4317. Spending-neutral reserve fund on mineral security and mineral rights. 

Section 4318. Spending-neutral reserve fund to reform the 

abandoned mine lands program. 

Section 4319. Spending-neutral reserve fund to improve forest 

health. 

Section 4320. Spending-neutral reserve fund to reauthorize 

funding for payments in lieu of taxes to counties and other units 

of local government. 

Section 4321. Spending-neutral reserve fund for financial regulatory system reform. 

Section 4322. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal 

program administration. 

Section 4323. Spending-neutral reserve fund to implement 

agreements with freely associated states. 

Section 4324. Spending-neutral reserve fund to protect payments to rural hospitals and create sustainable access for rural 

communities. 

Section 4325. Spending-neutral reserve fund to encourage state 

Medicaid demonstration programs to promote independent living 

and integrated work for the disabled. 

Section 4326. Spending-neutral reserve fund to allow pharmacists to be paid for the provision of services under Medicare. 

Section 4327. Spending-neutral reserve fund to improve our 

Nation’s community health centers. 

Section 4328. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to the 

funding of independent agencies, which may include subjecting the 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the regular appropriations process. 

Section 4329. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to reform, improve, 

and enhance section 529 college savings plans. 

Section 4330. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to securing 

overseas diplomatic facilities of the United States. 

Section 4331. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to expanding, enhancing, or otherwise improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

Section 4332. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting manufacturing in the United States. 

Section 4333. Spending-neutral reserve fund to prohibit aliens 

without legal status in the United States from qualifying for a refundable tax credit. 

Section 4334. Deficit-reduction reserve fund for report elimination or modification. 

Section 4335. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to address heroin, 

methamphetamine, and prescription opioid abuse. 

Section 4336. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen our 

Department of Defense civilian workforce. 


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Section 4337. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Department of 

Defense reform. 

Section 4338. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal 

workforce development, job training, and reemployment programs. 

Section 4339. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide energy assistance and invest in energy efficiency and conservation. 

Section 4340. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to end Operation 

Choke Point and protect the Second Amendment. 

Section 4341. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent the use of 

Federal funds for the bailout of improvident State and local governments. 

Section 4342. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve health 

outcomes and lower the costs of caring for medically complex children in Medicaid. 

Section 4343. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to maintain and enhance access, choice, and accountability in veterans care through 

the Veterans Choice Card program. 

Section 4344. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting equal pay. 

Section 4345. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to legislation submitted to Congress by the President of the United States 

to protect and strengthen Social Security. 

Section 4346. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to a simplified, income-driven student loan repayment option. 

Section 4347. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to keeping the Federal Water Pollution Control Act focused on the protection of water quality. 

Section 4348. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting Israel. 

Section 4349. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation regarding family and medical leave. 

Section 4350. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

health care to veterans who have geographic inaccessibility to care. 

Section 4351. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing access to higher education for low-income Americans through 

the Federal Pell Grant program. 

Section 4352. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to transparency in health premium billing. 

Section 4353. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to carbon 

emissions. 

Section 4354. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to requiring the Federal Government to allow States to opt out of Common 

Core without penalty. 

Section 4355. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to the 

disposal of certain Federal land. 

Section 4356. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting funding of international organizations during the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty prior to Senate ratification and adoption of implementing legislation. 

Section 4357. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reimposing waived sanctions and imposing new sanctions against Iran for 

violations of the Joint Plan of Action or a comprehensive nuclear 

agreement. 


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Section 4358. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting United States citizens held hostage in the United States 

Embassy in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 

20, 1981. 

Section 4359. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. 

Section 4360. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to permanently 

eliminate the Federal estate tax. 

Section 4361. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency of greenhouse gas 

emissions. 

Section 4362. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting privately held water rights and permits. 

Section 4363. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting awarding of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations. 

Section 4364. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent American 

jobs from being moved overseas by reducing the corporate income 

tax rate. 

Section 4365. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase wages for 

American workers. 

Section 4366. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to deterring 

the migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. 

Section 4367. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring proper economic consideration in designation of critical habitat. 

Section 4368. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to end ‘‘too big to 

fail’’ bailouts for Wall Street mega-banks (over $500 billion in total 

assets). 

Section 4369. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ending 

Washington’s illegal exemption from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

Section 4370. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for the relocation of the United States Embassy 

in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 

Section 4371. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting the return of children who have been legally adopted by 

United States citizens from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

Section 4372. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to development of a new nuclear-capable cruise missile by the Department of 

Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Section 4373. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide equity in 

the tax treatment of public safety officer death benefits. 

Section 4374. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to eliminating the backlog of sexual assault evidence kits. 

Section 4375. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to mixed 

oxide fuel fabrication. 

Section 4376. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming 

Offices of Inspectors General and preventing extended vacancies. 

Section 4377. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving retirement security. 

Section 4378. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve the competitiveness of the United States. 


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Section 4379. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring 

that the conservation of northern long-eared bat populations and 

local economic development are compatible. 

Section 4380. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve cybersecurity. 

Section 4381. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow the Drug 

Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation 

to enter into joint task forces with tribal and local law enforcement 

agencies. 

Section 4382. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging cost savings in office space used by Federal agencies. 

Section 4383. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs 

through small business development centers. 

Section 4384. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring 

that medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs meet 

the needs of women veterans. 

Section 4385. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting efficient resourcing for the Asia rebalance policy. 

Section 4386. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing access to marijuana edibles by children in states that have 

decriminalized marijuana. 

Section 4387. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

mortgage lending to rural areas. 

Section 4388. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the construction of Arctic polar icebreakers. 

Section 4389. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to researching health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to 

toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces. 

Section 4390. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to raising 

the family of funds limit of the Small Business Investment Company program. 

Section 4391. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to detection, 

investigation, and prosecution of the owners and operators of 

websites who knowingly allow such websites to be used to advertise 

commercial sex with children over the Internet. 

Section 4392. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting the reliability of the electricity grid. 

Section 4393. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to preserve and protect the open Internet. 

Section 4394. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming the Federal regulatory process. 

Section 4395. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

coverage of virtual colonoscopies as a colorectal cancer screening 

test under the Medicare program. 

Section 4396. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the modernization of the nuclear command, control, and communications 

architecture of the United States. 

Section 4397. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to BARDA 

and the BioShield special reserve fund. 

Section 4398. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the nuclear forces and missions of the Air Force. 


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Section 4399. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting economic growth and job creation for small businesses and 

full funding for at-sea and dockside monitoring for certain fisheries. 

Section 4400. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the definition of full-time employee. 

Section 4401. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal regulatory process. 

Section 4402. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to expedite awards 

under the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program. 

Section 4403. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging the increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities. 

Section 4404. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving information sharing by the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to investigations relating to 

substandard health care, delayed and denied health care, patient 

deaths, other findings that directly relate to patient care, and other 

management issues of the department. 

Section 4405. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to address the disproportionate regulatory burdens on community banks and credit 

unions. 

Section 4406. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect the Corporation for National and Community Service. 

Section 4407. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring 

that Department of Justice attorneys comply with disclosure obligations in criminal prosecutions. 

Section 4408. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote biomedical research. 

Section 4409. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 

access to necessary equipment for Medicare beneficiaries. 

Section 4410. Spending-neutral reserve fund relating to 

prioritizing the construction of infrastructure projects that are of 

national and regional significance and projects in high-priority corridors. 

Section 4411. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to encouraging the United States’ NATO allies to reverse declines in defense 

spending and bear a more proportionate burden for ensuring the 

security of NATO. 

Section 4412. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the investigation and recovery of missing weapons and military equipment 

provided to the Government of Yemen by the United States Government. 

Section 4413. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving higher education data and transparency. 

Section 4414. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to native 

children. 

Section 4415. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to provide 

additional funding for international strategic communications. 

Section 4416. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for elementary and 

secondary education. 

Section 4417. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to support research. 

Section 4418. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to support 

for Ukraine. 


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Section 4419. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to underground and surface mining safety research. 

Section 4420. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to saving 

Medicare. 

The agreement contains the following reserve funds applicable 

in the House: 

Section 4501. Reserve fund for the repeal of the President’s 

health care law. 

Section 4502. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for promoting real 

health care reform. 

Section 4503. Deficit-neutral reserve fund related to the Medicare provisions of the President’s health care law. 

Section 4504. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improving access 

to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. 

Section 4505. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for graduate medical 

education. 

Section 4506. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade agreements. 

Section 4507. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reforming the tax 

code. 

Section 4508. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for revenue measures. 

Section 4509. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for transportation. 

Section 4510. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Federal retirement reform. 

Section 4511. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for national defense. 


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ESTIMATES OF DIRECT SPENDING IN THE HOUSE 

SENATE RESOLUTION

No provision. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

This section is required under the Separate Orders of H. Res. 

5 (114th Congress), which implements the Rules of the House of 

Representatives and is a requirement for the consideration of a 

concurrent resolution on the budget in the 114th Congress. It provides the average and estimated average rate of growth in meanstested and non-means-tested direct spending for the 10-year periods before and after fiscal year 2016, respectively, and proposes reforms of these two categories and direct spending. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement includes the House provision for the 

House. 


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TABLE 11.—HISTORICAL MEANS-TESTED AND NON MEANS-TESTED DIRECT SPENDING 

[Outlays by fiscal year, billions of dollars] 

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 

Estimated Average annual growth 

2014 2015 2006–2015 

Means-Tested Programs: 

Health Care Programs: 

Medicaid ................................................................................................................ 182 181 191 201 251 273 275 251 265 301 335 6.3% Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidies ............................................................... 0 11 17 17 19 21 24 20 22 22 24 (a)8.9% 

Health insurance subsidies b,c .............................................................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 n.a. 

Children’s Health Insurance Program ................................................................... 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 7.3% 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................ 187 197 213 225 277 302 308 279 297 346 397 7.8% 

Income Security: 

SNAP ...................................................................................................................... 33 35 35 39 56 70 77 80 83 76 78 9.1% Supplemental Security Income .............................................................................. 38 37 36 41 45 47 53 47 53 54 55 3.7% Earned income and child tax credits c ................................................................. 49 52 54 75 67 77 78 77 79 82 83 5.3% 

Family support and foster care d .......................................................................... 31 30 31 32 33 35 33 30 32 31 31 0.3% 

Child nutrition ....................................................................................................... 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 5.1% 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................ 163 168 170 202 217 247 260 254 266 263 268 5.1% 

Veterans’ pensions ..................................................................................................... 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5.0% 

Pell Grants e .......................................................................................................... 0 0 0 1 2 4 14 12 16 8 11 n.a. 

Subtotal, Means-Tested Programs ............................................................... 354 369 386 431 501 557 587 550 584 623 683 6.8% 

Non-Means-Tested Programsf ....................................................................................... 1,094 1,188 1,242 1,349 1,787 1,553 1,648 1,710 1,752 1,757 1,847 5.4% 

Total Mandatory Outlays g ............................................................................... 1,448 1,556 1,628 1,780 2,288 2,110 2,236 2,260 2,336 2,380 2,530 5.7% 

Memorandum: Pell Grants (Discretionary) ............................................................................................. 13 13 13 15 13 20 21 21 17 23 20 4.3% 

Source: Congressional Budget Office; staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation. Notes: The average annual growth rate over the 2006-2015 period encompasses growth in outlays from the amount recorded in 2005 through the amount projected for 2015. Data on spending for benefit programs in this table exclude administrative costs that are classified as discretionary but generally include administrative costs classified as mandatory. SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; n.a. = not applicable. Because October 1 fell on a weekend in 2006, 2007, and 2012, certain federal payments that were due on that date were instead made at the end of the preceding September and thus shifted into the previous fiscal year. Those shifts 

primarily affected outlays for Supplemental Security Income, veterans’ compensation benefits and pensions, and Medicare. 

a. The average annual growth rate reflects the program’s growth from its inception in 2006 through 2015. b. Differs from the amounts reported in Table 3-2 from The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2025 because it does not include payments to health insurance plans for risk adjustment (amounts paid to plans that attract less healthy enrollees) and reinsurance (amounts paid to plans that enroll individuals who end up with high costs). Spending for grants to states to establish exchanges is also excluded. c. Does not include amounts that reduce tax receipts. d. Includes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Child Support Enforcement program, the Child Care Entitlement program, and other programs that benefit children. 


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e. Includes mandatory spending designed to reduce the discretionary budget authority needed to support the maximum award level set in the appropriation act plus mandatory spending that, by formula, increases the total maximum award 

above the amount set in the appropriation act. 

f. Does not include offsetting receipts. g. Does not include outlays associated with federal interest payments, which are not considered part of mandatory spending 

TABLE 12.—PROJECTED MEANS-TESTED AND NON MEANS-TESTED DIRECT SPENDING 

[Outlays by fiscal year, billions of dollars] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 

Average annual growth 

2016–2025 

Means-Tested Programs: 

Health Care Programs: 

Medicaid ................................................................................................................ 335 360 384 405 428 452 477 503 530 558 588 5.8% Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidies ............................................................... 24 28 28 28 32 34 37 44 46 46 54 8.4% Health insurance subsidies a,b .............................................................................. 28 55 75 86 89 91 97 102 105 109 112 15.1% 

Children’s Health Insurance Program ................................................................... 10 11 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 ¥5.9% 

Subtotal ............................................................................................................. 397 454 493 524 555 584 617 656 687 719 760 6.7% 

Income Security: 

SNAP ...................................................................................................................... 78 78 76 75 74 74 74 73 74 74 75 ¥0.4% Supplemental Security Income .............................................................................. 55 60 57 54 61 63 64 71 68 65 72 2.7% Earned income and child tax credits b,c .............................................................. 83 85 86 87 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 ¥0.1% 

Family support and foster care d .......................................................................... 31 32 32 32 33 33 33 34 34 34 35 1.0% 

Child nutrition ....................................................................................................... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 4.3% 

Subtotal ............................................................................................................. 268 277 274 273 267 271 275 285 284 284 295 1.0% 

Veterans’ pensions 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 2.0% Pell Grants e 11 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 ¥1.3% 

Subtotal, Means-Tested Programs .................................................................... 683 744 781 811 838 871 909 957 988 1,019 1,072 4.6% 

Non-Means-Tested Programsf 1,847 1,947 2,018 2,094 2,241 2,370 2,516 2,708 2,820 2,933 3,165 5.5% 

Total Mandatory Outlays g ............................................................................... 2,530 2,691 2,799 2,905 3,079 3,241 3,425 3,666 3,808 3,952 4,237 5.3% 

Memorandum: Pell Grants (Discretionary) h ........................................................................................... 20 27 27 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 3.0% 

Source: Congressional Budget Office; staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation. Notes: The projections shown here are the same as those reported in Congressional Budget Office, The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2025 (January 2015). CBO recently updated its baseline projections as reported in 

Congressional Budget Office, Updated Budget Projections: 2015 to 2025 (March 2015). Some of the projections are different in the March baseline, but at the request of the committee staff, the projections shown are from the January baseline. 

The average annual growth rate over the 2016-2025 period encompasses growth in outlays from the amount projected for 2015 through the amount projected for 2025. Projections of spending for benefit programs in this table exclude administrative costs that are classified as discretionary but generally include administrative costs classified as mandatory. 


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SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Because October 1 will fall on a weekend in 2016, 2017, 2022, and 2023, certain federal payments that are due on that date will instead be made at the end of the preceding September and thus be shifted into the previous fiscal year. Those shifts primarily affect outlays for Supplemental Security Income, veterans’ compensation benefits and pensions, and Medicare. a. Differs from the amounts reported in Table 3-2 from The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2025 because it does not include payments to health insurance plans for risk adjustment (amounts paid to plans that attract less healthy enrollees) and reinsurance (amounts paid to plans that enroll individuals who end up with high costs). Spending for grants to states to establish exchanges is also excluded. b. Does not include amounts that reduce tax receipts. c. Differs from the amounts reported on Table 3-2 from The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2025 because it does not include other tax credits that were included in that table. d. Includes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Child Support Enforcement program, the Child Care Entitlement program, and other programs that benefit children. e. Includes mandatory spending designed to reduce the discretionary budget authority needed to support the maximum award level set in the appropriation act plus mandatory spending that, by formula, increases the total maximum award 

above the amount set in the appropriation act. 

f. Does not include offsetting receipts. g. Does not include outlays associated with federal interest payments, which are not considered part of mandatory spending. h. The discretionary baseline does not represent a projection of expected costs for the discretionary portion of the Pell Grant program. As with all other discretionary programs, the budget authority is calculated by inflating the budget authority appropriated for fiscal year 2015. Outlays for future years are based on those amounts of budget authority and also reflect a temporary surplus of budget authority provided in 2015. 


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POLICY STATEMENTS 

SENATE RESOLUTION

The Senate resolution contains no policy statements. 

HOUSE AMENDMENT

The House amendment contains the following policy statements: 

Section 801. Policy statement on balanced budget amendment. 

Section 802. Policy statement on budget process and baseline 

reform. 

Section 803. Policy statement on economic growth and job creation. 

Section 804. Policy statement on tax reform. 

Section 805. Policy statement on trade. 

Section 806. Policy statement on Social Security. 

Section 807. Policy statement on repealing the President’s 

health care law and promoting real health care reform. 

Section 808. Policy statement on Medicare. 

Section 809. Policy statement on medical discovery, development, delivery and innovation. 

Section 810. Policy statement on Federal regulatory reform. 

Section 811. Policy statement on higher education and workforce development opportunity. 

Section 812. Policy statement on Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Section 813. Policy statement on Federal accounting methodologies. 

Section 814. Policy statement on scorekeeping for outyear 

budgetary effects in appropriation acts. 

Section 815. Policy statement on reducing unnecessary, wasteful, and unauthorized spending. 

Section 816. Policy statement on deficit reduction through the 

cancellation of unobligated balances. 

Section 817. Policy statement on agency fees and spending. 

Section 818. Policy statement on responsible stewardship of 

taxpayer dollars. 

Section 819. Policy statement on ‘‘No Budget, No Pay.’’ 

Section 820. Policy statement on national security funding. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement contains the following policy statements of the House and Senate: 

Section 6101. Policy statement on a balanced budget amendment. 

Section 6102. Policy statement on Social Security. 

The conference agreement also contains the following policy 

statements of the House: 

Section 6201. Policy statement on budget process and baseline 

reform. 

Section 6202. Policy statement on economic growth and job creation. 

Section 6203. Policy statement on tax reform. 


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Section 6204. Policy statement on trade. 

Section 6205. Policy statement on repealing the President’s 

health care law and promoting real health care reform. 

Section 6206. Policy statement on Medicare. 

Section 6207. Policy statement on medical discovery, development, delivery, and innovation. 

Section 6208. Policy statement on Federal regulatory reform. 

Section 6209. Policy statement on higher education and workforce development opportunity. 

Section 6210. Policy statement on the Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

Section 6211. Policy statement on Federal accounting methodologies. 

Section 6212. Policy statement on reducing unnecessary, 

wasteful, and unnecessary spending. 

Section 6213. Policy statement on deficit reduction through the 

cancellation of unobligated balances. 

Section 6214. Policy statement on agency fees and spending. 

Section 6215. Policy statement on responsible stewardship of 

taxpayer dollars. 

Section 6216. Policy statement on ‘‘No Budget, No Pay.’’ 

Section 6217. Policy statement on national security funding. 


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ALLOCATIONS 

As required under section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974, the joint statement of managers includes allocations of 

budget authority and outlays, based on the conference agreement, 

to each of the authorizing committees and the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate. This joint statement allocates to the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate 

a lump sum of discretionary budget authority assumed in the concurrent resolution and corresponding outlays for a single fiscal 

year. It also provides allocations for each of the authorizing committees in the House and Senate for fiscal year 2016, commencing 

on October 1, 2015, and the 9 ensuing fiscal years, fiscal years 

2017 through 2025. These allocations are as follows: 

TABLE 13.—ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

[In millions of dollars] 

2016 

Base Discretionary Action: 

BA .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,016,582 

OT .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,156,644 

Global War on Terrorism: 

BA .................................................................................................................................................................... 96,287 

OT .................................................................................................................................................................... 48,798 

Current Law Mandatory: 

BA .................................................................................................................................................................... 960,295 

OT .................................................................................................................................................................... 952,912 

TABLE 14.—ALLOCATION BY HOUSE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 

[On-budget amounts in millions of dollars] 

2016 2016–2025 

Agriculture: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 12,473 646,262 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 12,775 640,246 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥1,645 ¥302,149 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥347 ¥300,020 

Total: 

BA ............................................................................................................................... 10,828 344,113 

OT ............................................................................................................................... 12,428 340,226 

Armed Services: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 155,312 1,806,198 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 159,556 1,804,314 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 155,312 1,806,198 

OT ........................................................................................................................... 159,556 1,804,314 

Financial Services: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 15,120 113,877 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 4,182 ¥44,506 


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[On-budget amounts in millions of dollars] 

2016 2016–2025 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥7,334 ¥62,254 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥6,712 ¥62,056 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 7,786 51,623 

OT ........................................................................................................................... ¥2,530 ¥106,562 

Education & Workforce: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥3,756 40,769 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥6,552 25,954 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥10,633 ¥249,574 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥5,017 ¥229,658 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... ¥14,389 ¥208,805 

OT ........................................................................................................................... ¥11,569 ¥203,704 

Energy & Commerce: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 444,289 5,721,695 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 441,174 5,715,531 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥54,654 ¥1,379,704 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥49,173 ¥1,369,488 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 389,635 4,341,991 

OT ........................................................................................................................... 392,001 4,346,043 

Foreign Affairs: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 28,183 232,212 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 27,177 230,830 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 28,183 232,212 

OT ........................................................................................................................... 27,177 230,830 

Oversight & Government Reform: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 113,380 1,339,277 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 112,234 1,320,222 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥9,188 ¥193,961 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥9,026 ¥193,896 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 104,192 1,145,316 

OT ........................................................................................................................... 103,208 1,126,326 

Homeland Security: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 1,988 23,061 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 1,973 23,206 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥180 ¥19,470 


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[On-budget amounts in millions of dollars] 

2016 2016–2025 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥180 ¥19,470 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 1,808 3,591 

OT ........................................................................................................................... 1,793 3,736 

House Administration: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 41 353 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 12 108 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥31 ¥298 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥2 ¥53 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 10 55 

OT ........................................................................................................................... 10 55 

Natural Resources: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 5,392 58,170 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 6,020 60,458 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥569 ¥32,678 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥261 ¥32,483 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 4,823 25,492 

OT ........................................................................................................................... 5,759 27,975 

Judiciary: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 22,544 116,624 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 13,185 122,005 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥14,419 ¥24,949 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥868 ¥23,055 

Total: 

BA .......................................................................................................................... 8,125 91,675 

OT ........................................................................................................................... 12,317 98,950 

Transportation & Infrastructure: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 70,089 718,468 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 16,407 184,208 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥12,114 ¥197,706 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

Total: 

BA ............................................................................................................................... 57,975 520,762 

OT ............................................................................................................................... 16,407 184,208 

Science, Space & Technology: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 101 1,017 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 101 1,017 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 0 0 


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TABLE 14.—ALLOCATION BY HOUSE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE—Continued 

[On-budget amounts in millions of dollars] 

2016 2016–2025 

Total: 

BA ............................................................................................................................... 101 1,017 

OT ............................................................................................................................... 101 1,017 

Small Business: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 0 0 

Total: 

BA ............................................................................................................................... 0 0 

OT ............................................................................................................................... 0 0 

Veterans Affairs: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 3,094 96,599 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 9,188 109,687 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥31 ¥1,925 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥31 ¥1,925 

Total: 

BA ............................................................................................................................... 3,063 94,674 

OT ............................................................................................................................... 9,157 107,762 

Ways & Means: 

Current Law: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 1,022,809 14,818,985 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 1,021,784 14,817,368 

Resolution Change: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... ¥60,004 ¥1,594,908 

OT .................................................................................................................................... ¥59,704 ¥1,594,408 

Total: 

BA ............................................................................................................................... 962,805 13,224,077 

OT ............................................................................................................................... 962,080 13,222,960 

TABLE 15.—ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

[Fiscal year 2016, $ billions] 

Appropriations Budget authority Outlays 

Revised Security Category Discretionary Budget Authority 1 ................................................... 523.091 n/a 

Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget Authority 1 ............................................. 493.491 n/a 

General Purpose Outlays 1 ....................................................................................................... n/a 1,156.644 

Memorandum:.

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................... 1,016.582 1,156.644 

On-budget ....................................................................................................................... 1,011.307 1,151.295 

Off-budget ...................................................................................................................... 5.275 5.349 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism2 ................................................. 96.287 48.798 

Mandatory ................................................................................................................................ 964.049 956.128 

1 The allocation will be adjusted following the reporting of bills, offering of amendments, or submission of conference reports that qualify 

for adjustments to the discretionary spending limits as outlined in sections 251(b)(2)(A)(i), 251(b)(2)(B), 251(b)(2)(C), and 251(b)(2)(D) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 2 The allocation may be adjusted pursuant to section 3102 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 11, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016. 


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TABLE 16.—ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY 

SENATE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS 

[Fiscal year 2016, $ billions] 

2016 2016–2020 2016–2025 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 128.680 654.944 1,322.686 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 121.723 606.817 1,228.931

Armed Services: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 159.207 848.760 1,851.710 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 163.446 848.187 1,849.802

Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 24.680 116.744 214.389 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 3.848 ¥7.666 ¥42.938 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 17.905 100.960 205.334 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 14.188 77.987 154.802 

Energy and Natural Resources: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 4.454 24.474 48.985 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 4.465 24.478 49.211 

Environment and Public Works: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 41.672 211.645 420.414 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 2.543 13.680 30.750 

Finance: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 2,179.304 12,340.566 29,433.590

Outlays ............................................................................................... 2,169.584 12,321.005 29,408.581 

Foreign Relations: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 28.342 125.601 233.802 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 27.336 124.464 232.420 

Homeland Security and Government Affairs: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 134.948 729.195 1,577.588 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 133.802 720.862 1,558.533

Judiciary: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 24.816 79.449 143.856 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 15.443 81.087 149.155 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 12.137 87.301 174.372 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 14.271 87.783 182.631 

Rules and Administration: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 0.067 0.334 0.666 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 0.038 0.197 0.421 

Intelligence: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 0.514 2.570 5.140 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 0.514 2.570 5.140 

Veterans’ Affairs: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 97.631 483.601 1,026.432 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 103.480 494.772 1,037.000

Indian Affairs: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 0.491 2.191 4.741 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 0.942 3.551 5.982 

Small Business: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ 0.000 0.000 0.000 

Outlays ............................................................................................... 0.000 0.000 0.000 

Unassigned to Committee: 

Budget Authority ................................................................................ ¥930.099 ¥6,014.283 ¥15,268.775 

Outlays ............................................................................................... ¥884.618 ¥5,887.158 ¥14,949.026 

Total: 

Budget Authority ....................................................................... 1,924.749 9,794.052 21,394.930 

Outlays ...................................................................................... 1,891.005 9,512.616 20,901.395 

Includes entitlements funded in annual appropriations acts. 


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TOM PRICE, TODD ROKITA, MARIO DIAZ-BALART, DIANE BLACK, JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Managers on the Part of the House. 

MICHAEL B. ENZI, 

CHUCK GRASSLEY, 

JEFF SESSIONS, 

MIKE CRAPO, 

LINDSEY GRAHAM, 

ROB PORTMAN, 

PATRICK J. TOOMEY, 

RON JOHNSON, 

KELLY AYOTTE, 

ROGER F. WICKER, 

BOB CORKER, 

DAVID PERDUE, 

Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

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