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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 109–62 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 

YEAR 2006 

APRIL 28, 2005.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. NUSSLE, from the committee on conference, 

submitted the following 

CONFERENCE REPORT 

[To accompany H. Con. Res. 95] 

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 

two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95), establishing the congressional budget for 

the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend 

and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: 

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

follows: 

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

amendment, insert the following: 

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 

YEAR 2006. 

(a) DECLARATION.—The Congress declares that the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 is hereby established 

and that the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 

2007 through 2010 are set forth. 

(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 2006. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 102. Social security. 

Sec. 103. Major functional categories. 

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TITLE II—RECONCILIATION AND REPORT SUBMISSIONS 

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives. 

Sec. 202. Reconciliation in the Senate. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

Sec. 301. Adjustment for surface transportation. 

Sec. 302. Reserve fund for the Family Opportunity Act. 

Sec. 303. Reserve fund for the Federal Pell Grant Program. 

Sec. 304. Reserve fund for the uninsured. 

Sec. 305. Reserve fund for the disposal of underutilized Federal real property. 

Sec. 306. Reserve fund for health information technology and pay-for-performance. 

Sec. 307. Reserve fund for Asbestos Injury Trust Fund. 

Sec. 308. Reserve fund for energy legislation. 

Sec. 309. Reserve fund for the safe importation of prescription drugs. 

Sec. 310. Reserve fund for the restoration of SCHIP funds. 

TITLE IV—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 

Sec. 401. Restrictions on advance appropriations. 

Sec. 402. Emergency legislation. 

Sec. 403. Extension of senate enforcement. 

Sec. 404. Discretionary spending limits in the Senate. 

Sec. 405. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 406. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 407. Limitation on long-term spending proposals. 

Sec. 408. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. 

Sec. 409. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

Sec. 410. Treatment of allocations in the House. 

Sec. 411. Special procedures to achieve savings in mandatory spending through 

FY2014. 

TITLE V—SENSE OF THE SENATE 

Sec. 501. Sense of the Senate regarding unauthorized appropriations. 

Sec. 502. Sense of the Senate regarding a commission to review the performance of 

programs. 

Sec. 503. Sense of the Senate regarding TRICARE. 

Sec. 504. Sense of the Senate regarding tribal colleges and universities. 

Sec. 505. Sense of the Senate regarding social security restructuring. 

Sec. 506. Sense of the Senate regarding funding for subsonic and hypersonic aeronautics research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

Sec. 507. Sense of the Senate regarding the acquisition of the next generation destroyer (DDX). 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND 

AMOUNTS 

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 

The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 

years 2005 through 2010: 

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

of this resolution: 

(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 

follows: 

Fiscal year 2005: $1,483,658,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: $1,589,892,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $1,693,246,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $1,824,274,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $1,928,678,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $2,043,916,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2005: $366,000,000. 

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Fiscal year 2006: $17,758,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $26,006,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $11,935,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $27,553,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $22,466,000,000. 

(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget authority are as follows: Fiscal year 2005: $2,078,456,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: $2,144,384,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $2,211,308,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $2,324,327,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $2,428,613,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $2,524,958,000,000. 

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

this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays are 

as follows: Fiscal year 2005: $2,056,006,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: $2,161,420,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $2,215,361,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $2,305,908,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $2,411,288,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $2,514,745,000,000. 

(4) DEFICITS (ON-BUDGET).—For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits (on-budget) 

are as follows: Fiscal year 2005: $572,348,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: $571,528,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $522,115,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $481,634,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $482,610,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $470,829,000,000. 

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

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the appropriate levels 

of the public debt are as follows: Fiscal year 2005: $7,962,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: $8,645,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $9,284,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $9,890,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $10,500,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $11,105,000,000,000. 

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

debt held by the public are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2005: $4,689,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: $5,082,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $5,409,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $5,677,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $5,927,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $6,150,000,000,000. 

SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY. 

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

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

Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows: 

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Fiscal year 2005: $573,475,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: $604,777,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $637,792,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $671,688,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $705,849,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $740,343,000,000. 

(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 2005: $398,088,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: $415,993,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: $429,254,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $443,235,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $460,443,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $479,412,000,000. 

(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 2005: (A) New budget authority, $4,426,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,405,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $4,576,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,587,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $4,710,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,785,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $4,853,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,849,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $5,001,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,974,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $5,152,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,124,000,000. 

SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2005 

through 2010 for each major functional category are: 

(1) National Defense (050): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, $423,446,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $465,709,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $441,562,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $447,020,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $465,260,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $448,508,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

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(A) New budget authority, $483,730,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $467,840,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $503,763,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $488,307,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $513,904,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $505,531,000,000. 

(2) International Affairs (150): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $28,413,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,620,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $30,913,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $32,692,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $34,338,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,804,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $34,700,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,322,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $34,739,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,313,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $34,430,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,033,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $24,413,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $23,594,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $24,735,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $23,894,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,171,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,610,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,545,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,922,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,851,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $25,242,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $26,162,000,000. 

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

(4) Energy (270): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, $2,564,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $794,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $3,247,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $2,127,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $2,837,000,000. 

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(B) Outlays, $1,687,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $2,920,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,026,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $2,531,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,127,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $2,229,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,018,000,000. 

(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $32,504,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,163,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $30,021,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $32,016,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $30,389,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,622,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $30,458,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,938,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $31,212,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $32,182,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $30,754,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,763,000,000. 

(6) Agriculture (350): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $30,151,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $28,550,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $29,420,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $28,476,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

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

(B) Outlays, $25,948,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,274,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,225,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,631,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,738,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,357,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,627,000,000. 

(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, $16,804,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $11,302,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $10,772,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,562,000,000. 

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Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $10,074,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,929,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $10,040,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,250,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $10,667,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $3,768,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $14,565,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $6,393,000,000. 

(8) Transportation (400): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $75,833,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $67,639,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $73,034,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $70,137,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $74,515,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $72,092,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $76,482,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $73,893,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $66,268,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $75,235,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $67,611,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $77,107,000,000. 

(9) Community and Regional Development (450): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $23,007,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,756,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $14,493,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $18,323,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $14,510,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $17,180,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $14,597,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $15,779,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $14,735,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $14,706,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $14,755,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $14,402,000,000. 

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

(500): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, $94,026,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $92,805,000,000. 

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Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $97,364,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $91,463,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $90,395,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $91,045,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $90,450,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $89,335,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $90,665,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $88,826,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $90,124,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $88,646,000,000. 

(11) Health (550): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $257,498,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $252,798,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $262,269,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $262,628,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $275,200,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $274,781,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $294,954,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $293,755,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $317,026,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $313,539,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $336,407,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $335,458,000,000. 

(12) Medicare (570): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, $292,587,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $293,587,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $331,181,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $330,944,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $371,875,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $372,167,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $395,312,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $395,364,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $420,234,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $419,828,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $448,111,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $448,442,000,000. 

(13) Income Security (600): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

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(A) New budget authority, $339,658,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $347,855,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $347,606,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $354,415,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $352,843,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $359,969,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $365,782,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $371,374,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $374,984,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $379,241,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $384,088,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $387,610,000,000. 

(14) Social Security (650): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $15,849,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $15,849,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $15,991,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $15,991,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $17,804,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $17,804,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $19,868,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,868,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $21,843,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $21,843,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $24,129,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,129,000,000. 

(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, $69,448,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $68,873,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $68,994,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $68,365,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $66,434,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $66,168,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $69,561,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $69,387,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $70,074,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $69,791,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $70,172,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $69,900,000,000. 

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(16) Administration of Justice (750): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $39,731,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $39,440,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $40,984,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,382,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $41,531,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,593,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $42,172,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,791,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $42,743,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,920,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $43,001,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,944,000,000. 

(17) General Government (800): 

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $16,765,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $17,673,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $17,909,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $18,398,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $17,829,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $17,285,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $17,289,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $17,140,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $16,956,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $16,733,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $16,580,000,000. 

(18) Net Interest (900): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, $267,982,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $267,982,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $310,774,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $310,774,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $360,512,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $360,512,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $398,347,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $398,347,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $427,735,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $427,735,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

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(A) New budget authority, $455,167,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $455,167,000,000. 

(19) Allowances (920): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, $81,881,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $32,121,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, $48,477,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $60,905,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$4,076,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $18,572,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,670,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$505,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$8,352,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$5,758,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$9,294,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$8,748,000,000. 

(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

Fiscal year 2005: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$54,104,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$54,104,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2006: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$55,362,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$55,362,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$63,263,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$64,388,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$65,480,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$66,292,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$60,876,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$60,251,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$63,447,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$62,822,000,000. 

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION AND 

REPORT SUBMISSIONS 

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

(a) SUBMISSIONS TO SLOW THE GROWTH IN MANDATORY SPENDING.—(1) Not later than September 16, 2005, the House committees 

named in paragraph (2) shall submit their recommendations to the 

House Committee on the Budget. After receiving those recommendations, the House Committee on the Budget shall report to the House 

a reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations without 

any substantive revision. 

(2) INSTRUCTIONS.— 

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(A) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.—The House Committee 

on Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that 

committee by $173,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2006 and 

$3,000,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

(B) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE.—The 

House Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report 

changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the 

level of direct spending for that committee by $992,000,000 in 

outlays for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 and $12,651,000,000 in 

outlays for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2010. 

(C) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE.—The House 

Committee on Energy and Commerce shall report changes in 

laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that committee by $2,000,000 in outlays for 

fiscal year 2006 and $14,734,000,000 in outlays for the period 

of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

(D) COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES.—The House Committee on Financial Services shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that committee by $30,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 

2006 and $470,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 

2006 through 2010. 

(E) COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.—The House Committee 

on the Judiciary shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that 

committee by $60,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2006 and 

$300,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

(F) COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES.—The House Committee on 

Resources shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 

sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that committee by $2,400,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 

2006 through 2010. 

(G) COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 

sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that committee by $12,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2006 and 

$103,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

(H) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within 

its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by $250,000,000 

for fiscal year 2006 and $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal 

years 2006 through 2010. 

(b) SUBMISSION PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN REVENUE.—The 

House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House a 

reconciliation bill not later than September 23, 2005, that consists 

of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce revenues by not more than $11,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and by 

not more than $70,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

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(c) INCREASE IN STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT.—The Committee on 

Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation bill not 

later than September 30, 2005, that consists solely of changes in 

laws within its jurisdiction to increase the statutory debt limit by 

$781,000,000,000. 

(d)(1) Upon the submission to the Committee on the Budget of 

the House of a recommendation that has complied with its reconciliation instructions solely by virtue of section 310(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of that committee may file 

with the House appropriately revised allocations under section 

302(a) of such Act and revised functional levels and aggregates. 

(2) Upon the submission to the House of a conference report recommending a reconciliation bill or resolution in which a committee 

has complied with its reconciliation instructions solely by virtue of 

this section, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 

House may file with the House appropriately revised allocations 

under section 302(a) of such Act and revised functional levels and 

aggregates. 

(3) Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to this subsection shall be considered to be allocations and aggregates established by the concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 301 of such Act. 

SEC. 202. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE. 

(a) SPENDING RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS.—In the Senate, 

by September 16, 2005, the committees named in this section shall 

submit their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget. 

After receiving those recommendations, the Committee on the Budget shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out all 

such recommendations without any substantive revision. 

(1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FOR- ESTRY.—The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by $173,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, 

and $3,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

2010. 

(2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AF- FAIRS.—The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by $30,000,000 in fiscal year 

2006, and $470,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

(3) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION.—The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by $10,000,000 in fiscal year 

2006, and $4,810,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

(4) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES.—The 

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce 

outlays by $2,400,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

(5) COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS.—The 

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce 

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outlays by $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and $27,000,000 for 

the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

(6) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Senate Committee on Finance shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by $10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

(7) COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS.—The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by $1,242,000,000 in fiscal 

years 2005 and 2006, and $13,651,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2010. 

(8) COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.—The Senate Committee 

on the Judiciary shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by $60,000,000 in fiscal year 

2006, and $300,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

(b) REVENUE RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS.—The Committee 

on Finance shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill not later 

than September 23, 2005 that consists of changes in laws within its 

jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the total level of revenues by not 

more than: $11,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and 

$70,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

(c) INCREASE IN STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT.—The Committee on 

Finance shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill not later 

than September 30, 2005, that consists solely of changes in laws 

within its jurisdiction to increase the statutory debt limit by 

$781,000,000,000. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

SEC. 301. ADJUSTMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House or the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, or the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is 

offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that provides new budget authority for the budget accounts or portions 

thereof, for programs, projects, and activities for highways, highway 

safety, and transit in excess of— 

(1) for fiscal year 2005, $46,094,000,000; or 

(2) for fiscal year 2006, $47,008,000,000; or 

(3) for fiscal years 2005 through 2009, $230,769,000,000; 

the appropriate chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 

make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates 

and increase the allocation of new budget authority to such committees in amounts equal to the program increases proposed by the 

committee or committees of jurisdiction for fiscal years 2005 and 

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ble fiscal year caused by such legislation. In the Senate, any increase in receipts shall be reported by the Committee on Finance. 

(b) ADJUSTMENT FOR OUTLAYS.—In the House and the Senate, 

for fiscal year 2006, and, as necessary, in subsequent fiscal years, 

if a bill or joint resolution is reported, or if an amendment is offered 

thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that changes obligation limitations such that the total limitations are in excess of 

$44,193,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, for programs, projects, and activities for highways, highway safety, and transit, and if legislation 

has been enacted that satisfies the conditions set forth in subsection 

(a) for such fiscal year, the appropriate chairman of the Committee 

on the Budget may increase the allocation of outlays and appropriate aggregates for such fiscal year, and, as necessary, in subsequent fiscal years, for the committees reporting such measures, by 

the amount of outlays that corresponds to such excess obligation 

limitations, but not to exceed the amount of such excess that was offset in 2006 pursuant to subsection (a). After the adjustment has 

been made, the Senate Committee on Appropriations shall report 

new section 302(b) allocations consistent with this section. 

SEC. 302. RESERVE FUND FOR THE FAMILY OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

If the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House or the 

Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution 

or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that provides families of disabled children with the 

opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid coverage for 

such children (the Family Opportunity Act), and provided that, in 

the Senate, the committee is within its allocation as provided under 

section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the appropriate chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 

2006 and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

SEC. 303. RESERVE FUND FOR THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM. 

If the appropriate committee of the House or Senate reports a 

bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that eliminates the accumulated 

shortfall of budget authority resulting from insufficient appropriations of discretionary new budget authority previously enacted for 

the Federal Pell Grant Program for awards made through the 

award year 2005–2006, provided that, in the Senate the committee 

is within its allocation as provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, or in the House the measure would 

not increase the deficit, the appropriate chairman of the Committee 

on the Budget may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations 

and aggregates by the amount provided by that measure for that 

purpose, but not to exceed $4,300,000,000 in new budget authority 

for the fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR THE UNINSURED. 

If the Committee on Finance or the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate or the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House reports a bill or joint resolution, 

or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that— 

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(1) addresses health care costs, coverage, or care for the uninsured; 

(2)(A) provides safety net access to integrated and other 

health care services; or 

(B) increases the number of people with health insurance, 

provided that such increase is not obtained primarily as a result of increasing premiums for the currently insured; and 

(3) increases access to coverage through mechanisms that 

decrease the growth of health care costs, and may include taxand market-based measures (such as tax credits, deductibility, 

regulatory reforms, consumer-directed initiatives, and other 

measures targeted to key segments of the uninsured, such as individuals without employer-sponsored coverage and college students and recent graduates), 

provided that, in the Senate, the committee is within its allocation 

as provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 

appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 

2006 and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

SEC. 305. RESERVE FUND FOR THE DISPOSAL OF UNDERUTILIZED 

FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY. 

If the Committee on Government Reform of the House reports 

a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a 

conference report is submitted thereon, that enhances the Government’s real property disposal authority and generates discretionary 

savings, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make 

the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates by the 

amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but not to exceed 

$50,000,000 in new budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom 

for fiscal year 2006, and $50,000,000 in new budget authority and 

outlays flowing therefrom for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

2010. 

SEC. 306. RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

AND PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE. 

In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance or the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an amendment is offered thereto or if a conference report is submitted thereon, that— 

(1) provides incentives or other support for adoption of 

modern information technology to improve quality in health 

care; and 

(2) provides for performance-based payments that are based 

on accepted clinical performance measures that improve the 

quality in health care; 

provided that the committee is within its allocation as provided 

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

chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent that 

such legislation would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal 

years 2006 through 2010. 

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SEC. 307. RESERVE FUND FOR ASBESTOS INJURY TRUST FUND. 

In the Senate, if the Committee on Judiciary reports legislation, 

or if an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that— 

(1) provides monetary compensation to impaired victims of 

asbestos-related disease who can establish that asbestos exposure is a substantial contributing factor in causing their condition; 

(2) does not provide monetary compensation to the 

unimpaired claimants or those suffering from a disease who 

cannot establish that asbestos exposure was a substantial contributing factor in causing their condition; and 

(3) is estimated to remain funded from nontaxpayer sources 

for the life of the fund; and 

assuming the committee is within its allocation as provided under 

section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 

2006 through 2056. 

SEC. 308. RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY LEGISLATION. 

If a bill or joint resolution is reported, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, within the 

jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

the Senate, that provides for a national energy policy, provided that 

the committee is within its allocation as provided under section 

302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the 

Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate adjustments in 

allocations and aggregates by the amount provided by that measure 

for that purpose, but not to exceed $100,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2006 and the outlays flowing from that budget 

authority and $2,000,000,000 in new budget authority for the period 

of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 and the outlays flowing from that 

budget authority. 

SEC. 309. RESERVE FUND FOR THE SAFE IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 

If the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that permits the safe importation of prescription drugs approved by the 

Food and Drug Administration from specified countries with strong 

safety laws, and provided that the committee is within its allocation 

as provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 

appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 

2006 and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

SEC. 310. RESERVE FUND FOR THE RESTORATION OF SCHIP FUNDS. 

If the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill or joint 

resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report 

is submitted thereon, that provides for the restoration of unexpended 

funds under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program that reverted to the Treasury on October 1, 2004, and that may provide for 

the redistribution of such funds for outreach and enrollment as well 

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as for coverage initiatives and provided that the committee is within 

its allocation as provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 

may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2006 and for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

TITLE IV—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 

SEC. 401. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) IN THE HOUSE.—(1)(A) In the House, except as provided in 

paragraph (2), an advance appropriation may not be reported in a 

bill or joint resolution making a general appropriation or continuing appropriation, and may not be in order as an amendment 

thereto. 

(B) Managers on the part of the House may not agree to a Senate amendment that would violate subparagraph (A) unless specific 

authority to agree to the amendment first is given by the House by 

a separate vote with respect thereto. 

(2) In the House, an advance appropriation may be provided for 

fiscal year 2007 or 2008 for programs, projects, activities or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified 

for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

$23,158,000,000 in new budget authority. 

(3) In this subsection, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means 

any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or any new budget authority provided in 

a bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 

2006 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2006. 

(b) IN THE SENATE.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 

it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would provide 

an advance appropriation. 

(2) An advance appropriation may be provided for the fiscal 

years 2007 and 2008 for programs, projects, activities, or accounts 

identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for 

Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

$23,158,000,000 in new budget authority in each year. 

(3)(A) In the Senate, paragraph (1) 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 paragraph (1). 

(B) 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. 

(C) If a point of order is sustained under paragraph (1) against 

a conference report in the Senate, the report shall be disposed of as 

provided in section 313(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

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(4) In this subsection, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means 

any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal 

year 2006 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2006, 

or any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution 

making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007, that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 

2007. 

SEC. 402. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. 

(a) IN THE HOUSE.— (1) EXEMPTION OF OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— (A) In the House, if any bill or joint resolution is reported, or 

an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is filed 

thereon, that makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 

2005 or fiscal year 2006 for contingency operations related to 

the global war on terrorism, then the new budget authority, new 

entitlement authority, outlays, and receipts resulting therefrom 

shall not count for purposes of sections 302, 303, 311, as appropriate, and 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for the 

provisions of such measure that are designated pursuant to this 

subsection as making appropriations for such contingency operations. 

(B) Amounts included in this resolution for the purpose set 

forth in subparagraph (A) shall be considered to be current law 

for purposes of the preparation of the current level of budget authority and outlays and the appropriate levels shall be adjusted 

upon the enactment of such bill. 

(2) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—In the House, 

if a bill or joint resolution is reported, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is filed thereon, that designates a provision as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

this subsection, then the new budget authority, new entitlement 

authority, outlays, and receipts resulting therefrom shall not 

count for purposes of sections 302, 303, 311, as appropriate, 

and 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

(3) DESIGNATIONS.—In the House, if a provision of legislation is designated as an emergency requirement under this subsection, the committee report and any statement of managers 

accompanying that legislation shall include an explanation of 

the manner in which the provision meets the criteria in subsection (c). If such legislation is to be considered by the House 

without being reported, then the committee shall cause the explanation to be published in the Congressional Record in advance of floor consideration. 

(b) IN THE SENATE.— 

(1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—With respect to a provision 

of direct spending or receipts legislation or appropriations for 

discretionary accounts that the Congress designates as an emergency requirement in such measure, the amounts of new budget 

authority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years resulting from 

that provision shall be treated as an emergency requirement for 

the purpose of this subsection. 

(2) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—Any new 

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

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

311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 404 of 

this resolution (relating to discretionary spending limits in the 

Senate) and section 505 of the Concurrent Resolution on the 

Budget for Fiscal Year 2004, H. Con. Res. 95 (relating to the 

paygo requirement in the Senate). 

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

committee report and any statement of managers accompanying 

that legislation shall include an explanation of the manner in 

which the provision meets the criteria in subsection (c). 

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

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

receipts, or appropriations as those terms have been defined 

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

(5) POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is considering a 

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

point of order is made by a Senator against an emergency designation in that measure, that provision making such a designation shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. 

(6) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Paragraph (5) may be waived or 

suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of threefifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. Appeals in the 

Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision 

of this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly 

chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the 

ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this subsection. 

(7) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—For purposes of paragraph (5), a provision shall be considered an emergency designation if it designates any item as an emergency requirement pursuant to this subsection. 

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

paragraph (5) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

(9) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—If a point of order is sustained 

under paragraph (5) against a conference report, the report 

shall be disposed of as provided in section 313(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

(10) EXCEPTION FOR DEFENSE SPENDING.—Paragraph (5) 

shall not apply against an emergency designation for a provision making discretionary appropriations under the defense 

function (050). 

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tingency operations related to the global war on terrorism, 

then the new budget authority, new entitlement authority, 

and outlays resulting from the provisions of such measure 

that are designated pursuant to this subsection as making 

appropriations for such contingency operations— 

(i) shall not count for purposes of sections 302 and 

311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 

(ii) shall not count for the purpose of section 404 

of this resolution (relating to discretionary spending 

limits in the Senate) and section 505 of the Concurrent 

Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004, H. Con. 

Res. 95 (relating to the pay-go requirement). 

(B) LIMITATION.—The amounts that are not counted for 

purposes of this subsection shall not exceed 

$50,000,000,000 in new budget authority and outlays associated with the budget authority. 

(c) CRITERIA.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, any provision is an emergency requirement if the situation addressed by 

such provision is— 

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

beneficial); 

(B) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not building up over time; 

(C) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need requiring 

immediate action; 

(D) subject to paragraph (2), unforeseen, unpredictable, 

and unanticipated; and 

(E) not permanent, temporary in nature. 

(2) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is part of an aggregate level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally estimated in advance, is not unforeseen. 

SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF SENATE ENFORCEMENT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding any provision of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 

904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall remain in effect 

for purposes of Senate enforcement through September 30, 2010. 

(b) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) UNFUNDED MANDATES.—Section 425(a)(1) and (2) of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be subject to the waiver 

and appeal requirements of subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

(2) CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET LEGISLATION.—Section 303 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be subject to the 

waiver and appeal requirements of subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) 

of section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. For the 

purpose of Section 303, the year covered by the resolution shall 

be construed as the upcoming fiscal year only. 

(3) APPLICATION TO RECONCILIATION.—This subsection 

shall not apply to any legislation reported pursuant to reconciliation directions contained in a concurrent resolution on the 

budget. 

(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall remain in effect 

for purposes of Senate enforcement through September 30, 2010. 

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SEC. 404. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS IN THE SENATE. 

(a) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—In the Senate and as 

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

means— 

(1) for fiscal year 2006, $842,265,000,000 in new budget 

authority and $916,081,000,000 in outlays for the discretionary 

category; 

(2) for fiscal year 2007, $866,038,000,000 in new budget 

authority for the discretionary category; and 

(3) for fiscal year 2008, $887,005,000,000 in new budget 

authority for the discretionary category; 

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

(b) ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.— 

(1) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2006 

that appropriates $412,000,000 for continuing disability reviews for the Social Security Administration, and provides an 

additional appropriation of $189,000,000 for continuing disability reviews for the Social Security Administration, then the 

allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations shall be 

increased by $189,000,000 in budget authority and outlays 

flowing from the budget authority for fiscal year 2006. 

(2) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX ENFORCEMENT.—If a 

bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2006 that appropriates $6,447,000,000 for enhanced 

tax enforcement to address the ‘‘Federal tax gap’’ for the Internal Revenue Service, and provides an additional appropriation 

of $446,000,000 for enhanced tax enforcement to address the 

‘‘Federal tax gap’’ for the Internal Revenue Service, then the allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by $446,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing from the budget authority for fiscal year 2006. 

(3) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM.— 

If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations 

for fiscal year 2006 that appropriates $80,000,000 to the health 

care fraud and abuse control program at the Department of 

Health and Human Services, then the allocation to the Senate 

Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by $80,000,000 

in budget authority and outlays flowing from the budget authority for fiscal year 2006. 

(4) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER PAYMENTS.—If a 

bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2006 that appropriates $10,000,000 for unemployment 

insurance improper payments reviews for the Department of 

Labor, and provides an additional appropriation of $40,000,000 

for unemployment insurance improper payments reviews for the 

Department of Labor, then the allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by $40,000,000 in 

budget authority and outlays flowing from the budget authority 

for fiscal year 2006. 

(c) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 

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bill or joint resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or joint resolution) that would cause the discretionary spending limits in this section to be exceeded. 

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

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

Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

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

the Chair relating to any provision of this subsection shall be 

limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled 

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

as the case may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 

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

point of order raised under this subsection. 

(d) PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— (A) CHAIRMAN.—After the reporting of a bill or joint 

resolution, or the offering of an amendment thereto or the 

submission of a conference report thereon, the chairman of 

the Committee on the Budget may make the adjustments 

set forth in subparagraph (B) for the amount of new budget 

authority in that measure (if that measure meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (2)) and the outlays flowing from that budget authority. 

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

(i) the discretionary spending limits, if any, set 

forth in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the 

budget; 

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

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

and 

(iii) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in the 

appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget. 

(2) AMOUNTS OF ADJUSTMENTS.—The adjustment referred 

to in paragraph (1) shall be an amount provided for the fiscal 

year 2006 pursuant to subsection (b). 

(3) REPORTING REVISED SUBALLOCATIONS.—Following any 

adjustment made under paragraph (1), the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall report appropriately revised 

suballocations under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974 to carry out this subsection. 

SEC. 405. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS 

AND AGGREGATES. 

(a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— 

(1) apply while that measure is under consideration; 

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

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

practicable. 

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

shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution. 

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(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of 

this resolution— 

(1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses 

for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on 

the basis of estimates made by the appropriate Committee on 

the Budget; and 

(2) such chairman may make any other necessary adjustments to such levels, including adjustments necessary, and in 

the House separate allocations, to reflect the timing of responses 

to reconciliation directives pursuant to sections 201 and 202 of 

this resolution. 

SEC. 406. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND 

DEFINITIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution providing for a change in concepts or definitions, the appropriate chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall make adjustments to the levels and allocations in this resolution in accordance 

with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

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

(b) PELL GRANTS.— 

(1) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—If appropriations of discretionary 

new budget authority enacted for the Federal Pell Grant Program are insufficient to cover the full cost of Pell Grants in the 

upcoming award year, adjusted for any cumulative funding 

surplus or shortfall from prior years, the budget authority 

counted against the bill for the Pell Grant Program shall be 

equal to the adjusted full cost. 

(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply only to new 

Pell Grant awards approved in legislation for award year 

2006–2007 and subsequent award years and shall not apply to 

the cumulative shortfall through award year 2005–2006. 

(3) ESTIMATES.—The estimate of the budget authority associated with the full cost of Pell Grants shall be based on the 

maximum award and any changes in eligibility requirements, 

using current economic and technical assumptions and as determined pursuant to scorekeeping guidelines, if any. 

SEC. 407. LIMITATION ON LONG-TERM SPENDING PROPOSALS. 

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

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

the Committee on Appropriations), or amendments thereto or conference reports thereon, an estimate of whether the measure would 

cause, relative to current law, a net increase in direct spending in 

excess of $5 billion in any of the four 10-year periods beginning in 

fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2055. 

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

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

report that would cause a net increase in direct spending in excess 

of $5 billion in any of the four 10-year periods beginning in 2016 

through 2055. 

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(c) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or suspended only by 

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

sworn. 

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

of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section. 

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

section, the levels of net direct spending shall be determined on the 

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

Senate. 

(f) APPLICATION TO RECONCILIATION.—This section shall not 

apply to any legislation reported pursuant to reconciliation directions contained in a concurrent resolution on the budget. 

(g) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on September 30, 2010. 

SEC. 408. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990. 

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

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

explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on any 

concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its allocation 

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

Committee on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration. 

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

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

measure shall include any discretionary amounts provided for the 

Social Security Administration. 

SEC. 409. 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, 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 therewith; and 

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

House to change those rules (so far as they relate to that house) 

at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 

the case of any other rule of that House. 

SEC. 410. TREATMENT OF ALLOCATIONS IN THE HOUSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House, the Committee on Appropriations may make a separate suballocation for appropriations for the 

legislative branch for the first fiscal year of this resolution. Such 

suballocation shall be deemed to be made under section 302(b) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and shall be treated as such 

a suballocation for all purposes under section 302 of such Act. 

(b) DISPLAY OF COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS.—An allocation to a 

committee under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 may display an amount to reflect a committee’s instruction 

under the reconciliation process, but it shall not constitute an allocation within the meaning of section 302 of such Act. Changes in 

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levels of direct spending achieved in a reconciliation bill submitted 

pursuant to title II of this resolution shall not be included in current levels of new budget authority and outlays for purposes of enforcing an allocation under 302(a) of such Act. 

SEC. 411. SPECIAL PROCEDURES TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS IN MANDATORY 

SPENDING THROUGH FY2014. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress finds that— 

(1) the share of the budget consumed by mandatory spending has been growing since the mid-1970s, and now is about 54 

percent; 

(2) this portion of the budget is continuing to grow, crowding out other priorities and threatening overall budget control; 

(3) mandatory spending is intrinsically difficult to control; 

(4) these programs are subject to a variety of factors outside 

the control of Congress, such as demographics, economic conditions, and medical prices; 

(5) Congress should make an effort at least every other 

year, to review mandatory spending; 

(6) the reconciliation process set forth in the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 is a viable tool to reduce the rate of growth 

in mandatory spending; and 

(7) concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 

2007 through 2010 should include reconciliation instructions to 

committees, every other year, pursuant to section 310(a) of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve significant savings 

in mandatory spending. 

TITLE V—SENSE OF THE SENATE 

SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS. 

It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should— 

(1) preclude consideration of any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would provide an 

appropriation, in whole or in part, for programs not specifically 

authorized by law or Treaty stipulation, or the amount of which 

exceeds the amount specifically authorized by law or Treaty 

stipulation, or that would provide a limited tax benefit as defined by the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–130); 

and 

(2) determine a method for effectively containing the extraordinary growth in unauthorized earmarks. 

SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMS. 

It is the sense of the Senate that a commission should be established to review Federal agencies, and programs within such agencies, including an assessment of programs on an accrual basis, and 

legislation to implement those recommendations, with the express 

purpose of providing Congress with recommendations, to realign or 

eliminate Government agencies and programs that are wasteful, duplicative, inefficient, outdated, irrelevant, or have failed to accomplish their intended purpose. 

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SEC. 503. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRICARE. 

It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should provide sufficient funding to the Department of Defense to offer members of the 

Reserve Component continuous access to TRICARE, for a premium, 

regardless of their activation status. 

SEC. 504. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND 

UNIVERSITIES. 

It is the sense of the Senate that— 

(1) this resolution recognizes the funding challenges faced 

by tribal colleges, and universities and assumes that equitable 

consideration will be provided to them through funding of the 

Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act, the 

Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act, title III of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, and the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and Housing and Urban Development Tribal College and University Programs; and 

(2) such equitable consideration reflects the intent of Congress to continue to work toward statutory Federal funding authorization goals for tribal colleges and universities. 

SEC. 505. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY RESTRUCTURING. 

It is the sense of the Senate that— 

(1) the President, the Congress, and the American people 

including seniors, workers, women, minorities, and disabled 

persons should work together at the earliest opportunity to 

enact legislation to achieve a solvent and permanently sustainable Social Security system; 

(2) Social Security reform must— 

(A) protect current and near retirees from any changes 

to Social Security benefits; 

(B) reduce the pressure on future taxpayers and on 

other budgetary priorities; 

(C) provide benefit levels that adequately reflect individual contributions to the Social Security system; and 

(D) preserve and strengthen the safety net for vulnerable populations including the disabled and survivors. 

SEC. 506. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING FUNDING FOR SUBSONIC AND HYPERSONIC AERONAUTICS RESEARCH BY 

THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. 

It is the sense of the Senate that— 

(1) the level of funding provided for the Aeronautics Mission Directorate within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should be increased by $1,582,700,000 between fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2010; and 

(2) the increases provided should be applied to the Vehicle 

Systems portion of the Aeronautics Mission Directorate budget 

for use in subsonic and hypersonic aeronautical research. 

SEC. 507. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF 

THE NEXT GENERATION DESTROYER (DDX). 

(a) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that— 

(1) it is ill-advised for the Department of Defense to pursue 

a winner-take-all strategy for the acquisition of destroyers 

under the next generation destroyer (DDX) program; and 

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(2) the amounts identified in this resolution assume that 

the Department of Defense will not acquire any destroyer under 

the next generation destroyer program through a winner-takeall strategy. 

(b) WINNER-TAKE-ALL STRATEGY DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘winner-take-all strategy’’, with respect to the acquisition of destroyers under the next generation destroyer program, means the acquisition (including design and construction) of such destroyers 

through a single shipyard. 

And the Senate agree to the same. 

JIM NUSSLE, 

JIM RYUN, 

Managers on the Part of the House. 

JUDD GREGG, PETE DOMENICI, CHUCK GRASSLEY, WAYNE ALLARD, 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 Senate to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. 

Res. 95), establishing the congressional budget for the United 

States Government for fiscal year 2006 revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate 

budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, submit the following joint statement to the House and the Senate in explanation 

of the effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report: 

The Senate amendment struck all of the House bill after the 

enacting clause and inserted a substitute text. 

The House recedes from its disagreement to the amendment of 

the Senate with an amendment that is a substitute for the House 

bill and the Senate amendment. The differences between the House 

bill, the Senate amendment, and the substitute agreed to in conference are noted below, except for clerical corrections, conforming 

changes made necessary by agreements reached by the conferees, 

and minor drafting and clarifying changes. 

DISPLAYS AND AMOUNTS 

The required contents of concurrent budget resolutions are set 

forth in section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

The years in this document are fiscal years unless otherwise noted. 

Both the House-passed and Senate-passed budget resolutions, 

as well as this conference report, retain the conventional budget 

function structure of past resolutions. These amounts are not binding; they are intended to provide an overall accounting of estimated 

spending requirements and priorities according to major categories 

of government activities. The budget resolution is the only legislative vehicle that reflects such a global assessment of the demands 

on Federal resources. 

The treatment of budget function levels in the respective budget resolutions and the conference report is as follows: 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

In the House resolution, the discretionary amounts in each 

function (amounts controlled through the annual appropriations 

process) are, in general, the President’s recommended functional 

levels, for the budget year and the outyears, as re-estimated by the 

Congressional Budget Office [CBO]. In certain functions, the discretionary figures are modified to account for congressional policy 

judgments. 

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For mandatory spending—spending not controlled by annual 

appropriations—the amounts in the function are, in general, current-law levels as estimated by CBO. In some cases, these levels 

are adjusted to accommodate certain legislative initiatives. In addition, the Allowances function (Function 920) calls for a reduction 

in total projected mandatory spending of $68 billion over 5 years, 

to be achieved through the reconciliation process (see title II). Although specific amounts of the total savings are assigned to specific 

authorizing committees in reconciliation, the savings amounts are 

not allocated among specific budget functions. The intent is to assure the widest possible discretion among authorizing committees. 

Although each authorizing committee in reconciliation is assigned 

a savings amount, nothing in the budget functions constrains any 

committee’s policy choices to achieve those savings. 

The House resolution also adjusts levels for the current year, 

fiscal year 2005, to accommodate $81.1 billion in supplemental 

funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other 

enacted legislation. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment includes all the items required under 

section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act. The Senate amendment sets ‘‘first-year’’ levels for both 2005 and 2006, as the conference report on the 2005 budget resolution was not adopted by 

the Senate. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

In the conference agreement, discretionary spending amounts 

are generally the President’s recommended levels, for the budget 

year and the outyears, as re-estimated by CBO. In certain functions, the discretionary figures are modified to account for congressional policy judgments. 

For mandatory spending, the functional amounts are generally 

current-law levels as estimated by CBO. In some cases, these levels 

are adjusted to accommodate certain legislative initiatives. In addition, the Allowances function (Function 920) calls for a reduction 

in total projected mandatory spending outlays of $34.7 billion over 

5 years, to be achieved through the reconciliation process (see title 

II). Although specific portions of this savings amount are assigned 

to specific authorizing committees in reconciliation, the savings 

amounts are not allocated among budget functions. The intent is to 

assure the widest possible discretion among authorizing committees. Although each authorizing committee in reconciliation is assigned a savings amount, nothing in the budget functions constrains any committee’s policy choices to achieve those savings. 

The conference agreement also adjusts levels for the current 

year, fiscal year 2005, to accommodate $81.9 billion in supplemental funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

AGGREGATE AND FUNCTION LEVELS 

The following tables are included in this section: 

Conference Report on the Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: 

Total Spending and Revenues. 

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Conference Report on the Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: Discretionary Spending 

Conference Report on the Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: 

Mandatory Spending 

House-Passed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: Total Spending 

and Revenues 

House-Passed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: Discretionary 

Spending 

House-Passed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: Mandatory 

Spending 

Senate-Passed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: Total Spending 

and Revenues 

Senate-Passed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: Discretionary 

Spending 

Senate-Passed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution: Mandatory 

Spending 

FUNCTIONS AND REVENUES 

Pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the Budget Act, the budget resolution must set appropriate levels for each major functional category based on the 302(a) allocations and the budgetary totals. 

The respective levels of the House resolution, the Senate 

amendment, and the Conference Agreement for each major budget 

function, as well as revenue totals, are discussed in the following 

section. A summary of the overall budget policy is as follows: 

Total spending is $2.562 trillion in budget authority [BA] and 

$2.577 trillion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $13.878 trillion 

in BA and $13.840 trillion in outlays over 2006–10. 

Discretionary spending for fiscal year 2006 totals $843.0 billion 

in BA and $947.3 billion in outlays. These two aggregate amounts 

(minus cap adjustments in the Senate) are allocated to the Appropriations Committees to be suballocated among their respective appropriations subcommittees. This sum can accommodate the President’s recommendation for $419.5 billion for national defense, $32.5 

billion for homeland security, and $391.1 billion for other discretionary spending. The total excludes a sum of $50 billion toward 

supplemental funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Mandatory spending totals $1.669 trillion in BA and $1.598 

trillion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $9.401 trillion in BA and 

$9.068 trillion in outlays over 2006–10. This includes $34.7 billion 

in reconciled mandatory outlay savings over the 5–year period. The 

total of these savings is reflected in Function 920, and divided 

among authorizing committees in the reconciliation directives of 

this conference report. Specific policies will be determined by the 

committees of jurisdiction. 

Revenue totals $2.195 trillion in fiscal year 2006, and $12.440 

trillion over 5 years. The conference agreement includes tax reductions of $17.8 billion in fiscal year 2006, and $105.7 billion over 5 

years. Of these amounts, the agreement reconciles $11.0 billion in 

tax reduction in 2006, and $70.0 billion over 5 years. The conference report assumes that tax rates are not increased (as they 

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termined by the Committee on Ways and Means in the House, and 

the Committee on Finance in the Senate. 

The conference report reduces the budget deficit from $382.7 

billion (3.0 percent of gross domestic product [GDP]) in fiscal year 

2006, to $210.9 billion (1.3 percent of GDP) in 2010. 

The following section describes the conference report’s revenue 

and spending levels according to the budget’s functional categories. 

REVENUE

SUMMARY

The component of the budget resolution designated as revenue 

reflects all of the Federal Government’s various tax receipts that 

are classified as ‘‘on budget.’’ This includes individual income taxes; 

corporate income taxes; excise taxes, such as the gasoline tax; and 

other taxes, such as estate and gift taxes. The component of social 

insurance taxes that is collected for the Social Security system— 

the Old Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance [OASDI] payroll tax—is ‘‘off budget.’’ The remaining social insurance taxes (the 

Hospital Insurance [HI] payroll tax portion of Medicare, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act [FUTA] payroll tax, railroad retirement and other retirement systems) are all on budget. Customs duties, tariffs, and other miscellaneous receipts also are included in 

the revenue function. Pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, Social Security payroll taxes, which constitute slightly more than a quarter of all Federal receipts, are not included in the budget resolution. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The budget resolution calls for $1.590 trillion in on-budget revenue for fiscal year 2006, and $9.080 trillion over 2006–10. Total 

revenue in the budget resolution is $2.195 trillion for fiscal year 

2006 and $12.441 trillion over 2006–10. The resolution assumes tax 

reductions of $16.623 billion for fiscal year 2006 and $105.715 billion over 2006–10—principally the result of preventing automatic 

tax increases that otherwise would occur. Of these amounts, the 

resolution reconciles $16.623 in tax reduction in 2006, and $45.0 

billion over 5 years. 

For a complete summary of the House-passed revenue levels, 

see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate-passed budget resolution includes $1.589 trillion in 

on budget revenue for 2006, and $9.057 trillion over 2006–10. Total 

revenue in the budget resolution is $2.193 trillion for fiscal year 

2006 and $12.418 trillion over 2006–10. The resolution assumes 

policies with a revenue impact of $19.016 billion for fiscal year 

2006 and $128.580 billion over 2006–10. The Senate resolution assumes that tax rates are not increased (as they would be under 

current law). The resolution assumes a modest reduction in revenues, relative to the baseline, that balances the need for fiscal responsibility with the need to continue the modest tax rates necessary for economic growth and job creation. 

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During Senate consideration of the budget resolution, the Senate adopted the Bunning amendment, which reduced revenues by 

$63.9 billion over 2006–10, and the Kennedy amendment, which increased revenues by $5.5 billion over 2006–10. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement includes $1.6 trillion in on-budget 

revenue for 2006, and $9.1 trillion over 2006–10. Total revenue is 

$2.2 trillion for fiscal year 2006 and $12.4 trillion over 2006–10. 

The agreement includes tax reductions of $17.8 billion for fiscal 

year 2006 and $105.7 billion over 2006–10. Of these, the agreement 

reconciles $11.0 billion in revenue reductions in fiscal year 2006, 

and $70.0 billion over 2006–10. 

The conference report assumes that tax rates are not increased 

(as they would be under current law). Specific tax relief policies 

will be determined by the Committee on Ways and Means in the 

House, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE: FUNCTION 050 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The National Defense function includes funds to develop, maintain, and equip the military forces of the United States. More than 

95 percent of the funding in this function goes to Department of 

Defense [DOD] military activities; the remaining funding in the 

function applies to atomic energy defense activities of the Department of Energy, and other defense-related activities. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for a total of $441.6 billion in BA and 

$475.6 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $2,408.2 billion in 

BA and $2,402.4 billion in outlays over 5 years. The outlay figures 

include the fiscal year 2005 supplemental. Elsewhere (in Function 

920) the resolution includes $50 billion for fiscal year 2006 in anticipation of additional needs in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the global 

war on terrorism. For a complete summary of the House-passed 

function levels, including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $491.6 billion in BA 

and $496.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $2,458 billion 

in BA and $2,450.8 billion in outlays over 5 years. These totals include an anticipated fiscal year 2006 supplemental appropriation. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. These levels accommodate the President’s request for national defense. Elsewhere (in Function 920) the 

agreement includes $50 billion for fiscal year 2006 in anticipation 

of additional needs in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the global war on terrorism. (The agreement also adjusts the Function 920 levels for the 

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plemental funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, 

and other enacted legislation.) 

The mandatory figures reflect the Congressional Budget Office 

[CBO] baseline levels. 

The conference conferees understand the Navy may review 

whether advance appropriations can improve its procurement of 

ships and provide savings as it designs its 2007 budget. In addition, the conferees intend to request the Government Accountability Office [GAO] to assess the implications of using advance appropriations to procure ships. 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: FUNCTION 150 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function includes international development and humanitarian assistance; international security assistance; the conduct of 

foreign affairs; foreign information and exchange activities; and 

international financial programs. The major agencies in this function include the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 

State, the Department of the Treasury, the United States Agency 

for International Development, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $31.7 billion in BA and $35.2 billion in 

outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $171.9 billion in BA and $164.6 billion in outlays over 5 years. The function totals are $171.9 billion 

in BA and $164.6 billion in outlays over 5 years. The discretionary 

component of these amounts is the President’s recommended level, 

as re-estimated by the Congressional Budget Office, with the following adjustments: the starting level was reduced by $1.2 billion; 

and a further reduction was made with the adoption of the Bradley 

amendment, which shifted $229 million in fiscal year 2006 and 

$1.15 billion over 5 years to function 700 to provide for an increase 

in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical care funding. 

For a complete summary of the House-passed function levels, 

including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, 

see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $32.9 billion in BA 

and $35.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $180.6 billion 

in BA and $171.2 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Mandatory spending figures are the 

CBO baseline levels. 

The conference agreement recognizes the importance of the 

Global Fund and its role in eradicating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, 

and malaria and encourages the Appropriations Committees to ensure the U.S. is able to donate the maximum allowed (a one-to-two 

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ratio for U.S./international contributions) by law (Public Law 108– 

25). 

GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY: FUNCTION 250 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The largest component of this function—about two-thirds of 

total spending—is for the space flight, research, and supporting activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The 

function also contains general science funding, including the budgets for the National Science Foundation, and the fundamental 

science programs of the Department of Energy. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for a total of $24.7 billion in BA and $23.9 

billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $127.5 billion in budget 

authority and $124.2 billion in outlays over 5 years. Within Function 250, the Budget Committee assumes full funding of the President’s request for NASA. For a complete summary of the Housepassed function levels, including the discretionary and mandatory 

spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $24.7 billion in BA 

and $23.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $128.3 billion 

in BA and $124.9 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels for both 

the budget year and the outyears are the President’s recommended 

levels, as re-estimated by CBO. Mandatory spending reflects the 

CBO baseline levels. 

ENERGY: FUNCTION 270 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function includes civilian energy and environmental programs of the Department of Energy [DOE] (it does not include 

DOE’s national security activities—the National Nuclear Security 

Administration—which are in Function 050, or its basic research 

and science activities, which are in Function 250). Function 270 

also includes the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution ca11s for a total of $3.1 billion in budget authority and $2.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $11.8 billion in budget authority and $5 billion in outlays over 5 years. The 

resolution could accommodate a comprehensive energy bill. This is 

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tion limits. For a complete summary of the House-passed function 

levels, including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $3.2 billion in BA 

and $2.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $13.8 billion in 

BA and $7.0 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels for both 

the budget year and the outyears are the President’s recommended 

levels, as re-estimated by CBO. The mandatory spending figures 

reflect the CBO baseline, adjusted to accommodate the spending 

components of a comprehensive energy bill. The conference agreement also includes a reserve fund in the Senate for such legislation. In addition, the agreement includes mandatory levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levels reflect the sum of the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing committees to achieve in 

spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these changes 

would affect programs in various functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is enacted. 

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: FUNCTION 300 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Natural Resources and Environment function consists of 

water resources, conservation, land management, pollution control 

and abatement, and recreational resources. Major departments and 

agencies in this function are the Department of the Interior, including the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, 

the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Fish and Wildlife Service; conservation-oriented and land management agencies within the Department of Agriculture including the Forest Service; the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of 

Commerce; the Army Corps of Engineers; and the Environmental 

Protection Agency. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for a total of $30.5 billion in budget authority and $32.3 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $155.3 

billion in budget authority and $161.6 billion in outlays over 5 

years. The discretionary level in this function for fiscal year 2006 

is the President’s recommended level, as re-estimated by the Congressional Budget Office, with an increase to accommodate additional budget authority. For a complete summary of the Housepassed function levels, including the discretionary and mandatory 

spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

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SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $30.0 billion in BA 

and $32.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $152.5 billion 

in BA and $159.0 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels for both 

the budget year and the outyears are the President’s recommended 

levels, as re-estimated by CBO. Mandatory spending reflects the 

CBO baseline levels, with an adjustment to accommodate several 

small environmental and resource-related initiatives. In addition, 

the conference agreement includes mandatory levels in Function 

920 (Allowances). These levels reflect the sum of the reconciliation 

savings targets set for authorizing committees to achieve in spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these changes would 

affect programs in various functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is enacted. 

AGRICULTURE: FUNCTION 350 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Agriculture function includes funds for direct assistance 

and loans to food and fiber producers, export assistance, market information, inspection services, and agricultural research. Farm policy is driven by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

2002, which provides producers with continued planting flexibility 

while protecting them against unique uncertainties such as poor 

weather conditions and unfavorable market conditions. 

Homeland security spending in this function includes funding 

for the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security (including the Agriculture and Plant Health Inspection Service). 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $29.5 billion in budget authority and $28.5 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $133.1 billion in 

budget authority and $128.3 billion in outlays over 5 years. For a 

complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including 

the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 

109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $29.1 billion in BA 

and $28.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $129.3 billion 

in BA and $124.4 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels for both 

the budget year and the outyears are the President’s recommended 

levels, as re-estimated by CBO. Mandatory spending reflects the 

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cludes mandatory levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levels 

reflect the sum of the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing committees to achieve in spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these changes would affect programs in various 

functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is 

enacted. 

COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT: FUNCTION 370 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Commerce and Housing Credit function includes four components: mortgage credit (usually negative budget authority because receipts tend to exceed the losses from defaulted mortgages); 

the Postal Service (mostly off budget); deposit insurance; and other 

advancement of commerce (the majority of the discretionary and 

mandatory spending in this function). 

The mortgage credit component of this function includes housing assistance through the Federal Housing Administration, the 

Government National Mortgage Association [Ginnie Mae], and 

rural housing programs of the Department of Agriculture. The 

function also includes net postal service spending and spending for 

deposit insurance activities of banks, thrifts, and credit unions. Finally, most, but not all, of the Commerce Department is provided 

for in this function, including the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Patent and Trademark 

Office, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and 

the Bureau of the Census; as well as independent agencies such as 

the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal 

Communications Commission, and the majority of the Small Business Administration. 

More than two-thirds of the spending in Function 370 is out 

of the FCC’s Universal Service Fund. This fund collects receipts 

(which appear in roughly offsetting amounts on the revenue side of 

the budget) raised by certain telecommunications operators from 

charges on their customers to promote service to low-income users 

and high-cost areas, as well as new services. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

For on-budget amounts, the resolution calls for $10.8 billion in 

budget authority and $5.6 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and 

$56.1 billion in budget authority and $24.9 billion in outlays over 

5 years. For a complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $5.8 billion in BA 

and $0.5 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $33.4 billion in 

BA and $3.2 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

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CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels for both 

the budget year and the outyears are the President’s recommended 

levels, as re-estimated by CBO. Mandatory spending reflects the 

CBO baseline levels. In addition, the conference agreement includes mandatory levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levels 

reflect the sum of the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing committees to achieve in spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these changes would affect programs in various 

functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is 

enacted. 

TRANSPORTATION: FUNCTION 400 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Transportation function includes ground, air, water and 

other transportation funding. The major agencies and programs in 

this function include the Department of Transportation (including 

the Federal Aviation Administration; the Federal Highway Administration; the Federal Transit Administration; highway, motor carrier, rail and pipeline safety programs; and the Maritime Administration), the aeronautical activities of the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 

Homeland security spending in this function includes funding 

for the Department of Homeland Security (including the Federal 

Air Marshals, the Transportation Security Administration and the 

U.S. Coast Guard) and the Department of Transportation. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $70.0 billion in budget authority and 

$70.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $353.8 billion in 

budget authority and $369.8 billion in outlays over 5 years. The 

mandatory component consists of CBO baseline levels adjusted to 

accommodate the anticipated reauthorization of TEA–21. For a 

complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including 

the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 

109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $69.7 billion in BA 

and $69.8 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $379.6 billion 

in BA and $368.6 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. The conference agreement reflects 

funding levels for fiscal years 2005–09 consistent with a $284-billion surface transportation bill. The agreement also includes a contingency procedure should additional resources be made available 

to the Highway Trust Fund. In addition, the conference agreement 

includes mandatory levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levVerDate Aug 04 2004 05:40 Apr 30, 2005 Jkt 020827 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\HR062.XXX HR062
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els reflect the sum of the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing committees to achieve in spending programs under their 

jurisdictions. How these changes would affect programs in various 

functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is 

enacted. 

COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: FUNCTION 450 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Community and Regional Development function includes 

programs that provide Federal funding for economic and community development in both urban and rural areas, including: Community Development Block Grants [CDBGs]; the non-power activities of the Tennessee Valley Authority; the non-roads activities of 

the Appalachian Regional Commission; the Economic Development 

Administration [EDA]; and partial funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

Homeland Security spending in this function includes the State 

and Local Government grant programs of the Department of Homeland Security. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for a total of $14.2 billion in budget authority [BA] and $18.5 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and 

$71.5 billion in BA and $80.2 billion in outlays over 5 years. The 

discretionary component of these amounts was increased in fiscal 

year 2006 to accommodate higher appropriations for programs such 

as the Community Development Block Grant. For a complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $15.2 billion in BA 

and $18.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $68.4 billion 

in BA and $78.4 billion in outlays over 5 years, including an 

amendment adopted on the Senate floor to increase the levels in 

this function by $1.5 billion above the President’s request for the 

CDBG program, and other related economic and community development programs, in 2006. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. The discretionary levels for both the 

budget year and the outyears are the President’s recommended levels, as re-estimated by CBO, with the following adjustment: the 

levels are $1.5 billion higher than the President’s request to maintain economic and community development programs such as 

CDBG at 2005 levels. Mandatory spending levels reflect the CBO 

baseline. In addition, the conference agreement includes mandatory 

levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levels reflect the sum of 

the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing committees to 

achieve in spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these 

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changes would affect programs in various functions will depend on 

the actual reconciliation legislation that is enacted. 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES: 

FUNCTION 500 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The function titled Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services primarily covers Federal spending within the Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services for 

programs that directly provide—or assist States and localities in 

providing—services to young people and adults. Its activities provide developmental services to low-income children; support programs for disadvantaged and other elementary and secondary 

school students; make grants and loans to post secondary students; 

and maintain job-training and employment services. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $92.0 billion in budget authority and 

$91.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $451.7 billion in 

budget authority and $446.7 billion in outlays over 5 years. For a 

complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including 

the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 

109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $98.4 billion in BA 

and $88.5 billion in outlays for fiscal year 2006, and $460.0 billion 

in BA and $450.3 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels for both 

the budget year and the outyears reflect the President’s recommended levels, as re-estimated by CBO, with the following adjustments: the discretionary levels are increased by $1.04 billion in 

BA in fiscal year 2006 for Department of Education programs. 

These increases include $0.6 billion above the President’s request 

to maintain funding for Community Development Block Grants at 

2005 levels, and an additional $0.4 billion to accommodate a $100 

increase in Pell Grants in 2006. Mandatory spending levels reflect 

the CBO baseline, adjusted to support state-based abstinence 

grants. The conference agreement also includes a reserve fund to 

accommodate potential legislation addressing the shortfall in BA in 

the Pell Grant Program, and procedures modifying the budgetary 

treatment of Pell Grant funding. In addition, the conference agreement includes mandatory levels in Function 920 (Allowances). 

These levels reflect the sum of the reconciliation savings targets set 

for authorizing committees to achieve in spending programs under 

their jurisdictions. How these changes would affect programs in 

various functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is enacted. 

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Although the Congress strongly supports the Federal student 

loan programs, it is increasingly concerned that the subsidy estimates for the Ford Direct Loan Program do not reflect the program’s true cost to the Federal Government. For example, the 

President’s 2006 budget reveals that although the program was expected to result in a net savings of $2 billion from its inception 

through fiscal year 2004, the actual experience is that the program 

resulted in a net cost to taxpayers of $3 billion over the same period. This represents a $5-billion underestimate of the program’s 

actual cost to taxpayers over roughly 10 years. Accordingly, the 

Congress supports the administration’s continuing efforts to direct 

the Department of Education to refine and improve its cost estimating techniques for this program. 

The Congress believes it is important for estimates to be corrected for all known deficiencies so that the decision makers have 

sufficient information to compare the cost to taxpayers of competing policy options, and large-scale structural reform proposals, 

in the student loan programs. 

HEALTH: FUNCTION 550 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function consists of health care services, including Medicaid, the Nation’s major program covering medical and long-term 

care costs for low-income persons; the State Children’s Health Insurance Program [SCHIP], health research and training, including 

the National Institutes of Health [NIH] and substance abuse prevention and treatment; and consumer and occupational health and 

safety, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Medicaid represents 71 percent of the spending in this function. 

Homeland security activities and agencies in this category include Project Bioshield, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, and the Food and Drug Administration. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for a total of $262.2 billion in BA and 

$262.5 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $1,486 billion in 

BA and $1,480.3 billion in outlays over 5 years. For a complete 

summary of the House-passed function levels, including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $264.0 billion in BA 

and $264.3 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $1,489.3 billion in BA and $1,483.2 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels for both 

the budget year and the outyears reflect the President’s recommended levels, as re-estimated by CBO. Mandatory spending 

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levels reflect the CBO baseline, and the conference agreement contains reserve funds for the Family Opportunity Act and for health 

coverage for the uninsured. The agreement also contains reserve 

funds in the Senate for importation of prescription drugs, for the 

restoration of funds for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for health information technology and pay-for-performance. In addition, the conference agreement includes mandatory 

levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levels reflect the sum of 

the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing committees to 

achieve in spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these 

changes would affect programs in various functions will depend on 

the actual reconciliation legislation that is enacted. No savings are 

assumed in fiscal year 2006 in the Medicaid Program. 

MEDICARE: FUNCTION 570 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function consists entirely of the Medicare Program. It reflects the Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance [HI] Program, Part 

B Supplementary Medical Insurance [SMI] Program, Part C Medicare Advantage Program, and Part D Prescription Drug Benefit, as 

well as premiums paid by qualified aged and disabled beneficiaries. 

On 8 December 2003, Congress and the President enacted the 

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act 

[MMA]. MMA changed Medicare Part C from the Medicare+Choice 

Program to the Medicare Advantage Program and added the Part 

D Prescription Drug Benefit to the Medicare Program. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $331.2 billion in budget authority and 

$330.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $1,966.7 billion in 

budget authority and $1,966.7 billion in outlays over 5 years. For 

a complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including 

the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 

109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $331.2 billion in BA 

and $331.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $1,966.9 billion in BA and $1,967.0 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. The discretionary spending levels reflect the President’s recommended levels, as re-estimated by CBO. 

The mandatory figures reflect CBO baseline levels. 

INCOME SECURITY: FUNCTION 600 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Income Security function includes most of the Federal 

Government’s income support programs. These include: general retirement and disability insurance (excluding Social Security)— 

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mainly through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 

[PBGC]—and benefits to railroad retirees. Other components are 

Federal employee retirement and disability benefits (including military retirees); unemployment compensation; low-income housing 

assistance, including section 8 housing; food and nutrition assistance, including food stamps and school lunch subsidies; and other 

income security programs. 

This last category includes: Temporary Assistance to Needy 

Families [TANF], the Government’s principal welfare program; 

Supplemental Security Income; spending for the refundable portion 

of the Earned Income Credit; and the Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $347.2 billion in budget authority and 

$354.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $1,823.1 billion in 

budget authority and $1,850.0 billion in outlays over 5 years. The 

discretionary component for fiscal year 2006 is the President’s recommended level, as re-estimated by the Congressional Budget Office, reduced by $0.1 billion to accommodate increased funding for 

community and regional development programs in Function 450. 

For a complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see 

H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $347.4 billion in BA 

and $353.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $1,824.9 billion in BA and $1,846.4 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels, for 

both the budget year and the outyears, reflect the President’s recommended levels, as re-estimated by CBO. Mandatory spending reflects the CBO baseline levels, adjusted to accommodate reauthorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. In addition, 

the conference agreement includes mandatory levels in Function 

920 (Allowances). These levels reflect the sum of the reconciliation 

savings targets set for authorizing committees to achieve in spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these changes would 

affect programs in various functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is enacted. 

SOCIAL SECURITY: FUNCTION 650 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function consists of the Social Security Program, or Old 

Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance [OASDI]. It is the largest 

budget function in terms of outlays, and provides funds for the 

Government’s largest entitlement program. Under provisions of the 

Congressional Budget Act and the Budget Enforcement Act, Social 

Security trust funds are considered to be off budget. But a small 

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portion of spending within Function 650—including general fund 

transfers of taxes paid on Social Security benefits—is on budget. 

The presentations below, therefore, refer to only the on-budget portion of Function 650. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $15.9 billion in on-budget budget authority and $15.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $99.1 

billion in budget authority and $99.1 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

(The corresponding unified budget totals would be $547.0 billion 

and $544.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $3,020.2 billion in BA and $3,007.4 billion in outlays over 5 years.) For a complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including the 

discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 

109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a unified total of $546.8 billion 

in BA and $544.8 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and 

$3,021.3 billion in BA and $3,008.4 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. The unified discretionary spending 

levels, for both the budget year and the outyears, are at the CBO 

baseline levels. The mandatory spending figures reflect the CBO 

baseline levels. 

VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES: FUNCTION 700 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function includes funding for the Department of Veterans 

Affairs [VA], which provides benefits to veterans who meet various 

eligibility rules. Benefits range from income security for veterans, 

principally disability compensation and pensions; veterans education, training, and rehabilitation services; hospital and medical 

care for veterans; and other veterans’ benefits and services, such 

as home loan guarantees. There are about 24.8 million veterans. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $68.9 billion in budget authority and 

$68.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $344.7 billion in 

budget authority and $342.9 billion in outlays over 5 years. The 

discretionary component reflects an increase over the President’s 

level, as re-estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. Specifically, the Chairman’s Mark increased budget authority over the 

President’s recommended levels by $68 million in fiscal year 2006 

and $609 million over the period 2006–10. In addition, during 

markup, the Budget Committee adopted an amendment by Mr. 

Bradley further increasing budget authority by $229 million for fiscal year 2006 and $1.145 billion over the period 2006–10. As a result, the reported resolution includes an increase in total veterans 

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budget authority of $297 million in fiscal year 2006 over the President’s request. 

For a complete summary of the House-passed function levels, 

including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, 

see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $69.0 billion in BA 

and $68.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $344.7 billion 

in BA and $343.0 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. The discretionary spending levels, for 

both the budget year and the outyears, reflect the President’s recommended levels, as re-estimated by CBO, with the following adjustments: the levels are increased to provide for an additional 

$410 million in BA Veterans’ Medical Care in fiscal year 2006. 

Mandatory spending figures reflect the CBO baseline levels. 

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: FUNCTION 750 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function supports the majority of Federal justice and law 

enforcement programs and activities. This includes funding for the 

Department of Justice, as well as the financial law enforcement activities of the Department of the Treasury, Federal courts and prisons, and criminal justice assistance to State and local governments. 

Homeland security spending in this function includes funding 

for the law enforcement and border protection activities of the Department of Homeland Security and the counterterrorism activities 

of the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $40.8 billion in budget authority and 

$42.3 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $209.7 billion in 

budget authority and $213 billion in outlays over 5 years. The discretionary component for fiscal year 2006 is the President’s recommended level, as re-estimated by the Congressional Budget Office, with an adjustment for the Federal Judiciary to grow at the 

rate of inflation. For a complete summary of the House-passed 

function levels, including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $42.0 billion in BA 

and $42.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $213.0 billion 

in BA and $216.0 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels, for 

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ommended levels, as re-estimated by CBO. The conference agreement also contains a reserve fund in the Senate for the Asbestos 

Injury Trust Fund. Mandatory spending figures reflect the CBO 

baseline. In addition, the conference agreement includes mandatory 

levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levels reflect the sum of 

the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing committees to 

achieve in spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these 

changes would affect programs in various functions will depend on 

the actual reconciliation legislation that is enacted. 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT: FUNCTION 800 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

General Government consists of the activities of the Legislative 

Branch; the Executive Office of the President; general tax collection 

and fiscal operations of the Department of the Treasury (including 

the Internal Revenue Service); the Office of Personnel Management, and the property and personnel costs of the General Services 

Administration; general purpose fiscal assistance to States, localities, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and other general Government activities. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $18 billion in budget authority and 

$18.3 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $88.5 billion in 

budget authority and $88.5 billion in outlays over 5 years. For a 

complete summary of the House-passed function levels, including 

the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 

109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $18.1 billion in BA 

and $18.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $91.8 billion 

in BA and $91.6 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. Discretionary spending levels, for 

both the budget year and the outyears, reflect the President’s recommended levels, as re-estimated by CBO, with adjustments to accommodate changes in Function 500, Education, Labor, Employment, and Social Services; and in Function 650, Social Security. 

Mandatory spending figures reflect the CBO baseline, adjusted for 

several intergovernmental provisions. The conference agreement 

also contains a reserve fund in the House of Representatives for 

Federal property disposal. In addition, the conference agreement 

includes mandatory levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levels reflect the sum of the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing committees to achieve in spending programs under their 

jurisdictions. How these changes would affect programs in various 

functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is 

enacted. 

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NET INTEREST: FUNCTION 900 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function includes net interest, which is the interest paid 

on the Federal Government’s borrowing less the interest received 

by the Federal Government from trust fund investments and loans 

to the public. It is a mandatory payment, with no discretionary 

components. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for $214.0 billion in unified budget authority and outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $1,357.9 billion in budget 

authority and outlays over 5 years. For a complete summary of the 

House-passed function levels, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of $214.0 billion in BA 

and $214.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $1,365.5 billion in BA and $1,365.5 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. No mandatory assumptions are reflected in this function. 

ALLOWANCES: FUNCTION 920 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

The Allowances function is used for planning purposes to address the budgetary effects of proposals or assumptions that cross 

various other budget functions. Once such changes are enacted, the 

budgetary effects are distributed to the appropriate budget functions. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The function totals are $47.903 billion in budget authority and 

$24.359 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006; and $9.963 billion in 

budget authority and ¥$16.969 billion in outlays for 2006–10. The 

figures include $50.0 billion in discretionary budget authority and 

$32.0 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006 toward likely costs for 

continuing military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The figures 

also include proposed mandatory savings of $2.097 in budget authority and $7.641 in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $40.037 billion in budget authority and $66.969 billion in outlays for 2006–10. 

For a complete summary of the House-passed function totals, including the discretionary and mandatory spending breakdown, see 

H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of ¥$6.1 billion in BA 

and ¥$3.2 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and ¥$6.3 billion 

in BA and ¥$6.1 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

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CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The agreement calls for a total of $48.5 billion in budget authority and $60.9 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $19.1 

billion in BA and $64.5 billion in outlays over 5 years. The discretionary levels are $50.0 billion in BA and $62.4 billion in outlays 

in fiscal year 2006, and $50.0 billion in BA and $99.1 billion in outlays over 5 years. Mandatory amounts are ¥$1.5 billion in BA and 

¥$1.5 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and $30.9 billion in BA 

and $34.7 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

These figures are derived as follows: 

The conference report calls for $50.0 billion in discretionary 

budget authority and $62.4 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006. 

This is to anticipate the likelihood of supplemental appropriations 

for continuing military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is an 

estimate for anticipated annual costs. It is an attempt not to predetermine the scope or intensity of operations, troop levels, or 

which weapons and supplies the Department of Defense will need, 

but rather to make the budget reflect a likely future expenditure. 

Over 5 years, outlays from the 2006 budget authority total $50.0 

billion. 

The conference agreement also adjusts levels for the current 

year, fiscal year 2005, to accommodate $81.9 billion in supplemental funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

The function also reflects a net reduction of $34.7 billion in 

outlays over 5 years in projected mandatory spending called for in 

the conference report. The budget recognizes the significance and 

rapid growth of mandatory spending—spending not subject to annual appropriations—which now consumes about 55 percent of 

total Federal spending (excluding interest). Total mandatory spending (including interest) is growing at a rate of about 6.4 percent per 

year. At its current rate, net non-interest mandatory spending will 

consume 61 percent of total spending in just 10 years—increasingly 

crowding out other priorities. Spending control depends on controlling the rate of mandatory spending growth. Therefore, to slow the 

growth of total mandatory spending, the conference agreement includes reconciliation directives to a range of authorizing committees (see the Reconciliation discussion in this report), the sum of 

which is reflected in this function. The committees are free to legislate savings provisions in any of the mandatory programs in their 

jurisdictions, so long as they achieve their respective reconciliation 

targets. 

UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS: FUNCTION 950 

FUNCTION SUMMARY

This function consists of receipts to the Treasury. Receipts recorded in this function are either intrabudgetary (a payment from 

one Federal agency to another, such as agency payments to the retirement trust funds) or proprietary (a payment from the public for 

some kind of business transaction with the Government). The main 

types of receipts recorded in this function are: the payments Federal employees and agencies make to employee retirement trust 

funds; payments made by companies for the right to explore and 

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produce oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf, and payments 

by those who bid for the right to buy or use public property or resources, such as the electromagnetic spectrum. These receipts are 

treated as negative spending. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The resolution calls for a total of ¥$67.1 billion in unified 

budget authority and ¥$67.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006 

(with the minus signs again indicating receipts into the Treasury). 

The function totals are ¥$375.7 billion in budget authority and 

¥$376.4 billion in outlays over 5 years. For a complete summary 

of the House-passed function levels, including the discretionary and 

mandatory spending breakdown, see H. Rept. 109–17. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment reflects a total of ¥$67.1 billion in BA 

and ¥$67.1 billion in outlays in fiscal year 2006, and ¥$385.1 billion in BA and ¥$385.8 billion in outlays over 5 years. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The totals for this function appear in the budget resolution 

conference agreement tables. The discretionary levels, for both the 

budget year and the outyears, reflect the President’s recommended 

levels, as re-estimated by CBO. Mandatory spending levels reflect 

the CBO baseline. In addition, the conference agreement includes 

mandatory levels in Function 920 (Allowances). These levels reflect 

the sum of the reconciliation savings targets set for authorizing 

committees to achieve in spending programs under their jurisdictions. How these changes would affect programs in various functions will depend on the actual reconciliation legislation that is enacted. 

FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT 

TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Summary 

Total Spending: 

BA .............................................. 2,479.210 2,562.363 2,642.332 2,771.425 2,893.177 3,008.522 13,877.819 

OT .............................................. 2,454.699 2,577.400 2,644.200 2,750.392 2,872.905 2,995.181 13,840.078 

On-Budget: 

BA .............................................. 2,078.456 2,144.384 2,211.308 2,324.327 2,428.613 2,524.958 11,633.590 

OT .............................................. 2,056.006 2,161.420 2,215.361 2,305.908 2,411.288 2,514.745 11,608.722 

Off-Budget: 

BA .............................................. 400.754 417.979 431.024 447.098 464.564 483.564 2,244.229 

OT .............................................. 398.693 415.980 428.839 444.484 461.617 480.436 2,231.356 

Revenues: 

Total ........................................... 2,057.133 2,194.669 2,331.038 2,495.962 2,634.527 2,784.259 12,440.455 

On-Budget ................................. 1,483.658 1,589.892 1,693.246 1,824.274 1,928.678 2,043.916 9,080.006 

Off-Budget ................................. 573.475 604.777 637.792 671.688 705.849 740.343 3,360.449 

Surplus/Deficit (¥): 

Total ........................................... ¥397.566 ¥382.731 ¥313.162 ¥254.430 ¥238.378 ¥210.922 ¥1,399.623 

On-Budget ................................. ¥572.348 ¥571.528 ¥522.115 ¥481.634 ¥428.610 ¥470.829 ¥2,528.716 

Off-Budget ................................. 174.782 188.797 208.953 227.204 244.232 259.907 1,129.093 

Debt Held by the Public (end of year) 4,689 5,082 5,409 5,677 5,927 6,150 na 

Debt Subject to Limit (end of year) ... 7,962 8,645 9,284 9,890 10,500 11,105 na 

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FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT 

TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

By Function 

National Defense (050): 

BA .............................................. 423.446 441.562 465.260 483.730 503.763 513.904 2,408.219 

OT .............................................. 465.709 447.020 448.508 467.840 488.307 505.531 2,357.206 

International Affairs (150): 

BA .............................................. 28.413 30.913 34.338 34.700 34.739 34.430 169.120 

OT .............................................. 31.620 32.962 31.804 31.322 31.313 31.033 158.434 

General Science, Space, and Technology (250): 

BA .............................................. 24.413 24.735 25.171 25.545 25.851 26.162 127.464 

OT .............................................. 23.594 23.894 24.610 24.922 25.242 25.565 124.233 

Energy (270): 

BA .............................................. 2.564 3.247 2.837 2.920 2.531 2.229 13.764 

OT .............................................. 0.794 2.127 1.687 1.026 1.127 1.018 6.985 

Natural Resources and Environment 

(300): 

BA .............................................. 32.504 30.021 30.389 30.458 31.212 30.754 152.834 

OT .............................................. 31.163 32.016 31.622 31.938 32.182 31.763 159.521 

Agriculture (350): 

BA .............................................. 30.151 29.420 27.130 25.274 25.631 25.357 132.812 

OT .............................................. 28.550 28.476 25.948 24.225 24.738 24.627 128.014 

Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

BA .............................................. 13.004 6.172 4.874 6.440 6.867 10.465 34.818 

OT .............................................. 7.502 0.962 ¥0.271 0.650 ¥0.032 2.293 3.602 

On-budget: 

BA .............................................. 16.804 10.772 10.074 10.040 10.667 14.565 56.118 

OT .............................................. 11.302 5.562 4.929 4.250 3.768 6.393 24.902 

Off-budget: 

BA .............................................. ¥3.800 ¥4.600 ¥5.200 ¥3.600 ¥3.800 ¥4.100 ¥21.300 

OT .............................................. ¥3.800 ¥4.600 ¥5.200 ¥3.600 ¥3.800 ¥4.100 ¥21.300 

Transportation (400): 

BA .............................................. 75.833 73.034 74.515 76.482 66.268 67.611 357.910 

OT .............................................. 67.639 70.137 72.092 73.893 75.235 77.107 368.464 

Community and Regional Development (450): 

BA .............................................. 23.007 14.493 14.510 14.597 14.735 14.755 73.090 

OT .............................................. 20.756 18.323 17.180 15.779 14.706 14.402 80.390 

Education, Training, Employment and 

Social Services (500): 

BA .............................................. 94.026 97.364 90.395 90.450 90.665 90.124 458.998 

OT .............................................. 92.805 91.463 91.045 89.335 88.826 88.646 449.315 

Health (550): 

BA .............................................. 257.498 262.269 275.200 294.954 317.026 336.407 1,485.856 

OT .............................................. 252.798 262.628 274.781 293.755 313.539 335.458 1,480.161 

Medicare (570): 

BA .............................................. 292.587 331.181 371.875 395.312 420.234 448.111 1,966.713 

OT .............................................. 293.587 330.944 372.167 395.364 419.828 448.442 1,966.745 

Income Security (600): 

BA .............................................. 339.658 347.606 352.843 365.782 374.984 384.088 1,825.303 

OT .............................................. 347.855 354.415 359.969 371.374 379.241 387.610 1,852.609 

Social Security (650): 

BA .............................................. 522.557 546.809 572.203 600.483 633.133 668.691 3,021.319 

OT .............................................. 520.496 544.810 570.018 597.869 630.186 665.563 3,008.446 

On-budget: 

BA .............................................. 15.849 15.991 17.804 19.868 21.843 24.129 99.635 

OT .............................................. 15.849 15.991 17.804 19.868 21.843 24.129 99.635 

Off-budget: 

BA .............................................. 506.708 530.818 554.399 580.615 611.290 644.562 2,921.684 

OT .............................................. 504.647 528.819 552.214 578.001 608.343 641.434 2,908.811 

Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

BA .............................................. 69.448 68.994 66.434 69.561 70.074 70.172 345.235 

OT .............................................. 68.873 68.365 66.168 69.387 69.791 69.900 343.611 

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TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA .............................................. 39.731 40.984 41.531 42.172 42.743 43.001 210.431 

OT .............................................. 39.440 42.382 42.593 42.791 42.920 42.944 213.630 

General Government (800): 

BA .............................................. 16.765 17.909 17.829 17.285 17.140 16.733 86.896 

OT .............................................. 17.673 18.398 17.758 17.289 16.956 16.580 86.981 

Net Interest (900): 

BA .............................................. 176.982 214.274 254.812 281.847 299.135 313.567 1,363.635 

OT .............................................. 176.982 214.274 254.812 281.847 299.135 313.567 1,363.635 

On-budget: 

BA .............................................. 267.982 310.774 360.512 398.347 427.725 455.167 1,952.535 

OT .............................................. 267.982 310.774 360.512 398.347 427.725 455.167 1,952.535 

Off-budget: 

BA .............................................. ¥91.000 ¥96.500 ¥105.700 ¥116.500 ¥128.600 ¥141.600 ¥588.900 

OT .............................................. ¥91.000 ¥96.500 ¥105.700 ¥116.500 ¥128.600 ¥141.600 ¥588.900 

Allowances (920): 

BA .............................................. 81.881 48.477 ¥4.076 ¥7.670 ¥8.352 ¥9.294 19.085 

OT .............................................. 32.121 60.905 18.572 ¥0.505 ¥5.758 ¥8.748 64.466 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts 

(950): 

BA .............................................. ¥65.258 ¥67.101 ¥75.738 ¥78.897 ¥75.202 ¥78.745 ¥375.683 

OT .............................................. ¥65.258 ¥67.101 ¥76.863 ¥79.709 ¥74.577 ¥78.120 ¥376.370 

On-budget: 

BA .............................................. ¥54.104 ¥55.362 ¥63.263 ¥65.480 ¥60.876 ¥63.447 ¥308.428 

OT .............................................. ¥54.104 ¥55.362 ¥64.388 ¥66.292 ¥60.251 ¥62.822 ¥309.115 

Off-budget: 

BA .............................................. ¥11.154 ¥11.739 ¥12.475 ¥13.417 ¥14.326 ¥15.298 ¥67.255 

OT .............................................. ¥11.154 ¥11.739 ¥12.475 ¥13.417 ¥14.326 ¥15.298 ¥67.255 

FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT 

DISCRETIONARY SPENDING 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Summary 

Total Spending: 

BA .................................................................. 921.917 893.020 866.038 887.005 910.515 920.227 4,476.805 

OT .................................................................. 961.641 979.260 937.599 936.596 951.089 967.365 4,771.909 

Defense: 

BA .................................................................. 421.642 438.973 462.597 481.043 500.969 511.018 2,394.600 

OT .................................................................. 463.887 444.398 445.816 465.130 485.494 502.628 2,343.466 

Nondefense: 

BA .................................................................. 500.275 454.047 403.441 405.962 409.546 409.209 2,082.205 

OT .................................................................. 497.754 534.862 491.783 471.466 465.595 464.737 2,428.443 

By Function 

National Defense (050): 

BA .................................................................. 421.642 438.973 462.597 481.043 500.969 511.018 2,394.600 

OT .................................................................. 463.887 444.398 445.816 465.130 485.494 502.628 2,343.466 

International Affairs (150): 

BA .................................................................. 30.019 31.369 33.526 33.873 33.898 33.573 166.239 

OT .................................................................. 36.182 35.794 34.392 33.868 33.882 33.620 171.556 

General Science, Space, and Technology (250): 

BA .................................................................. 24.295 24.605 25.058 25.426 25.732 26.042 126.863 

OT .................................................................. 23.516 23.815 24.523 24.829 25.142 25.462 123.771 

Energy (270): 

BA .................................................................. 3.807 4.536 3.756 3.873 3.803 3.664 19.632 

OT .................................................................. 3.785 4.742 4.150 3.864 3.841 3.740 20.337 

Natural Resources and Environment (300): 

BA .................................................................. 31.306 27.975 27.945 27.968 27.903 27.484 139.275 

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DISCRETIONARY SPENDING—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

OT .................................................................. 31.035 30.339 29.296 28.954 28.658 27.988 145.235 

Agriculture (350): 

BA .................................................................. 5.725 5.365 5.663 5.705 5.717 5.661 28.111 

OT .................................................................. 5.754 5.817 5.586 5.613 5.625 5.640 28.281 

Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

BA .................................................................. 1.849 0.864 0.991 1.050 1.500 5.206 9.611 

OT .................................................................. 1.543 1.099 1.332 1.066 1.273 4.123 8.893 

On-budget: 

BA .................................................................. 1.849 0.864 0.991 1.050 1.500 5.206 9.611 

OT .................................................................. 1.543 1.099 1.332 1.066 1.273 4.123 8.893 

Off-budget: 

BA .................................................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..................

OT .................................................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..................

Transportation (400): 

BA .................................................................. 25.305 21.607 21.668 22.075 22.469 23.805 111.624 

OT .................................................................. 65.517 67.949 69.939 71.644 73.078 74.999 357.609 

Community and Regional Development (450): 

BA .................................................................. 22.676 14.009 14.365 14.532 14.671 14.688 72.265 

OT .................................................................. 20.314 18.564 17.313 15.863 14.892 14.584 81.216 

Education, Training, Employment and Social 

Services (500): 

BA .................................................................. 79.556 79.139 76.214 76.173 76.023 75.218 382.767 

OT .................................................................. 79.217 79.961 78.691 76.769 75.884 75.389 386.694 

Health (550): 

BA .................................................................. 54.368 50.912 50.268 50.558 52.862 50.265 254.865 

OT .................................................................. 51.012 51.730 51.138 50.608 50.551 50.577 254.604 

Medicare (570): 

BA .................................................................. 4.000 5.061 4.987 4.991 4.975 4.895 24.909 

OT .................................................................. 3.989 4.855 4.991 5.002 4.978 4.912 24.738 

Income Security (600): 

BA .................................................................. 46.056 47.256 46.436 46.465 46.319 45.630 232.106 

OT .................................................................. 54.294 54.275 53.535 52.143 50.891 49.356 260.200 

Social Security (650): 

BA .................................................................. 4.426 4.576 4.710 4.853 5.001 5.152 24.292 

OT .................................................................. 4.405 4.587 4.785 4.849 4.974 5.124 24.319 

On-budget: 

BA .................................................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..................

OT .................................................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..................

Off-budget: 

BA .................................................................. 4.426 4.576 4.710 4.853 5.001 5.152 24.292 

OT .................................................................. 4.405 4.587 4.785 4.849 4.974 5.124 24.319 

Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

BA .................................................................. 30.861 31.851 30.957 30.893 30.691 30.068 154.460 

OT .................................................................. 30.327 31.252 30.775 30.822 30.526 29.922 153.297 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA .................................................................. 38.733 38.848 40.758 41.494 42.151 42.502 205.753 

OT .................................................................. 38.363 41.076 41.295 41.837 42.378 42.501 209.087 

General Government (800): 

BA .................................................................. 15.412 16.085 16.149 16.042 15.839 15.363 79.478 

OT .................................................................. 16.380 16.594 16.070 15.901 15.699 15.263 79.527 

Allowances (920): 

BA .................................................................. 81.881 50.000 .............. .............. .............. .............. 50.000 

OT .................................................................. 32.121 62.424 23.982 7.843 3.331 1.544 99.124 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

BA .................................................................. .............. ¥0.011 ¥0.010 ¥0.009 ¥0.008 ¥0.007 ¥0.045 

OT .................................................................. .............. ¥0.011 ¥0.010 ¥0.009 ¥0.008 ¥0.007 ¥0.045 

On-budget: 

BA .................................................................. .............. ¥0.011 ¥0.010 ¥0.009 ¥0.008 ¥0.007 ¥0.045 

OT .................................................................. .............. ¥0.011 ¥0.010 ¥0.009 ¥0.008 ¥0.007 ¥0.045 

Off-budget: 

BA .................................................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..................

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DISCRETIONARY SPENDING—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

OT .................................................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..................

FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT 

MANDATORY SPENDING 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Summary 

Total Spending: 

BA .................................................. 1,557.293 1,669.343 1,776.294 1,884.420 1,982.662 2,088.295 9,401.014 

OT .................................................. 1,493.058 1,598.140 1,706.601 1,813.796 1,921.816 2,027.816 9,068.169 

On-Budget: 

BA .................................................. 1,160.965 1,255.940 1,349.980 1,442.175 1,523.099 1,609.883 7,181.077 

OT .................................................. 1,098.770 1,186.747 1,282.547 1,374.161 1,465.173 1,552.504 6,861.132 

Off-Budget: 

BA .................................................. 396.328 413.403 426.314 442.245 459.563 478.412 2,219.937 

OT .................................................. 394.288 411.393 424.054 439.635 456.643 475.312 2,207.037 

By Function 

National Defense (050): 

BA .................................................. 1.804 2.589 2.663 2.687 2.794 2.886 13.619 

OT .................................................. 1.822 2.622 2.692 2.710 2.813 2.903 13.740 

International Affairs (150): 

BA .................................................. ¥1.606 ¥0.456 0.812 0.827 0.841 0.857 2.881 

OT .................................................. ¥4.562 ¥2.832 ¥2.588 ¥2.546 ¥2.569 ¥2.587 ¥13.122 

General Science, Space, and Technology 

(250): 

BA .................................................. 0.118 0.130 0.113 0.119 0.119 0.120 0.601 

OT .................................................. 0.078 0.079 0.087 0.093 0.100 0.103 0.462 

Energy (270): 

BA .................................................. ¥1.243 ¥1.289 ¥0.919 ¥0.953 ¥1.272 ¥1.435 ¥5.868 

OT .................................................. ¥2.991 ¥2.615 ¥2.463 ¥2.838 ¥2.714 ¥2.722 ¥13.352 

Natural Resources and Environment 

(300): 

BA .................................................. 1.198 2.046 2.444 2.490 3.309 3.270 13.559 

OT .................................................. 0.128 1.677 2.326 2.984 3.524 3.775 14.286 

Agriculture (350): 

BA .................................................. 24.426 24.055 21.467 19.569 19.914 19.696 104.701 

OT .................................................. 22.796 22.659 20.362 18.612 19.113 18.987 99.733 

Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

BA .................................................. 11.155 5.308 3.883 5.390 5.367 5.259 25.207 

OT .................................................. 5.959 ¥0.137 ¥1.603 ¥0.416 ¥1.305 ¥1.830 ¥5.291 

On-budget: 

BA .................................................. 14.955 9.908 9.083 8.990 9.167 9.359 46.507 

OT .................................................. 9.759 4.463 3.597 3.184 2.495 2.270 16.009 

Off-budget: 

BA .................................................. ¥3.800 ¥4.600 ¥5.200 ¥3.600 ¥3.800 ¥4.100 ¥21.300 

OT .................................................. ¥3.800 ¥4.600 ¥5.200 ¥3.600 ¥3.800 ¥4.100 ¥21.300 

Transportation (400): 

BA .................................................. 50.528 51.427 52.847 54.407 43.799 43.806 246.286 

OT .................................................. 2.122 2.188 2.153 2.249 2.157 2.108 10.855 

Community and Regional Development 

(450): 

BA .................................................. 0.331 0.484 0.145 0.065 0.064 0.067 0.825 

OT .................................................. 0.442 ¥0.241 ¥0.133 ¥0.084 ¥0.186 ¥0.182 ¥0.826 

Education, Training, Employment and 

Social Services (500): 

BA .................................................. 14.470 18.225 14.181 14.277 14.642 14.906 76.231 

OT .................................................. 13.588 11.502 12.354 12.566 12.942 13.257 62.621 

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MANDATORY SPENDING—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Health (550): 

BA .................................................. 203.130 211.357 224.932 244.396 264.164 286.142 1,230.991 

OT .................................................. 201.786 210.898 223.643 243.147 262.988 284.881 1,225.557 

Medicare (570): 

BA .................................................. 288.587 326.120 366.888 390.321 415.259 443.216 1,941.804 

OT .................................................. 289.598 326.089 367.176 390.362 414.850 443.530 1,942.007 

Income Security (600): 

BA .................................................. 293.602 300.350 306.407 319.317 328.665 338.458 1,593.197 

OT .................................................. 293.561 300.140 306.434 319.231 328.350 338.254 1,592.409 

Social Security (650): 

BA .................................................. 518.131 542.233 567.493 595.630 628.132 663.539 2,997.027 

OT .................................................. 516.091 540.223 565.233 593.020 625.212 660.439 2,984.127 

On-budget: 

BA .................................................. 15.849 15.991 17.804 19.868 21.843 24.129 99.635 

OT .................................................. 15.849 15.991 17.804 19.868 21.843 24.129 99.635 

Off-budget: 

BA .................................................. 502.282 526.242 549.689 575.762 606.289 639.410 2,897.392 

OT .................................................. 500.242 524.232 547.429 573.152 603.369 636.310 2,884.492 

Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

BA .................................................. 38.587 37.143 35.477 38.668 39.383 40.104 190.775 

OT .................................................. 38.546 37.113 35.393 38.565 39.265 39.978 190.314 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA .................................................. 0.998 2.136 0.773 0.678 0.592 0.499 4.678 

OT .................................................. 1.077 1.306 1.298 0.954 0.542 0.443 4.543 

General Government (800): 

BA .................................................. 1.353 1.824 1.680 1.243 1.301 1.370 7.418 

OT .................................................. 1.293 1.804 1.688 1.388 1.257 1.317 7.454 

Net Interest (900): 

BA .................................................. 176.982 214.274 254.812 281.847 299.135 313.567 1,363.635 

OT .................................................. 176.982 214.274 254.812 281.847 299.135 313.567 1,363.635 

On-budget: 

BA .................................................. 267.982 310.774 360.512 398.347 427.735 455.167 1,952.535 

OT .................................................. 267.982 310.774 360.512 398.347 427.735 455.167 1,952.535 

Off-budget: 

BA .................................................. ¥91.000 ¥96.500 ¥105.700 ¥116.500 ¥128.600 ¥141.600 ¥588.900 

OT .................................................. ¥91.000 ¥96.500 ¥105.700 ¥116.500 ¥128.600 ¥141.600 ¥588.900 

Allowances (920): 

BA .................................................. .................. ¥1.523 ¥4.076 ¥7.670 ¥8.352 ¥9.294 ¥30.915 

OT .................................................. .................. ¥1.519 ¥5.410 ¥8.348 ¥9.089 ¥10.292 ¥34.658 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

BA .................................................. ¥65.258 ¥67.090 ¥75.728 ¥78.888 ¥75.194 ¥78.738 ¥375.638 

OT .................................................. ¥65.258 ¥67.090 ¥76.853 ¥79.700 ¥74.569 ¥78.113 ¥376.325 

On-budget: 

BA .................................................. ¥54.104 ¥55.351 ¥63.253 ¥65.471 ¥60.868 ¥63.440 ¥308.383 

OT .................................................. ¥54.104 ¥55.351 ¥64.378 ¥66.283 ¥60.243 ¥62.815 ¥309.070 

Off-budget: 

BA .................................................. ¥11.154 ¥11.739 ¥12.475 ¥13.417 ¥14.326 ¥15.298 ¥67.255 

OT .................................................. ¥11.154 ¥11.739 ¥12.475 ¥13.417 ¥14.326 ¥15.298 ¥67.255 

FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Summary 

Total Spending: 

BA .............................................. 2,471.111 2,553.527 2,630.115 2,761.537 2,894.637 3,010.943 13,850.759 

OT .............................................. 2,451.244 2,570.621 2,635.179 2,742.732 2,864.079 2,987.327 13,799.938 

On-Budget: 

BA .............................................. 2,070.357 2,135.290 2,199.074 2,314.562 2,430.359 2,527.892 11,607.177 

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TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

OT .............................................. 2,052.551 2,154.404 2,206.300 2,298.338 2,402.719 2,507.365 11,569.126 

Off-Budget: 

BA .............................................. 400.754 418.237 431.041 446.975 464.278 483.051 2,243.582 

OT .............................................. 398.693 416.217 428.879 444.394 461.360 479.962 2,230.812 

Revenues: 

Total ............................................... 2,057.446 2,194.781 2,331.157 2,496.038 2,634.611 2,784.345 12,440.932 

On-Budget ...................................... 1,483.971 1,589.905 1,693.266 1,824.251 1,928.663 2,043.903 9,079.988 

Off-Budget ..................................... 573.475 604.876 637.891 671.787 705.948 740.442 3,360.944 

Surplus/Deficit (¥): 

Total ............................................... ¥393.798 ¥375.840 ¥304.022 ¥246.694 ¥229.468 ¥202.982 ¥1,359.006 

On-Budget ...................................... ¥568.580 ¥564.499 ¥513.034 ¥474.087 ¥474.056 ¥463.462 ¥2,489.138 

Off-Budget ..................................... 174.782 188.659 209.012 227.393 244.588 260.480 1,130.132 

Debt Held by the Public (end of year) 4,685 5,071 5,389 5,649 5,891 6,105 na 

Debt Subject to Limit (end of year) ... 7,958 8,635 9,264 9,862 10,464 11,060 na 

By Function 

National Defense (050): 

BA .............................................. 500.621 441.562 465.260 483.730 503.763 513.904 2,408.219 

OT .............................................. 497.196 475.603 460.673 471.003 489.220 505.908 2,402.407 

International Affairs (150): 

BA .............................................. 32.085 31.718 34.835 35.197 35.237 34.928 171.915 

OT .............................................. 32.166 35.097 33.359 32.397 32.115 31.643 164.611 

General Science, Space, and Technology (250): 

BA .............................................. 24.413 24.735 25.171 25.545 25.851 26.162 127.464 

OT .............................................. 23.594 23.894 24.610 24.922 25.242 25.565 124.233 

Energy (270): 

BA .............................................. 2.564 3.147 2.362 2.445 2.056 1.754 11.764 

OT .............................................. 0.794 2.027 1.212 0.551 0.652 0.543 4.985 

Natural Resources and Environment 

(300): 

BA .............................................. 32.527 30.513 30.883 30.952 31.706 31.248 155.302 

OT .............................................. 31.168 32.276 32.046 32.402 32.663 32.254 161.641 

Agriculture (350): 

BA .............................................. 30.151 29.480 27.190 25.334 25.691 25.417 133.112 

OT .............................................. 28.550 28.507 25.999 24.281 24.796 24.687 128.270 

Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

BA .............................................. 13.004 6.172 4.874 6.440 6.867 10.465 34.818 

OT .............................................. 7.502 0.962 ¥0.271 0.650 ¥0.032 2.293 3.602 

On-Budget: 

BA .............................................. 16.804 10.772 10.074 10.040 10.667 14.565 56.118 

OT .............................................. 11.302 5.562 4.929 4.250 3.768 6.393 24.902 

Off-Budget: 

BA .............................................. ¥3.800 ¥4.600 ¥5.200 ¥3.600 ¥3.800 ¥4.100 ¥21.300 

OT .............................................. ¥3.800 ¥4.600 ¥5.200 ¥3.600 ¥3.800 ¥4.100 ¥21.300 

Transportation (400): 

BA .............................................. 72.506 70.007 70.130 70.501 70.911 72.254 353.803 

OT .............................................. 67.703 70.393 72.421 74.167 75.500 77.356 369.837 

Community and Regional Development (450): 

BA .............................................. 23.007 14.179 14.196 14.283 14.421 14.441 71.520 

OT .............................................. 20.756 18.461 17.413 15.727 14.491 14.140 80.232 

Education, Training, Employment and 

Social Services (500): 

BA .............................................. 94.001 91.978 89.925 89.980 90.194 89.652 451.729 

OT .............................................. 92.798 90.981 90.360 88.864 88.363 88.181 446.749 

Health (550): 

BA .............................................. 257.469 262.151 275.220 295.010 317.113 336.523 1,486.017 

OT .............................................. 252.770 262.513 274.801 293.810 313.625 335.574 1,480.323 

Medicare (570): 

BA .............................................. 292.587 331.181 371.875 395.312 420.234 448.111 1,966.713 

OT .............................................. 293.587 330.944 372.167 395.364 419.828 448.442 1,966.745 

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FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Income Security (600): 

BA .............................................. 339.057 347.218 352.416 365.343 374.529 383.590 1,823.096 

OT .............................................. 347.754 354.055 359.566 370.830 378.609 386.978 1,850.038 

Social Security (650): 

BA .............................................. 522.557 546.967 572.120 600.260 632.747 668.078 3,020.172 

OT .............................................. 520.496 544.947 569.958 597.679 629.829 664.989 3,007.402 

On-Budget: 

BA .............................................. 15.849 15.891 17.704 19.768 21.743 24.029 99.135 

OT .............................................. 15.849 15.891 17.704 19.768 21.743 24.029 99.135 

Off-Budget: 

BA .............................................. 506.708 531.076 554.416 580.492 611.004 644.049 2,921.037 

OT .............................................. 504.647 529.056 552.254 577.911 608.086 640.960 2,908.267 

Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

BA .............................................. 69.448 68.881 66.321 69.448 69.961 70.059 344.670 

OT .............................................. 68.873 68.148 66.014 69.258 69.672 69.787 342.879 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA .............................................. 39.817 40.840 41.390 42.031 42.602 42.860 209.723 

OT .............................................. 39.501 42.268 42.463 42.650 42.779 42.803 212.963 

General Government (800): 

BA .............................................. 16.748 18.017 17.956 17.570 17.587 17.408 88.538 

OT .............................................. 17.656 18.308 17.999 17.555 17.378 17.216 88.456 

Net Interest (900): 

BA .............................................. 176.942 213.979 254.097 280.694 297.562 311.572 1,357.904 

OT .............................................. 176.942 213.979 254.097 280.694 297.562 311.572 1,357.904 

On-Budget: 

BA .............................................. 267.942 310.479 359.797 397.194 426.162 453.172 1,946.804 

OT .............................................. 267.942 310.479 359.797 397.194 426.162 453.172 1,946.804 

Off-Budget: 

BA .............................................. ¥91.000 ¥96.500 ¥105.700 ¥116.500 ¥128.600 ¥141.600 ¥588.900 

OT .............................................. ¥91.000 ¥96.500 ¥105.700 ¥116.500 ¥128.600 ¥141.600 ¥588.900 

Allowances (920): 

BA .............................................. ¥3.135 47.903 ¥10.368 ¥9.641 ¥9.193 ¥8.738 9.963 

OT .............................................. ¥3.304 24.359 ¥2.845 ¥10.363 ¥13.636 ¥14.484 ¥16.969 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts 

(950): 

BA .............................................. ¥65.258 ¥67.101 ¥75.738 ¥78.897 ¥75.202 ¥78.745 ¥375.683 

OT .............................................. ¥65.258 ¥67.101 ¥76.863 ¥79.709 ¥74.577 ¥78.120 ¥376.370 

On-Budget: 

BA .............................................. ¥54.104 ¥55.362 ¥63.263 ¥65.480 ¥60.876 ¥63.447 ¥308.428 

OT .............................................. ¥54.104 ¥55.362 ¥64.388 ¥66.292 ¥60.251 ¥62.822 ¥309.115 

Off-Budget: 

BA .............................................. ¥11.154 ¥11.739 ¥12.475 ¥13.417 ¥14.326 ¥15.298 ¥67.255 

OT .............................................. ¥11.154 ¥11.739 ¥12.475 ¥13.417 ¥14.326 ¥15.298 ¥67.255 

FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

DISCRETIONARY SPENDING 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Summary 

Total Spending: 

BA ................................................ 921.153 893.020 866.038 887.005 910.515 920.227 4,476.805 

OT ................................................ 961.683 979.549 938.535 936.992 951.327 967.610 4,774.013 

Defense: 

BA ................................................ 498.817 438.973 462.597 481.043 500.969 511.018 2,394.600 

OT ................................................ 495.374 472.981 457.981 468.293 486.407 503.005 2,388.667 

Nondefense: 

BA ................................................ 422.336 454.047 403.441 405.962 409.546 409.209 2,082.205 

OT ................................................ 466.309 506.568 480.554 468.699 464.920 464.605 2,385.346 

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FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

DISCRETIONARY SPENDING—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

By Function 

National Defense (050): 

BA ................................................ 498.817 438.973 462.597 481.043 500.969 511.018 2,394.600 

OT ................................................ 495.374 472.981 457.981 468.293 486.407 503.005 2,388.667 

International Affairs (150): 

BA ................................................ 33.691 32.174 34.023 34.370 34.396 34.071 169.034 

OT ................................................ 36.728 37.929 35.947 34.943 34.684 34.230 177.733 

General Science, Space, and Technology (250): 

BA ................................................ 24.295 24.605 25.058 25.426 25.732 26.042 126.863 

OT ................................................ 23.516 23.815 24.523 24.829 25.142 25.462 123.771 

Energy (270): 

BA ................................................ 3.807 4.536 3.756 3.873 3.803 3.664 19.632 

OT ................................................ 3.785 4.742 4.150 3.864 3.841 3.740 20.337 

Natural Resources and Environment 

(300): 

BA ................................................ 31.329 28.475 28.445 28.468 28.403 27.984 141.775 

OT ................................................ 31.040 30.607 29.726 29.424 29.145 28.485 147.387 

Agriculture (350): 

BA ................................................ 5.725 5.425 5.723 5.765 5.777 5.721 28.411 

OT ................................................ 5.754 5.848 5.637 5.669 5.683 5.700 28.537 

Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

BA ................................................ 1.849 0.864 0.991 1.050 1.500 5.206 9.611 

OT ................................................ 1.543 1.099 1.332 1.066 1.273 4.123 8.893 

On-budget: 

BA ................................................ 1.849 0.864 0.991 1.050 1.500 5.206 9.611 

OT ................................................ 1.543 1.099 1.332 1.066 1.273 4.123 8.893 

Off-budget: 

BA ................................................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ....................

OT ................................................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ....................

Transportation (400): 

BA ................................................ 25.466 21.607 21.668 22.075 22.469 23.805 111.624 

OT ................................................ 65.581 68.205 70.268 71.918 73.343 75.248 358.982 

Community and Regional Development 

(450): 

BA ................................................ 22.676 13.695 14.051 14.218 14.357 14.374 70.695 

OT ................................................ 20.314 18.702 17.546 15.811 14.677 14.322 81.058 

Education, Training, Employment and 

Social Services (500): 

BA ................................................ 79.556 78.103 75.794 75.753 75.602 74.796 380.048 

OT ................................................ 79.217 79.502 78.041 76.338 75.464 74.968 384.313 

Health (550): 

BA ................................................ 54.368 50.912 50.268 50.558 52.862 50.265 254.865 

OT ................................................ 51.012 51.730 51.138 50.608 50.551 50.577 254.604 

Medicare (570): 

BA ................................................ 4.000 5.061 4.987 4.991 4.975 4.895 24.909 

OT ................................................ 3.989 4.855 4.991 5.002 4.978 4.912 24.738 

Income Security (600): 

BA ................................................ 46.056 47.115 46.295 46.324 46.178 45.489 231.401 

OT ................................................ 54.294 54.203 53.416 52.011 50.754 49.216 259.600 

Social Security (650): 

BA ................................................ 4.426 4.734 4.627 4.630 4.615 4.539 23.145 

OT ................................................ 4.405 4.724 4.725 4.659 4.617 4.550 23.275 

On-budget: 

BA ................................................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ....................

OT ................................................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ....................

Off-budget: 

BA ................................................ 4.426 4.734 4.627 4.630 4.615 4.539 23.145 

OT ................................................ 4.405 4.724 4.725 4.659 4.617 4.550 23.275 

Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

BA ................................................ 30.861 31.738 30.844 30.780 30.578 29.955 153.895 

OT ................................................ 30.327 31.035 30.621 30.693 30.407 29.809 152.565 

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DISCRETIONARY SPENDING—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA ................................................ 38.819 38.713 40.623 41.359 42.016 42.367 205.078 

OT ................................................ 38.424 40.971 41.170 41.702 42.243 42.366 208.452 

General Government (800): 

BA ................................................ 15.412 16.301 16.298 16.331 16.291 16.043 81.264 

OT ................................................ 16.380 16.612 16.333 16.171 16.126 15.904 81.146 

Allowances (920): 

BA ................................................ .................. 50.000 .................. .................. .................. .................. 50.000 

OT ................................................ .................. 32.000 11.000 4.000 2.000 1.000 50.000 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts 

(950): 

BA ................................................ .................. ¥0.011 ¥0.010 ¥0.009 ¥0.008 ¥0.007 ¥0.045 

OT ................................................ .................. ¥0.011 ¥0.010 ¥0.009 ¥0.008 ¥0.007 ¥0.045 

On-budget: 

BA ................................................ .................. ¥0.011 ¥0.010 ¥0.009 ¥0.008 ¥0.007 ¥0.045 

OT ................................................ .................. ¥0.011 ¥0.010 ¥0.009 ¥0.008 ¥0.007 ¥0.045 

Off-budget: 

BA ................................................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ....................

OT ................................................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ....................

FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

MANDATORY SPENDING 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

Summary 

Total Spending: 

BA ................................................ 1,549.958 1,660.507 1,764.077 1,874.532 1,984.122 2,090.716 9,373.954 

OT ................................................ 1,489.561 1,591.072 1,696.644 1,805.740 1,912.752 2,019.717 9,025.925 

On-Budget: 

BA ................................................ 1,153.630 1,247.004 1,337.663 1,432.187 1,524.459 1,612.204 7,153.517 

OT ................................................ 1,095.273 1,179.579 1,272.490 1,366.005 1,456.009 1,544.305 6,818.388 

Off-Budget: 

BA ................................................ 396.328 413.503 426.414 442.345 459.663 478.512 2,220.437 

OT ................................................ 394.288 411.493 424.154 439.735 456.743 475.412 2,207.537 

By Function 

National Defense (050): 

BA ................................................ 1.804 2.589 2.663 2.687 2.794 2.886 13.619 

OT ................................................ 1.822 2.622 2.692 2.710 2.813 2.903 13.740 

International Affairs (150): 

BA ................................................ ¥1.606 ¥0.456 0.812 0.827 0.841 0.857 2.881 

OT ................................................ ¥4.562 ¥2.832 ¥2.588 ¥2.546 ¥2.569 ¥2.587 ¥13.122 

General Science, Space, and Technology (250): 

BA ................................................ 0.118 0.130 0.113 0.119 0.119 0.120 0.601 

OT ................................................ 0.078 0.079 0.087 0.093 0.100 0.103 0.462 

Energy (270): 

BA ................................................ ¥1.243 ¥1.389 ¥1.394 ¥1.428 ¥1.747 ¥1.910 ¥7.868 

OT ................................................ ¥2.991 ¥2.715 ¥2.938 ¥3.313 ¥3.189 ¥3.197 ¥15.352 

Natural Resources and Environment 

(300): 

BA ................................................ 1.198 2.038 2.438 2.484 3.303 3.264 13.527 

OT ................................................ 0.128 1.669 2.320 2.978 3.518 3.769 14.254 

Agriculture (350): 

BA ................................................ 24.426 24.055 21.467 19.569 19.914 19.696 104.701 

OT ................................................ 22.796 22.659 20.362 18.612 19.113 18.987 99.733 

Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

BA ................................................ 11.155 5.308 3.883 5.390 5.367 5.259 25.207 

OT ................................................ 5.959 ¥0.137 ¥1.603 ¥0.416 ¥1.305 ¥1.830 ¥5.291 

60 

FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 

MANDATORY SPENDING—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

On-budget: 

BA ................................................ 14.955 9.908 9.083 8.990 9.167 9.359 46.507 

OT ................................................ 9.759 4.463 3.597 3.184 2.495 2.270 16.009 

Off-budget: 

BA ................................................ ¥3.800 ¥4.600 ¥5.200 ¥3.600 ¥3.800 ¥4.100 ¥21.300 

OT ................................................ ¥3.800 ¥4.600 ¥5.200 ¥3.600 ¥3.800 ¥4.100 ¥21.300 

Transportation (400): 

BA ................................................ 47.040 48.400 48.462 48.426 48.442 48.449 242.179 

OT ................................................ 2.122 2.188 2.153 2.249 2.157 2.108 10.855 

Community and Regional Development 

(450): 

BA ................................................ 0.331 0.484 0.145 0.065 0.064 0.067 0.825 

OT ................................................ 0.442 ¥0.241 ¥0.133 ¥0.084 ¥0.186 ¥0.182 ¥0.826 

Education, Training, Employment and 

Social Services (500): 

BA ................................................ 14.445 13.875 14.131 14.227 14.592 14.856 71.681 

OT ................................................ 13.581 11.479 12.319 12.526 12.899 13.213 62.436 

Health (550): 

BA ................................................ 203.101 211.239 224.952 244.452 264.251 286.258 1,231.152 

OT ................................................ 201.758 210.783 223.663 243.202 263.074 284.997 1,225.719 

Medicare (570): 

BA ................................................ 288.587 326.120 366.888 390.321 415.259 443.216 1,941.804 

OT ................................................ 289.598 326.089 367.176 390.362 414.850 443.530 1,942.007 

Income Security (600): 

BA ................................................ 293.001 300.103 306.121 319.019 328.351 338.101 1,591.695 

OT ................................................ 293.460 299.852 306.150 318.819 327.855 337.762 1,590.438 

Social Security (650): 

BA ................................................ 518.131 542.233 567.493 595.630 628.132 663.539 2,997.027 

OT ................................................ 516.091 540.223 565.233 593.020 625.212 660.439 2,984.127 

On-budget: 

BA ................................................ 15.849 15.891 17.704 19.768 21.743 24.029 99.135 

OT ................................................ 15.849 15.891 17.704 19.768 21.743 24.029 99.135 

Off-budget: 

BA ................................................ 502.282 526.342 549.789 575.862 606.389 639.510 2,897.892 

OT ................................................ 500.242 524.332 547.529 573.252 603.469 636.410 2,884.992 

Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

BA ................................................ 38.587 37.143 35.477 38.668 39.383 40.104 190.775 

OT ................................................ 38.546 37.113 35.393 38.565 39.265 39.978 190.314 

Administration of Justice (750): 

BA ................................................ 0.998 2.127 0.767 0.672 0.586 0.493 4.645 

OT ................................................ 1.077 1.297 1.293 0.948 0.536 0.437 4.511 

General Government (800): 

BA ................................................ 1.336 1.716 1.658 1.239 1.296 1.365 7.274 

OT ................................................ 1.276 1.696 1.666 1.384 1.252 1.312 7.310 

Net Interest (900): 

BA ................................................ 176.942 213.979 254.097 280.694 297.562 311.572 1,357.904 

OT ................................................ 176.942 213.979 254.097 280.694 297.562 311.572 1,357.904 

On-budget: 

BA ................................................ 267.942 310.479 359.797 397.194 426.162 453.172 1,946.804 

OT ................................................ 267.942 310.479 359.797 397.194 426.162 453.172 1,946.804 

Off-budget: 

BA ................................................ ¥91.000 ¥96.500 ¥105.700 ¥116.500 ¥128.600 ¥141.600 ¥588.900 

OT ................................................ ¥91.000 ¥96.500 ¥105.700 ¥116.500 ¥128.600 ¥141.600 ¥588.900 

Allowances (920): 

BA ................................................ ¥3.135 ¥2.097 ¥10.368 ¥9.641 ¥9.193 ¥8.738 ¥40.037 

OT ................................................ ¥3.304 ¥7.641 ¥13.845 ¥14.363 ¥15.636 ¥15.484 ¥66.969 

Undistributed Offsetting Receipts 

(950): 

BA ................................................ ¥65.258 ¥67.090 ¥75.728 ¥78.888 ¥75.194 ¥78.738 ¥375.638 

OT ................................................ ¥65.258 ¥67.090 ¥76.853 ¥79.700 ¥74.569 ¥78.113 ¥376.325 

On-budget: 

BA ................................................ ¥54.104 ¥55.351 ¥63.253 ¥65.471 ¥60.868 ¥63.440 ¥308.383 

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MANDATORY SPENDING—Continued 

[In billions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006–2010 

OT ................................................ ¥54.104 ¥55.351 ¥64.378 ¥66.283 ¥60.243 ¥62.815 ¥309.070 

Off-budget: 

BA ................................................ ¥11.154 ¥11.739 ¥12.475 ¥13.417 ¥14.326 ¥15.298 ¥67.255 

OT ................................................ ¥11.154 ¥11.739 ¥12.475 ¥13.417 ¥14.326 ¥15.298 ¥67.255 

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RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS 

The reconciliation process set forth in section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 provides Congress with expedited 

procedures to achieve changes in spending and revenues. Using the 

reconciliation procedures, Congress directs its committees to submit legislation to achieve specified changes in laws within their respective jurisdictions to their respective Budget Committees or, if 

only one committee is so reconciled, to report the changes directly 

to the House or Senate by a date certain. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

Section 201: Reconciliation in the House 

The House amendment provides instructions for two reconciliation bills. The first instructs nine authorizing committees to 

achieve specified savings in direct spending; the second provides for 

a reduction in revenue. 

The committees may make whatever changes in law they deem 

appropriate to meet the specified amount of savings for fiscal year 

2006 and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. (1) The 

Agriculture Committee is instructed to reduce direct spending from 

current law levels by $797 million in 2006 and $5.278 billion for 

fiscal years 2006–2010; (2) the Education and Workforce Committee is instructed to reduce direct spending from current law levels by $2.097 billion in fiscal year 2006 and $21.410 billion for fiscal years 2006–2010; (3) the Energy and Commerce Committee is 

instructed to reduce direct spending from current law levels by 

$630 million in fiscal year 2006 and $20.002 billion for fiscal years 

2006–2010; (4) the Financial Services Committee is instructed to 

reduce direct spending from current law levels by $30 million in 

fiscal year 2006 and $270 million for fiscal years 2006–2010; (5) the 

Judiciary Committee is instructed to reduce direct spending from 

current law levels by $123 million in fiscal year 2006 and $603 million for fiscal years 2006–2010; (6) the Resources Committee is instructed to reduce direct spending from current law levels by $96 

million in fiscal year 2006 and $1.413 billion for fiscal years 2006– 

2010; (7) the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is instructed to reduce direct spending from current law levels by $12 

million in fiscal year 2006 and $103 million for fiscal years 2006– 

2010; (8) the Veterans’ Affairs Committee is instructed to reduce 

direct spending from current law levels by $155 million in fiscal 

year 2006 and $798 million for fiscal years 2006–2010; and, (9) the 

Committee on Ways and Means is instructed to reduce the deficit 

by $3.907 billion in fiscal year 2006 and by $18.680 billion for fiscal 

years 2006–2010. 

In the House-passed budget resolution, the first reconciliation 

submissions must be transmitted to the Budget Committee by September 16, 2005. 

The second reconciliation instruction directs the Committee on 

Ways and Means to report a measure to reduce taxes by $16.623 

billion in 2006 and by $45.000 billion for fiscal years 2006–2010. 

These amounts are sufficient to accommodate an extension of certain expiring tax provisions from the 2001 Economic Growth and 

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Tax Relief Reconciliation Act and the 2003 Jobs and Growth Tax 

Relief Reconciliation Act, and certain other tax relief. 

The second reconciliation bill must be reported by the Ways 

and Means Committee to the House floor by June 24, 2005. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

Section 201: Reconciliation in the Senate 

The Senate amendment contains instructions for three separate bills. The first instruction directs six authorizing committees 

to submit to the Senate Committee on the Budget, changes in laws 

by June 6, 2005, sufficient to reduce outlays by $2.46 billion in fiscal year 2006, and $17 billion for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

[In billions of dollars] 

Outlay reduction targets FY 2006–2010 

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry ..................................................................... 2.8 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ................................................................. 0.27 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation .............................................................. 2.6 

Energy and Natural Resources ............................................................................. 2.7 

Environment and Public Works ............................................................................ 0.1 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .............................................................. 8.6 

Total Outlay Target .................................................................................... 17 

The second instruction directs the Senate Committee on Finance to report to the Senate changes in law to reduce the total 

level of revenues by not more than $19.016 billion for fiscal year 

2006, and $128.580 billion for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010, no later than September 7, 2005. 

The third instruction directs the Senate Committee on Finance 

to report to the Senate a bill to increase the statutory limit on the 

debt by $446.464 billion no later than September 16, 2005. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 201: Reconciliation in the House 

The conference agreement provides for three reconciliation 

bills, and provides instructions to House committees to make 

changes in programs within their jurisdiction to achieve the levels 

provided for in the budget resolution. 

Section 201(a) directs eight committees to slow the growth of 

mandatory spending in programs within their jurisdiction. (1) The 

Agriculture Committee is instructed to reduce direct spending from 

current law levels by $173 million in 2006 and $3 billion for fiscal 

years 2006–2010; (2) the Education and Workforce Committee is 

instructed to reduce direct spending from current law levels by 

$992 million in fiscal year 2005 and 2006, and $12.651 billion for 

fiscal years 2005–2010; (3) the Energy and Commerce Committee 

is instructed to reduce direct spending from current law levels by 

$2 million in fiscal year 2006 and $14.734 billion for fiscal years 

2006–2010; (4) the Financial Services Committee is instructed to 

reduce direct spending from current law levels by $30 million in 

fiscal year 2006 and $470 million for fiscal years 2006–2010; (5) the 

Judiciary Committee is instructed to reduce direct spending from 

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structed to reduce direct spending from current law levels by $2.4 

billion for fiscal years 2006–2010; (7) the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is instructed to reduce direct spending from 

current law levels by $12 million in fiscal year 2006 and $103 million for fiscal years 2006–2010; (8) the Committee on Ways and 

Means is instructed to reduce the deficit by $250 million in fiscal 

year 2006 and by $1 billion for fiscal years 2006–2010. These 

changes are to be submitted to the House Budget Committee by 

September 16, 2005. 

Section 201(b) instructs the House Committee on Ways and 

Means to report a reconciliation bill to the House floor by September 23, 2005; this measure is to reduce the level of revenue collected by the Federal government by $11 billion in fiscal year 2006 

and by $70 billion for fiscal years 2006–2010. 

Section 201(c) instructs the House Committee on Ways and 

Means to report a reconciliation bill to change the public debt limit 

to $8.965 trillion by September 30, 2005. 

Section 201(d) gives the Chairman of the House Committee on 

the Budget authority similar to that afforded to the Chairman of 

the Senate Budget Committee under the Congressional Budget Act, 

to make adjustments in the allocations and aggregates subsequent 

to the enactment of reconciliation if the effect of complying with 

reconciliation instructions resulted in a mix of outlay and revenue 

levels not contemplated by the budget resolution, but nevertheless 

deficit-neutral. 

Section 202: Reconciliation in the Senate 

The conference agreement adopts the form of the Senatepassed resolution and provides for three reconciliation bills. The 

first instruction directs eight authorizing committees to report to 

the Senate Committee on the Budget, changes in laws by September 16, 2005 sufficient to reduce outlays by $1.5 billion in fiscal 

year 2006, and $34.7 billion for the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

[In billions of dollars] 

Outlay reduction targets FY 2006–2010 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry .................................................................... $3.0 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ................................................................. 0.5 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation .............................................................. 4.8 

Energy and Natural Resources ............................................................................. 2.4 

Environment and Public Works ............................................................................ 0.03 

Finance ................................................................................................................... 10.0 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .............................................................. 13.7 

Judiciary ................................................................................................................. 0.3 

Total Outlay Target .................................................................................... 34.7 

The second instruction directs the Senate Committee on Finance to report to the Senate changes in law to reduce the total 

level of revenues by not more than $11.0 billion for fiscal year 

2006, and $70.0 billion for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

2010, not later than September 23, 2005. 

The third instruction directs the Senate Committee on Finance 

to report to the Senate a bill to increase the statutory limit on the 

debt by $781 billion not later than September 30, 2005. 

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FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT—RECONCILIATION 

INSTRUCTIONS BY HOUSE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 

2006 2006–2010 

Submissions to Slow the Growth in Mandatory Spending and to Achieve Deficit Reduction (Due September 16, 2005) 

[By fiscal year in millions of dollars of outlays] 

Committee on Agriculture ........................................................................................................ ¥173 ¥3,000 

Committee on Education and the Workforce .......................................................................... ¥992 ¥12,651 

Committee on Energy and Commerce ..................................................................................... ¥2 ¥14,734 

Committee on Financial Services ............................................................................................ ¥30 ¥470 

Committee on the Judiciary ..................................................................................................... ¥60 ¥300 

Committee on Resources ......................................................................................................... ........................ ¥2,400 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ................................................................... ¥12 ¥103 

Committee on Ways and Means .............................................................................................. ¥250 ¥1,000 

Total ................................................................................................................................ ¥1,519 ¥34.658 

Submission Providing for Changes in Revenue (Due September 23, 2005) 

[By fiscal year in millions of dollars] 

Ways and Means ..................................................................................................................... ¥11,000 ¥70,000 

Increase in Statutory Debt Limit (Due September 30, 2005) 

[By fiscal year in millions of dollars] 

Ways and Means ..................................................................................................................... ........................ 781,000 

SENATE RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS 

[In billions of dollars] 

Committee 2006 2006–2010 

Agriculture ............................................................................................................................... ¥0.173 ¥3.000 

Banking .................................................................................................................................... ¥0.030 ¥0.470 

Commerce ................................................................................................................................ ¥0.010 ¥4.810 

Energy ...................................................................................................................................... 0.000 ¥2.400 

Environment ............................................................................................................................. ¥0.004 ¥0.027 

Finance .................................................................................................................................... 0.000 ¥10.000 

Judiciary ................................................................................................................................... ¥0.060 ¥0.300 

HELP ......................................................................................................................................... ¥1.242 ¥13.651 

Total ................................................................................................................................ ¥1.519 ¥34.658 

RESERVE FUNDS 

A budget resolution does not become law and cannot amend 

law. However, pursuant to section 301(b)(4) of the Congressional 

Budget Act, some provisions in the resolution may affect the consideration of legislation in order to implement and enforce the underlying policy assumptions, if any. The conference agreement contains a number of provisions which implement policies assumed in 

this resolution. 

In general, a reserve fund (or discretionary adjustment) permits the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget to increase the 

section 302 allocations and other appropriate levels set out in this 

resolution, including, in the Senate, the discretionary spending limits, once certain conditions have been met. The authority to make 

these adjustments is solely within the discretion of the Chairman 

and may be made when the committee of jurisdiction reports a 

measure that satisfies the conditions set out in the reserve fund. 

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

Section 301: Contingency procedure for surface transportation 

This section of the House resolution permits the Chairman of 

the Committee on the Budget to adjust the appropriate levels in 

the budget resolution to accommodate legislation increasing spending for highway and transit programs above the levels in the budget resolution to the extent there are offsets for the additional 

spending. 

Subsection (a) permits the Chairman of the Committee on the 

Budget to increase the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s allocation for legislation that increases mandatory contract authority for highway and transit programs financed out of 

the Highway Trust Fund. In order to make the adjustment, the additional spending must be offset by a reduction in mandatory outlays out of the Fund or receipts appropriated to the Fund. 

Because any additional contract authority provided pursuant 

to subsection (a) would be made available for obligation through a 

change in obligation limitations, subsection (b) permits the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget to increase the Appropriations Committee?s allocation of discretionary outlays to the extent 

legislation increases the obligation limits for highway programs 

above the levels assumed in the budget resolution. In order to 

make the adjustment, legislation must first be enacted in compliance with subsection (a). 

SENATE AMENDMENT

Section 301: Reserve Fund for Health Information Technology and 

Pay-for-Performance 

The Senate amendment includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund 

for health information technology. 

To qualify for the reserve fund, legislation from the Health, 

Education, Labor and Pensions Committee or the Finance Committee must include language that provides incentives or other support for adoption of information technology to improve quality in 

health care; and provides for performance-based payments that are 

based on accepted clinical performance measures and improve the 

quality in healthcare. 

The reserve fund permits the Budget Chairman to adjust allocation levels and would assist the HELP and Finance Committees 

to work together to craft legislation. 

The Committee intends to enforce five-year budget neutrality 

in the evaluation of legislation that would qualify for this reserve 

fund. 

Section 302: Reserve Fund for Asbestos Injury Trust Fund 

The Senate amendment includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund 

for asbestos injury compensation legislation. The committee recognizes the urgent need for litigation reform for victims of asbestos 

exposure. The committee intends any asbestos compensation fund 

to protect the budget and taxpayers from a financial obligation associated with outstanding claims, debt of the fund and interest on 

such debt. 

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Section 303: Reserve Fund for the Uninsured 

The Senate amendment includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund 

for legislation that would addresses health care costs, coverage, or 

care for the uninsured. The legislation could improve the safety net 

by providing the uninsured with access to integrated and other 

health care services. The legislation could also increase the number 

of people who have health insurance directly or through reform 

mechanisms that are designed to reduce the growth of health care 

costs. Such mechanisms may include tax- and market-based measures, such as tax credits, deductibility, regulatory reforms, consumer-directed initiatives, and other measures targeted to key segments of the uninsured, such as individuals without employersponsored coverage and college students and recent graduates. 

However, the resolution provides that any measure designed to increase coverage for certain populations not achieve this result primarily by increasing premiums for the currently insured, as might 

result from a measure that permits preferential regulation for select groups and results in adverse selection. 

The reserve fund allows the Chairman to adjust applicable allocations and aggregates to accommodate this legislation if the 

Committee on Finance or the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions reports a bill that meets the standards of this 

reserve fund. 

Section 304: Reserve Fund for Land and Water Conservation Fund 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund stipulating 

that if legislation is enacted that opens ANWR to drilling, an 

amount equal to $1.05 billion of the associated receipts will be devoted to appropriations for the Land and Water Conservation Programs, the Forest Legacy Program, and the Coastal and Estuarine 

Land Protection Program ($350 million per year in 2008, 2009, and 

2010). 

Section 305: Reserve Fund for the Federal Pell Grant Program 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for $4.3 billion 

in budget authority only for legislation that retires the existing 

shortfall in budget authority for Pell Grant funding. 

Section 306: Reserve Fund for Higher Education 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund ($5.510 billion 

in budget authority and $5.006 billion in outlays over the 2006– 

2010 period) to cover the new costs of initiatives in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act to provide increased access to college for low- and middle-income students. 

Section 307: Reserve Fund for Energy Legislation 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for energy policy legislation, which totals $0.1 billion in budget authority for 

2006 and $2.0 billion in budget authority for the 2006–2010 period 

(and associated outlays). 

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Section 308: Reserve Fund for Safe Importation of Prescription 

Drugs 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund in relation to 

the importation of FDA-approved prescription drugs from specified 

foreign countries. If the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions produces legislation that allows for the safe importation of prescription drugs, the Budget Committee Chairman may 

revise the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension’s 

allocations to reflect the savings associated with this legislation. 

Section 309: Adjustment for Surface Transportation 

The Senate amendment includes a mechanism to increase allocations of contract authority and outlays for the relevant committees that report legislation relating to the reauthorization of and 

appropriation for surface transportation programs, provided that 

the reauthorization (by virtue of a title reported by the Committee 

on Finance) makes available new net resources for the highway 

trust fund that offset the resulting outlays—without increasing the 

deficit. 

Section 310: Reserve fund for the bipartisan Medicaid commission 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for legislation 

that creates a bipartisan commission charged with reviewing and 

recommending long term goals for the effective operation of Medicaid. 

Section 311: Deficit neutral reserve fund for patriotic employers of 

national guardsmen and reservists 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for deficit-neutral legislation that provides a 50-percent tax credit to employees 

who are on active duty status as members of the Guard or Reserve 

to make up the difference between the employee’s civilian pay and 

military pay and/or for compensation paid to a worker hired to replace an active duty Guard or Reserve employee. 

Section 312: Deficit neutral reserve fund for the Family Opportunity 

Act 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for deficit-neutral legislation that provides families of disabled children with the 

opportunity to purchase Medicaid coverage. 

Section 313: Deficit neutral reserve fund for the restoration of 

SCHIP funds 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for deficit-neutral legislation that provides for the restoration of unexpended 

funds under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program that 

reverted to the Treasury on October 1, 2004 and that may provide 

for the redistribution of such funds for outreach and enrollment as 

well as for coverage initiatives. 

Section 314: Reserve fund for funding of Hope credit 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for deficit-neutral legislation that increases the Hope credit to $4,000 and makes 

the credit available for 4 years. 

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Section 315: Deficit neutral reserve fund for influenza vaccine shortage prevention 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for deficit-neutral legislation that increases the participation of manufacturers in 

the production of influenza vaccine, and bioterror countermeasures, 

increase research and innovation in new technologies for the development of influenza vaccine, and enhances the ability of the United 

States to track and respond to domestic influenza outbreaks as well 

as pandemic containment efforts. 

Section 316: Reserve fund for extension of treatment of combat pay 

for earned income and child tax credits 

The Senate amendment includes a reserve fund for deficit neutral legislation that makes permanent the taxpayer election to 

treat combat pay otherwise excluded from gross income under section 112 of Internal Revenue Code as earned income for purposes 

of the earned income credit and makes permanent the treatment 

of such combat pay as earned income for purposes of the child tax 

credit. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 301: Adjustment for Surface Transportation 

Section 301 of the conference agreement is similar to section 

301 of the House resolution and section 309 of the Senate amendment and allows for adjustments to committee allocations for 

changes in surface transportation policy to the extent that amounts 

in excess of those assumed in this resolution must be offset by new 

revenues or a reduction in trust fund mandatory outlays. 

Section 302: Reserve fund for the Family Opportunity Act 

Section 302 of the conference agreement retains the language 

of section 312 of the Senate amendment which provides for a reserve fund for legislation to enable the expansion of Medicaid coverage for children with special needs to permit their parents to 

purchase such coverage—with a modification. The conference 

agreement applies in both the House of Representatives and the 

Senate and permits the appropriate Budget Committee chairman 

to adjust committee allocations and other appropriate budgetary 

aggregates and allocations for legislation that is reported (and 

amendments thereto, or any conference report thereon) from the 

Senate Finance Committee, or the House Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, if the committees report legislation that expands 

Medicaid coverage for children with special needs to permit their 

parents to purchase such coverage. In order for the adjustments to 

be made, the Senate Finance Committee must be within its 302 allocation, and the legislation reported by committees in both Houses 

must be deficit neutral in fiscal year 2006 and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

Section 303: Reserve fund for the Federal Pell Grant Program 

Section 303 retains the language of section 305 of the Senate 

amendment which establishes a reserve fund for a measure that 

provides appropriations for the shortfall within the Federal Pell 

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Grant program, with certain modifications. The reserve fund in the 

conference agreement applies in both the House of Representatives 

and the Senate and permits the appropriate Budget Committee 

chairman to adjust committee allocations and other appropriate 

budgetary aggregates and allocations by up to $4.3 billion in budget authority for the purpose of repaying the Pell shortfall. It may 

apply to a measure reported by the Appropriations Committee of 

either House, or by the relevant authorizing committee, though it 

is intended that the spending associated with this reserve fund be 

classified as mandatory. In order for the adjustments to be made, 

the committee in the Senate must be within its 302 allocations, and 

the legislation reported by a committee in the House must be deficit-neutral in fiscal year 2006 and the period of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010. 

A change in the way new Pell Grant spending is estimated is 

included in the ‘‘Budget Enforcement’’ of this conference agreement. 

Guidelines for estimating a bill, joint resolution, amendment or 

conference report providing budget authority for the shortfall in the 

Federal Pell Grant Program: 

Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines 

set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of 

conference accompanying Conference Report No. 105–217, the provisions of any bill or joint resolution, amendment offered thereto or 

conference report submitted thereon, that provides budget authority for the shortfall in the Federal Pell Grant program, shall be 

treated as direct spending, under section 252 of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, by the Congressional Budget Office, and by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, as appropriate, under the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974. 

Section 304: Reserve fund for the uninsured 

The conference agreement retains the Senate (section 303) reserve fund for legislation relating to health insurance for the uninsured. The reserve fund is deficit-neutral. The reserve fund in the 

conference agreement applies in both the House of Representatives 

and the Senate. 

Section 305: Reserve fund for the disposal of underutilized Federal 

real property 

Section 304 establishes a reserve fund in the House of Representatives for Federal real property disposal. If the House Committee on Government Reform reports a bill designed to enhance 

the ability of the Federal government to dispose of unused and underutilized Federal real property assets, then the House Budget 

Committee Chairman may increase the allocation to that committee by $50 million in fiscal year 2006, and by the same amount 

over five years. 

The Federal government is one of the world’s largest real property owners with a real estate portfolio of over 3.2 billion square 

feet consisting of nearly 525,000 buildings valued at over $328 billion. The proposed reserve fund would facilitate the consideration 

of legislation to remove barriers that discourage the disposal of 

unneeded property and create incentives to encourage agencies to 

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dispose of such property at fair market value, thereby increasing 

receipts to the Federal treasury. 

Section 306: Reserve fund for health information technology and 

pay-for-performance 

The conference agreement retains the language of section 301 

of the Senate amendment, which establishes a reserve fund for 

health information technology and pay-for-performance, with a 

modification. The reserve fund in the conference agreement applies 

to the Senate and permits the Budget Committee chairman to adjust committee allocations and other appropriate budgetary aggregates and allocations for such purpose, except that the legislation 

must be deficit-neutral for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

2010. 

Section 307: Reserve fund for Asbestos Injury Trust Fund 

The conference agreement retains with modification the Senate 

reserve fund (section 302) for legislation relating to the asbestos injury trust fund, which provides for monetary compensation to impaired victims of asbestos-related disease who can establish that 

asbestos exposure is a substantial contributing factor in causing 

their condition, does not compensate unimpaired claimants or those 

suffering from a disease who cannot establish asbestos exposure 

was a substantial factor causing their disease and is estimated to 

remain funded from non-taxpayer sources for the life of the fund. 

Assuming the Committee is within its allocation as provided under 

section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 the Chairman of the Budget Committee may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 

2006–2056. 

Section 308: Reserve fund for energy legislation 

The conference agreement retains the Senate (section 307) reserve fund for legislation relating to national energy policy. 

Section 309: Reserve fund for the safe importation of prescription 

drugs 

The conference agreement retains the Senate (section 308) reserve fund for legislation relating to the safe importation of prescription drugs. The reserve fund is deficit-neutral. 

Section 310: Reserve fund for the restoration of SCHIP funds 

The conference agreement retains the Senate (section 309) reserve fund for legislation relating to the restoration of SCHIP 

funds. The reserve fund is deficit-neutral. 

BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 

Under section 301 of the Budget Act, the budget resolution 

may include special procedures to enforce the spending and revenue levels contained in the resolution and the allocations found in 

the accompanying joint statement of managers. 

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

Section 401: Emergency legislation 

Section 401 provides Congress with the authority to designate 

spending provisions as ‘‘emergencies.’’ It adopts criteria for evaluating emergency spending. It also exempts from budget controls 

supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism. 

Section 401(a) provides a special exemption from budget controls for a supplemental spending measure for the Department of 

Defense for ‘‘contingency operations related to the global war on 

terrorism.’’ Though $50 billion has been budgeted for fiscal year 

2006 in the budget resolution for this purpose, the final amount 

has yet to be determined. The final level of the supplemental will 

depend on the President’s request and the response of the Appropriations committees of the House and the Senate. 

Subsection (b) exempts spending designated as an emergency 

from points of order and other provisions of the Congressional 

Budget Act. 

Section 402: Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 

This section provides authority to include the administrative 

expenses related to Social Security in the allocation to the Appropriations Committee. This language is necessary to ensure that the 

Appropriations Committee retains control of administrative expenses through the Congressional budget process. 

Section 403: Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates 

This section sets forth the procedures for making adjustments 

for the reserve funds included in this resolution. Subsection (a)(1) 

and (2) provide that the adjustments may only be made during the 

interval that the legislation is under consideration and do not take 

effect until the legislation is actually enacted. This is approximately consistent with the procedures for making adjustments for 

various initiatives under section 314 of the Congressional Budget 

Act. 

Subsection (a)(3) provides that in order to make the adjustments provided for in the reserve funds, the Chairman of the 

House Budget Committee is directed to insert these adjustments in 

the Congressional Record. 

Subsection (b) clarifies that any adjustments made under any 

of the reserve funds in the resolution have the same effect as if 

they were part of the original levels set forth in section 101. 

Subsection (c) clarifies that the House Budget Committee determines the levels and estimates used to enforce points of order, 

as is the case for enforcing budget-related points of order. 

Section 404: Restrictions on advance appropriations 

The section includes a general restriction that limits the programs that may receive an advance appropriation and the total 

level of such appropriations. Advance appropriations may be provided for the accounts in appropriation bills identified under the 

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section ‘‘Accounts Identified Advanced Appropriations’’ in this Joint 

Statement of Managers on the Conference Report on the Budget 

Resolution in the section detailing the conference agreement. The 

amount in the House resolution was limited for these accounts to 

$23.568 billion in budget authority. The amount is essentially the 

same as provided in previous budget resolutions, but it was adjusted to reflect advance appropriations provided for any year. 

The section defines an ‘‘advance appropriation’’ as any new discretionary budget authority making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2006 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2006. 

Section 405: Special rule in the House for certain 302(b) suballocations 

Under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

the Appropriations Committee suballocates its section 302(a) allocation among its various subcommittees. The recent reorganization 

of the House Appropriations subcommittees, however, eliminated 

the subcommittee responsible for legislative branch appropriations. 

To allow the House Appropriations Committee to report a bill providing legislative branch appropriations and then go to conference 

with the Senate on that bill, a special rule was required that allows 

the House Appropriations Committee to make a section 302(b) suballocation for legislative branch operations. 

Section 406: Special procedures to achieve savings in mandatory 

spending through fiscal year 2014 

Section 406 describes the sense of Congress that during the 

four fiscal years following the budget year, at least every other concurrent resolution on the budget should include reconciliation instructions to authorizing committees to achieve significant savings 

in mandatory spending. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

Section 401: Restrictions on advance appropriations 

The Senate amendment includes language limiting the use of 

advance appropriations. This restriction was first included in the 

fiscal year 2001 budget resolution and was included and revised in 

the conference agreements for the 2002, 2004, and 2005 resolutions 

as well. The Senate amendment restricts advance appropriations to 

an annual limit of $23.393 billion to both the fiscal years 2006 and 

2007 appropriation bills and limits permissible advance appropriations to those programs that are listed in the statement of managers accompanying the conference report on the budget resolution. 

The list of permissible advances in the respective appropriations bill is as follows: 

ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS 

Interior: Elk Hills 

Labor, HHS: 

Corporation for Public Broadcasting 

Employment and Training Administration 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

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School Improvement 

Children and Family Services (Head Start) 

Special Education 

Vocational and Adult Education 

Transportation, Treasury: 

Payment to Postal Service 

Section 8 Renewals 

Section 402: Emergency legislation 

In general, the Senate’s emergency rule addresses three issues 

with respect to emergency spending: the ability to designate spending as an emergency, the restatement of the Senate point of order 

with respect to the use of that designation, and the exemption of 

defense appropriations and overseas contingent operations from 

that point of order. 

Section 403: Supermajority Enforcement 

Section 403 of the Senate amendment extends the 60-vote requirement for points of order, waivers and appeals with respect to 

those budget-related points of order for which this requirement 

would have expired on September 30, 2008 for an additional two 

years (until September 30, 2010). 

Section 403 also extends the supermajority enforcement of 

waivers and appeals to the unfunded mandates points of order (section 425(a)(1) and (2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) for 

five years (until September 30, 2010). For the past 10 years, these 

points of order could have been waived by a simple majority vote. 

Section 404: Discretionary spending limits in the Senate 

Section 404 of the Senate amendment sets out congressional 

discretionary spending limits for the first three years covered by 

the 2006 budget resolution (fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008) with 

respect to both budget authority and outlays for the first year, and 

budget authority for the second and third years. Since the advent 

of statutory discretionary spending limits in 1990, a majority of 

budget resolution conference reports have included language dealing with ‘congressional caps.’ 

Section 404 of the Senate amendment sets the following 

amounts as the discretionary spending limits: 

For fiscal year 2006: $848.1 billion in new budget authority and $916.4 billion in outlays for the discretionary category. 

For fiscal year 2007: $868.5 billion in new budget authority for the discretionary category. 

For fiscal year 2008: $891.4 billion in new budget authority for the discretionary category. 

The Senate amendment also provides for a number of cap adjustments. The cap adjustments permit the chairman of the Committee on the Budget to increase the discretionary spending limit, 

the section 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations, 

and any other appropriate levels in the resolution if an appropriations bill provides additional resources for the programs specified 

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ment, health care fraud and abuse control, and unemployment insurance improper payments. 

Section 405: Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates 

The Senate amendment also provides for a number of cap adjustments. The cap adjustments permit resolution retains language 

from previous resolutions clarifying the process for implementing 

any adjustment made pursuant to the reserve funds and discretionary adjustments and the status of these adjusted levels. It also 

clarifies that the Budget Committee determines scoring for purposes of points of order. 

Section 406: Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions 

Section 406(a) of the Senate amendment also allows adjustments for changes in budgetary concepts. It provides that upon enactment of legislation that changes funding of an existing program 

from discretionary to mandatory (or vice versa) the chairman of the 

Committee on the Budget will adjust the levels in this budget resolution (including the discretionary spending limits) to reflect such 

a change. 

Section 406(b) sets forth a change in the way the Federal Pell 

Grant Program should be estimated upon the adoption of the FY 

2006 budget resolution. 

Section 407: Limitation on long-term spending proposals 

Section 407 creates a new point of order against legislation 

that would cause a net increase in direct spending in excess of 

$5,000,000,000 in any of the four ten-year periods beginning in 

2016 through 2055, as measured against current out-year estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. 

The point of order may be waived by 60 votes. An appeal of the 

ruling of the chair also requires 60 votes. The section will remain 

in effect until September 30, 2010. 

Section 408: Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

The Senate amendment restates the Congress’s authority to 

legislate its rules of procedure. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Section 401: Restrictions on advance appropriations 

Section 401 reflects an overall limit on advance appropriations 

of $23.158 billion in fiscal year 2007, which is the same limit on 

advance appropriations as has been included in all previous limitations on advance appropriations in past budget resolutions. 

The list of permissible advances is as follows: 

ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS 

IN THE SENATE 

Defense: Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy 

Interior: Elk Hills. 

Labor, HHS: 

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting 

Employment and Training Administration 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Children and Family Services (Head Start) 

Special Education 

Vocational and Adult Education 

Transportation, Treasury: Payment to Postal Service 

Veterans, HUD: Section 8 Renewals 

ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS 

IN THE HOUSE 

PART A: ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

Elk Hills 

Employment and Training Administration 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Child and Family Services [Head Start] 

Special Education 

Vocational and Adult Education 

Payment to Postal Service 

Section 8 Renewals 

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy 

PART B: ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

Corporation for Public Broadcasting 

Section 402: Emergency legislation 

Section 402(a) of the conference agreement largely follows section 401 of the House resolution with respect to the rule on emergency spending and the designation for contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism. 

Section 402(b) follows the Senate amendment with regard to 

emergency spending and its exemption for overseas contingent operations. 

Section 402(c) of the conference agreement sets forth common 

criteria for both Houses of Congress for spending that may be properly defined as an emergency requirement. In order to trigger the 

exemptions included in this section in either the House of Representatives or the Senate, spending must be ‘designated by the 

Congress to be emergency legislation pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95.’ 

Section 403: Extension of Senate enforcement 

Section 403 of the conference agreement contains language 

similar to section 403 of the Senate amendment. It extends voting 

requirements applicable to Senate budget enforcement procedures. 

Section 404: Discretionary spending limits in the Senate 

Section 404 of the conference agreement retains the language 

of section 404 of the Senate amendment, with adjusted figures to 

reflect the conference agreement. 

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Section 405: Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates 

Section 405 of the conference agreement retains the language 

of section 403 of the House resolution (which is identical to section 

405 of the Senate amendment) clarifying both the process for making adjustments under the reserve funds and the status of the adjusted levels. It also determines scoring for purposes of enforcing 

budget related points of order. 

Section 406: Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions 

The House recedes to the Senate on section 406 of the Senate 

amendment with an amendment. Subsection 406(a) authorizes the 

chairmen of the Committees on the Budget of the House and the 

Senate to adjust the resolution to take into account changes in 

budgetary concepts and definitions upon enactment of such legislation. 

Subsection 406(b) retains the language from section 406 of the 

Senate amendment regarding a change in the rules used to estimate the annual cost of the Federal Pell Grant program, and made 

it applicable in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Section 407: Limitation on long-term spending proposals. 

Section 407(a) requires that the Director of the Congressional 

Budget Office prepare for the House and Senate, an analysis of 

measures that would cause a net increase in direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the four ten-year periods beginning 

in 2016 through 2055. 

Section 407(b) creates a new point of order in the Senate 

against any legislation that exceeds the threshold specified in subsection (a). The point of order may be waived and the rulings of the 

chair may be appealed by 60 votes. 

The section remains in effect until September 30, 2010. 

Section 408: Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 

Section 408 of the conference agreement retains the language 

of section 402 of the House resolution, and applies it to the Senate. 

That section provides for the budgetary treatment of discretionary 

spending for the Social Security Administration. 

Section 409: Exercise of rulemaking powers 

In section 409, the House recedes to section 408 of the Senate 

amendment, which affirms that the budget resolution is an act of 

congressional rulemaking and subject to revisions by either House. 

Section 409 of the conference agreement states the authority by 

which Congress adopts the various budgetary enforcement rules 

and procedures for the consideration of certain legislation set out 

in the budget resolution. 

Section 410: Treatment of allocations in the House 

This section is identical to section 405 of the House-passed 

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thorizing committees made pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

Section 411: Special procedures to achieve savings in mandatory 

spending through 2014 

This section is identical to section 406 of the House-passed 

budget resolution, and applies only in the House of Representatives. 

SENSES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The House resolution contains one section (in title IV of that 

resolution) that included a ‘Sense of the House.’ 

SENATE AMENDMENT

The Senate amendment contains twenty-eight sections dealing 

with ‘Sense of the Senate’ provisions that were adopted either during the committee consideration of the resolution or during consideration on the Senate floor: 

Section 501: Sense of the Senate regarding unauthorized appropriations 

Section 502: Sense of the Senate regarding a commission to review the performance of programs 

Section 503: Sense of the Senate regarding Tricare 

Section 504: Sense of the Senate regarding restraining Medicaid growth 

Section 505: Sense of the Senate regarding tribal colleges and 

universities 

Section 506: Sense of the Senate regarding support for the 

President’s request to concentrate Federal funds for State and local 

homeland security assistance programs on the highest threats, 

vulnerabilities, and needs 

Section 507: Sense of the Senate rejecting proposed elimination 

of per diem reimbursement to State nursing homes in the President’s budget 

Section 508: Sense of the Senate regarding Impact Aid 

Section 509: Sense of the Senate regarding mandatory agricultural programs 

Section 510: Sense of the Senate regarding social security restructuring 

Section 511: Sense of the Senate that failing to address social 

security will result in massive debt, deep benefit cuts and tax increases 

Section 512: Sense of the Senate regarding the State Criminal 

Alien Assistance Program 

Section 513: Sense of the Senate regarding funding for subsonic and hypersonic aeronautics research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Section 514: Sense of the Senate concerning children with HIV/ 

AIDS 

Section 515: Sense of the Senate regarding the acquisition of 

the next generation destroyer (DDX) 

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Section 516: Sense of the Senate on reducing the tax on social 

security benefits 

Section 517: Sense of the Senate on the crime victims fund 

Section 518: Sense of the Senate supporting funding for 

HIDTAS 

Section 519: Sense of the Senate regarding the need for a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated national ocean policy 

Section 520. United States response to global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria 

Section 521. Offset for increases in funding for the Cops Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean Up Program 

Section 522: Sense of the Senate regarding foreign-owned debt 

Section 523: Sense of the Senate regarding tax relief to encourage charitable giving 

Section 524: Sense of the Senate regarding water infrastructure 

Section 525: Sense of the Senate regarding funding of administrative costs of Social Security Administration 

Section 526: Sense of the Senate concerning comparative effectiveness studies 

Section 527: Sense of the Senate regarding the Advanced Technology Program 

Section 528: Sense of the Senate with respect to pension reform 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

The conference agreement contains the following provisions: 

Section 501: Sense of the Senate regarding unauthorized appropriations 

Section 502: Sense of the Senate regarding a commission to review the performance of programs 

Section 503: Sense of the Senate regarding Tricare 

Section 504: Sense of the Senate regarding tribal colleges and 

universities 

Section 505: Sense of the Senate regarding social security restructuring 

Section 506: Sense of the Senate regarding funding for subsonic and hypersonic aeronautics research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Section 507: Sense of the Senate regarding the acquisition of 

the next generation destroyer (DDX) 

ALLOCATIONS 

As required in section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act, the 

joint statement of managers includes an allocation, based on the 

conference agreement, of total budget authority and total budget 

outlays among each of the appropriate committees. The allocations 

are as follow: 

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ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 

[In millions of dollars] 

2005 2006 

Discretionary Action: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 840,036 843,020 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 929,520 916,836 

Current Law Mandatory: 

BA ................................................................................................................................... 483,881 528,504 

OT .................................................................................................................................... 460,908 510,843 

ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS 

[In millions of dollars] 

2005 Total 2005–2009 2006 Total 2006–2010 

Agriculture Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 25,410 101,716 25,882 82,931 

OT .......................................................................... 25,320 101,173 25,244 82,359 

Reconciliation: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥173 ¥3,000 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥173 ¥3,000 

Reauthorizations: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ 82,160 ........................ 131,495 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ 80,586 ........................ 129,886 

Armed Services Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 85,355 473,465 91,209 494,600 

OT .......................................................................... 85,245 473,045 91,129 494,215 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 9,726 47,046 9,080 47,155 

OT .......................................................................... 9,564 46,462 8,215 47,512 

Discretionary Action: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ 400 100 500 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ 400 100 500 

Reconciliation: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥966 ¥8,971 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥992 ¥12,651 

Reauthorizations: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ 11,219 2,720 14,657 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ 8,797 1,088 12,061 

Energy and Commerce Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 161,936 1,155,178 207,337 1,293,242 

OT .......................................................................... 161,946 1,157,483 207,955 1,295,935 

Discretionary Action: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ 1,525 100 2,000 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ 1,525 100 2,000 

Reconciliation: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥2 ¥14,844 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥2 ¥14,734 

Reauthorizations: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ 10,080 ........................ 15,120 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ 5,985 ........................ 10,845 

Financial Services Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 5,364 17,669 3,193 15,258 

OT .......................................................................... 3,218 ¥2,737 ¥116 ¥8,873 

Reconciliation: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥60 ¥300 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥30 ¥470 

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ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS— 

Continued 

[In millions of dollars] 

2005 Total 

2005–2009 2006 Total 2006–2010 

Government Reform Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 70,524 382,713 75,531 398,024 

OT .......................................................................... 69,395 369,316 70,624 382,349 

Discretionary Action: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ 50 50 50 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ 50 50 50 

Committee on House Administration 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 77 370 72 366 

OT .......................................................................... 20 325 15 323 

Committee on Homeland Security 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 1,217 6,054 1,262 6,051 

OT .......................................................................... 1,109 6,057 1,157 6,205 

International Relations Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 10,782 61,081 11,532 63,726 

OT .......................................................................... 11,051 59,403 11,939 60,966 

Judiciary Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 5,192 27,222 6,519 27,264 

OT .......................................................................... 5,159 27,013 5,664 29,983 

Discretionary Action: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ 6 6 6 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ 6 6 6 

Reconciliation: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥60 ¥300 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥60 ¥300 

Resources Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 5,612 24,776 5,245 22,912 

OT .......................................................................... 4,354 22,534 4,699 22,350 

Discretionary Action: 

BA .......................................................................... 6 45 8 50 

OT .......................................................................... 6 45 8 50 

Reconciliation: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ¥2,400 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ¥2,400 

Science Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 119 604 131 606 

OT .......................................................................... 79 442 80 467 

Small Business Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 1,702 1,702 ........................ ........................

OT .......................................................................... 1,702 1,702 ........................ ........................

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 41,675 104,284 17,141 77,176 

OT .......................................................................... 11,526 67,912 14,097 71,000 

Discretionary Action: 

BA .......................................................................... 3,488 12,238 3,027 4,107 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

Reconciliation: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥12 ¥100 

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ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS— 

Continued 

[In millions of dollars] 

2005 Total 

2005–2009 2006 Total 2006–2010 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥12 ¥103 

Reauthorizations: 

BA .......................................................................... 14,449 195,237 43,347 227,835 

OT .......................................................................... 58 1,955 262 2,515 

Veterans’ Affairs Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 2,162 7,265 1,293 6,327 

OT .......................................................................... 2,191 7,438 1,353 6,498 

Reauthorizations: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ 5,890 558 9,011 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ 5,726 538 8,796 

Ways and Means Committee 

Current Law: 

BA .......................................................................... 653,873 3,796,797 690,460 4,066,577 

OT .......................................................................... 656,155 3,803,436 692,761 4,071,184 

Discretionary Action: 

BA .......................................................................... 554 1,800 350 1,537 

OT .......................................................................... 64 1,558 346 1,914 

Reconciliation: 

BA .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥250 ¥1,000 

OT .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ¥250 ¥1,000 

Reauthorizations: 

BA .......................................................................... 7,954 89,139 19,622 102,030 

OT .......................................................................... 5,681 84,462 17,299 99,617 

SENATE COMMITTEE BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 

OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT BUDGET YEAR TOTAL 2005 

[In billions of dollars] 

Committee 

Direct spending jurisdiction Entitlements funded in annual 

appropriaitons acts 

Budget 

authority Outlays Budget 

authority Outlays 

Appropriations: 

General Purpose Discretionary .............................. 840.036 929.520 

Memo: 

on-budget ............................................ 835.610 925.115 

off-budget ........................................... 4.426 4.405 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ............................... 25.258 25.148 71.954 49.563 

Armed Services ............................................................... 85.351 85.240 0.041 0.061 

Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs ............................ 14.779 6.052 0.000 ¥0.047 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation ....................... 13.635 8.218 1.082 0.889 

Energy and Natural Resources ...................................... 5.124 3.922 0.004 0.005 

Environment and Public Works ...................................... 39.395 2.056 0.000 0.000 

Finance ........................................................................... 820.963 821.355 350.443 350.266 

Foreign Relations ........................................................... 10.785 11.054 0.172 0.172 

Governmental Affairs ..................................................... 71.750 70.621 18.219 18.219 

Judiciary ......................................................................... 6.009 6.076 0.578 0.564 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ....................... 13.952 13.946 3.988 3.889 

Rules and Administration .............................................. 0.076 0.019 0.113 0.112 

Intelligence ..................................................................... 0.000 0.000 0.239 0.239 

Veterans’ Affairs ............................................................ 2.161 2.190 36.996 36.924 

Indian Affairs ................................................................. 0.555 0.562 0.000 0.000 

Small Business .............................................................. 1.702 1.702 0.000 0.000 

Unassigned to Committee .............................................. ¥434.360 ¥420.248 0.000 0.000 

Total ...................................................................... 677.135 637.913 483.829 460.856 

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SENATE COMMITTEE BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 

OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT—BUDGET YEAR TOTAL 2006 

[In billions of dollars] 

Committee 

Direct spending jurisdiction Entitlements funded in annual appropriations acts 

Budget 

authority Outlays Budget 

authority Outlays 

Appropriations: 

General Purpose Discretionary .............................. 842.265 916.081 ........................ ........................

Memo: 

On-budget ........................................... 837.689 911.494 ........................ ........................

Off-budget ........................................... 4.576 4.587 ........................ ........................

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ............................... 25.721 25.061 69.535 50.456 

Armed Services ............................................................... 91.206 91.125 0.040 0.060 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ........................... 13.507 2.957 0.000 ¥0.014 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation ....................... 13.078 7.575 0.928 0.921 

Energy and Natural Resources ...................................... 4.600 4.135 0.054 0.060 

Environment and Public Works ...................................... 39.389 2.154 0.000 0.000 

Finance ........................................................................... 921.381 923.335 401.199 401.160 

Foreign Relations ........................................................... 11.532 11.939 0.174 0.174 

Governmental Affairs ..................................................... 74.698 71.791 18.611 18.611 

Judiciary ......................................................................... 7.387 6.528 0.580 0.592 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ....................... 13.180 11.578 4.100 3.979 

Rules and Administration .............................................. 0.072 0.015 0.118 0.117 

Intelligence ..................................................................... 0.000 0.000 0.245 0.245 

Veterans’ Affairs ............................................................ 1.293 1.353 36.198 36.108 

Indian Affairs ................................................................. 0.559 0.547 0.000 0.000 

Small Business .............................................................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 

Unassigned to Committee .............................................. ¥496.329 ¥484.403 0.000 0.000 

Total ...................................................................... 721.274 675.690 531.782 512.469 

SENATE COMMITTEE BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 

OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT—5-YEAR TOTAL: 2006–2010 

[In billions of dollars] 

Committee 

Direct spending jurisdiction Entitlements funded in annual appropriations acts 

Budget 

authority Outlays Budget 

authority Outlays 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ............................... 111.747 111.108 341.876 260.136 

Armed Services ............................................................... 494.585 494.199 0.200 0.270 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ........................... 74.258 9.668 0.000 ¥0.028 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation ....................... 68.875 40.886 5.076 5.054 

Energy and Natural Resources ...................................... 19.461 18.898 0.268 0.277 

Environment and Public Works ...................................... 180.812 9.994 0.000 0.000 

Finance ........................................................................... 5,505.551 5,517.365 2,424.576 2,423.728 

Foreign Relations ........................................................... 63.726 60.966 0.794 0.794 

Governmental Affairs ..................................................... 402.936 387.261 99.879 99.879 

Judiciary ......................................................................... 32.071 31.766 2.941 2.979 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ....................... 68.205 62.245 21.289 20.734 

Rules and Administration .............................................. 0.366 0.323 0.640 0.639 

Intelligence ..................................................................... 0.000 0.000 1.314 1.314 

Veterans’ Affairs ............................................................ 6.327 6.498 185.814 185.182 

Indian Affairs ................................................................. 2.555 2.682 0.000 0.000 

Small Business .............................................................. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 

PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE REFLECTING LEVELS FOR 

THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT: 

[In billions of dollars, fiscal years] 

2005 ......................................................................................................................... 0.436 

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PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE REFLECTING LEVELS FOR 

THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT:—Continued 

2006 ......................................................................................................................... 16.849 

2006–2010 ............................................................................................................... 75.580 

2011–2015 ...............................................................................................................274.999

ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS

Section 301(g)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act requires that 

the joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report 

on a budget resolution set forth the common economic assumptions 

upon which the joint statement and conference report are based. 

The Conference Agreement is built upon the economic forecasts developed by the Congressional Budget Office and presented in CBO’s 

‘‘The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2006–2015’’ (January 2005). 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

CBO’s economic assumptions were used. 

SENATE AMENDMENT

CBO’s economic assumptions were used. 

CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

CBO’s economic assumptions were used. 

ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION 

[Calendar years 2005–2010] 

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

Real GDP (percentage change year over year) .... 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 

GDP Price Index (percentage change year over 

year) ................................................................. 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 

Consumer Price Index (percentage change year 

over year) ......................................................... 2.4 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 

Unemployment Rate (percent, annual average) .. 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 

3-month Treasury Bill Rate (percent, annual average) ............................................................... 2.8 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 

10-year Treasury Note Yield (percent, annual average) ............................................................... 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 

PUBLIC DEBT: AMENDING THE STATUTORY LIMIT 

PURSUANT TO HOUSE RULE XXVII 

The adoption of this conference agreement by the two Houses 

would result in the engrossment of a House Joint Resolution adjusting the level of the statutory limit on the public debt pursuant 

to House Rule XXVII. In consonance with clause 3 of that rule, the 

conferees contemplate a joint resolution of the following form: 

Resolved, by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 

United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection 

(b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and 

inserting in lieu thereof $8,965,000,000,000. 

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If the joint resolution is enacted to raise the debt limit to the 

level contemplated by this conference agreement, the limit will be 

increased from $8.184 trillion to $8.965 trillion, an increase of $781 

billion. 

Legislative jurisdiction over the public debt remains with the 

Finance Committee in the Senate and the Committee on Ways and 

Means in the House. 

JIM NUSSLE, JIM RYUN, Managers on the Part of the House. 

JUDD GREGG, 

PETE DOMENICI, 

CHUCK GRASSLEY, 

WAYNE ALLARD, 

Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

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