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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 27 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 

for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 

for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 17, 2017 

Mr. PAUL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on the Budget 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 

Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the 

appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 

through 2027. 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), 

3 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET 

4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018. 

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

7 year 2018 and that this resolution sets forth the appro8 priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. 


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

2 this concurrent resolution is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Subtitle A—Budgetary Levels in Both Houses 

Sec. 1101. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 1102. Major functional categories. 

Subtitle B—Levels and Amounts in the Senate 

Sec. 1201. Social Security in the Senate. 

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

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

Sec. 2001. Reconciliation in the Senate. 

Sec. 2002. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

Sec. 3001. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect flexible and affordable health 

care for all. 

Sec. 3002. Revenue-neutral reserve fund to reform the American tax system. 

Sec. 3003. Reserve fund for reconciliation legislation. 

Sec. 3004. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for extending the State Children’s 

Health Insurance Program. 

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

Sec. 3006. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote innovative educational and 

nutritional models and systems for American students. 

Sec. 3007. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve the American banking system. 

Sec. 3008. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote American agriculture, energy, transportation, and infrastructure improvements. 

Sec. 3009. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to restore American military power. 

Sec. 3010. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and service members. 

Sec. 3011. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for public lands and the environment. 

Sec. 3012. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to secure the American border. 

Sec. 3013. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic growth, the private 

sector, and to enhance job creation. 

Sec. 3014. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory budgetary controls. 

Sec. 3015. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent the taxpayer bailout of pension plans. 

Sec. 3016. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to implementing work requirements in all means-tested Federal welfare programs. 

Sec. 3017. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicare and repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board. 

Sec. 3018. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to affordable child and dependent care. 

Sec. 3019. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to worker training programs. 


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Sec. 3020. Reserve fund for legislation to provide disaster funds for relief and 

recovery efforts to areas devastated by hurricanes and flooding 

in 2017. 

TITLE IV—BUDGET PROCESS 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 

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

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

Sec. 4103. Point of order against provisions that constitute changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund. 

Sec. 4104. Point of order against designation of funds for overseas contingency 

operations. 

Sec. 4105. Point of order against reconciliation amendments with unknown 

budgetary effects. 

Sec. 4106. Pay-As-You-Go point of order in the Senate. 

Sec. 4107. Honest accounting: cost estimates for major legislation to incorporate macroeconomic effects. 

Sec. 4108. Adjustment authority for amendments to statutory caps. 

Sec. 4109. Adjustment for wildfire suppression funding in the Senate. 

Sec. 4110. Adjustment for improved oversight of spending. 

Sec. 4111. Repeal of certain limitations. 

Sec. 4112. Emergency legislation. 

Sec. 4113. Enforcement filing in the Senate. 

Subtitle B—Other Provisions 

Sec. 4201. Oversight of Government performance. 

Sec. 4202. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative expenses. 

Sec. 4203. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 4204. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 4205. Adjustments to reflect legislation not included in the baseline. 

Sec. 4206. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

1 TITLE I—RECOMMENDED 

2 LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

3 Subtitle A—Budgetary Levels in 

4 Both Houses 

5 SEC. 1101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 

6 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for 

7 each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027: 

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

9 enforcement of this resolution: 


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1 (A) The recommended levels of Federal 

2 revenues are as follows: 

3 Fiscal year 2018: $2,490,936,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2019: $2,613,683,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2020: $2,755,381,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2021: $2,883,381,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2022: $3,015,847,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2023: $3,162,063,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2024: $3,306,948,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2025: $3,463,269,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2026: $3,654,829,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2027: $3,825,184,000,000. 

13 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate 

14 levels of Federal revenues should be changed 

15 are as follows: 

16 Fiscal year 2018: ¥$167,200,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2019: ¥$169,500,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2020: ¥$166,000,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2021: ¥$165,200,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2022: ¥$166,400,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2023: ¥$167,700,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2024: ¥$169,800,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2025: ¥$172,200,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2026: ¥$146,400,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2027: ¥$145,000,000,000. 


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1 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes 

2 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate 

3 levels of total new budget authority are as follows: 

4 Fiscal year 2018: $3,093,721,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2019: $3,220,542,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2020: $3,319,687,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2021: $3,344,861,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2022: $3,501,231,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2023: $3,563,762,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2024: $3,607,752,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2025: $3,753,919,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2026: $3,851,463,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2027: $3,942,710,000,000. 

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

15 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels 

16 of total budget outlays are as follows: 

17 Fiscal year 2018: $3,095,740,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2019: $3,266,669,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2020: $3,310,493,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2021: $3,370,283,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2022: $3,486,230,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2023: $3,532,290,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2024: $3,561,834,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2025: $3,710,120,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2026: $3,810,435,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2027: $3,903,041,000,000. 

2 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce3 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits 

4 are as follows: 

5 Fiscal year 2018: $605,492,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2019: $612,986,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2020: $554,338,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2021: $486,902,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2022: $470,383,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2023: $370,227,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2024: $254,886,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2025: $246,851,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2026: $155,606,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2027: $77,857,000,000. 

15 (5) PUBLIC DEBT.—Pursuant to section 

16 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

17 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)(5)), the appropriate levels of the 

18 public debt are as follows: 

19 Fiscal year 2018: $21,243,431,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2019: $22,056,913,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2020: $22,759,903,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2021: $23,396,024,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2022: $23,992,408,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2023: $24,508,029,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2024: $24,953,195,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2025: $25,375,994,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2026: $25,777,513,000,000. 

3 Fiscal year 2027: $25,999,469,000,000. 

4 (6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro5 priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows: 

6 Fiscal year 2018: $15,560,034,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2019: $16,274,565,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2020: $16,932,521,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2021: $17,553,196,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2022: $18,188,386,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2023: $18,765,097,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2024: $19,269,019,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2025: $19,809,369,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2026: $20,307,841,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2027: $20,780,452,000,000. 

16 SEC. 1102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

17 Congress determines and declares that the appro18 priate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal 

19 years 2018 through 2027 for each major functional cat20 egory are: 

21 (1) National Defense (050): 

22 Fiscal year 2018: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $557,253,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $569,287,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2019: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $570,316,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $568,721,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2020: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $584,504,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $574,347,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2021: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $598,730,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $584,706,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2022: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $613,707,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $601,894,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2023: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $629,014,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $611,538,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2024: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $644,732,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $621,649,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2025: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $660,854,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $641,891,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $678,183,000,000. 

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

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $695,076,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $675,108,000,000. 

12 (2) International Affairs (150): 

13 Fiscal year 2018: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $45,157,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $44,985,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2019: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $43,978,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $43,114,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2020: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $44,042,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $42,992,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2021: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $44,060,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $42,702,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2022: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $43,161,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $42,743,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2023: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $44,183,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $43,045,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2024: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $45,222,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $43,511,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2025: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $46,283,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $44,062,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2026: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $47,394,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $44,844,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2027: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $48,467,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $45,676,000,000. 

4 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology 

5 (250): 

6 Fiscal year 2018: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $32,565,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $31,909,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2019: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $33,238,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $32,561,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2020: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $33,908,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $33,191,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2021: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $34,637,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $33,864,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2022: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $35,401,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $34,666,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2023: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $36,165,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $35,427,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2024: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $36,940,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $36,167,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2025: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $37,775,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $36,956,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2026: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $38,617,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $37,773,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2027: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $39,464,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $38,597,000,000. 

21 (4) Energy (270): 

22 Fiscal year 2018: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 ¥$762,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $2,686,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2019: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $4,392,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $2,869,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2020: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $4,737,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $3,529,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2021: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $4,615,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $3,558,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2022: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $3,363,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $2,268,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2023: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $3,069,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $1,994,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2024: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $3,090,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $2,085,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2025: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $3,106,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $2,168,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $3,153,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $2,264,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $3,238,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $2,442,000,000. 

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

13 Fiscal year 2018: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $40,489,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $40,597,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2019: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $42,110,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $42,293,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2020: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $43,533,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $43,420,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2021: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $43,091,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $42,742,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2022: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $45,022,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $44,194,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2023: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $45,716,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $44,767,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2024: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $46,080,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $45,125,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2025: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $47,575,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $46,581,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2026: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $48,511,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $47,501,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2027: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $49,280,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $48,326,000,000. 

4 (6) Agriculture (350): 

5 Fiscal year 2018: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $22,063,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $21,979,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2019: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $21,564,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $19,898,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2020: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $20,372,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $18,450,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2021: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $19,284,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $18,540,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2022: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $18,743,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $18,135,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2023: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $18,894,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $18,354,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2024: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $19,311,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $18,638,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2025: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $19,881,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $19,112,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2026: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $20,173,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $19,439,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2027: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $20,280,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $19,542,000,000. 

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

21 Fiscal year 2018: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $9,379,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, ¥$4,060,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2019: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $12,090,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $2,554,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2020: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $7,997,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$646,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2021: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $5,359,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,364,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2022: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $7,393,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,715,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2023: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 ¥$3,254,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$14,163,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2024: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 ¥$4,648,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$16,202,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2025: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 ¥$4,817,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$17,747,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 ¥$6,228,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$19,133,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 ¥$6,816,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$19,990,000,000. 

12 (8) Transportation (400): 

13 Fiscal year 2018: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $89,125,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $92,875,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2019: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $90,538,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $92,393,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2020: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $84,687,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $93,064,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2021: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $40,062,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $81,597,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2022: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $71,003,000,000. 

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

8 Fiscal year 2023: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $71,930,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $74,521,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2024: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $73,370,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $76,450,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2025: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $74,843,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $76,523,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2026: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $76,345,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $76,895,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2027: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $77,831,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $78,001,000,000. 

4 (9) Community and Regional Development 

5 (450): 

6 Fiscal year 2018: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $19,018,000,000. 

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

10 Fiscal year 2019: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $19,281,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $20,600,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2020: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $19,435,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $19,518,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2021: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $19,690,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $18,867,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2022: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $19,778,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $18,506,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2023: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $20,061,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $18,041,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2024: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $20,347,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $18,277,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2025: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $20,669,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $18,831,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2026: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $20,985,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $19,353,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2027: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $21,304,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $19,932,000,000. 

21 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and 

22 Social Services (500): 

23 Fiscal year 2018: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $90,224,000,000. 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (B) Outlays, $99,348,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2019: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $100,086,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $98,799,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2020: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $101,018,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $101,064,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2021: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $102,034,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $102,218,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2022: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $102,700,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $103,178,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2023: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $102,725,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $103,653,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2024: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $103,012,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $103,960,000,000. 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 Fiscal year 2025: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $103,798,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $104,747,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2026: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $104,942,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $105,921,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2027: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $106,473,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $107,433,000,000. 

13 (11) Health (550): 

14 Fiscal year 2018: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $546,598,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $558,311,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2019: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $560,622,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $563,293,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2020: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $578,838,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $570,311,000,000. 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 Fiscal year 2021: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $574,616,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $575,040,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2022: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $586,530,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $583,769,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2023: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $601,742,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $599,099,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2024: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $605,811,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $603,443,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2025: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $617,220,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $614,728,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2026: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $633,890,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $630,824,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2027: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $652,230,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $653,552,000,000. 

4 (12) Medicare (570): 

5 Fiscal year 2018: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $586,239,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $585,962,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2019: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $643,592,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $643,374,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2020: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $687,119,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $686,926,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2021: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $734,446,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $734,241,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2022: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $819,300,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $819,073,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2023: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $833,885,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $833,669,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2024: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $845,578,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $845,355,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2025: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $934,429,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $934,186,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2026: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $1,002,522,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $1,002,272,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2027: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $1,066,566,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $1,066,321,000,000. 

20 (13) Income Security (600): 

21 Fiscal year 2018: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $491,978,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $477,537,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2019: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $490,106,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $479,627,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2020: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $493,118,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $482,945,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2021: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $494,706,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $485,536,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2022: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $497,021,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $494,507,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2023: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $506,711,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $499,405,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2024: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $515,692,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $502,742,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2025: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $531,668,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $520,169,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $544,483,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $538,620,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $557,641,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $548,723,000,000. 

12 (14) Social Security (650): 

13 Fiscal year 2018: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $39,683,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $39,683,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2019: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $43,091,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $43,091,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2020: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $46,182,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $46,182,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2021: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $49,460,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $49,460,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2022: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $52,915,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $52,915,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2023: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $56,734,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $56,734,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2024: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $60,953,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $60,953,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2025: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $65,424,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $65,424,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2026: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $69,757,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $69,757,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2027: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $74,173,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $74,173,000,000. 

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

5 Fiscal year 2018: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $176,446,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $177,393,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2019: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $191,376,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $189,441,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2020: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $198,336,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $196,338,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2021: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $205,001,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $202,930,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2022: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $221,481,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $219,320,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2023: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $219,424,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $216,903,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2024: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $216,519,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $214,343,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2025: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $234,741,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $232,535,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2026: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $242,559,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $240,210,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2027: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $251,142,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $248,884,000,000. 

20 (16) Administration of Justice (750): 

21 Fiscal year 2018: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $65,038,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $61,006,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2019: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $64,244,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $64,504,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2020: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $64,377,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $66,523,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2021: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $65,866,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $69,272,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2022: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $67,069,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $69,488,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2023: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $68,813,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $69,657,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2024: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $70,592,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $70,232,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2025: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $72,432,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $71,865,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $74,233,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $73,500,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $76,093,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $75,382,000,000. 

12 (17) General Government (800): 

13 Fiscal year 2018: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $24,675,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $24,889,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2019: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $25,518,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $25,642,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2020: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $25,989,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $25,994,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2021: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $26,649,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $26,358,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2022: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $27,311,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $26,973,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2023: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $27,972,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $27,608,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2024: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $28,485,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $28,134,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2025: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $29,255,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $28,830,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2026: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $30,052,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $29,610,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2027: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $30,827,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $30,382,000,000. 

4 (18) Net Interest (900): 

5 Fiscal year 2018: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $388,767,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $388,767,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2019: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $441,158,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $441,158,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2020: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $497,893,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $497,893,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2021: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $546,206,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $546,206,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2022: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $589,086,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $589,086,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2023: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $630,179,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $630,179,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2024: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $664,060,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $664,060,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2025: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $691,250,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $691,250,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2026: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $716,494,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $716,494,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2027: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $736,146,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $736,146,000,000. 

20 (19) Allowances (920): 

21 Fiscal year 2018: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 ¥$111,576,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, ¥$86,315,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2019: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 ¥$133,357,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$102,538,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2020: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 ¥$145,919,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$131,518,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2021: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 ¥$176,695,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$166,918,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2022: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 ¥$218,460,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$209,169,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2023: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 ¥$247,892,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$238,885,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2024: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 ¥$276,275,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$266,915,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2025: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 ¥$307,701,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$297,489,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 ¥$366,270,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$356,035,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 ¥$415,402,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$404,286,000,000. 

12 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

13 Fiscal year 2018: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 ¥$95,229,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$95,229,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2019: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 ¥$93,401,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, ¥$93,401,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2020: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 ¥$95,479,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, ¥$95,479,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2021: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 ¥$98,956,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$98,956,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2022: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 ¥$101,293,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$101,293,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2023: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 ¥$102,309,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$102,309,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2024: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 ¥$111,119,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$111,119,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2025: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 ¥$124,766,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$124,766,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2026: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 ¥$128,332,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$128,332,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2027: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 ¥$141,303,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$141,303,000,000. 

4 (21) Overseas Contingency Operations (970): 

5 Fiscal year 2018: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $76,591,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $43,121,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2019: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $50,000,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $48,676,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2020: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $25,000,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $34,675,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2021: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $12,000,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $20,684,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2022: 

22 (A) New budget authority, $0. 

23 (B) Outlays, $8,901,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2023: 

25 (A) New budget authority, $0. 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (B) Outlays, $3,053,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2024: 

3 (A) New budget authority, $0. 

4 (B) Outlays, $946,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2025: 

6 (A) New budget authority, $0. 

7 (B) Outlays, $264,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2026: 

9 (A) New budget authority, $0. 

10 (B) Outlays, $0. 

11 Fiscal year 2027: 

12 (A) New budget authority, $0. 

13 (B) Outlays, $0. 

14 Subtitle B—Levels and Amounts in 

15 the Senate 

16 SEC. 1201. SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE SENATE. 

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

18 Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the 

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

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

21 Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis22 ability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows: 

23 Fiscal year 2018: $873,312,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2019: $903,381,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2020: $932,055,000,000. 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 Fiscal year 2021: $962,698,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2022: $996,127,000,000. 

3 Fiscal year 2023: $1,031,653,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2024: $1,068,529,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2025: $1,106,862,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2026: $1,146,803,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2027: $1,188,060,000,000. 

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

9 Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the 

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

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

12 Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis13 ability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows: 

14 Fiscal year 2018: $849,609,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2019: $909,109,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2020: $972,776,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2021: $1,040,108,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2022: $1,111,446,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2023: $1,188,081,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2024: $1,266,786,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2025: $1,349,334,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2026: $1,437,032,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2027: $1,530,362,000,000. 

24 (c) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EX25 PENSES.—In the Senate, the amounts of new budget auVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Oct 17, 2017 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SC27.IS SC27

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SCON 27 IS 

1 thority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-Age and 

2 Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis3 ability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses 

4 are as follows: 

5 Fiscal year 2018: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $5,553,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $5,584,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2019: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $5,716,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $5,713,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2020: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $5,888,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $5,856,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2021: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $6,062,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $6,029,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2022: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $6,241,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $6,207,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2023: 


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SCON 27 IS 

1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $6,426,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $6,392,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2024: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $6,617,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $6,581,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2025: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $6,816,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $6,779,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2026: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $7,024,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $6,985,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2027: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $7,233,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $7,194,000,000. 

20 SEC. 1202. POSTAL SERVICE DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRA21 TIVE EXPENSES IN THE SENATE. 

22 In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority 

23 and budget outlays of the Postal Service for discretionary 

24 administrative expenses are as follows: 

25 Fiscal year 2018: 


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

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

3 Fiscal year 2019: 

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

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

6 Fiscal year 2020: 

7 (A) New budget authority, $301,000,000. 

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

9 Fiscal year 2021: 

10 (A) New budget authority, $311,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $311,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2022: 

13 (A) New budget authority, $322,000,000. 

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

15 Fiscal year 2023: 

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

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

18 Fiscal year 2024: 

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

20 (B) Outlays, $343,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2025: 

22 (A) New budget authority, $356,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $355,000,000. 

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1 (B) Outlays, $368,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2027: 

3 (A) New budget authority, $380,000,000. 

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

5 TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

6 SEC. 2001. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE. 

7 (a) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Committee on 

8 Finance of the Senate shall report changes in laws within 

9 its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than 

10 $1,500,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 

11 through 2027. 

12 (b) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RE13 SOURCES.—The Committee on Energy and Natural Re14 sources of the Senate shall report changes in laws within 

15 its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than 

16 $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 

17 through 2027. 

18 (c) SUBMISSIONS.—In the Senate, not later than No19 vember 13, 2017, the Committees named in subsections 

20 (a) and (b) shall submit their recommendations to the 

21 Committee on the Budget of the Senate. Upon receiving 

22 such recommendations, the Committee on the Budget of 

23 the Senate shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill 

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1 SEC. 2002. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP2 RESENTATIVES. 

3 (a) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The Com4 mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa5 tives shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction 

6 that increase the deficit by not more than 

7 $1,500,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 

8 through 2027. 

9 (b) COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES.—The 

10 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep11 resentatives shall submit changes in laws within its juris12 diction to reduce the deficit by not less than 

13 $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 

14 through 2027. 

15 (c) SUBMISSIONS.—In the House of Representatives, 

16 not later than November 13, 2017, the committees named 

17 in subsections (a) and (b) shall submit their recommenda18 tions to the Committee on the Budget of the House of 

19 Representatives to carry out this section. 

20 TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

21 SEC. 3001. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT 

22 FLEXIBLE AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE 

23 FOR ALL. 

24 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

25 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

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1 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you2 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend3 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con4 ference reports relating to repealing or replacing the Pa5 tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 

6 111–148; 124 Stat. 119) and the Health Care and Edu7 cation Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152; 

8 124 Stat. 1029), by the amounts provided in such legisla9 tion for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

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

11 of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

12 SEC. 3002. REVENUE-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO REFORM 

13 THE AMERICAN TAX SYSTEM. 

14 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

15 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

16 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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

21 Code of 1986, which may include— 

22 (1) tax relief for middle-income working Ameri23 cans; 

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1 (3) incentivizing companies to invest domesti2 cally and create jobs in the United States, 

3 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur4 poses, provided that such legislation is revenue neutral 

5 and would not increase the deficit over the period of the 

6 total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

7 SEC. 3003. RESERVE FUND FOR RECONCILIATION LEGISLA8 TION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the Committee 

10 on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations 

11 of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other ap12 propriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments 

13 to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for any bill or joint resolution 

14 considered pursuant to section 2001 containing the rec15 ommendations of one or more committees, or for one or 

16 more amendments to, a conference report on, or an 

17 amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill 

18 or joint resolution, by the amounts necessary to accommo19 date the budgetary effects of the legislation, if the budg20 etary effects of the legislation comply with the reconcili21 ation instructions under this concurrent resolution. 

22 (b) DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE.—For pur23 poses of this section, compliance with the reconciliation 

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1 termined by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budg2 et of the Senate. 

3 (c) EXCEPTION FOR LEGISLATION.—Section 404(a) 

4 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent reso5 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, shall not apply 

6 to legislation for which the Chairman of the Committee 

7 on the Budget of the Senate has exercised the authority 

8 under subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 3004. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EXTEND10 ING THE STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSUR11 ANCE PROGRAM. 

12 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

13 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

14 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

15 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you16 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend17 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con18 ference reports relating to an extension of the State Chil19 dren’s Health Insurance Program, by the amounts pro20 vided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that 

21 such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

22 the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 

23 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 

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1 SEC. 3005. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO 

2 STRENGTHEN AMERICAN FAMILIES. 

3 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

4 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

5 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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

10 (1) addressing the opioid and substance abuse 

11 crisis; 

12 (2) protecting and assisting victims of domestic 

13 abuse; 

14 (3) foster care, child care, marriage, and father15 hood programs; 

16 (4) making it easier to save for retirement; 

17 (5) reforming the American public housing sys18 tem; 

19 (6) the Community Development Block Grant 

20 Program; or 

21 (7) extending expiring health care provisions, 

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

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

25 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 

26 years 2018 through 2027. 


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1 SEC. 3006. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE 

2 INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND NUTRI3 TIONAL MODELS AND SYSTEMS FOR AMER4 ICAN STUDENTS. 

5 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

6 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

7 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

8 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you9 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend10 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con11 ference reports relating to— 

12 (1) amending the Higher Education Act of 

13 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); 

14 (2) ensuring State flexibility in education; 

15 (3) enhancing outcomes with Federal workforce 

16 development, job training, and reemployment pro17 grams; 

18 (4) the consolidation and streamlining of over19 lapping early learning and child care programs; 

20 (5) educational programs for individuals with 

21 disabilities; or 

22 (6) child nutrition programs, 

23 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur24 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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1 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 

2 years 2018 through 2027. 

3 SEC. 3007. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE 

4 THE AMERICAN BANKING SYSTEM. 

5 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

6 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

7 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

8 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you9 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend10 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con11 ference reports relating to the American banking system 

12 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur13 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

15 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 

16 years 2018 through 2027. 

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

18 AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, TRANS19 PORTATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IM20 PROVEMENTS. 

21 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

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23 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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1 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con2 ference reports relating to— 

3 (1) the Farm Bill; 

4 (2) American energy policies; 

5 (3) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 

6 (4) North American energy development; 

7 (5) infrastructure, transportation, and water 

8 development; 

9 (6) the Federal Aviation Administration; 

10 (7) the National Flood Insurance Program; 

11 (8) State mineral royalty revenues; or 

12 (9) soda ash royalties, 

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

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

16 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 

17 years 2018 through 2027. 

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

19 AMERICAN MILITARY POWER. 

20 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

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22 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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1 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con2 ference reports relating to— 

3 (1) improving military readiness, including de4 ferred Facilities Sustainment Restoration and Mod5 ernization; 

6 (2) military technological superiority; 

7 (3) structural defense reforms; or 

8 (4) strengthening cybersecurity efforts, 

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

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

12 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 

13 years 2018 through 2027. 

14 SEC. 3010. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VET15 ERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS. 

16 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

17 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

18 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

19 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you20 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend21 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con22 ference reports relating to improving the delivery of bene23 fits and services to veterans and service members by the 

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1 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 

2 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

3 2018 through 2027. 

4 SEC. 3011. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PUBLIC 

5 LANDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 

6 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

7 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

8 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

9 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you10 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend11 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con12 ference reports relating to— 

13 (1) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

14 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 

15 (2) forest health and wildfire prevention and 

16 control; 

17 (3) resources for wildland firefighting for the 

18 Forest Service and Department of Interior; 

19 (4) the payments in lieu of taxes program; or 

20 (5) the secure rural schools and community 

21 self-determination program, 

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

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1 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 

2 years 2018 through 2027. 

3 SEC. 3012. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO SECURE 

4 THE AMERICAN BORDER. 

5 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

6 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

7 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

8 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you9 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend10 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con11 ference reports relating to— 

12 (1) securing the border of the United States; 

13 (2) ending human trafficking; or 

14 (3) stopping the transportation of narcotics into 

15 the United States, 

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

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

19 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 

20 years 2018 through 2027. 

21 SEC. 3013. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE 

22 ECONOMIC GROWTH, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, 

23 AND TO ENHANCE JOB CREATION. 

24 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

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2 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you3 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend4 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con5 ference reports relating to— 

6 (1) reducing costs to businesses and individuals 

7 stemming from Federal regulations; 

8 (2) increasing commerce and economic growth; 

9 or 

10 (3) enhancing job creation, 

11 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur12 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

14 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 

15 years 2018 through 2027. 

16 SEC. 3014. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGIS17 LATION MODIFYING STATUTORY BUDGETARY 

18 CONTROLS. 

19 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

20 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

21 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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1 trols, which may include adjustments to the discretionary 

2 spending limits and changes to the scope of sequestration 

3 as carried out by the Office of Management and Budget, 

4 such as for the Financial Accounting Standards Board, 

5 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Securities 

6 Investor Protection Corporation, and other similar enti7 ties, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those 

8 purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

9 the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 

10 through 2027. 

11 SEC. 3015. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PREVENT 

12 THE TAXPAYER BAILOUT OF PENSION PLANS. 

13 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

14 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

15 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

16 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you17 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend18 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con19 ference reports relating to the prevention of taxpayer bail20 out of pension plans, by the amounts provided in such leg21 islation for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

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

23 total of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 or the period of 

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1 SEC. 3016. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

2 IMPLEMENTING WORK REQUIREMENTS IN 

3 ALL MEANS-TESTED FEDERAL WELFARE PRO4 GRAMS. 

5 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

6 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

7 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

8 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you9 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend10 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con11 ference reports relating to implementing work require12 ments in all means-tested Federal welfare programs by the 

13 amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

14 provided that such legislation would not increase the def15 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 

16 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

17 2018 through 2027. 

18 SEC. 3017. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT 

19 MEDICARE AND REPEAL THE INDEPENDENT 

20 PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD. 

21 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

22 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

23 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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1 ference reports relating to protecting the Medicare pro2 gram under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), which may include repealing the 

4 Independent Payment Advisory Board established under 

5 section 1899A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kkk), by the 

6 amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

7 provided that such legislation would not increase the def8 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 

9 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

10 2018 through 2027. 

11 SEC. 3018. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

12 AFFORDABLE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE. 

13 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

14 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

15 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

16 this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you17 go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend18 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con19 ference reports relating to making the cost of child and 

20 dependent care more affordable and useful for American 

21 families by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

22 those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

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

24 fiscal years 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total 

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1 SEC. 3019. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 

2 WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

3 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

4 the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or 

5 committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

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

10 as training programs that target workers that need ad11 vanced skills to progress in their current profession or ap12 prenticeship or certificate programs that provide retrain13 ing for a new industry, by the amounts provided in such 

14 legislation for those purposes, provided that such legisla15 tion would not increase the deficit over either the period 

16 of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 or the pe17 riod of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

18 SEC. 3020. RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE 

19 DISASTER FUNDS FOR RELIEF AND RECOV20 ERY EFFORTS TO AREAS DEVASTATED BY 

21 HURRICANES AND FLOODING IN 2017. 

22 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

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1 ments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or con2 ference reports relating to providing disaster funds for re3 lief and recovery to areas devastated by hurricanes and 

4 flooding in 2017, by the amounts necessary to accommo5 date the budgetary effects of the legislation. 

6 TITLE IV—BUDGET PROCESS 

7 Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 

8 SEC. 4101. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPRO9 PRIATIONS IN THE SENATE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

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

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

13 to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amend14 ment, amendment between the Houses, or con15 ference report that would provide an advance appro16 priation for a discretionary account. 

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

18 ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new budget au19 thority provided in a bill or joint resolution making 

20 appropriations for fiscal year 2018 that first be21 comes available for any fiscal year after 2018, or 

22 any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint 

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1 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may be 

2 provided— 

3 (1) for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 for pro4 grams, projects, activities, or accounts identified in 

5 the joint explanatory statement of managers accom6 panying this concurrent resolution under the head7 ing ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropria8 tions’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

9 $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority in each 

10 fiscal year; 

11 (2) for the Corporation for Public Broad12 casting; and 

13 (3) for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 

14 the Medical Services, Medical Support and Compli15 ance, Veterans Medical Community Care, and Med16 ical Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Ad17 ministration. 

18 (c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.— 

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

20 may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative 

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

22 sworn. 

23 (2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three24 fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 

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

2 subsection (a). 

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

4 under subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as pro5 vided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act 

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

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

8 considering a conference report on, or an amendment be9 tween the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, 

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

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

12 such material contained in such conference report or 

13 House amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall 

14 proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate 

15 shall recede from its amendment and concur with a fur16 ther amendment, or concur in the House amendment with 

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

18 amendment shall consist of only that portion of the con19 ference report or House amendment, as the case may be, 

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

21 debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sus22 tained against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

23 derived from such conference report by operation of this 

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1 SEC. 4102. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN CHANGES 

2 IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS. 

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

4 ‘‘CHIMP’’ means a provision that— 

5 (1) would have been estimated as affecting di6 rect spending or receipts under section 252 of the 

7 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

8 Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902) (as in effect prior to 

9 September 30, 2002) if the provision was included 

10 in legislation other than appropriation Acts; and 

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

12 in the budget year, but does not result in a net de13 crease in outlays over the period of the total of the 

14 current year, the budget year, and all fiscal years 

15 covered under the most recently adopted concurrent 

16 resolution on the budget. 

17 (b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in 

19 the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution mak20 ing appropriations for a full fiscal year, or an 

21 amendment thereto, amendment between the Houses 

22 in relation thereto, conference report thereon, or mo23 tion thereon, that includes a CHIMP that, if en24 acted, would cause the absolute value of the total 

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1 lation to a full fiscal year to be more than the 

2 amount specified in paragraph (2). 

3 (2) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in this 

4 paragraph is— 

5 (A) for fiscal year 2018, $17,000,000,000; 

6 (B) for fiscal year 2019, $15,000,000,000; 

7 and 

8 (C) for fiscal year 2020, $15,000,000,000. 

9 (c) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of this section, 

10 budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of esti11 mates provided by the Chairman of the Committee on the 

12 Budget of the Senate. 

13 (d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE

14 SENATE.—In the Senate, subsection (b) may be waived 

15 or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths 

16 of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 

17 vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly 

18 chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal 

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

20 subsection (b). 

21 (e) SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS

22 OF APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION THAT CONSTITUTE

23 CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS WITH NET

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3103 of S. Con. Res. 

2 11 (114th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

3 the budget for fiscal year 2016, is repealed. 

4 (2) APPLICABILITY.—In the Senate, section 

5 314 of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the con6 current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

7 2009, shall be applied and administered as if section 

8 3103(e) of S. Con. Res. 11 (114th Congress), the 

9 concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

10 2016, had not been enacted. 

11 SEC. 4103. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS THAT 

12 CONSTITUTE CHANGES IN MANDATORY PRO13 GRAMS AFFECTING THE CRIME VICTIMS 

14 FUND. 

15 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section— 

16 (1) the term ‘‘CHIMP’’ has the meaning given 

17 such term in section 4102(a); and 

18 (2) the term ‘‘Crime Victims Fund’’ means the 

19 Crime Victims Fund established under section 1402 

20 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 

21 20101). 

22 (b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—When the Senate is consid24 ering a bill or joint resolution making full-year ap25 propriations for fiscal year 2018, or an amendment 


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1 thereto, amendment between the Houses in relation 

2 thereto, conference report thereon, or motion there3 on, if a point of order is made by a Senator against 

4 a provision containing a CHIMP affecting the Crime 

5 Victims Fund that, if enacted, would cause the abso6 lute value of the total budget authority of all 

7 CHIMPs affecting the Crime Victims Fund in rela8 tion to fiscal year 2018 to be more than 

9 $11,224,000,000, and the point of order is sustained 

10 by the Chair, that provision shall be stricken from 

11 the measure and may not be offered as an amend12 ment from the floor. 

13 (2) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point 

14 of order under paragraph (1) may be raised by a 

15 Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Con16 gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 

17 (3) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate 

18 is considering a conference report on, or an amend19 ment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or 

20 joint resolution, upon a point of order being made 

21 by any Senator pursuant to paragraph (1), and such 

22 point of order being sustained, such material con23 tained in such conference report or House amend24 ment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed 

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

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

4 which further amendment shall consist of only that 

5 portion of the conference report or House amend6 ment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such 

7 motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case 

8 in which such point of order is sustained against a 

9 conference report (or Senate amendment derived 

10 from such conference report by operation of this 

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

12 (4) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In 

13 the Senate, this subsection may be waived or sus14 pended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of 

15 the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 

16 vote of three-fifths of Members of the Senate, duly 

17 chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an ap18 peal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 

19 raised under this subsection. 

20 (5) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of this 

21 subsection, budgetary levels shall be determined on 

22 the basis of estimates provided by the Chairman of 

23 the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. 

24 (c) REVIEW OF PROCEDURES REGARDING CHIMPS.— 

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1 propriations of the Senate shall review existing budget en2 forcement procedures regarding CHIMPs included in ap3 propriations legislation. These committees of jurisdiction 

4 should consult with other relevant committees of jurisdic5 tion and other interested parties to review such proce6 dures, including for Crime Victims Fund spending, and 

7 include any agreed upon recommendations in subsequent 

8 concurrent resolutions on the budget. 

9 SEC. 4104. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DESIGNATION OF 

10 FUNDS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER11 ATIONS. 

12 (a) POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is consid13 ering a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amend14 ment between the Houses, or conference report, if a point 

15 of order is made by a Senator against a provision that 

16 designates funds for fiscal year 2018 for overseas contin17 gency operations, in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A) 

18 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

19 Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)), and the point of 

20 order is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be 

21 stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an 

22 amendment from the floor. 

23 (b) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of 

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

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

3 (c) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is 

4 considering a conference report on, or an amendment be5 tween the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, 

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

7 to subsection (a), and such point of order being sustained, 

8 such material contained in such conference report or 

9 House amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall 

10 proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate 

11 shall recede from its amendment and concur with a fur12 ther amendment, or concur in the House amendment with 

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

14 amendment shall consist of only that portion of the con15 ference report or House amendment, as the case may be, 

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

17 debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sus18 tained against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

19 derived from such conference report by operation of this 

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

21 (d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In the 

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

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

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

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

2 on a point of order raised under this section. 

3 (e) SUSPENSION OF POINT OF ORDER.—This section 

4 shall not apply if a declaration of war by Congress is in 

5 effect. 

6 SEC. 4105. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION 

7 AMENDMENTS WITH UNKNOWN BUDGETARY 

8 EFFECTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, it shall not be in 

10 order to consider an amendment to or motion on a bill 

11 or joint resolution considered pursuant to section 2001 if 

12 the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget submits 

13 a written statement for the Congressional Record indi14 cating that the Chairman, after consultation with the 

15 Ranking Member of the Committee on the Budget, is un16 able to determine the effect the amendment or motion 

17 would have on budget authority, outlays, direct spending, 

18 entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, or surpluses. 

19 (b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE

20 SENATE.—In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived 

21 or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths 

22 of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 

23 vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly 

24 chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal 


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

2 subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 4106. PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER IN THE SEN4 ATE. 

5 (a) POINT OF ORDER.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in 

7 the Senate to consider any direct spending or rev8 enue legislation that would increase the on-budget 

9 deficit or cause an on-budget deficit for any of the 

10 applicable time periods as measured in paragraphs 

11 (5) and (6). 

12 (2) APPLICABLE TIME PERIODS.—For purposes 

13 of this subsection, the term ‘‘applicable time period’’ 

14 means any of— 

15 (A) the period of the current fiscal year; 

16 (B) the period of the budget year; 

17 (C) the period of the current fiscal year, 

18 the budget year, and the ensuing 4 fiscal years 

19 following the budget year; or 

20 (D) the period of the current fiscal year, 

21 the budget year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years 

22 following the budget year. 

23 (3) DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION.—For pur24 poses of this subsection and except as provided in 

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1 tion’’ means any bill, joint resolution, amendment, 

2 motion, or conference report that affects direct 

3 spending as that term is defined by, and interpreted 

4 for purposes of, the Balanced Budget and Emer5 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 

6 seq.). 

7 (4) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this sub8 section, the terms ‘‘direct spending legislation’’ and 

9 ‘‘revenue legislation’’ do not include— 

10 (A) any concurrent resolution on the budg11 et; or 

12 (B) any provision of legislation that affects 

13 the full funding of, and continuation of, the de14 posit insurance guarantee commitment in effect 

15 on November 5, 1990. 

16 (5) BASELINE.—Estimates prepared pursuant 

17 to this subsection shall— 

18 (A) use the baseline surplus or deficit used 

19 for the most recently adopted concurrent resolu20 tion on the budget; and 

21 (B) be calculated under the requirements 

22 of subsections (b) through (d) of section 257 of 

23 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

24 Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to Sep25 tember 30, 2002) for fiscal years beyond those 


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1 covered by that concurrent resolution on the 

2 budget. 

3 (6) PRIOR SURPLUS.—If direct spending or rev4 enue legislation increases the on-budget deficit or 

5 causes an on-budget deficit when taken individually, 

6 it must also increase the on-budget deficit or cause 

7 an on-budget deficit when taken together with all di8 rect spending and revenue legislation enacted since 

9 the beginning of the calendar year not accounted for 

10 in the baseline under paragraph (5)(A), except that 

11 direct spending or revenue effects resulting in net 

12 deficit reduction enacted in any bill pursuant to a 

13 reconciliation instruction since the beginning of that 

14 same calendar year shall never be made available on 

15 the pay-as-you-go ledger and shall be dedicated only 

16 for deficit reduction. 

17 (b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— 

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

19 suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote 

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

21 sworn. 

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

23 decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of 

24 this section shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally 

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

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

3 of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 

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

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

6 this section. 

7 (c) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For pur8 poses of this section, the levels of new budget authority, 

9 outlays, and revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined 

10 on the basis of estimates made by the Senate Committee 

11 on the Budget. 

12 (d) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 201 of S. Con. 

13 Res. 21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

14 the budget for fiscal year 2008, shall no longer apply. 

15 SEC. 4107. HONEST ACCOUNTING: COST ESTIMATES FOR 

16 MAJOR LEGISLATION TO INCORPORATE MAC17 ROECONOMIC EFFECTS. 

18 (a) CBO AND JCT ESTIMATES.—During the 115th 

19 Congress, any estimate provided by the Congressional 

20 Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional 

21 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) or by the Joint Com22 mittee on Taxation to the Congressional Budget Office 

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

24 major legislation considered in the Senate shall, to the 

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1 fects of changes in economic output, employment, capital 

2 stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from 

3 such major legislation. 

4 (b) CONTENTS.—Any estimate referred to in sub5 section (a) shall, to the extent practicable, include— 

6 (1) a qualitative assessment of the budgetary 

7 effects (including macroeconomic variables described 

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

9 fiscal year period beginning after the last fiscal year 

10 of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution 

11 on the budget that sets forth budgetary levels re12 quired under section 301 of the Congressional Budg13 et Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632); and 

14 (2) an identification of the critical assumptions 

15 and the source of data underlying that estimate. 

16 (c) DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS.—Any estimate re17 ferred to in subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable, 

18 include the distributional effects across income categories 

19 resulting from major legislation. 

20 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

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

23 report, amendment, amendment between the Houses, 

24 or treaty considered in the Senate— 


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

2 prepared pursuant to section 402 of the Con3 gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) 

4 and that causes a gross budgetary effect (before 

5 incorporating macroeconomic effects and not in6 cluding timing shifts) in a fiscal year in the pe7 riod of years of the most recently agreed to con8 current resolution on the budget equal to or 

9 greater than— 

10 (i) 0.25 percent of the current pro11 jected gross domestic product of the 

12 United States for that fiscal year; or 

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

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

15 or 

16 (B) designated as such by— 

17 (i) the Chairman of the Committee on 

18 the Budget of the Senate for all direct 

19 spending and revenue legislation; or 

20 (ii) the Senator who is Chairman or 

21 Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on 

22 Taxation for revenue legislation. 

23 (2) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—The term ‘‘budg24 etary effects’’ means changes in revenues, direct 

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

2 means— 

3 (A) provisions that cause a delay of the 

4 date on which outlays flowing from direct 

5 spending would otherwise occur from one fiscal 

6 year to the next fiscal year; or 

7 (B) provisions that cause an acceleration 

8 of the date on which revenues would otherwise 

9 occur from one fiscal year to the prior fiscal 

10 year. 

11 SEC. 4108. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY FOR AMENDMENTS TO 

12 STATUTORY CAPS. 

13 If a measure becomes law that amends the discre14 tionary spending limits established under section 251(c) 

15 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

16 Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)), such as a measure increas17 ing the limit for the revised security category for fiscal 

18 year 2018 to be $640,000,000,000, the Chairman of the 

19 Committee on the Budget of the Senate may adjust the 

20 allocation called for under section 302(a) of the Congres21 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the appro22 priate committee or committees of the Senate, and may 

23 adjust all other budgetary aggregates, allocations, levels, 

24 and limits contained in this resolution, as necessary, con25 sistent with such measure. 


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1 SEC. 4109. ADJUSTMENT FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION 

2 FUNDING IN THE SENATE. 

3 If a measure becomes law that amends the adjust4 ments to discretionary spending limits established under 

5 section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)) to provide 

7 for wildfire suppression funding, which may include cri8 teria for making such an adjustment, the Chairman of the 

9 Committee on the Budget of the Senate may adjust the 

10 allocation called for in section 302(a) of the Congressional 

11 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the appropriate 

12 committee or committees of the Senate, and may adjust 

13 all other budgetary aggregates, allocations, levels, and lim14 its contained in this concurrent resolution, as necessary, 

15 consistent with such measure. 

16 SEC. 4110. ADJUSTMENT FOR IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF 

17 SPENDING. 

18 (a) ADJUSTMENTS OF DIRECT SPENDING LEVELS.— 

19 If a measure becomes law that decreases direct spending 

20 (budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom) for any 

21 fiscal year and provides for an authorization of appropria22 tions for the same purpose, the Chairman of the Com23 mittee on the Budget of the Senate may decrease the allo24 cation to the committee of the Senate with jurisdiction of 

25 the direct spending by an amount equal to the amount 

26 of the decrease in direct spending. 


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1 (b) DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of this section, 

2 the levels of budget authority and outlays shall be deter3 mined on the basis of estimates submitted by the Chair4 man of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. 

5 SEC. 4111. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. 

6 Sections 3205 and 3206 of S. Con. Res. 11 (114th 

7 Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fis8 cal year 2016, are repealed. 

9 SEC. 4112. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. 

10 (a) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—In the Senate, with 

11 respect to a provision of direct spending or receipts legisla12 tion or appropriations for discretionary accounts that Con13 gress designates as an emergency requirement in such 

14 measure, the amounts of new budget authority, outlays, 

15 and receipts in all fiscal years resulting from that provi16 sion shall be treated as an emergency requirement for the 

17 purpose of this section. 

18 (b) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—Any 

19 new budget authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from 

20 any provision designated as an emergency requirement, 

21 pursuant to this section, in any bill, joint resolution, 

22 amendment, amendment between the Houses, or con23 ference report shall not count for purposes of sections 302 

24 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

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1 tion 3101 of S. Con. Res. 11 (114th Congress), the con2 current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, and 

3 sections 401 and 404 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), 

4 the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

5 2010. Designated emergency provisions shall not count for 

6 the purpose of revising allocations, aggregates, or other 

7 levels pursuant to procedures established under section 

8 301(b)(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

9 U.S.C. 632(b)(7)) for deficit-neutral reserve funds and re10 vising discretionary spending limits set pursuant to section 

11 301 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent 

12 resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 

13 (c) DESIGNATIONS.—If a provision of legislation is 

14 designated as an emergency requirement under this sec15 tion, the committee report and any statement of managers 

16 accompanying that legislation shall include an explanation 

17 of the manner in which the provision meets the criteria 

18 in subsection (f). 

19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘direct 

20 spending’’, ‘‘receipts’’, and ‘‘appropriations for discre21 tionary accounts’’ mean any provision of a bill, joint reso22 lution, amendment, motion, amendment between the 

23 Houses, or conference report that affects direct spending, 

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1 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 

2 et seq.). 

3 (e) POINT OF ORDER.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—When the Senate is consid5 ering a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, amend6 ment between the Houses, or conference report, if a 

7 point of order is made by a Senator against an 

8 emergency designation in that measure, that provi9 sion making such a designation shall be stricken 

10 from the measure and may not be offered as an 

11 amendment from the floor. 

12 (2) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— 

13 (A) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) may be 

14 waived or suspended in the Senate only by an 

15 affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, 

16 duly chosen and sworn. 

17 (B) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate 

18 from the decisions of the Chair relating to any 

19 provision of this subsection shall be limited to 

20 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and con21 trolled by, the appellant and the manager of the 

22 bill or joint resolution, as the case may be. An 

23 affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members 

24 of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 

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1 the Chair on a point of order raised under this 

2 subsection. 

3 (3) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY DESIGNA4 TION.—For purposes of paragraph (1), a provision 

5 shall be considered an emergency designation if it 

6 designates any item as an emergency requirement 

7 pursuant to this subsection. 

8 (4) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point 

9 of order under paragraph (1) may be raised by a 

10 Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Con11 gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 

12 (5) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate 

13 is considering a conference report on, or an amend14 ment between the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon 

15 a point of order being made by any Senator pursu16 ant to this section, and such point of order being 

17 sustained, such material contained in such con18 ference report shall be stricken, and the Senate shall 

19 proceed to consider the question of whether the Sen20 ate shall recede from its amendment and concur 

21 with a further amendment, or concur in the House 

22 amendment with a further amendment, as the case 

23 may be, which further amendment shall consist of 

24 only that portion of the conference report or House 

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1 Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. 

2 In any case in which such point of order is sustained 

3 against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

4 derived from such conference report by operation of 

5 this subsection), no further amendment shall be in 

6 order. 

7 (f) CRITERIA.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 

9 any provision is an emergency requirement if the sit10 uation addressed by such provision is— 

11 (A) necessary, essential, or vital (not mere12 ly useful or beneficial); 

13 (B) sudden, quickly coming into being, and 

14 not building up over time; 

15 (C) an urgent, pressing, and compelling 

16 need requiring immediate action; 

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

18 unpredictable, and unanticipated; and 

19 (E) not permanent, temporary in nature. 

20 (2) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is part 

21 of an aggregate level of anticipated emergencies, 

22 particularly when normally estimated in advance, is 

23 not unforeseen. 

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1 tion on the budget for fiscal year 2010, shall no longer 

2 apply. 

3 SEC. 4113. ENFORCEMENT FILING IN THE SENATE. 

4 If this concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed 

5 to by the Senate and House of Representatives without 

6 the appointment of a committee of conference on the dis7 agreeing votes of the two Houses, the Chairman of the 

8 Committee on the Budget of the Senate may submit a 

9 statement for publication in the Congressional Record con10 taining— 

11 (1) for the Committee on Appropriations, com12 mittee allocations for fiscal year 2018 consistent 

13 with the levels in title I for the purpose of enforcing 

14 section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

15 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633); 

16 (2) for all committees other than the Com17 mittee on Appropriations, committee allocations for 

18 fiscal years 2018, 2018 through 2022, and 2018 

19 through 2027 consistent with the levels in title I for 

20 the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congres21 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633); and 

22 (3) a list of programs, projects, activities, or ac23 counts identified for advanced appropriations that 

24 would have been identified in the joint explanatory 


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1 statement of managers accompanying this concur2 rent resolution. 

3 Subtitle B—Other Provisions 

4 SEC. 4201. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE. 

5 In the Senate, all committees are directed to review 

6 programs and tax expenditures within their jurisdiction to 

7 identify waste, fraud, abuse or duplication, and increase 

8 the use of performance data to inform committee work. 

9 Committees are also directed to review the matters for 

10 congressional consideration identified in the Office of In11 spector General semiannual reports and the Office of In12 spector General’s list of unimplemented recommendations 

13 and on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk 

14 list and the annual report to reduce program duplication. 

15 Based on these oversight efforts and performance reviews 

16 of programs within their jurisdiction, committees are di17 rected to include recommendations for improved govern18 mental performance in their annual views and estimates 

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

20 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(d)) to the Committees 

21 on the Budget. 

22 SEC. 4202. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRE23 TIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

24 In the Senate, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of 

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


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1 633(a)(1)), section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act 

2 of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 632 note), and section 2009a of title 

3 39, United States Code, the joint explanatory statement 

4 accompanying the conference report on any concurrent 

5 resolution on the budget shall include in its allocations 

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

7 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the Committees on Appropria8 tions amounts for the discretionary administrative ex9 penses of the Social Security Administration and of the 

10 Postal Service. 

11 SEC. 4203. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN AL12 LOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 

13 (a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations 

14 and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— 

15 (1) apply while that measure is under consider16 ation; 

17 (2) take effect upon the enactment of that 

18 measure; and 

19 (3) be published in the Congressional Record as 

20 soon as practicable. 

21 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG22 GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting 

23 from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur24 poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 


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1 621 et seq.) as allocations and aggregates contained in 

2 this resolution. 

3 (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For 

4 purposes of this resolution the levels of new budget au5 thority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement author6 ity, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or 

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

8 estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the 

9 Senate. 

10 SEC. 4204. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON11 CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 

12 Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution pro13 viding for a change in concepts or definitions, the Chair14 man of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may 

15 make adjustments to the levels and allocations in this res16 olution in accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced 

17 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

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

19 SEC. 4205. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT LEGISLATION NOT 

20 INCLUDED IN THE BASELINE. 

21 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 

22 the Senate may make adjustments to the levels and alloca23 tions in this resolution to reflect legislation enacted before 

24 the date on which this resolution is agreed to by Congress 

25 that is not incorporated in the baseline underlying the 


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1 Congressional Budget Office’s June 2017 update to the 

2 Budget and Economic Outlook: 2017 to 2027. 

3 SEC. 4206. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

4 Congress adopts the provisions of this title— 

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

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

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

8 supersede other rules only to the extent that they 

9 are inconsistent with such other rules; and 

10 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

11 right of the Senate to change those rules at any 

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

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

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