S. Con. Res. 21 Agreed to May 17, 2007

One Hundred Tenth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,

the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven

Concurrent Resolution

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2008.

(a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this resolution is

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 and

that this resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels

for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.

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

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.

Sec. 102. Social Security.

Sec. 103. Major functional categories.

TITLE II—BUDGET PROCESS

Sec. 201. Pay-as-you-go point of order in the Senate.

Sec. 202. Senate point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus.

Sec. 203. Senate point of order against legislation increasing long-term deficits.

Sec. 204. Emergency legislation.

Sec. 205. Extension of enforcement of budgetary points of order in the Senate.

Sec. 206. Point of order against advance appropriations.

Sec. 207. Discretionary spending limits, program integrity initiatives, and other adjustments.

Sec. 208. Application of previous allocations in the Senate.

Sec. 209. Senate point of order against provisions of appropriations legislation that

constitute changes in mandatory programs with net costs.

Sec. 210. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.

Sec. 211. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates.

Sec. 212. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.

Sec. 213. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS

Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for SCHIP legislation.

Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and wounded servicemembers.

Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief.

Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicare improvements.

Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve funds for health care quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency.

Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education.

Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Farm Bill.

Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation.

Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for county payments legislation.

Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for terrorism risk insurance reauthorization.

Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for affordable housing.

Sec. 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for receipts from Bonneville Power Administration.

Sec. 313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Indian claims settlement.

Sec. 314. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improvements in health.

Sec. 315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child care.

Sec. 316. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for immigration reform in the Senate.
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Sec. 317. Deficit-reduction reserve fund.

Sec. 318. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for manufacturing initiatives in the Senate.

Sec. 319. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Food and Drug Administration in the

Senate.

Sec. 320. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicaid.

Sec. 321. Reserve fund adjustment for revenue measures in the House.

Sec. 322. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for San Joaquin River restoration and Navajo

Nation water rights settlements.

Sec. 323. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for selected tax relief policies in the Senate.

TITLE IV—POLICY

Sec. 401. Policy on middle-income tax relief.

Sec. 402. Policy on defense priorities.

Sec. 403. Policy on college affordability.

TITLE V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE AND SENSE OF CONGRESS

Sec. 501. Sense of Congress on servicemembers’ and veterans’ health care and

other priorities.

Sec. 502. Sense of Congress on the Innovation Agenda: A commitment to competitiveness to keep America #1.

Sec. 503. Sense of Congress on homeland security.

Sec. 504. Sense of Congress regarding the ongoing need to respond to Hurricanes

Katrina and Rita.

Sec. 505. Sense of Congress regarding long-term sustainability of entitlements.

Sec. 506. Sense of Congress regarding the need to maintain and build upon efforts

to fight hunger.

Sec. 507. Sense of Congress regarding affordable health coverage.

Sec. 508. Sense of Congress regarding extension of the statutory pay-as-you-go rule.

Sec. 509. Sense of Congress on long-term budgeting.

Sec. 510. Sense of Congress regarding pay parity.

Sec. 511. Sense of Congress regarding waste, fraud, and abuse.

Sec. 512. Sense of Congress regarding the importance of child support enforcement.

Sec. 513. Sense of the House on State veterans cemeteries.

Sec. 514. Sense of Congress on the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.

TITLE VI—RECONCILIATION

Sec. 601. Reconciliation in the House.

Sec. 602. Deficit-reduction reconciliation instruction in the Senate.

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND

AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal

years 2007 through 2012:

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

of this resolution:

(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are

as follows:

Fiscal year 2007: $1,900,340,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $2,015,858,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $2,113,828,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $2,169,484,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $2,350,254,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: $2,488,301,000,000.

(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of

Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:

Fiscal year 2007: ¥$4,366,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: ¥$34,938,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $6,902,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $5,763,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: ¥$44,296,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: ¥$108,795,000,000.
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(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new

budget authority are as follows:

Fiscal year 2007: $2,380,535,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $2,496,028,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $2,517,132,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $2,569,696,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $2,684,889,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: $2,719,268,000,000.

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

of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays

are as follows:

Fiscal year 2007: $2,300,572,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $2,469,636,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $2,566,481,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $2,600,036,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $2,692,104,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: $2,703,556,000,000.

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

Fiscal year 2007: $400,232,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $453,778,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $452,653,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $430,552,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $341,850,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: $215,255,000,000.

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

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the appropriate levels

of the public debt are as follows:

Fiscal year 2007: $8,932,264,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $9,504,150,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $10,073,725,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $10,622,023,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $11,077,407,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: $11,419,028,000,000.

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

of debt held by the public are as follows:

Fiscal year 2007: $5,047,318,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $5,312,560,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $5,561,383,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $5,774,487,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $5,881,776,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: $5,850,852,000,000.

SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

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

enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues of the Federal OldAge and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability

Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:

Fiscal year 2007: $637,586,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $668,998,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $702,851,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $737,589,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $772,605,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: $807,928,000,000.
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(b) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—For purposes of Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget

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

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

Fiscal year 2007: $441,676,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $460,224,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $478,578,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $499,655,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $520,743,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: $546,082,000,000.

(c) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In the

Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget outlays

of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and

the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative

expenses are as follows:

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $4,692,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,727,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $4,850,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,859,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $4,996,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,970,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $5,147,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $5,121,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $5,306,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $5,278,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $5,467,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $5,439,000,000.

SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels

of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2007 through

2012 for each major functional category are:

(1) National Defense (050):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $525,797,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $534,270,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $506,955,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $514,401,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $534,705,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $524,384,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $545,171,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $536,433,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $550,944,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $547,624,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $559,799,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $548,169,000,000.

(2) International Affairs (150):

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $28,795,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $31,308,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $34,678,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $33,070,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $35,602,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $32,664,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $35,980,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $33,070,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $36,630,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $33,528,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $37,257,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $34,150,000,000.

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

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $25,079,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $24,516,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $27,615,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $26,472,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $28,641,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $28,411,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $29,844,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $29,485,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $31,103,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $30,089,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $32,438,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $31,367,000,000.

(4) Energy (270):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $2,943,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $1,369,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $3,408,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $1,162,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $3,209,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $1,590,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $3,275,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $1,782,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $3,346,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $1,829,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $3,404,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $2,111,000,000.

(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $31,332,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $32,919,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $33,384,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $35,219,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $33,910,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $35,704,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $34,660,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $35,834,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $35,113,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $36,035,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $36,094,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $36,507,000,000.

(6) Agriculture (350):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $21,471,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,738,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $20,481,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,603,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $21,033,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,146,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $21,238,000,000.

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

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $21,256,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,534,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $21,502,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,963,000,000.

(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $5,515,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$3,522,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $9,279,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $2,034,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $9,973,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $1,048,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $13,775,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $3,431,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $8,822,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $2,439,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $8,822,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $756,000,000.

(8) Transportation (400):

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $81,282,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $74,739,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $82,799,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $81,093,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $76,306,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $84,025,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $77,061,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $85,959,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $78,089,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $86,672,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $78,969,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $88,352,000,000.

(9) Community and Regional Development (450):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $15,717,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $28,281,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $15,814,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $22,292,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $14,725,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $21,008,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $14,942,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,892,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $15,157,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $18,440,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $15,371,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $15,938,000,000.

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

(500):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $92,780,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $92,224,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $93,880,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $91,022,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $97,809,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $94,513,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $99,726,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $97,075,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $100,151,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $98,745,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) New budget authority, $100,748,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $98,728,000,000.

(11) Health (550):

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $267,892,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $268,197,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $287,486,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $286,442,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $308,326,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $306,410,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $326,118,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $326,100,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $347,561,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $346,748,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $370,422,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $369,653,000,000.

(12) Medicare (570):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $365,152,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $370,180,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $389,587,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $389,703,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $416,710,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $416,367,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $442,347,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $442,569,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $489,077,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $489,087,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $486,804,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $486,417,000,000.

(13) Income Security (600):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $360,365,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $364,204,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $380,763,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $384,301,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $391,707,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $393,962,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $401,747,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $402,784,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $417,020,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $417,013,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) New budget authority, $402,674,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $402,008,000,000.

(14) Social Security (650):

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $19,089,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,089,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $19,644,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,644,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $21,518,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $21,518,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $23,701,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $23,701,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $27,009,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $27,009,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $29,898,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $29,898,000,000.

(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $73,896,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $72,342,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $85,262,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $84,421,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $87,787,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $88,290,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $90,414,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $89,981,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $96,033,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $95,543,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $93,325,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $92,666,000,000.

(16) Administration of Justice (750):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $45,504,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $44,659,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $47,998,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $47,131,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $48,315,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $49,120,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $49,220,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $49,449,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $50,146,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $49,969,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) New budget authority, $51,079,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $50,759,000,000.

(17) General Government (800):

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $18,193,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $18,574,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $18,628,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,012,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $19,254,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,323,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $19,876,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,755,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $20,637,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,360,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $21,349,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $21,183,000,000.

(18) Net Interest (900):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $344,509,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $344,509,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $370,578,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $370,578,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $391,056,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $391,056,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $414,724,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $414,724,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $433,665,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $433,665,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $448,597,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $448,597,000,000.

(19) Allowances (920):

Fiscal year 2007:

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

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

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,394,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$2,164,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,894,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,319,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,190,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,984,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,295,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$7,181,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,427,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$7,311,000,000.

(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$69,714,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$69,714,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$70,979,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$70,979,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$66,560,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$66,569,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$66,933,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$66,933,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$69,575,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$69,595,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$71,857,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$71,860,000,000.

(21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970):

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $124,153,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $31,935,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $145,162,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $115,179,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

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

(B) Outlays, $109,830,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $0.

(B) Outlays, $41,722,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $0.

(B) Outlays, $13,551,000,000.

Fiscal year 2012:

(A) New budget authority, $0.

(B) Outlays, $4,505,000,000.

TITLE II—BUDGET PROCESS

SEC. 201. PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.

(a) POINT OF ORDER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in the Senate

to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that

would increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget

deficit for either of the applicable time periods as measured

in paragraphs (5) and (6).

(2) APPLICABLE TIME PERIODS.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘applicable time period’’ means either—

(A) the period of the current fiscal year, the budget

year, and the ensuing 4 fiscal years following the budget

year; or
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(B) the period of the current fiscal year, the budget

year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years following the budget

year.

(3) DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION.—For purposes of this

subsection and except as provided in paragraph (4), the term

‘‘direct spending legislation’’ means any bill, joint resolution,

amendment, motion, or conference report that affects direct

spending as that term is defined by, and interpreted for purposes of, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

Act of 1985.

(4) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this subsection, the terms

‘‘direct spending legislation’’ and ‘‘revenue legislation’’ do not

include—

(A) any concurrent resolution on the budget; or

(B) any provision of legislation that affects the full

funding of, and continuation of, the deposit insurance guarantee commitment in effect on the date of enactment of

the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.

(5) BASELINE.—Estimates prepared pursuant to this subsection shall—

(A) use the baseline surplus or deficit used for the

most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget;

and

(B) be calculated under the requirements of subsections

(b) through (d) of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior

to September 30, 2002) for fiscal years beyond those covered

by that concurrent resolution on the budget.

(6) PRIOR SURPLUS.—If direct spending or revenue legislation increases the on-budget deficit or causes an on-budget

deficit when taken individually, it must also increase the onbudget deficit or cause an on-budget deficit when taken together

with all direct spending and revenue legislation enacted since

the beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in the

baseline under paragraph (5)(A), except that direct spending

or revenue effects resulting in net deficit reduction enacted

in any bill pursuant to a reconciliation instruction since the

beginning of that same calendar year shall never be made

available on the pay-as-you-go ledger and shall be dedicated

only for deficit reduction.

(b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.—

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

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

the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

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

of the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall

be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint

resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of threefifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn,

shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the

Chair on a point of order raised under this section.

(c) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For purposes of this

section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, and revenues

for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates

made by the Senate Committee on the Budget.

(d) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on September 30, 2017.
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(e) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 505 of H. Con. Res. 95

(108th Congress), the fiscal year 2004 concurrent resolution on

the budget, shall no longer apply.

SEC. 202. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT WOULD INCREASE THE DEFICIT OR

REDUCE A SURPLUS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to

consider any reconciliation bill, resolution, amendment, amendment

between Houses, motion, or conference report pursuant to section

310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that would cause

or increase a deficit or reduce a surplus in either of the following

periods:

(1) The current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing

4 fiscal years following the budget year.

(2) The current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing

9 fiscal years following the budget year.

(b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.— (1) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or suspended

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

the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

(2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required

in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair

on a point of order raised under this section.

(c) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For purposes of this

section, the levels of net deficit increases shall be determined on

the basis of estimates provided by the Senate Committee on the

Budget.

SEC. 203. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION

INCREASING LONG-TERM DEFICITS.

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

practicable, prepare for each bill and joint resolution reported from

committee (except measures within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations), and amendments thereto and conference

reports thereon, an estimate of whether the measure would cause,

relative to current law, a net increase in deficits in excess of

$5,000,000,000 in any of the four 10-year periods beginning in

fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2057.

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

to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause a net increase in deficits in excess

of $5,000,000,000 in any of the 4 10-year periods beginning in

2018 through 2057.

(c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.— (1) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or suspended

only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members,

duly chosen and sworn.

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

appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised

under this section.

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

section, the levels of net deficit increases shall be determined on

the basis of estimates provided by the Senate Committee on the

Budget.
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(e) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 407 of H. Con. Res. 95

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal

year 2006, shall no longer apply.

(f) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on September 30, 2017.

SEC. 204. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

(a) SENATE.—

(1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—In the Senate, with respect

to a provision of direct spending or receipts legislation or appropriations for discretionary accounts that Congress designates

as an emergency requirement in such measure, the amounts

of new budget authority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal

years resulting from that provision shall be treated as an

emergency requirement for the purpose of this subsection.

(2) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—Any new

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

this subsection, in any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or

conference report shall not count for purposes of sections 302

and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and sections

201, 203, and 207 of this resolution (relating to pay-as-yougo in the Senate, long-term deficits, and discretionary spending

limits).

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

the committee report and any statement of managers accompanying that legislation shall include an explanation of the

manner in which the provision meets the criteria in paragraph

(6).

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

spending’’, ‘‘receipts’’, and ‘‘appropriations for discretionary

accounts’’ mean any provision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that affects direct spending,

receipts, or appropriations as those terms have been defined

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

(5) POINT OF ORDER.—

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

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

if a point of order is made by a Senator against an emergency designation in that measure, that provision making

such a designation shall be stricken from the measure

and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor.

(B) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.—

(i) WAIVER.—Subparagraph (A) may be waived or

suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote

of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

(ii) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the

decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this

paragraph shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally

divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and

the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the

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

the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn,

shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling

of the Chair on a point of order raised under this

paragraph.
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(C) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—For

purposes of subparagraph (A), a provision shall be considered an emergency designation if it designates any item

as an emergency requirement pursuant to this subsection.

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

under subparagraph (A) may be raised by a Senator as

provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget

Act of 1974.

(E) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between

the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order

being made by any Senator pursuant to this subsection,

and such point of order being sustained, such material

contained in such conference report shall be deemed

stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment

and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the

House amendment with a further amendment, as the case

may be, which further amendment shall consist of only

that portion of the conference report or House amendment,

as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion

in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which

such point of order is sustained against a conference report

(or Senate amendment derived from such conference report

by operation of this paragraph), no further amendment

shall be in order.

(6) CRITERIA.— (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this subsection, any

provision is an emergency requirement if the situation

addressed by such provision is— (i) necessary, essential, or vital (not merely useful

or beneficial);

(ii) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not

building up over time;

(iii) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need

requiring immediate action;

(iv) subject to subparagraph (B), unforeseen,

unpredictable, and unanticipated; and

(v) not permanent, temporary in nature.

(B) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is part of an

aggregate level of anticipated emergencies, particularly

when normally estimated in advance, is not unforeseen.

(7) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 402 of H. Con. Res.

95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget

for fiscal year 2006, shall no longer apply.

(b) HOUSE.—In the House, if any bill or joint resolution, or

amendment offered or considered as adopted or conference report

thereon, that makes appropriations for discretionary amounts, and

such amounts are designated as necessary to meet emergency needs,

then the new budget authority and outlays resulting therefrom

shall not be counted for the purposes of titles III and IV of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY POINTS OF

ORDER IN THE SENATE.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Congressional Budget

Act of 1974, subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the
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Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall remain in effect for purposes

of Senate enforcement through September 30, 2017, and Section

403 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress) shall no longer apply

in the Senate.

SEC. 206. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) SENATE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—

(A) POINT OF ORDER.—Except as provided in paragraph

(2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider

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

report that would provide an advance appropriation.

(B) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘advance

appropriation’’ means any new budget authority provided

in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal

year 2008 that first becomes available for any fiscal year

after 2008, or any new budget authority provided in a

bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or

continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, that first

becomes available for any fiscal year after 2009.

(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may be

provided—

(A) for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for programs,

projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint

explanatory statement of managers accompanying this

resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for

Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to

exceed $25,158,000,000 in new budget authority in each

year; and

(B) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

(3) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—

(A) WAIVER.—In the Senate, paragraph (1) may be

waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of threefifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

(B) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the

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

required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair

on a point of order raised under paragraph (1).

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

paragraph (1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in

section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

(5) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is considering

a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses

in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by

any Senator pursuant to this subsection, and such point of

order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall

proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall

recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall

consist of only that portion of the conference report or House

amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such

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

such point of order is sustained against a conference report

(or Senate amendment derived from such conference report
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by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall

be in order.

(6) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 401 of H. Con. Res.

95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget

for fiscal year 2006, shall no longer apply.

(b) HOUSE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—In the House, except as provided in paragraph (2), a bill or joint resolution making a general appropriation or continuing appropriation, or an amendment thereto

may not provide for advance appropriations.

(2) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION.—In the House, an advance

appropriation may be provided for fiscal year 2009 or 2010

for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the

joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this

resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance

Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed

$25,558,000,000 in new budget authority.

(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘advance

appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget authority

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

a bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal

year 2008 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after

2008.

SEC. 207. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS, PROGRAM INTEGRITY

INITIATIVES, AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

(a) SENATE POINT OF ORDER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any

bill or joint resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference

report on that bill or joint resolution) that would cause the

discretionary spending limits in this section to be exceeded.

(2) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.—

(A) WAIVER.—This subsection may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of threefifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

(B) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the decisions

of the Chair relating to any provision of this subsection

shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between,

and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the

bill or joint resolution. An affirmative vote of three-fifths

of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn,

shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of

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

(b) SENATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—In the Senate

and as used in this section, the term ‘‘discretionary spending limit’’ means—

(1) for fiscal year 2007, $950,504,000,000 in new budget authority and $1,029,465,000,000 in outlays; and (2) for fiscal year 2008, $953,052,000,000 in new budget authority and $1,028,397,000,000 in outlays;

as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment procedures in

subsection (c).

(c) ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SENATE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—After the reporting of a bill or joint resolution relating to any matter described in paragraph (2), or the
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offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a conference report thereon— (A) the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the

Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allocations pursuant to section 302(a)

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, by the amount

of new budget authority in that measure for that purpose

and the outlays flowing therefrom; and

(B) following any adjustment under subparagraph (A),

the Senate Committee on Appropriations may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b)

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this

subsection.

(2) MATTERS DESCRIBED.—Matters referred to in paragraph

(1) are as follows:

(A) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND SSI REDETER- MINATIONS.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making

appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates

$264,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social

Security Administration, and provides an additional appropriation of up to $213,000,000 for continuing disability

reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, then the

discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted

by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $213,000,000 in budget authority

and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008.

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX ENFORCEMENT.— If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $6,822,000,000

for the Internal Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap (taxes owed but not

paid) and provides an additional appropriation of up to

$406,000,000 for the Internal Revenue Service for enhanced

tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap, then the

discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted

by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $406,000,000 in budget authority

and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008.

(C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL.—If a

bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations

for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates up to $383,000,000

to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control program

at the Department of Health and Human Services, then

the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate

Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be

adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for

that purpose, but not to exceed $383,000,000 in budget

authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year

2008.

(D) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER PAYMENT

REVIEWS.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making

appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates

$10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility
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assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and provides an additional appropriation

of up to $40,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper

payment reviews, then the discretionary spending limits,

allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and

aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in

such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed

$40,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008.

(E) COSTS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED

ACTIVITIES.—The Chairman of the Senate Committee on

the Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits,

allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and

aggregates for one or more bills, joint resolutions, motions,

amendments, or conference reports making appropriations

for fiscal year 2008 for overseas deployments and related

activities, by the amounts provided in such legislation for

that purpose (and so designated pursuant to this subparagraph) up to the amounts of budget authority specified

in Section 103(21) for fiscal year 2008 and the new outlays

flowing therefrom.

(d) HOUSE.—

(1) PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES AND OTHER ADJUST- MENTS.—

(A) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND SUPPLE- MENTAL SECURITY INCOME REDETERMINATIONS.—If a bill

or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for

fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $264,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security

Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, and provides an additional appropriation of up

to $213,000,000 and the amount is designated for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security

Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, then the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be increased

by the amount of the additional budget authority and outlays flowing from that budget authority for fiscal year

2008.

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX COMPLIANCE.—

If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $6,822,000,000

to the Internal Revenue Service and the amount is designated to improve compliance with the provisions of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and provides an additional

appropriation of up to $406,000,000, and the amount is

designated to improve compliance with the provisions of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, then the allocation

to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be increased by the amount of the additional budget authority and outlays flowing from that

budget authority for fiscal year 2008.

(C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PRO- GRAM.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making

appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates up

to $383,000,000 and the amount is designated to the Health
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Care Fraud and Abuse Control program at the Department

of Health and Human Services, then the allocation to the

Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be increased by the amount of additional budget

authority and outlays flowing from that budget authority

for fiscal year 2008.

(D) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER PAYMENT

REVIEWS.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making

appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates

$10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility

assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and provides an additional appropriation

of up to $40,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper

payment reviews, then the allocation to the Committee

on Appropriations and aggregates may be adjusted by the

amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but

not to exceed $40,000,000 in budget authority and outlays

flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008.

(E) COSTS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED

ACTIVITIES.—

(i) In the House, if one or more bills or joint

resolutions are reported making appropriations for

fiscal year 2008 for overseas deployments and related

activities, (and such amounts are so designated pursuant to this clause) then the allocation to the House

Committee on Appropriations and aggregates may be

adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation

for that purpose up to the amounts of budget authority

specified in section 103 (21) for fiscal year 2008 and

the new outlays flowing therefrom.

(ii) In the House, if one or more bills or joint

resolutions are reported making appropriations for

fiscal year 2008 for overseas deployments and related

activities (and such amounts are so designated pursuant to this clause) above the amounts of budget

authority and new outlays specified in clause (i), then

new budget authority, outlays, or receipts resulting

therefrom shall not count for the purposes of titles

III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

(2) PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—After the reporting of a bill or joint

resolution, or an amendment offered or considered as

adopted thereto, or the submission of a conference report

thereon, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget

shall make adjustments set forth in paragraph (1) for the

incremental new budget authority in that measure and

the outlays flowing from that budget authority, if that

measure meets the requirements set forth in paragraph

(1), except that no adjustment shall be made for provisions

exempted for the purposes of titles III and IV of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 under paragraph

(1)(E)(ii).

(B) MATTERS TO BE ADJUSTED.—The adjustments

referred to in subparagraph (A) are to be made to— (i) the allocations made pursuant to the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant
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to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of

1974; and

(ii) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in this

resolution.

(e) OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE.—In the House

and the Senate, all committees are directed to review programs

within their jurisdictions to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in

program spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by

Government Accountability Office reports. Based on these oversight

efforts and committee performance reviews of programs within their

jurisdictions, committees are directed to include recommendations

for improved governmental performance in their annual views and

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

Budget Act of 1974 to the Committees on the Budget.

(f) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.— If legislation making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year

2007 is enacted, the Chairman of the appropriate Committee on

the Budget shall make the appropriate adjustments in allocations,

aggregates, discretionary spending limits, and other levels of new

budget authority and outlays to reflect the difference between such

measure and the corresponding levels assumed in this resolution.

SEC. 208. APPLICATION OF PREVIOUS ALLOCATIONS IN THE SENATE.

Section 7035 of Public Law 109–234 shall no longer apply

in the Senate.

SEC. 209. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION THAT CONSTITUTE CHANGES

IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS WITH NET COSTS.

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

consider any appropriations legislation, including any amendment

thereto, motion in relation thereto, or conference report thereon,

that includes any provision which constitutes a change in a mandatory program producing net costs, as defined in subsection (b),

that would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or

receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30,

2002) were they included in legislation other than appropriations

legislation. A point of order pursuant to this section shall be raised

against such provision or provisions as described in subsections

(e) and (f).

(b) CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS PRODUCING NET

COSTS.—A provision or provisions shall be subject to a point of

order pursuant to this section if— (1) the provision would increase budget authority in at

least 1 of the 9 fiscal years that follow the budget year and

over the period of the total of the budget year and the 9

fiscal years following the budget year;

(2) the provision would increase net outlays over the period

of the total of the 9 fiscal years following the budget year;

and

(3) the sum total of all changes in mandatory programs

in the legislation would increase net outlays as measured over

the period of the total of the 9 fiscal years following the budget

year.

(c) DETERMINATION.—The determination of whether a provision

is subject to a point of order pursuant to this section shall be

made by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
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(d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—This section may

be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote

of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen

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

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

(e) GENERAL POINT OF ORDER.—It shall be in order for a Senator

to raise a single point of order that several provisions of a bill,

resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report violate this

section. The Presiding Officer may sustain the point of order as

to some or all of the provisions against which the Senator raised

the point of order. If the Presiding Officer so sustains the point

of order as to some of the provisions (including provisions of an

amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Senator

raised the point of order, then only those provisions (including

provision of an amendment, motion, or conference report) against

which the Presiding Officer sustains the point of order shall be

deemed stricken pursuant to this section. Before the Presiding

Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator may move

to waive such a point of order as it applies to some or all of

the provisions against which the point of order was raised. Such

a motion to waive is amendable in accordance with rules and

precedents of the Senate. After the Presiding Officer rules on such

a point of order, any Senator may appeal the ruling of the Presiding

Officer on such a point of order as it applies to some or all of

the provisions on which the Presiding Officer ruled.

(f) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses

in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any

Senator pursuant to this section, and such point of order being

sustained, such material contained in such conference report or

amendment shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed

to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from

its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur

in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case

may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion

of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may

be, not so stricken. Any such motion shall be debatable. In any

case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference

report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report

by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be

in order.

(g) EFFECTIVENESS.—This section shall not apply to—

(1) legislation making supplemental appropriations for

fiscal year 2007; and

(2) any provision constituting a change in a mandatory

program in appropriations legislation if such provision has been

enacted in each of the 3 fiscal years prior to the budget year.

SEC. 210. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET

ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990.

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

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

joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report

on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its

allocation under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act
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of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration.

(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the House, for purposes of applying

section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates

of the level of total new budget authority and total outlays provided

by a measure shall include any discretionary amounts provided

for the Social Security Administration.

SEC. 211. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS

AND AGGREGATES.

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

(1) apply while that measure is under consideration;

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

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

practicable.

(b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES.—

Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in

this resolution.

(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of this

resolution the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct

spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined

on the basis of estimates made by the appropriate Committee

on the Budget.

SEC. 212. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND

DEFINITIONS.

Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution providing

for a change in concepts or definitions, the Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may make adjustments to the

levels and allocations in this resolution in accordance with section

251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

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

SEC. 213. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

Congress adopts the provisions of this title—

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

and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they

shall be considered as part of the rules of each House or

of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules

shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are

inconsistent with such other rules; and

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

the Senate or House of Representatives to change those rules

(insofar as they relate to that House) at any time, in the

same manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any

other rule of the Senate or House of Representatives.

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS

SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SCHIP LEGISLATION.

(a) SENATE.—
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(1) PRIORITY.—The Senate establishes the following priorities and makes the following findings:

(A) The Senate shall make the enactment of legislation

to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) a top priority for the remainder of fiscal

year 2007, during the first session of the 110th Congress.

(B) Extending health care coverage to the Nation’s

vulnerable uninsured children is an urgent priority for

the Senate.

(C) SCHIP has proven itself a successful program for

covering previously uninsured children.

(D) More than 6 million children are enrolled in this

landmark program, which has enjoyed broad bipartisan

support in Congress, among our Nation’s governors, and

within state and local governments.

(E) SCHIP reduces the percentage of children with

unmet health care needs.

(F) Since SCHIP was created, enormous progress has

been made in reducing disparities in children’s coverage

rates.

(G) Uninsured children who gain coverage through

SCHIP receive more preventive care and their parents

report better access to providers and improved communications with their children’s doctors.

(H) Congress has a responsibility to reauthorize SCHIP

before the expiration of its current authorization.

(2) RESERVE FUND.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the

Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for

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

that provides up to $50,000,000,000 in outlays over the period

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 for reauthorization

of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP),

if such legislation maintains coverage for those currently

enrolled in SCHIP, continues efforts to enroll uninsured children who are already eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid but are

not enrolled, or supports States in their efforts to move forward

in covering more children, by the amounts provided in that

legislation for those purposes, provided that the outlay adjustment shall not exceed $50,000,000,000 in outlays over the

period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, and

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through

2017.

(b) HOUSE RESERVE FUND FOR THE STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH

INSURANCE PROGRAM.—The Chairman of the House Committee on

the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels for bills, joint resolutions,

amendments, or conference reports, which contains matter within

the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that

expands coverage and improves children’s health through the State

Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under title XXI of

the Social Security Act and the program under title XIX of such

Act (commonly known as Medicaid) and that increases new budget

authority that will result in not more than $50,000,000,000 in

outlays in fiscal years 2007 through 2012, and others which contain
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offsets so designated for the purpose of this section within the

jurisdiction of another committee or committees, if the combined

changes would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus

for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VETERANS AND

WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS.

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more

bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports

which— (1) enhance medical care and disability benefits for

wounded or disabled military personnel or veterans, which

may include low-vision and blinded veterans;

(2) expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special Compensation to permit additional disabled retirees to receive both

disability compensation and retired pay;

(3) eliminate the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan

annuities and veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation;

(4) improve disability evaluations of military personnel or

veterans to expedite the claims process;

(5) enhance educational benefits of veterans; or

(6) provide for or increase benefits to Filipino veterans

of World War II, their survivors and dependents;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes

(or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those

purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus

for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TAX RELIEF.

(a) SENATE.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and

other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills,

joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that

would provide tax relief, including extensions of expiring tax relief

and refundable tax relief, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years

2007 through 2017.

(b) HOUSE.— (1) RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM OF THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.—The Chairman of the House Committee on the

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for

one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or

conference reports that provide for reform of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reducing the tax burden of the alternative

minimum tax on middle-income families by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose or that contain offsets
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so designated for that purpose, provided that such legislation

would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the

total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or

the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(2) RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE FOR MIDDLE-INCOME TAX

RELIEF AND ECONOMIC EQUITY.—The Chairman of the House

Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels

in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for tax relief

for middle-income families and taxpayers and enhanced economic equity, such as extension of the child tax credit, extension

of marriage penalty relief, extension of the 10 percent individual

income tax bracket, modification of the Alternative Minimum

Tax, elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction

of estates by reforming and substantially increasing the unified

credit, extension of the research and experimentation tax credit,

extension of the deduction for State and local sales taxes,

and a tax credit for school construction bonds, by the amounts

provided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain

offsets so designated for those purposes, provided that such

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus

for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS.

(a) HOUSE.—The Chairman of the House Committee on the

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one

or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference

reports that improve the Medicare program for beneficiaries and

protect access to care, through measures such as increasing the

reimbursement rate for physicians while protecting beneficiaries

from associated premium increases and making improvements to

the prescription drug program under part D by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets

so designated for those purposes, provided that such legislation

would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total

over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(b) SENATE.—

(1) PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.—In the Senate, the Chairman

of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution

for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference

report that repeals the prohibition in section 1860D–11(i)(1)

of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–111(i)(1)) while

preserving access to prescription drugs and price competition

without requiring a particular formulary or instituting a price

structure for reimbursement of covered Part D drugs, provided

that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either

the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or

the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and

provided further that any savings from the measure are to

be used either to improve the Medicare Part D benefit or

for deficit reduction.
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(2) PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS.—In the Senate, the Chairman

of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution

for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference

report that increases the reimbursement rate for physician

services under section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act and

that includes financial incentives for physicians to improve

the quality and efficiency of items and services furnished to

Medicare beneficiaries through the use of consensus-based

quality measures, by the amounts provided in such legislation

for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal

years 2007 through 2017.

(3) IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICARE PART D.—In the Senate,

the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may

revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels

in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion,

or conference report that makes improvements to the prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D, by the amounts

provided in such legislation for that purpose up to

$5,000,000,000, provided that such legislation would not

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal

years 2007 through 2017.

(4) IMPROVING MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENTS.—In the

Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate

levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment,

motion, or conference report that— (A) includes provisions to reform the area wage index

used to adjust payments to hospitals under the Medicare

hospital inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1395ww(d)); and

(B) includes a transition to the reform described in

subparagraph (A);

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through

2017.

(c) SENATE AND HOUSE DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO

ADDRESS PHYSICIAN AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHORTAGES.—The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more

bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports

that encourage physicians to train in primary care residencies and

attract more physicians and other health care providers to States

that face a shortage of health care providers by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes (or, in the House,

that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided

in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017,

and provided further in the House that such legislation would

not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over
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the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal

years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUNDS FOR HEALTH CARE

QUALITY, EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY, AND TRANSPARENCY.

(a) HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—

(1) The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for

one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or

conference reports that provide incentives or other support

for adoption of modern information technology to improve

quality and protect privacy in health care, by the amounts

provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House,

that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided

in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the

deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007

through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007

through 2017, and provided further in the House that such

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus

for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(2) The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for

one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or

conference reports that provide incentives for Medicare providers or suppliers to comply with, where available and medically appropriate, clinical protocols identified as best practices,

by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose

(or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that

purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would

not increase the deficit over either the period of the total

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in

the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit

or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007

through 2017.

(b) COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH.—The Chairman

of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions,

amendments, motions, or conference reports that establish a new

Federal or public-private initiative for comparative effectiveness

research, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that

purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for

that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus

for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(c) IMPROVING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.—In the Senate, the

Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise
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the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for

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

that— (1) creates a framework and parameters for the use of

Medicare data for the purpose of conducting research, public

reporting, and other activities to evaluate health care safety,

effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and resource utilization in Federal programs and the private health care system; and

(2) includes provisions to protect beneficiary privacy and

to prevent disclosure of proprietary or trade secret information

with respect to the transfer and use of such data;

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over

either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

(a) SENATE.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and

other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills,

joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that

would make higher education more accessible and more affordable,

which may include tax benefits, by the amounts provided in such

legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years

2007 through 2017.

(b) HOUSE.—The Chairman of the House Committee on the

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one

or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference

reports that make college more affordable through reforms to the

Higher Education Act of 1965 or other legislation by the amounts

provided in such legislation for that purpose or that contain offsets

so designated for that purpose, provided that such legislation would

not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over

the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal

years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FARM BILL.

(a) SENATE.—The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the

Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions,

amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for the

reauthorization of the programs of the Food Security and Rural

Investment Act of 2002 or prior Acts, authorize similar or related

programs, provide for revenue changes, or any combination of the

preceding purposes, by the amounts provided in such legislation

for those purposes up to $20,000,000,000 over the period of the

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(b) HOUSE.—The Chairman of the House Committee on the

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one

or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference

reports that provide for the reauthorization of the programs of

the Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 or prior Acts,
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authorize similar or related programs, or both, by the amounts

provided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain

offsets so designated for those purposes up to $20,000,000,000 for

the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, provided

that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease

the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY LEGISLATION.

(a) SENATE.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and

other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or

more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference

reports that would reduce our Nation’s dependence on foreign

sources of energy, expand production and use of clean alternative

fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, promote renewable energy

development, improve electricity transmission, encourage responsible development of domestic oil and natural gas resources, or

reward conservation and efficiency, by the amounts provided in

that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation

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

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of

fiscal years 2007 through 2017. The legislation may include tax

legislation such as a proposal to extend energy tax incentives like

the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable

resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bond program, or provisions

to encourage energy efficient buildings, products, and power plants.

(b) HOUSE.— (1) The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget

shall revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one

or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that fulfill the purposes of section 301(a) of

H.R. 6, the Clean Energy Act of 2007 by the amounts provided

in such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets

so designated for those purposes, provided that such legislation

would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the

total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or

the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(2) The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget

shall revise the allocations provided for under section 302(a)

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee

on Appropriations to the extent that any bills, joint resolutions,

amendments, motions, or conference reports provide budget

authority for purposes set forth in section 301(a) of H.R. 6

in excess of the amounts provided for those purposes in fiscal

year 2007. Any adjustments made under this paragraph shall

not include revenues attributable to changes in the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 and shall not exceed the receipts estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that are attributable

to H.R. 6 for the year in which the adjustments are made.

SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COUNTY PAYMENTS

LEGISLATION.

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one
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or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference

reports that provide for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural

Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public

Law 106–393), make changes to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes

Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–565), or both, by the amounts provided

by that legislation for those purposes (or, in the House, that contain

offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate

that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either

the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the

period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided

further in the House that such legislation would not increase the

deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of

fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007

through 2017.

SEC. 310. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TERRORISM RISK

INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION.

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint

resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for a continued Federal role in ensuring the availability of

terrorism insurance after the expiration of the Terrorism Risk

Insurance Extension Act, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so

designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of

the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further

in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit

or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years

2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AFFORDABLE

HOUSING.

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint

resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would

establish an affordable housing fund financed by the housing

government sponsored enterprises, by the amounts provided in

such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain

offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate

that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either

the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the

period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided

further in the House that such legislation would not increase the

deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of

fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007

through 2017.

SEC. 312. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR RECEIPTS FROM

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION.

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may adjust the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one

or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference

reports that prohibit the Bonneville Power Administration from
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making early payments on its Federal Bond Debt to the United

States Treasury, by the amounts provided by that legislation for

that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated

for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation

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

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of

fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House

that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease

the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 313. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INDIAN CLAIMS

SETTLEMENT.

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more

bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports

that— (1) create an Indian claims settlement fund for trust

accounting and management deficiencies related to Individual

Indian Moneys and assets; and

(2) extinguish all claims arising before the date of enactment for losses resulting from accounting errors, mismanagement of assets, or interest owed in connection with Individual

Indian Moneys accounts;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes

up to $8,000,000,000 (or, in the House, that contain offsets so

designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of

the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further

in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit

or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years

2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 314. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN

HEALTH.

(a) HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.—The Chairman of the

appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations

of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate

levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions,

amendments, motions, or conference reports that make health insurance coverage more affordable or available to small businesses

and their employees, through pooling arrangements that provide

appropriate consumer protections, by the amounts provided in such

legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets

so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of

the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further

in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit

or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years

2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(b) HEALTH COVERAGE.—If a SCHIP reauthorization bill is

enacted, then the Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one

or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference
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reports to improve health care, and provide quality health insurance

for the uninsured and underinsured, and protect individuals with

current health coverage, by the amounts provided in that legislation

for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated

for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation

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

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of

fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House

that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease

the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(c) LONG-TERM CARE.—The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee

or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for

one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would improve long-term care, enhance the

safety and dignity of patients, encourage appropriate use of institutional and community-based care, promote quality care, or provide

for the cost-effective use of public resources, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that

contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the

Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over

either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and

provided further in the House that such legislation would not

increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the

period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal

years 2007 through 2017.

(d) MENTAL HEALTH PARITY.—The Chairman of the appropriate

Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee

or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this

resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,

motions, or conference reports that would provide parity between

health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits

for medical and surgical services, including parity in public programs, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose

(or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus

for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 315. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD CARE.

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more

bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports

that provide up to $5,000,000,000 for the child care entitlement

to States, by the amounts provided by such legislation for that

purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for

that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such
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legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus

for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 316. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMMIGRATION

REFORM IN THE SENATE.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may

revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint

resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for immigration reform by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years

2007 through 2017.

SEC. 317. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND.

(a) REDUCTION OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS.—The Chairman of the

appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations

of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate

levels and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation

that achieves savings by eliminating or reducing improper payments

made by agencies reporting improper payments estimates under

the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and uses such

savings to reduce the deficit (or, in the House, that contain offsets

so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of

the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further

in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit

or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years

2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(b) INCREASED USE OF RECOVERY AUDITS.—The Chairman of

the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations

of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate

levels and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation

that achieves savings by requiring that agencies increase their

use of the recovery audits authorized by the Erroneous Payments

Recovery Act of 2001 (section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2002) and uses such savings to reduce

the deficit (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated

for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation

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

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of

fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House

that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease

the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 318. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MANUFACTURING

INITIATIVES IN THE SENATE.

In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on

the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions,

amendments, motions, or conference reports, including tax legislation, that would revitalize the United States domestic manufacturing sector by increasing Federal research and development, by

expanding the scope and effectiveness of manufacturing programs
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across the Federal government, by increasing support for development of alternative fuels and leap-ahead automotive and energy

technologies, and by establishing tax incentives to encourage the

continued production in the United States of advanced technologies

and the infrastructure to support such technologies, by the amounts

provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of

the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 319. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG

ADMINISTRATION IN THE SENATE.

(a) REGULATION.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate

Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates,

and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint

resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that authorizes

the Food and Drug Administration to regulate products and assess

user fees on manufacturers and importers of those products to

cover the cost of the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory

activities, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those

purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the

deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(b) DRUG IMPORTATION.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the

Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution,

motion, amendment, or conference report that permits the safe

importation of prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug

Administration from a specified list of countries, by the amounts

provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of

the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 320. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICAID.

(a) DELAY OF RULE.—The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and

other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution,

amendment, motion, or conference report that provides for a delay

in the implementation of the proposed rule published on January

18, 2007, on pages 2236 through 2248 of volume 72, Federal Register

(relating to parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal

Regulations) or any other rule that would affect the Medicaid program or SCHIP in a similar manner, or place restrictions on coverage of or payment for graduate medical education, rehabilitation

services, or school-based administration, transportation, or medical

services under title XIX of the Social Security Act by the amounts

provided in that legislation for that purpose (or, in the House,

that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in

the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit

over either the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017,

and provided further in the House that such legislation would

not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over

the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal

years 2007 through 2017.

(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT REGARDING MEDICAID COVERAGE

OF LOW-INCOME HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS.—The Chairman of the
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appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations,

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a

bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that

provides for a demonstration project under which a State may

apply under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1315) to provide medical assistance under a State Medicaid program

to HIV-infected individuals who are not eligible for medical assistance under such program under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(I) of the

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(I)), by the amounts

provided in that legislation for those purposes up to $500,000,000

(or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those

purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not

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

years 2007 through 2012 or the total of the period of fiscal years

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus

for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

(c) TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Chairman of the

appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations

of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate

levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions,

amendments, motions, or conference reports that extend the Transitional Medical Assistance program, included in title XIX of the

Social Security Act, by the amounts provided in such legislation

for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated

for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation

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

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the total of the period of

fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House

that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease

the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 321. RESERVE FUND ADJUSTMENT FOR REVENUE MEASURES IN

THE HOUSE.

In the House, for the duration of the 110th Congress with

respect to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment,

motion, or conference report that would decrease total revenues

for the single period comprising the budget year and the following

4 fiscal years below the Congressional Budget Office baseline for

the most recent concurrent resolution on the budget, the Chairman

of the House Committee on the Budget shall increase the revenue

aggregates by $179,816,000,000 for the total over the period of

fiscal years 2008 through 2012, if the Chairman determines that

such legislation does not contain a provision consistent with the

provision set forth in the joint explanatory statement of managers

accompanying this concurrent resolution. The Chairman may

readjust such levels upon disposition of any measure in violation

of this section.

SEC. 322. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SAN JOAQUIN RIVER

RESTORATION AND NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS

SETTLEMENTS.

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates,

and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more

bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports
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that would fulfill the purposes of the San Joaquin River Restoration

Settlement Act, implement a Navajo Nation water rights settlement

as authorized by the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water

Projects Act, or both, by the amounts provided by that legislation

for those purposes (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the

House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or

decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years

2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

SEC. 323. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SELECTED TAX

RELIEF POLICIES IN THE SENATE.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may

revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in

this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,

motions, or conference reports that would provide tax relief by

extending the State and local sales tax deduction, extending

enhanced charitable giving from individual retirement accounts,

reauthorizing the new markets tax credit under section 45D of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or extending and increasing

the above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and

expanding it to include qualified professional development expenses,

by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes,

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over

either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.

TITLE IV—POLICY

SEC. 401. POLICY ON MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF.

(a) IN THE HOUSE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the House to minimize

fiscal burdens on middle-income families and their children

and grandchildren. It is the policy of the House to provide

immediate relief for the tens of millions of middle-income households who would otherwise be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax under current law. Furthermore, it is the policy

of the House to support extension of middle-income tax relief

and enhanced economic equity through policies such as—

(A) extension of the child tax credit;

(B) extension of marriage penalty relief;

(C) extension of the 10 percent individual income tax

bracket;

(D) elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute

fraction of estates by reforming and substantially

increasing the unified tax credit;

(E) extension of the research and experimentation tax

credit;

(F) extension of the deduction for State and local sales

taxes;

(G) extension of the deduction for small business

expensing; and
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(H) enactment of a tax credit for school construction

bonds.

(2) OTHER MATTERS.—The House assumes the cost of

enacting such policies is offset by reforms within the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 that promote economic efficiency, higher

rates of tax compliance to close the ‘‘tax gap’’, and reduced

taxpayer burdens through tax simplification.

(b) IN THE SENATE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Senate adopted by a vote of 97 to

1 an amendment to S. Con. Res. 21 as reported by the Senate

Committee on the Budget which, with regard to tax relief,

reduced the revenue aggregates by $179,816,000,000 to provide

for—

(A) extension of the child tax credit;

(B) extension of marriage penalty relief;

(C) extension of the 10 percent individual income tax

bracket;

(D) reform of the estate tax to protect small businesses

and family farms;

(E) extension of the adoption tax credit;

(F) extension of the dependent care tax credit;

(G) extension of the treatment of combat pay for purposes of determining the Earned Income Tax Credit; and

(H) other, unspecified tax relief.

(2) POLICY.—It is the policy of the Senate that this resolution supports both the enactment of the policies listed in paragraph (1) and the Senate pay-as-you-go rule in section 201,

and that any additional revenues needed to meet the Senate’s

tax policy goals can be achieved by closing the tax gap, shutting

down abusive tax shelters, addressing offshore tax havens,

and without raising taxes.

SEC. 402. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES.

It is the policy of this resolution that—

(1) implementing the recommendation of the National

Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (commonly referred to as the 9/11 Commission) to adequately fund

cooperative threat reduction and nuclear nonproliferation programs should receive higher priority than the President’s

budget provides;

(2) TRICARE fees for military retirees under the age of

65 should remain at current levels;

(3) military pay and benefits should be enhanced to improve

retention of experienced personnel;

(4) the recommendations of the bipartisan ‘‘Walter Reed

Commission’’ (the President’s Commission on Care for America’s

Returning Wounded Warriors) and other United States Government investigations into military healthcare facilities and services should be funded;

(5) higher priority defense needs could be addressed by

funding missile defense at an adequate but lower level, not

providing funding for development of space-based missile

defense interceptors, and by restraining excessive cost and

schedule growth in defense research, development and procurement programs;

(6) sufficient resources should be provided for the Department of Defense to do a more careful job of addressing as
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many as possible of the 1,378 unimplemented recommendations

made by the Government Accountability Office over the last

6 years to improve practices at the Department of Defense,

including investigation of the billions of dollars of obligations,

disbursements and overcharges for which the Department of

Defense cannot account; and

(7) savings from the actions recommended in paragraphs

(5) and (6) of this section should be used to fund the priorities

identified in paragraphs (1) through (4) in this section.

SEC. 403. POLICY ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY.

It is the policy of this resolution that nothing in this resolution

should be construed to reduce any assistance that makes college

more affordable for students, including but not limited to assistance

to student aid programs run by nonprofit state agencies.

TITLE V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE AND

SENSE OF CONGRESS

SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SERVICEMEMBERS’ AND VETERANS’

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER PRIORITIES.

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) Congress supports excellent health care for current

and former members of the United States Armed Services,

who have served well and honorably and have made significant

sacrifices for this Nation;

(2) this resolution provides $43,125,000,000 in discretionary

budget authority for 2008 for Function 700 (Veterans Benefits

and Services), including veterans’ health care, which is

$6,668,000,000 more than the 2007 level, $5,474,000,000 more

than the Congressional Budget Office’s baseline level for 2008,

and $3,576,000,000 more than the President’s budget for 2008;

(3) this resolution provides funding to implement, in part,

recommendations of the bi-partisan ‘‘Walter Reed Commission’’

(the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning

Wounded Warriors) and other United States Government investigations into military and veterans health care facilities and

services;

(4) this resolution assumes the rejection of the enrollment

fees and co-payment increases in the President’s budget;

(5) this resolution provides additional funding above the

President’s inadequate budget levels for the Department of

Veterans Affairs to research and treat veterans’ mental health,

post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain and spinal

cord injuries; and

(6) this resolution provides additional funding above the

President’s inadequate budget levels for the Department of

Veterans Affairs to improve the speed and accuracy of its

processing of disability compensation claims, including funding

to hire additional personnel above the President’s requested

level.
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SEC. 502. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INNOVATION AGENDA: A

COMMITMENT TO COMPETITIVENESS TO KEEP AMERICA

#1.

(a) It is the sense of Congress to provide sufficient funding

that our Nation may continue to be the world leader in education,

innovation and economic growth. This resolution provides substantial increased funding above the President’s requested level for

2008, and additional amounts in subsequent years in Function

250 (General Science, Space and Technology) and Function 270

(Energy). Additional increases for scientific research and education

are included in Function 500 (Education, Employment, Training,

and Social Services), Function 550 (Health), Function 300 (Environment and Natural Resources), Function 350 (Agriculture), Function

400 (Transportation), and Function 370 (Commerce and Housing

Credit), all of which receive more funding than the President

requested.

(b) America’s greatest resource for innovation resides within

classrooms across the country. The increased funding provided in

this resolution will support important initiatives to educate 100,000

new scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, and place highly

qualified teachers in math and science K–12 classrooms.

(c) Independent scientific research provides the foundation for

innovation and future technologies. This resolution will put us

on the path toward doubling funding for the National Science

Foundation, basic research in the physical sciences, and collaborative research partnerships; and toward achieving energy

independence through the development of clean and sustainable

alternative energy technologies.

SEC. 503. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HOMELAND SECURITY.

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) this resolution assumes additional homeland security

funding above the President’s requested level for 2008 and

every subsequent year;

(2) this resolution assumes funding above the President’s

requested level for 2008, and additional amounts in subsequent

years, in the four budget functions: Function 400 (Transportation), Function 450 (Community and Regional Development),

Function 550 (Health), and Function 750 (Administration of

Justice) that fund most nondefense homeland security activities;

and

(3) the homeland security funding provided in this resolution will help to strengthen the security of our Nation’s

transportation system, particularly our ports where significant

security shortfalls still exist and foreign ports, by expanding

efforts to identify and scan all high-risk United States-bound

cargo, equip, train and support first responders (including

enhancing interoperable communications and emergency

management), strengthen border patrol, and increase the

preparedness of the public health system.

SEC. 504. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ONGOING NEED TO

RESPOND TO HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.

The sense of Congress is as follows:

(1) Critical needs in the Gulf Coast region should be

addressed without further delay. The budget resolution creates

a reserve fund that would allow for affordable housing that
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may be used to focus on areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina

and Rita, as well as new funding for additional recovery priorities.

(2) Additional oversight and investigation is needed to

ensure that recovery efforts are on track, develop legislation

to reform the contracting process, and better prepare for future

disasters. Those efforts should be made in close consultation

with residents of affected areas. For example, the budget resolution provides additional 2007 funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, some of which may be used for

this purpose.

SEC. 505. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF ENTITLEMENTS.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

(1) The aging of the United States population is going

to put unprecedented pressure on the Nation’s retirement and

health care systems.

(2) The long-term strength of Social Security would be

improved through a fiscally responsible policy of reducing the

deficit and paying down the debt that has accumulated since

2001, thus reducing debt service payments and freeing up billions of dollars that can be dedicated to meeting social security’s

obligations.

(3) A policy of reducing and eventually eliminating the

deficit and paying down the debt is a key factor in improving

the long-term strength of the economy as a whole, because

a lower debt burden frees up resources for productive investments that will result in higher economic growth, provide a

higher standard of living for future generations, and enhance

the Nation’s ability to meet its commitments to its senior citizens.

(4) The most significant factor affecting the Nation’s entitlement programs is the rapid increase in health care costs. The

projected increasing costs of Medicare and Medicaid are not

unique to these programs but rather are part of a pattern

of rising costs for the health sector as a whole.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that

the growing cost of entitlements should be addressed in a way

that is fiscally responsible and promotes economic growth, that

addresses the causes of cost growth in the broader health care

system, and that protects beneficiaries without leaving a legacy

of debt to future generations.

SEC. 506. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN

AND BUILD UPON EFFORTS TO FIGHT HUNGER.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

(1) More than 35 million individuals (12.4 million of them

children) are food insecure, uncertain of having, or unable

to acquire enough food. 10.8 million Americans are hungry

because of lack of food.

(2) Despite the critical contributions of the Department

of Agriculture nutrition programs and particularly the food

stamp program that significantly reduced payment error rates

while increasing enrollment to partially mitigate the impact

of recent increases in the poverty rate, significant need remains.

(3) Nearly 25 million people, including nine million children

and three million seniors, sought emergency food assistance
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from food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and local charities

last year.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that

the Department of Agriculture programs that help fight hunger

should be maintained and that Congress should seize opportunities

to enhance those programs to reach people in need and to fight

hunger.

SEC. 507. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH

COVERAGE.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

(1) More than 46 million Americans, including nine million

children, lack health insurance. People without health insurance are more likely to experience problems getting medical

care and to be hospitalized for avoidable health problems.

(2) Most Americans receive health coverage through their

employers. A major issue facing all employers is the rising

cost of health insurance. Small businesses, which have generated most of the new jobs annually over the last decade,

have an especially difficult time affording health coverage, due

to higher administrative costs and fewer people over whom

to spread the risk of catastrophic costs. Because it is especially

costly for small businesses to provide health coverage, their

employees make up a large proportion of the nation’s uninsured

individuals.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that

legislation consistent with the pay-as-you-go principle should be

adopted that makes health insurance more affordable and accessible, with attention to the special needs of small businesses, and

that lowers costs and improves the quality of health care by encouraging integration of health information technology tools into the

practice of medicine, and promoting improvements in disease

management and disease prevention.

SEC. 508. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXTENSION OF THE

STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO RULE.

It is the sense of Congress that in order to reduce the deficit

Congress should extend PAYGO consistent with provisions of the

Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.

SEC. 509. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LONG-TERM BUDGETING.

It is the sense of Congress that the determination of the

congressional budget for the United States Government and the

President’s budget request should include consideration of the

Financial Report of the United States Government, especially its

information regarding the Government’s net operating cost, financial position, and long-term liabilities.

SEC. 510. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PAY PARITY.

It is the sense of Congress that rates of compensation for

civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at the

same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation

for members of the uniformed services.
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SEC. 511. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WASTE, FRAUD, AND

ABUSE.

It is the sense of Congress that all committees should examine

programs within their jurisdiction to identify wasteful and fraudulent spending. To this end, section 207 of this resolution includes

cap adjustments to provide appropriations for 3 programs that

accounted for a significant share of improper payments reported

by Federal agencies in 2006: Social Security Administration Continuing Disability Reviews, the Medicare/Medicaid Health Care

Fraud and Abuse Control Program, and Unemployment Insurance.

Section 207 also includes a cap adjustment for the Internal Revenue

Service for tax compliance efforts to close the tax gap. In addition,

the resolution’s deficit-neutral reserve funds require authorizing

committees to cut lower-priority and wasteful spending to accommodate higher-priority programs. Finally, section 207 of the resolution

directs all committees to review the performance of programs within

their jurisdiction and report recommendations annually to the

Committees on the Budget as part of the views and estimates

process required by section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget

Act of 1974.

SEC. 512. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) additional legislative action is needed to ensure that

States have the necessary resources to collect all child support

that is owed to families and to allow them to pass 100 percent

of support on to families without financial penalty; and

(2) when 100 percent of child support payments are passed

to the child, rather than administrative expenses, program

integrity is improved and child support participation increases.

SEC. 513. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES.

It is the sense of the House that the Federal Government

should pay the plot allowance for the interment in a State veterans

cemetery of any spouse or eligible child of a veteran, consistent

with the pay-as-you-go principle.

SEC. 514. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN

ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:

(1) Control of illegal immigration is a Federal responsibility.

(2) The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (referred

to in this section as ‘‘SCAAP’’) carried out pursuant to section

241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i))

provides critical funding to States and localities for reimbursement of costs incurred as a result of housing undocumented

criminal aliens.

(3) Congress appropriated $300,000,000 for SCAAP to

reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal

year 2004. (4) Congress appropriated $305,000,000 for SCAAP to

reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal

year 2005. (5) Congress appropriated $405,000,000 for SCAAP to

reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal

year 2006.
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(6) Congress appropriated $399,000,000 for SCAAP to

reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal

year 2007.

(7) Congress has authorized to be appropriated $950,000,000 to carry out SCAAP for each of the fiscal years

2008 through 2011.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that

SCAAP funding for fiscal year 2008 should be consistent with

the goal of achieving the program’s fully authorized level.

TITLE VI—RECONCILIATION

SEC. 601. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE.

Not later than September 10, 2007, the House Committee on

Education and Labor shall report to the House of Representatives

changes in laws to reduce the deficit by $750,000,000 for the period

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.

SEC. 602. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTION IN THE

SENATE.

Not later than September 10, 2007, the Senate Committee

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions shall report changes

in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by $750,000,000

for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.

Attest:

Clerk of the House of Representatives.