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Calendar No. 612 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 70 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 

for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 

fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 7, 2008 

Mr. CONRAD, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following 

original concurrent resolution; which was placed on the calendar 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 

Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 

through 2013. 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), 

3 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET 

4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009. 

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

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1 priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 

2 through 2013. 

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

4 this concurrent resolution is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2009. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 102. Social Security. 

Sec. 103. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. 

Sec. 104. Major functional categories. 

TITLE II—BUDGET PROCESS 

Subtitle A—Direct Spending and Receipts 

Sec. 201. Senate point of order against legislation increasing long-term deficits. 

Subtitle B—Discretionary Spending 

Sec. 211. Discretionary spending limits, program integrity initiatives, and other 

adjustments. 

Sec. 212. Point of order against advance appropriations. 

Sec. 213. Senate point of order against provisions of appropriations legislation 

that constitute changes in mandatory programs with net costs. 

Sec. 214. Discretionary administrative expenses of the Postal Service. 

Subtitle C—Other Provisions 

Sec. 221. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 222. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 223. Debt disclosure requirement. 

Sec. 224. Debt disclosures. 

Sec. 225. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen and stimulate the American economy and provide economic relief to American families. 

Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improving education. 

Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for investments in America’s infrastructure. 

Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy, preserve the environment, and provide for certain settlements. 

Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for America’s veterans and wounded 

servicemembers and for a post 9/11 GI bill. 

Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve America’s health. 

Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for judicial pay and judgeships. 


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1 TITLE I—RECOMMENDED 

2 LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

3 SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 

4 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for 

5 each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013: 

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

7 enforcement of this resolution: 

8 (A) The recommended levels of Federal 

9 revenues are as follows: 

10 Fiscal year 2008: $1,871,888,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2009: $2,013,878,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2010: $2,199,989,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2011: $2,432,588,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2012: $2,656,131,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2013: $2,755,116,000,000. 

16 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate 

17 levels of Federal revenues should be changed 

18 are as follows: 

19 Fiscal year 2008: –$7,652,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2009: –$83,246,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2010: $17,125,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: $4,563,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2012: $2,816,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2013: $376,000,000. 


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1 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes 

2 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate 

3 levels of total new budget authority are as follows: 

4 Fiscal year 2008: $2,579,255,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2009: $2,533,732,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2010: $2,555,303,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2011: $2,687,125,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2012: $2,726,134,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2013: $2,846,988,000,000. 

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

11 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels 

12 of total budget outlays are as follows: 

13 Fiscal year 2008: $2,476,755,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: $2,575,712,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2010: $2,616,270,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2011: $2,708,326,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2012: $2,717,061,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2013: $2,838,995,000,000. 

19 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce20 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits 

21 are as follows: 

22 Fiscal year 2008: $604,867,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2009: $561,834,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2010: $416,281,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2011: $275,738,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: $60,930,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2013: $83,879,000,000. 

3 (5) PUBLIC DEBT.—Pursuant to section 

4 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

5 the appropriate levels of the public debt are as fol6 lows: 

7 Fiscal year 2008: $9,618,792,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2009: $10,276,776,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2010: $10,801,592,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2011: $11,182,340,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2012: $11,375,053,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2013: $11,573,680,000,000. 

13 (6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro14 priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows: 

15 Fiscal year 2008: $5,418,643,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2009: $5,801,633,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2010: $6,029,151,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2011: $6,096,509,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2012: $5,936,083,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2013: $5,793,011,000,000. 

21 SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY. 

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

23 Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the 

24 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of reve25 nues of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 


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1 Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 

2 Fund are as follows: 

3 Fiscal year 2008: $666,705,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2009: $695,876,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: $733,571,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2011: $772,468,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2012: $809,798,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2013: $845,044,000,000. 

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

10 Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the 

11 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays 

12 of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 

13 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund 

14 are as follows: 

15 Fiscal year 2008: $463,746,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2009: $493,607,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2010: $520,158,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2011: $540,487,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2012: $566,249,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2013: $595,544,000,000. 

21 (c) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EX22 PENSES.—In the Senate, the amounts of new budget au23 thority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-Age and 

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1 ability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses 

2 are as follows: 

3 Fiscal year 2008: 

4 (A) New budget authority, 

5 $5,160,000,000. 

6 (B) Outlays, $4,989,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2009: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $5,473,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $5,476,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2010: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $5,623,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $5,581,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2011: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $5,788,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $5,759,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2012: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $5,962,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $5,932,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2013: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $6,147,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $6,115,000,000. 

2 SEC. 103. POSTAL SERVICE DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRA3 TIVE EXPENSES. 

4 In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority 

5 and budget outlays of the Postal Service for discretionary 

6 administrative expenses are as follows: 

7 Fiscal year 2008: 

8 (A) New budget authority, $250,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $237,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2009: 

11 (A) New budget authority, $258,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $258,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2010: 

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

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

16 Fiscal year 2011: 

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

18 (B) Outlays, $275,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2012: 

20 (A) New budget authority, $284,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $284,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2013: 

23 (A) New budget authority, $293,000,000. 

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


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1 SEC. 104. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

2 Congress determines and declares that the appro3 priate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal 

4 years 2008 through 2013 for each major functional cat5 egory are: 

6 (1) National Defense (050): 

7 Fiscal year 2008: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $693,273,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $604,289,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2009: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $612,497,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $645,433,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2010: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $550,414,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $607,032,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2011: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $557,026,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $577,925,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2012: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $565,800,000,000. 

26 (B) Outlays, $561,666,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2013: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $576,223,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $570,503,000,000. 

5 (2) International Affairs (150): 

6 Fiscal year 2008: 

7 (A) New budget authority, 

8 $38,608,000,000. 

9 (B) Outlays, $33,771,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2009: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $34,472,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $37,324,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2010: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $35,663,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $35,898,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2011: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $36,322,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $35,514,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2012: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $36,866,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $35,415,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2013: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $37,024,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $35,082,000,000. 

5 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology 

6 (250): 

7 Fiscal year 2008: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $27,407,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $26,456,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2009: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $29,936,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $28,681,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2010: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $30,369,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $30,280,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2011: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $30,848,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $31,107,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2012: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $31,332,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $31,638,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2013: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $31,816,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $31,623,000,000. 

6 (4) Energy (270): 

7 Fiscal year 2008: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $3,548,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $1,681,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2009: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $7,026,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $2,843,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2010: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $6,935,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $4,533,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2011: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $6,916,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $5,481,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2012: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $6,895,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $5,981,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2013: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $6,858,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $6,159,000,000. 

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

7 Fiscal year 2008: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $32,560,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $34,440,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2009: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $39,748,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $36,230,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2010: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $34,705,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $37,014,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2011: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $35,399,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $37,193,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2012: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $36,086,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $37,370,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2013: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $36,787,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $37,732,000,000. 

6 (6) Agriculture (350): 

7 Fiscal year 2008: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $22,423,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $21,495,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2009: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $21,377,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $21,127,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2010: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $21,532,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $20,501,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2011: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $21,665,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $20,659,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2012: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $21,994,000,000. 


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

2 Fiscal year 2013: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $22,307,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $21,513,000,000. 

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

7 Fiscal year 2008: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $11,516,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $5,441,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2009: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $9,350,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $3,764,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2010: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $11,133,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $3,562,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2011: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $7,713,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $824,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2012: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $8,028,000,000. 


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

2 Fiscal year 2013: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $8,254,000,000. 

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

6 (8) Transportation (400): 

7 Fiscal year 2008: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $83,789,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $77,870,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2009: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $75,131,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $83,311,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2010: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $78,075,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $85,504,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2011: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $78,913,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $86,779,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2012: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $79,763,000,000. 


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1 (B) Outlays, $88,515,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2013: 

3 (A) New budget authority, 

4 $80,640,000,000. 

5 (B) Outlays, $90,534,000,000. 

6 (9) Community and Regional Development 

7 (450): 

8 Fiscal year 2008: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $20,029,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $27,819,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2009: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $15,024,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $24,392,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2010: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $15,235,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $22,080,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2011: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $15,473,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $18,202,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2012: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $15,716,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $16,159,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2013: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $15,949,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $15,847,000,000. 

8 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and 

9 Social Services (500): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $91,381,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $90,912,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $94,141,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $91,112,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $103,891,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $98,377,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $106,486,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $103,694,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $108,255,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $104,858,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $101,660,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $103,626,000,000. 

9 (11) Health (550): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $286,108,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $287,211,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $309,404,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $307,274,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $324,863,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $325,285,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $345,558,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $344,735,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $368,273,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $367,091,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $393,283,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $391,805,000,000. 

9 (12) Medicare (570): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $390,458,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $390,454,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $420,389,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $420,150,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $445,380,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $445,513,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $494,477,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $494,305,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $491,399,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $491,163,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $551,039,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $551,161,000,000. 

9 (13) Income Security (600): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $393,591,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $394,613,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $411,748,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $417,187,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $416,312,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $418,131,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $425,425,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $426,180,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $411,458,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $411,587,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $426,718,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $426,609,000,000. 

9 (14) Social Security (650): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $19,378,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $19,378,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $21,308,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $21,308,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $23,794,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $23,794,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $27,330,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $27,330,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $30,342,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $30,342,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $33,162,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $33,162,000,000. 

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

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $86,365,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $83,551,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $93,268,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $92,352,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $95,615,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $95,394,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $100,959,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $100,748,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $97,782,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $97,064,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $103,241,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $102,521,000,000. 

9 (16) Administration of Justice (750): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $46,282,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $44,322,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $47,498,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $46,411,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $47,977,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $49,155,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $48,866,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $49,680,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $49,778,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $49,751,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $50,727,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $50,425,000,000. 

9 (17) General Government (800): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $56,407,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $56,920,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $24,474,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $24,432,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $19,966,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $20,166,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $20,387,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $20,399,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $20,788,000,000. 

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

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $21,103,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $20,987,000,000. 

9 (18) Net Interest (900): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $349,462,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $349,462,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $335,088,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $335,088,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $372,156,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $372,156,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $408,964,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $408,964,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $430,098,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $430,098,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $438,484,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $438,484,000,000. 

9 (19) Allowances (920): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $13,000,000,000. 

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

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 ¥$1,087,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $4,351,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 ¥$8,067,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, ¥$7,460,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 ¥$8,239,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, ¥$8,030,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 ¥$8,416,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, ¥$8,134,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 ¥$8,596,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, ¥$9,281,000,000. 

9 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

10 Fiscal year 2008: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 ¥$86,330,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, ¥$86,330,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2009: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 ¥$67,060,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, ¥$67,060,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2010: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 ¥$70,645,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, ¥$70,645,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2011: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 ¥$73,364,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, ¥$73,364,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2012: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 ¥$76,104,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, ¥$76,104,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2013: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 ¥$79,691,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, ¥$79,691,000,000. 

9 TITLE II—BUDGET PROCESS 

10 Subtitle A—Direct Spending and 

11 Receipts 

12 SEC. 201. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION 

13 INCREASING LONG-TERM DEFICITS. 

14 (a) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANALYSIS OF

15 PROPOSALS.—The Director of the Congressional Budget 

16 Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each bill 

17 and joint resolution reported from committee (except 

18 measures within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ap19 propriations), and amendments thereto and conference re20 ports thereon, an estimate of whether the measure would 

21 cause, relative to current law, a net increase in deficits 

22 in excess of $0 in any of the 4 consecutive 10-year periods 

23 beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after 

24 the budget year provided for in the most recently adopted 

25 concurrent resolution on the budget. 


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

2 the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amend3 ment, motion, or conference report that would cause a net 

4 increase in deficits in excess of $0 in any of the 4 consecu5 tive 10-year periods described in subsection (a). 

6 (c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE

7 SENATE.— 

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

9 suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths 

10 of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

11 (2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three12 fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall 

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

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

15 (d) DETERMINATIONS OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For 

16 purposes of this section, the levels of net deficit increases 

17 shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by 

18 the Senate Committee on the Budget. 

19 (e) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on September 

20 30, 2017. 

21 (f) REPEAL.—In the Senate, subsections (a) through 

22 (d) and subsection (f) of section 203 of S. Con. Res. 21 

23 (110th Congress) shall no longer apply. 


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1 Subtitle B—Discretionary 

2 Spending 

3 SEC. 211. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS, PROGRAM IN4 TEGRITY INITIATIVES, AND OTHER ADJUST5 MENTS. 

6 (a) SENATE POINT OF ORDER.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro8 vided in this section, it shall not be in order in the 

9 Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution (or 

10 amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill 

11 or joint resolution) that would cause the discre12 tionary spending limits in this section to be exceed13 ed. 

14 (2) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— 

15 (A) WAIVER.—This subsection may be 

16 waived or suspended in the Senate only by the 

17 affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, 

18 duly chosen and sworn. 

19 (B) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate 

20 from the decisions of the Chair relating to any 

21 provision of this subsection shall be limited to 

22 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and con23 trolled by, the appellant and the manager of the 

24 bill or joint resolution. An affirmative vote of 

25 three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly 


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1 chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain 

2 an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point 

3 of order raised under this subsection. 

4 (b) SENATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—In 

5 the Senate and as used in this section, the term ‘‘discre6 tionary spending limit’’ means— 

7 (1) for fiscal year 2008, $1,055,478,000,000 in 

8 new budget authority and $1,093,343,000,000 in 

9 outlays; and 

10 (2) for fiscal year 2009, $1,008,482,000,000 in 

11 new budget authority and $1,108,449,000,000 in 

12 outlays; 

13 as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment proce14 dures in subsection (c). 

15 (c) ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SENATE.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—After the reporting of a bill 

17 or joint resolution relating to any matter described 

18 in paragraph (2), or the offering of an amendment 

19 thereto or the submission of a conference report 

20 thereon— 

21 (A) the Chairman of the Senate Committee 

22 on the Budget may adjust the discretionary 

23 spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allo24 cations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Con25 gressional Budget Act of 1974, by the amount 


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1 of new budget authority in that measure for 

2 that purpose and the outlays flowing therefrom; 

3 and 

4 (B) following any adjustment under sub5 paragraph (A), the Senate Committee on Ap6 propriations may report appropriately revised 

7 suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) of the 

8 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out 

9 this subsection. 

10 (2) MATTERS DESCRIBED.—Matters referred to 

11 in paragraph (1) are as follows: 

12 (A) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS

13 AND SSI REDETERMINATIONS.—If a bill or joint 

14 resolution is reported making appropriations for 

15 fiscal year 2009 that appropriates 

16 $264,000,000 for continuing disability reviews 

17 and Supplemental Security Income redeter18 minations for the Social Security Administra19 tion, and provides an additional appropriation 

20 of up to $240,000,000 for continuing disability 

21 reviews and Supplemental Security Income re22 determinations for the Social Security Adminis23 tration, then the discretionary spending limits, 

24 allocation to the Senate Committee on Appro25 priations, and aggregates may be adjusted by 


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1 the amounts provided in such legislation for 

2 that purpose, but not to exceed $240,000,000 

3 in budget authority and outlays flowing there4 from for fiscal year 2009. 

5 (B) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX EN6 FORCEMENT.—If a bill or joint resolution is re7 ported making appropriations for fiscal year 

8 2009 that appropriates $6,997,000,000 for the 

9 Internal Revenue Service for enhanced tax en10 forcement to address the Federal tax gap (taxes 

11 owed but not paid) and provides an additional 

12 appropriation of up to $490,000,000 for the In13 ternal Revenue Service for enhanced tax en14 forcement to address the Federal tax gap, then 

15 the discretionary spending limits, allocation to 

16 the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and 

17 aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts 

18 provided in such legislation for that purpose, 

19 but not to exceed $490,000,000 in budget au20 thority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal 

21 year 2009. 

22 (C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE

23 CONTROL.—If a bill or joint resolution is re24 ported making appropriations for fiscal year 

25 2009 that appropriates up to $198,000,000 to 


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1 the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control pro2 gram at the Department of Health and Human 

3 Services, then the discretionary spending limits, 

4 allocation to the Senate Committee on Appro5 priations, and aggregates may be adjusted by 

6 the amounts provided in such legislation for 

7 that purpose, but not to exceed $198,000,000 

8 in budget authority and outlays flowing there9 from for fiscal year 2009. 

10 (D) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IM11 PROPER PAYMENT REVIEWS.—If a bill or joint 

12 resolution is reported making appropriations for 

13 fiscal year 2009 that appropriates $10,000,000 

14 for in-person reemployment and eligibility as15 sessments and unemployment insurance im16 proper payment reviews, and provides an addi17 tional appropriation of up to $40,000,000 for 

18 in-person reemployment and eligibility assess19 ments and unemployment insurance improper 

20 payment reviews, then the discretionary spend21 ing limits, allocation to the Senate Committee 

22 on Appropriations, and aggregates may be ad23 justed by the amounts provided in such legisla24 tion for that purpose, but not to exceed 


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1 $40,000,000 in budget authority and outlays 

2 flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2009. 

3 (E) COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RE4 SEARCH AT THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RE5 SEARCH AND QUALITY.—If a bill or joint reso6 lution is reported making appropriations for fis7 cal year 2009 that appropriates $30,000,000 

8 for comparative effectiveness research as au9 thorized under section 1013 of the Medicare 

10 Prescription Drug, Improvement and Mod11 ernization Act of 2003, and provides an addi12 tional appropriation of up to $70,000,000 for 

13 that purpose, then the discretionary spending 

14 limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on 

15 Appropriations, and aggregates may be ad16 justed by the amounts provided in such legisla17 tion for that purpose, but not to exceed 

18 $70,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 

19 2009 and the outlays flowing therefrom. 

20 (F) REDUCING WASTE IN DEFENSE CON21 TRACTING.—If a bill or joint resolution is re22 ported making appropriations for fiscal year 

23 2009 that appropriates up to $100,000,000 to 

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1 ments in defense contracting; achieve the legal 

2 requirement to submit auditable financial state3 ments; or reduce waste by improving accounting 

4 for and ordering of spare parts, then the discre5 tionary spending limits, allocation to the Com6 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and ag7 gregates may be adjusted by the amounts pro8 vided in such legislation for that purpose, but 

9 not to exceed $100,000,000 in budget authority 

10 and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 

11 2009. 

12 (3) ADJUSTMENTS FOR COSTS OF THE WARS IN

13 IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.—The Chairman of the 

14 Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the 

15 discretionary spending limits, allocations to the Sen16 ate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates 

17 for one or more— 

18 (A) bills reported by the Senate Committee 

19 on Appropriations or passed by the House of 

20 Representatives; 

21 (B) joint resolutions or amendments re22 ported by the Senate Committee on Appropria23 tions; 

24 (C) amendments between the Houses re25 ceived from the House of Representatives or 


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1 Senate amendments offered by the authority of 

2 the Senate Committee on Appropriations; or 

3 (D) conference reports; 

4 making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 or 2009 

5 for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, by the 

6 amounts provided in such legislation for those pur7 poses (and so designated pursuant to this para8 graph), up to $108,056,000,000 in budget authority 

9 for fiscal year 2008 and the new outlays flowing 

10 therefrom, and up to $70,000,000,000 in budget au11 thority for fiscal year 2009 and the new outlays 

12 flowing therefrom. 

13 (d) OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE.— 

14 In the Senate, all committees are directed to review pro15 grams within their jurisdictions to root out waste, fraud, 

16 and abuse in program spending, giving particular scrutiny 

17 to issues raised by Government Accountability Office re18 ports. Based on these oversight efforts and committee per19 formance reviews of programs within their jurisdictions, 

20 committees are directed to include recommendations for 

21 improved governmental performance in their annual views 

22 and estimates reports required under section 301(d) of the 

23 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committees on 

24 the Budget. 


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1 (e) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL

2 YEAR 2008.—If legislation making supplemental appro3 priations for fiscal year 2008 is enacted, the Chairman 

4 of the Senate Committee on the Budget shall make the 

5 appropriate adjustments in allocations, aggregates, discre6 tionary spending limits, and other levels of new budget 

7 authority and outlays to reflect the difference between 

8 such measure and the corresponding levels assumed in this 

9 resolution. 

10 (f) INAPPLICABILITY.—In the Senate, subsections 

11 (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) of section 207 of S. Con. Res. 

12 21 (110th Congress) shall no longer apply. 

13 SEC. 212. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIA14 TIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

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

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

18 to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amend19 ment, or conference report that would provide an ad20 vance appropriation. 

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

22 ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new budget au23 thority provided in a bill or joint resolution making 

24 appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that first be25 comes available for any fiscal year after 2009, or 


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1 any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint 

2 resolution making general appropriations or con3 tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2010, that first 

4 becomes available for any fiscal year after 2010. 

5 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may be 

6 provided— 

7 (1) for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 for pro8 grams, projects, activities, or accounts identified in 

9 the joint explanatory statement of managers accom10 panying this resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts 

11 Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggre12 gate amount not to exceed $29,352,000,000 in new 

13 budget authority in each year; and 

14 (2) for the Corporation for Public Broad15 casting. 

16 (c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.— 

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

18 may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative 

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

20 sworn. 

21 (2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three22 fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 

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

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

25 subsection (a). 


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

2 under subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as pro3 vided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act 

4 of 1974. 

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

6 considering a conference report on, or an amendment be7 tween the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon a point of 

8 order being made by any Senator pursuant to this section, 

9 and such point of order being sustained, such material 

10 contained in such conference report shall be deemed 

11 stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the 

12 question of whether the Senate shall recede from its 

13 amendment and concur with a further amendment, or con14 cur in the House amendment with a further amendment, 

15 as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist 

16 of only that portion of the conference report or House 

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

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

19 which such point of order is sustained against a conference 

20 report (or Senate amendment derived from such con21 ference report by operation of this subsection), no further 

22 amendment shall be in order. 

23 (f) INAPPLICABILITY.—In the Senate, section 206(a) 

24 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) shall no longer apply. 


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1 SEC. 213. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS 

2 OF APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION THAT 

3 CONSTITUTE CHANGES IN MANDATORY PRO4 GRAMS WITH NET COSTS. 

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

6 order to consider any appropriations legislation, including 

7 any amendment thereto, motion in relation thereto, or 

8 conference report thereon, that includes any provision 

9 which constitutes a change in a mandatory program pro10 ducing net costs, as defined in subsection (b), that would 

11 have been estimated as affecting direct spending or re12 ceipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 

13 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior 

14 to September 30, 2002) were they included in legislation 

15 other than appropriations legislation. A point of order pur16 suant to this section shall be raised against such provision 

17 or provisions as described in subsections (e) and (f). 

18 (b) CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS PRO19 DUCING NET COSTS.—A provision or provisions shall be 

20 subject to a point of order pursuant to this section if— 

21 (1) the provision would increase budget author22 ity in at least 1 of the 9 fiscal years that follow the 

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

24 budget year and the 9 fiscal years following the 

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1 (2) the provision would increase net outlays 

2 over the period of the total of the 9 fiscal years fol3 lowing the budget year; and 

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

5 programs in the legislation would increase net out6 lays as measured over the period of the total of the 

7 9 fiscal years following the budget year. 

8 (c) DETERMINATION.—The determination of whether 

9 a provision is subject to a point of order pursuant to this 

10 section shall be made by the Committee on the Budget 

11 of the Senate. 

12 (d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—This 

13 section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only 

14 by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 

15 chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 

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

17 be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair 

18 on a point of order raised under this section. 

19 (e) GENERAL POINT OF ORDER.—It shall be in order 

20 for a Senator to raise a single point of order that several 

21 provisions of a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or con22 ference report violate this section. The Presiding Officer 

23 may sustain the point of order as to some or all of the 

24 provisions against which the Senator raised the point of 

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1 order as to some of the provisions (including provisions 

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

3 which the Senator raised the point of order, then only 

4 those provisions (including provision of an amendment, 

5 motion, or conference report) against which the Presiding 

6 Officer sustains the point of order shall be deemed strick7 en pursuant to this section. Before the Presiding Officer 

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

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

10 of the provisions against which the point of order was 

11 raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable in accordance 

12 with rules and precedents of the Senate. After the Pre13 siding Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator 

14 may appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on such 

15 a point of order as it applies to some or all of the provi16 sions on which the Presiding Officer ruled. 

17 (f) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—When the Sen18 ate is considering a conference report on, or an amend19 ment between the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon a 

20 point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this 

21 section, and such point of order being sustained, such ma22 terial contained in such conference report or amendment 

23 shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to 

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1 ment, or concur in the House amendment with a further 

2 amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment 

3 shall consist of only that portion of the conference report 

4 or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. 

5 Any such motion shall be debatable. In any case in which 

6 such point of order is sustained against a conference re7 port (or Senate amendment derived from such conference 

8 report by operation of this subsection), no further amend9 ment shall be in order. 

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

11 any provision constituting a change in a mandatory pro12 gram in appropriations legislation if such provision has 

13 been enacted in each of the 3 fiscal years prior to the 

14 budget year. 

15 SEC. 214. DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF 

16 THE POSTAL SERVICE. 

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

18 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 2009a 

19 of title 39, United States Code, the joint explanatory 

20 statement accompanying the conference report on any con21 current resolution on the budget shall include in its alloca22 tions under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 

23 Act of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations amounts 

24 for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Postal 

25 Service. 


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1 Subtitle C—Other Provisions 

2 SEC. 221. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO3 CATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 

4 (a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations 

5 and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— 

6 (1) apply while that measure is under consider7 ation; 

8 (2) take effect upon the enactment of that 

9 measure; and 

10 (3) be published in the Congressional Record as 

11 soon as practicable. 

12 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG13 GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting 

14 from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur15 poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca16 tions and aggregates contained in this resolution. 

17 (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For 

18 purposes of this resolution the levels of new budget au19 thority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement author20 ity, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or 

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

22 estimates made by the Senate Committee on the Budget. 


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1 SEC. 222. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON2 CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 

3 Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution pro4 viding for a change in concepts or definitions, the Chair5 man of the Senate Committee on the Budget may make 

6 adjustments to the levels and allocations in this resolution 

7 in accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget 

8 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect 

9 prior to September 30, 2002). 

10 SEC. 223. DEBT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order to consider 

12 a budget resolution in the Senate unless it contains a debt 

13 disclosure section including all, and only, the following dis14 closures regarding debt: 

15 ‘‘SEC. ll. DEBT DISCLOSURES. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The levels assumed in this budg17 et resolution allow the gross Federal debt of the nation 

18 to rise/fall by $llllll from the current year, fiscal 

19 year 20ll, to the fifth year of the budget window, fiscal 

20 year 20ll. 

21 ‘‘(b) PER PERSON.—The levels assumed in this

22 budget resolution allow the gross Federal debt of the na23 tion to rise/fall by $llll on every United States cit24 izen from the current year, fiscal year 20ll to the fifth 

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1 ‘‘(c) SOCIAL SECURITY.—The levels assumed in this 

2 budget resolution project that $llll of the Social Se3 curity surplus will be spent over the 5-year budget window, 

4 fiscal years 20ll–20ll, on things other than Social 

5 Security which represents ll percent of the projected 

6 Social Security surplus over this period.’’. 

7 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY.—If any portion of the Social 

8 Security surplus is projected to be spent and/or the gross 

9 Federal debt in the fifth year of the budget window is 

10 greater than the debt projected in the current year, as de11 scribed in the debt disclosure section described in sub12 section (a) of this section, the report, print, or statement 

13 of managers accompanying the budget resolution shall 

14 contain a section that— 

15 (1) details the circumstances making it in the 

16 national interest to allow Federal debt to increase 

17 rather than taking steps to reduce the debt; and 

18 (2) provides a justification for allowing the sur19 pluses in the Social Security Trust Fund to be spent 

20 on other functions of Government even as the baby 

21 boom generation retires, program costs are projected 

22 to rise dramatically, the debt owed to Social Security 

23 is about to come due, and the Trust Fund is pro24 jected to go insolvent. 


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1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—The term ‘‘gross Federal debt’’ 

2 described above represents nominal increases in gross 

3 Federal debt measured at the end of each fiscal year dur4 ing the period of the budget, not debt as a percentage of 

5 gross domestic product, and not levels relative to baseline 

6 projections. 

7 SEC. 224. DEBT DISCLOSURES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The levels assumed in this budget 

9 resolution allow the gross Federal debt of the nation to 

10 rise by $2,000,000,000,000 from the current year, fiscal 

11 year 2008, to the fifth year of the budget window, fiscal 

12 year 2013. 

13 (b) PER PERSON.—The levels assumed in this budget 

14 resolution allow the gross Federal debt of the nation to 

15 rise by $6,440 on every United States citizen from the 

16 current year, fiscal year 2008, to the fifth year of the 

17 budget window, fiscal year 2013. 

18 (c) SOCIAL SECURITY.—The levels assumed in this 

19 budget resolution project $800,000,000,000 of the Social 

20 Security surplus will be spent over the 5-year budget win21 dow, fiscal years 2009–2013, on things other than Social 

22 Security, which represents 70 percent of the projected So23 cial Security surplus over this period. 

24 SEC. 225. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

25 Congress adopts the provisions of this title— 


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

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

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

4 supersede other rules only to the extent that they 

5 are inconsistent with such other rules; and 

6 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

7 right of the Senate to change those rules at any 

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

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

10 TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

11 SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO STRENGTH12 EN AND STIMULATE THE AMERICAN ECON13 OMY AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF TO 

14 AMERICAN FAMILIES. 

15 (a) TAX RELIEF.—The Chairman of the Senate Com16 mittee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, alloca17 tions, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for 

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

19 or conference reports that would provide tax relief, includ20 ing extensions of expiring tax relief and refundable tax 

21 relief, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those 

22 purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

24 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal 

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1 (b) MANUFACTURING.—The Chairman of the Senate 

2 Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, ag3 gregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution 

4 for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, mo5 tions, or conference reports, including tax legislation, that 

6 would revitalize the United States domestic manufacturing 

7 sector by increasing Federal research and development, by 

8 expanding the scope and effectiveness of manufacturing 

9 programs across the Federal government, by increasing 

10 support for development of alternative fuels and leap11 ahead automotive and energy technologies, or by estab12 lishing tax incentives to encourage the continued produc13 tion in the United States of advanced technologies and the 

14 infrastructure to support such technologies, by the 

15 amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, 

16 provided that such legislation would not increase the def17 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 

18 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

19 2008 through 2018. 

20 (c) HOUSING.—The Chairman of the Senate Com21 mittee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a com22 mittee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this 

23 resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend24 ments, motions, or conference reports that would provide 

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1 assistance, or establish an affordable housing fund fi2 nanced by the housing government sponsored enterprises 

3 or other sources, by the amounts provided in such legisla4 tion for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

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

6 total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of 

7 the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

8 (d) FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM.—The Chairman of 

9 the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allo10 cations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

11 other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

12 resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports 

13 that would provide for flood insurance reform and mod14 ernization, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

15 those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

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

17 fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total 

18 of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

19 (e) TRADE.—The Chairman of the Senate Committee 

20 on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

21 other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

22 resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports 

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1 tion would not increase the deficit over either the period 

2 of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the pe3 riod of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

4 (f) ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.— 

5 The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget 

6 may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 

7 aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution 

8 for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, mo9 tions, or conference reports which— 

10 (1) reauthorizes the Temporary Assistance for 

11 Needy Families supplemental grants or makes im12 provements to the Temporary Assistance for Needy 

13 Families program, child welfare programs, or the 

14 child support enforcement program; 

15 (2) provides up to $5,000,000,000 for the child 

16 care entitlement to States; 

17 (3) improves the unemployment compensation 

18 program; or 

19 (4) reauthorizes the trade adjustment assist20 ance programs; 

21 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur22 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

24 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal 

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1 (g) AMERICA’S FARMS AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT

2 IN RURAL AMERICA.— 

3 (1) FARM BILL.—The Chairman of the Senate 

4 Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, 

5 aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this reso6 lution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend7 ments, motions, or conference reports that provide 

8 for the reauthorization of the programs of the Food 

9 Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 or prior 

10 Acts, authorize similar or related programs, provide 

11 for revenue changes, or any combination of the pre12 ceding purposes, by the amounts provided in such 

13 legislation for those purposes up to $15,000,000,000 

14 over the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 

15 through 2013, provided that such legislation would 

16 not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

17 total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period 

18 of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

19 (2) COUNTY PAYMENTS.—The Chairman of the 

20 Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the al21 locations of a committee or committees, aggregates, 

22 and other appropriate levels and limits in this reso23 lution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend24 ments, motions, or conference reports that provide 

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1 and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 

2 (Public Law 106–393), make changes to the Pay3 ments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 (Public Law 

4 94–565), or both, by the amounts provided by that 

5 legislation for those purposes, provided that such 

6 legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

7 the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 

8 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 

9 through 2018. 

10 SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMPROV11 ING EDUCATION. 

12 The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budg13 et may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appro14 priate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

15 resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports 

16 that would make higher education more accessible or more 

17 affordable, which may include increasing funding for the 

18 Federal Pell Grant program, facilitate modernization of 

19 school facilities through renovation or construction bonds, 

20 reduce the cost of teachers’ out-of-pocket expenses for 

21 school supplies, or provide tax incentives for highly-quali22 fied teachers to serve in high-needs schools, by the 

23 amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

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1 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2 2008 through 2018. The legislation may include tax bene3 fits and other revenue provisions. 

4 SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVEST5 MENTS IN AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE. 

6 The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budg7 et may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appro8 priate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more 

9 bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or con10 ference reports that provide for a robust federal invest11 ment in America’s infrastructure, which may include 

12 projects for transit, public housing, energy, water, high13 way, bridge, or other infrastructure projects, by the 

14 amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, 

15 provided that such legislation would not increase the def16 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 

17 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

18 2008 through 2018. 

19 SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INVEST IN 

20 CLEAN ENERGY, PRESERVE THE ENVIRON21 MENT, AND PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN SETTLE22 MENTS. 

23 (a) ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.—The Chair24 man of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise 

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1 and other levels and limits in this resolution for one or 

2 more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or con3 ference reports that would decrease greenhouse gas emis4 sions, reduce our Nation’s dependence on imported energy, 

5 produce green jobs, or preserve or protect national parks, 

6 oceans, or coastal areas, by the amounts provided in such 

7 legislation for those purposes, provided that such legisla8 tion would not increase the deficit over either the period 

9 of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the pe10 riod of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. The 

11 legislation may include tax legislation such as a proposal 

12 to extend energy tax incentives like the production tax 

13 credit for electricity produced from renewable resources, 

14 the Clean Renewable Energy Bond program, or provisions 

15 to encourage energy efficient buildings, products, and 

16 power plants. 

17 (b) SETTLEMENTS.—The Chairman of the Senate 

18 Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of 

19 a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appro20 priate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

21 resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports 

22 that would fulfill the purposes of the San Joaquin River 

23 Restoration Settlement Act or implement a Navajo Nation 

24 water rights settlement and other provisions authorized by 

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

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

4 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal 

5 years 2008 through 2018. 

6 SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMER7 ICA’S VETERANS AND WOUNDED 

8 SERVICEMEMBERS AND FOR A POST 9/11 GI 

9 BILL. 

10 (a) VETERANS AND WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS.— 

11 The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget 

12 may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 

13 aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution 

14 for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, mo15 tions, or conference reports which would— 

16 (1) enhance medical care, disability evaluations, 

17 or disability benefits for wounded or disabled mili18 tary personnel or veterans; 

19 (2) provide for or increase benefits to Filipino 

20 veterans of World War II, their survivors and de21 pendents; or 

22 (3) allow for the transfer of education benefits 

23 from servicemembers to family members; 

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1 creased fees charged to veterans for pharmacy co-pay2 ments, annual enrollment, or third-party insurance pay3 ment offsets, and further provided that such legislation 

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

5 total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of 

6 the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

7 (b) POST 9/11 GI BILL.—The Chairman of the Sen8 ate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations 

9 of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other ap10 propriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, 

11 joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference re12 ports which would enhance educational benefits of service 

13 members and veterans with service on active duty in the 

14 Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001, by the 

15 amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

16 provided that such legislation would not increase the def17 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 

18 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

19 2008 through 2018. 

20 SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE 

21 AMERICA’S HEALTH. 

22 (a) SCHIP.—The Chairman of the Senate Com23 mittee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggre24 gates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for 

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1 report that provides up to $50,000,000,000 in outlays over 

2 the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 

3 for reauthorization of SCHIP, if such legislation main4 tains coverage for those currently enrolled in SCHIP, con5 tinues efforts to enroll uninsured children who are already 

6 eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid but are not enrolled, or 

7 supports States in their efforts to move forward in cov8 ering more children, by the amounts provided in that legis9 lation for those purposes, provided that the outlay adjust10 ment shall not exceed $50,000,000,000 in outlays over the 

11 period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, and 

12 provided that such legislation would not increase the def13 icit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 

14 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

15 2008 through 2018. 

16 (b) MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS.— 

17 (1) PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS.—The Chairman of 

18 the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the 

19 aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels 

20 in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amend21 ment, motion, or conference report that increases 

22 the reimbursement rate for physician services under 

23 section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act and that 

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1 furnished to Medicare beneficiaries through the use 

2 of consensus-based quality measures, by the 

3 amounts provided in such legislation for those pur4 poses, provided that such legislation would not in5 crease the deficit over either the period of the total 

6 of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of 

7 the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

8 (2) OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICARE.— 

9 The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 

10 Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and 

11 other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, 

12 joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 

13 report that makes improvements to the Medicare 

14 program, which may include improvements to the 

15 prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D, 

16 adjustments to the Medicare Savings Program, and 

17 reductions in beneficiary cost-sharing for preventive 

18 benefits under Medicare Part B, or measures to en19 courage physicians to train in primary care 

20 residencies and attract more physicians and other 

21 health care providers to States that face a shortage 

22 of health care providers, by the amounts provided in 

23 such legislation for those purposes up to 

24 $10,000,000,000, provided that such legislation 

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1 of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the 

2 period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 

3 2018. 

4 (c) HEALTH CARE QUALITY, EFFECTIVENESS, EFFI5 CIENCY, AND TRANSPARENCY.— 

6 (1) COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RE7 SEARCH.—The Chairman of the Senate Committee 

8 on the Budget may revise the allocations of a com9 mittee or committees, aggregates, and other appro10 priate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, 

11 joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or con12 ference reports that establish a new Federal or pub13 lic-private initiative for comparative effectiveness re14 search, by the amounts provided in such legislation 

15 for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

16 would not increase the deficit over either the period 

17 of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the 

18 period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 

19 2018. 

20 (2) IMPROVING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.— 

21 The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 

22 Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

23 other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolu24 tion, motion, amendment, or conference report 

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1 (A) creates a framework and parameters 

2 for the use of Medicare data for the purpose of 

3 conducting research, public reporting, and other 

4 activities to evaluate health care safety, effec5 tiveness, efficiency, quality, and resource utili6 zation in Federal programs and the private 

7 health care system; and 

8 (B) includes provisions to protect bene9 ficiary privacy and to prevent disclosure of pro10 prietary or trade secret information with re11 spect to the transfer and use of such data; 

12 provided that such legislation would not increase the 

13 deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 

14 years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total 

15 of fiscal 2008 through 2018. 

16 (3) HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND

17 ADHERENCE TO BEST PRACTICES.— 

18 (A) HEALTH INFORMATION TECH19 NOLOGY.—The Chairman of the Committee on 

20 the Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca21 tions of a committee or committees, aggregates, 

22 and other appropriate levels and limits in this 

23 resolution for 1 or more bills, joint resolutions, 

24 amendments, motions, or conference reports 

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1 adoption of modern information technology to 

2 improve quality and protect privacy in health 

3 care, such as activities by the Department of 

4 Defense and the Department of Veterans Af5 fairs to integrate their electronic health record 

6 data, by the amounts provided in such legisla7 tion for that purpose, provided that such legis8 lation would not increase the deficit over either 

9 the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 

10 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal 

11 years 2008 through 2018. 

12 (B) ADHERENCE TO BEST PRACTICES.— 

13 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 

14 of the Senate may revise the allocations of a 

15 committee or committees, aggregates, and other 

16 appropriate levels and limits in this resolution 

17 for 1 or more bills, joint resolutions, amend18 ments, motions, or conference reports that pro19 vide incentives for Medicare providers or sup20 pliers to comply with, where available and medi21 cally appropriate, clinical protocols identified as 

22 best practices, by the amounts provided in such 

23 legislation for that purpose, provided in the 

24 Senate that such legislation would not increase 

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1 fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of 

2 the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

3 (d) FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 (1) REGULATION.—The Chairman of the Sen5 ate Committee on the Budget may revise the alloca6 tions, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

7 this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, 

8 amendment, or conference report that authorizes the 

9 Food and Drug Administration to regulate products 

10 and assess user fees on manufacturers and import11 ers of those products to cover the cost of the Food 

12 and Drug Administration’s regulatory activities, by 

13 the amounts provided in that legislation for those 

14 purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

15 increase the deficit over either the period of the total 

16 of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of 

17 the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

18 (2) DRUG IMPORTATION.—The Chairman of the 

19 Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the ag20 gregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolu21 tion for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, 

22 or conference report that permits the safe importa23 tion of prescription drugs approved by the Food and 

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1 those purposes, provided that such legislation would 

2 not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

3 total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period 

4 of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

5 (e) MEDICAID.— 

6 (1) RULES OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.—The 

7 Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget 

8 may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other ap9 propriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint res10 olution, amendment, motion, or conference report 

11 that includes provisions regarding the final rule pub12 lished on May 29, 2007, on pages 29748 through 

13 29836 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to 

14 parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal 

15 Regulations) or any other rule or other administra16 tive action that would affect the Medicaid program 

17 or SCHIP in a similar manner, or place restrictions 

18 on coverage of or payment for graduate medical edu19 cation, rehabilitation services, or school-based ad20 ministration, school-based transportation, or optional 

21 case management services under title XIX of the So22 cial Security Act, or includes provisions regarding 

23 administrative guidance issued in August 2007 af24 fecting SCHIP or any other administrative action 

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1 the amounts provided in that legislation for those 

2 purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

3 increase the deficit over either the total of the period 

4 of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the total of the 

5 period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

6 (2) TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

7 Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget 

8 may revise the allocations of a committee or commit9 tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 

10 resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, 

11 amendments, motions or conference reports that ex12 tend the Transitional Medical Assistance program, 

13 included in title XIX of the Social Security Act, by 

14 the amounts provided in such legislation for those 

15 purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

16 increase the deficit over either the total of the period 

17 of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the total of the 

18 period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

19 (f) OTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH.—The Chair20 man of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise 

21 the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, 

22 and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or 

23 more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or con24 ference reports which— 


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1 (1) make health insurance coverage more af2 fordable or available to small businesses and their 

3 employees, through pooling arrangements that pro4 vide appropriate consumer protections; 

5 (2) improve health care, provide quality health 

6 insurance for the uninsured and underinsured, and 

7 protect individuals with current health coverage; 

8 (3) reauthorize the special diabetes program for 

9 Indians and the special diabetes programs for Type 

10 1 diabetes; 

11 (4) improve long-term care, enhance the safety 

12 and dignity of patients, encourage appropriate use of 

13 institutional and community-based care, promote 

14 quality care, or provide for the cost-effective use of 

15 public resources; or 

16 (5) provide parity between heath insurance cov17 erage of mental health benefits and benefits for 

18 medical and surgical services, including parity in 

19 public programs; 

20 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur21 poses, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

23 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal 

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1 (g) PEDIATRIC DENTAL CARE.—The Chairman of 

2 the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise 

3 the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels 

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

5 motion, or conference report that would provide for im6 proved access to pediatric dental care for children from 

7 low-income families, by the amounts provided in such leg8 islation for such purpose, provided that such legislation 

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

10 total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of 

11 the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. 

12 SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR JUDICIAL 

13 PAY AND JUDGESHIPS. 

14 The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budg15 et may revise the allocations of a committee or commit16 tees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one 

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

18 conference reports that would authorize salary adjust19 ments for justices and judges of the United States or in20 crease the number of Federal judgeships, by the amounts 

21 provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

22 that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

23 either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 

24 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 

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Calendar No. 612 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 70 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the 

for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. and including the appropriate budgetary levels United States Government for fiscal year 2009 

MARCH 7, 2008 

Placed on the calendar 


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