109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 83

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring),

3 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.

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

6 concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007

7 is hereby established and that the appropriate budgetary

8 levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011 are

9 set forth.

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

11 this concurrent resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007.

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.

Sec. 102. Social Security.

Sec. 103. Major functional categories.

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the Senate.

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS

Sec. 301. Reserve fund for the uninsured.

Sec. 302. Reserve fund for health information technology.

Sec. 303. Reserve fund for the Asbestos Injury Trust Fund.

Sec. 304. Reserve fund for the safe importation of prescription drugs.
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Sec. 305. Reserve fund for Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act Reauthorization.

Sec. 306. Reserve fund for comprehensive immigration reform.

Sec. 307. Reserve fund for Indian Claim Settlement.

Sec. 308. Reserve fund for the National Flood Insurance Program.

Sec. 309. Reserve fund to protect America’s competitive edge.

Sec. 310. Reserve fund for Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for chronic care case management.

Sec. 312. Reserve fund for receipts from Bonneville Power Administration.

Sec. 313. Reserve fund for extension of the Medicare part D enrollment period.

Sec. 314. Reserve fund for the negotiation of the best possible price for prescription drugs through Medicare part D.

Sec. 315. Reserve fund for pandemic influenza preparedness planning.

Sec. 316. Reserve fund to prevent catastrophic loss.

Sec. 317. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation.

Sec. 318. United States response to global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

Sec. 319. Reserve fund for the fire and safer programs.

Sec. 320. Reserve fund for physician payment increase under Medicare.

Sec. 321. Reserve fund a Commission for accountability and review of Federal

agencies.

Sec. 322. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Gulf Coast Protection, Reconstruction

and Recovery Fund.

TITLE IV—ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 401. Restrictions on advance appropriations.

Sec. 402. Emergency legislation.

Sec. 403. Discretionary spending limits.

Sec. 404. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates.

Sec. 405. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.

Sec. 406. Direct spending limitation.

Sec. 407. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

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 2006 through 2011:

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:
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1 Fiscal year 2006:

2 $1,694,455,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2007:

4 $1,791,029,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2008:

6 $1,916,175,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2009:

8 $2,013,680,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2010:

10 $2,123,149,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2011:

12 $2,204,105,000,000.

13 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate

14 levels of Federal revenues should be changed

15 are as follows:

16 Fiscal year 2006: ¥$9,746,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2007: ¥$28,570,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2008: ¥$5,601,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2009: ¥$17,891,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2010: ¥$12,828,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2011:

22 ¥$152,966,000,000.

23 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes

24 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate

25 levels of total new budget authority are as follows:
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1 Fiscal year 2006:

2 $2,279,715,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2007:

4 $2,324,427,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2008:

6 $2,340,654,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2009:

8 $2,430,872,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2010:

10 $2,533,991,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2011:

12 $2,656,422,000,000.

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

14 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels

15 of total budget outlays are as follows:

16 Fiscal year 2006:

17 $2,246,519,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2007:

19 $2,348,772,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2008:

21 $2,381,975,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2009:

23 $2,442,802,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2010:

25 $2,532,095,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2011:

2 $2,646,631,000,000.

3 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce4 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits

5 are as follows:

6 Fiscal year 2006:

7 ¥$552,064,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2007:

9 ¥$557,743,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2008:

11 ¥$465,800,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2009:

13 ¥$429,121,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2010:

15 ¥$408,945,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2011:

17 ¥$442,526,000,000.

18 (5) DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT.—The appropriate

19 levels of the public debt are as follows:

20 Fiscal year 2006:

21 $8,526,578,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2007:

23 $9,193,764,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2008:

25 $9,770,551,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2009:

2 $10,306,914,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2010:

4 $10,820,123,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2011:

6 $11,359,981,000,000.

7 (6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro8 priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows:

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 $4,966,840,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2007:

12 $5,339,951,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2008:

14 $5,603,302,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2009:

16 $5,813,158,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2010:

18 $5,984,796,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2011:

20 $6,173,711,000,000.

21 SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

22 (a) SOCIAL SECURITY REVENUES.—The amounts of

23 revenues of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

24 Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust

25 Fund are as follows:
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1 Fiscal year 2006: $608,408,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2007: $641,747,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2008: $676,433,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2009: $711,760,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2010: $747,339,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2011: $782,032,000,000.

7 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—The amounts of

8 outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

9 Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust

10 Fund are as follows:

11 Fiscal year 2006: $425,033,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2007: $442,275,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2008: $458,076,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2009: $476,224,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2010: $496,886,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2011: $516,292,000,000.

17 (c) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EX18 PENSES.—In the Senate, the amounts of new budget au19 thority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-Age and

20 Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis21 ability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses

22 are as follows:

23 Fiscal year 2006:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $4,568,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $4,576,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2007:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $4,721,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $4,750,000,000

6 Fiscal year 2008:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $4,862,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $4,836,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2009:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $5,009,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $4,983,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2010:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $5,159,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $5,133,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2011:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $5,314,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $5,287,000,000.

22 SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

23 The Congress determines and declares that the ap24 propriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for
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1 fiscal years 2006 through 2011 for each major functional

2 category are:

3 (1) National Defense (050):

4 Fiscal year 2006:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $561,144,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $525,955,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2007:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $549,428,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $554,525,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2008:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $482,972,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $516,021,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2009:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $502,842,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $509,108,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2010:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $512,906,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $512,220,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2011:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $523,915,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $522,977,000,000.

4 (2) International Affairs (150):

5 Fiscal year 2006:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $31,936,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $34,193,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2007:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $31,843,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $34,743,600,000.

13 Fiscal year 2008:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $34,181,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $33,022,700,000.

17 Fiscal year 2009:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $34,147,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $32,948,700,000.

21 Fiscal year 2010:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $33,921,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $32,397,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2011:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $34,314,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $32,115,000,000.

4 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology

5 (250):

6 Fiscal year 2006:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $24,936,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $24,059,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2007:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $26,417,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $25,338,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2008:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $27,446,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $26,279,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2009:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $28,493,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $27,395,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2010:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $29,710,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $28,525,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2011:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $30,989,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $29,745,000,000.

5 (4) Energy (270):

6 Fiscal year 2006:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $1,829,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $2,030,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2007:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $2,412,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $1,105,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2008:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $2,638,000,000.

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

18 Fiscal year 2009:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $2,417,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $930,500,000.

22 Fiscal year 2010:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $2,290,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $944,500,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2011:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $2,194,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $803,500,000.

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

6 Fiscal year 2006:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $35,188,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $32,533,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2007:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $29,745,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $33,053,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2008:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $28,830,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $30,802,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2009:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $29,585,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $30,440,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2010:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $29,036,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $29,969,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2011:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $28,937,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $29,661,000,000.

5 (6) Agriculture (350):

6 Fiscal year 2006:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $28,258,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $26,489,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2007:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $27,362,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $26,788,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2008:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $25,214,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $24,573,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2009:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $24,524,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $23,841,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2010:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $23,382,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $22,572,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2011:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $23,023,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $22,293,000,000.

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

6 Fiscal year 2006:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $14,536,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $7,938,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2007:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $16,846,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $8,148,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2008:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $13,175,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $8,147,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2009:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $13,275,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $8,025,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2010:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $17,057,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $8,859,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2011:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $11,861,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $5,386,000,000.

5 (8) Transportation (400):

6 Fiscal year 2006:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $74,858,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $70,889,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2007:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $80,480,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $77,789,400,000.

14 Fiscal year 2008:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $81,293,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $78,758,600,000.

18 Fiscal year 2009:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $72,888,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $78,336,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2010:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $72,936,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $77,837,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2011:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $73,487,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $77,842,000,000.

5 (9) Community and Regional Development

6 (450):

7 Fiscal year 2006:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $38,306,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $59,547,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2007:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 $16,445,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $32,646,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2008:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $12,972,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $26,638,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2009:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $13,066,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $22,218,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2010:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $13,098,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $18,267,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2011:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $13,353,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $13,993,000,000.

6 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and

7 Social Services (500):

8 Fiscal year 2006:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $112,611,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $106,461,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2007:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $88,940,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $89,357,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2008:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $87,710,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $87,301,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2009:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $87,579,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $86,560,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $86,993,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $86,122,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $86,958,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $86,167,000,000.

8 (11) Health (550):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $267,375,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $264,431,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $278,381,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $275,660,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $291,748,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $292,763,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $311,847,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $310,255,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $328,305,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $328,074,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $349,959,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $348,526,000,000.

8 (12) Medicare (570):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $336,887,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $331,524,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $382,068,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $387,541,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $411,150,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $411,217,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $440,764,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $440,455,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $470,247,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $470,523,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $520,312,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $520,350,000,000.

8 (13) Income Security (600):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $345,572,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $356,189,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $361,180,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $365,178,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $371,276,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $375,086,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $381,802,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $384,194,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $391,687,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $393,080,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $406,513,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $406,810,000,000.

8 (14) Social Security (650):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $14,820,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $14,820,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $17,022,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $17,022,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $18,914,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $18,914,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $20,794,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $20,794,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $22,966,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $22,966,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $26,580,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $26,580,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $72,041,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $69,843,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $74,817,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $73,792,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $76,984,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $77,333,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $77,907,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $78,204,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $78,360,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $78,496,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $82,561,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $82,487,000,000.

8 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $40,707,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $40,769,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $49,988,250,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $48,926,250,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $41,977,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $44,447,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $42,523,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $43,787,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $42,885,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $43,350,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $43,930,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $43,740,000,000.

8 (17) General Government (800):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $18,831,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $18,969,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $20,357,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $19,753,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $18,536,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $18,530,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $20,878,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $20,698,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $18,049,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $17,939,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $18,679,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $18,512,000,000.

8 (18) Net Interest (900):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $317,020,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $317,020,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $354,399,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $354,399,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $384,507,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $384,507,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $407,197,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $407,197,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $429,151,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $429,151,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $451,390,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $451,390,000,000.

8 (19) Allowances (920):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority, $0.

11 (B) Outlays, $0.

12 Fiscal year 2007:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 ¥$15,105,250,000.

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$7,551,250,000.

16 Fiscal year 2008:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $¥2,132,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$4,628,300,000.

20 Fiscal year 2009:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $¥2,166,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$3,375,700,000.

24 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 ¥$2,201,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,596,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 ¥$2,236,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,487,000,000.

8 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

9 Fiscal year 2006:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 ¥$57,140,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, ¥$57,140,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2007:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 ¥$68,598,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$69,440,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2008:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 ¥$68,737,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, ¥$68,409,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2009:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 ¥$79,489,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, ¥$79,208,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2010:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 ¥$66,787,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$66,600,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2011:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 ¥$70,297,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$70,260,000,000.

8 TITLE II—RECONCILIATION

9 SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.

10 The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

11 shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill not later

12 than May 16, 2006, that consists of changes in laws within

13 its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce budget authority and

14 outlays by $3,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

15 2007 through 2011.

16 TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS

17 SEC. 301. RESERVE FUND FOR THE UNINSURED.

18 If—

19 (1) the Committee on Finance or the Com20 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

21 of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or if

22 an amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference

23 report is submitted thereon, that—

24 (A) addresses health care costs, coverage,

25 or care for the uninsured;
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1 (B) provides—

2 (i) safety net access to integrated and

3 other health care services; or

4 (ii) increases the number of people

5 with health insurance, provided that such

6 increase is not obtained primarily as a re7 sult of increasing premiums for the cur8 rently insured;

9 (C) increases access to coverage through

10 mechanisms that decrease the growth of health

11 care costs, including tax measures (such as tax

12 credits and deductibility) market-based meas13 ures (such as regulatory reforms, consumer-di14 rected initiatives) and other measures targeted

15 to key segments of the uninsured, including in16 dividuals without employer-sponsored coverage,

17 college students, recent graduates, or chron18 ically ill individuals); and

19 (D) improves the transparency of the cost

20 and quality for medical care; and

21 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

22 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

23 Budget Act of 1974;

24 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

25 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates
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1 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

2 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

3 years 2007 through 2011.

4 SEC. 302. RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH INFORMATION

5 TECHNOLOGY.

6 If—

7 (1) the Committee on Finance or the Com8 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

9 of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or if

10 an amendment is offered thereto or if a conference

11 report is submitted thereon, that—

12 (A) provides incentives or other support for

13 adoption of modern information technology to

14 improve quality in health care; and

15 (B) provides for performance-based pay16 ments, which are based on accepted clinical per17 formance measures that improve the quality in

18 health care; and

19 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

20 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

21 Budget Act of 1974;

22 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

23 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

24 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the
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1 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and the period of fiscal years

2 2007 through 2011.

3 SEC. 303. RESERVE FUND FOR THE ASBESTOS INJURY

4 TRUST FUND.

5 If—

6 (1) the Committee on Judiciary reports legisla7 tion, or if an amendment is offered thereto or if a

8 conference report is submitted thereon, that—

9 (A) provides monetary compensation to im10 paired victims of asbestos-related disease who

11 can establish that asbestos exposure is a sub12 stantial contributing factor in causing their

13 condition;

14 (B) does not provide monetary compensa15 tion to the unimpaired claimants or those suf16 fering from a disease who cannot establish that

17 asbestos exposure was a substantial contrib18 uting factor in causing their condition; and

19 (C) is estimated to remain funded from

20 nontaxpayer sources for the life of the fund;

21 and

22 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

23 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

24 Budget Act of 1974;
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1 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

2 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

3 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

4 deficit for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2057.

5 SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR THE SAFE IMPORTATION OF

6 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

7 If—

8 (1) the Committee on Health, Education,

9 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate reports a bill or

10 joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto

11 or a conference report is submitted thereon, that

12 permits the safe importation of prescription drugs

13 approved by the Food and Drug Administration

14 from specified countries with strong safety laws; and

15 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

16 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

17 Budget Act of 1974;

18 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

19 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

20 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

21 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

22 years 2007 through 2011.
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1 SEC. 305. RESERVE FUND FOR SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS

2 AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT

3 REAUTHORIZATION.

4 If—

5 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re6 sources of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolu7 tion, or an amendment is offered thereto or a con8 ference report is submitted thereon, that provides

9 for reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and

10 Community Self-Determination Act (Public Law

11 106–393); and

12 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

13 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

14 Budget Act of 1974;

15 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

16 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

17 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

18 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

19 years 2007 through 2011.

20 SEC. 306. RESERVE FUND FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRA21 TION REFORM.

22 If—

23 (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen24 ate reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amend25 ment is offered thereto or a conference report is sub26 mitted thereon, that—
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1 (A) provides for comprehensive immigra2 tion reform;

3 (B) provides for increased interior enforce4 ment including legal employment verification;

5 and

6 (C) provides for increased border security

7 and enhanced information technology systems;

8 and

9 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

10 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

11 Budget Act of 1974;

12 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

13 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

14 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

15 deficit for the fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

16 years 2007 through 2011.

17 SEC. 307. RESERVE FUND FOR INDIAN CLAIM SETTLEMENT.

18 If—

19 (1) the Select Committee on Indian Affairs of

20 the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or an

21 amendment is offered thereto or a conference report

22 is submitted thereon, that—

23 (A) creates an Indian accounting claims

24 settlement fund for trust accounting deficiencies

25 related to Individual Indian Moneys accounts;
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1 (B) extinguishes all claims arising before

2 the date of enactment for losses resulting from

3 accounting errors, mismanagement, or interest

4 owed in connection with Individual Indian Mon5 eys accounts; and

6 (C) provides for new accounting practices

7 for the Individual Indian Moneys accounts; and

8 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

9 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

10 Budget Act of 1974;

11 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

12 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

13 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

14 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

15 years 2007 through 2011.

16 SEC. 308. RESERVE FUND FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD IN17 SURANCE PROGRAM.

18 If—

19 (1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and

20 Urban Affairs reports a bill or joint resolution, or an

21 amendment is offered thereto or a conference report

22 is submitted thereon, that—

23 (A) establishes more actuarially sound

24 rates on policies issued by the National Flood

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1 (B) phases out flood insurance subsidies

2 on pre-FIRM structures not used as primary

3 residences;

4 (C) denies flood insurance to repeatedly

5 flooded properties not used as primary resi6 dences and make such other program reforms

7 that would mitigate flood insurance losses in fu8 ture natural disasters; and

9 (D) takes action to forgive the debt that

10 the National Flood Insurance Program owes to

11 the Treasury and provides an appropriation,

12 not borrowing authority, to pay outstanding

13 flood insurance claims; and

14 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

15 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

16 Budget Act of 1974;

17 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

18 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

19 by the amount provided by that measure for the purpose

20 of liquidating the National Flood Insurance Fund’s re21 maining contractual obligations resulting from claims

22 made as a result of floods that occurred in 2005, but not

23 to exceed $5,600,000,000 in new budget authority for fis24 cal year 2006 or 2007 for that purpose.
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1 SEC. 309. RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT AMERICA’S COM2 PETITIVE EDGE.

3 (a) HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS.—

4 If—

5 (1) the Committee on Health, Education,

6 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate reports a bill or

7 joint resolution, or if an amendment is offered there8 to, or if a conference report is submitted thereon,

9 that—

10 (A) increases the number of students and

11 graduates pursuing science, technology, engi12 neering and math (STEM) or foreign language

13 courses, degrees and occupations; or

14 (B) improves educational programs in

15 these fields; and

16 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

17 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

18 Budget Act of 1974;

19 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

20 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

21 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

22 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

23 years 2007 through 2011.

24 (b) ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES.—If—

25 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re26 sources of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolu-
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1 tion, or if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a

2 conference report is submitted thereon, that—

3 (A) increases investment in basic and ap4 plied research at the Department of Energy; or

5 (B) improves educational opportunities in

6 math, science, or engineering; and

7 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

8 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

9 Budget Act of 1974;

10 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

11 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

12 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

13 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

14 years 2007 through 2011.

15 (c) COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION.—

16 If—

17 (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

18 Transportation of the Senate reports a bill or joint

19 resolution, or if an amendment is offered thereto, or

20 if a conference report is submitted thereon, that—

21 (A) increases investment in basic and ap22 plied research at the National Aeronautics and

23 Space Administration, the National Institute of

24 Science and Technology, and the National

25 Science Foundation; or
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1 (B) improves quality, coordination, or sup2 port for such research; and

3 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

4 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

5 Budget Act of 1974;

6 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

7 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

8 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

9 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

10 years 2007 through 2011.

11 (d) FINANCE.—If—

12 (1) the Committee on Finance of the Senate re13 ports a bill or joint resolution, or if an amendment

14 is offered thereto, or if a conference report is sub15 mitted thereon, that—

16 (A) improves America’s trade competitive17 ness or enforcement; or

18 (B) fosters health care information tech19 nology or pay-for-performance; and

20 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

21 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

22 Budget Act of 1974;

23 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

24 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

25 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the
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1 deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

2 years 2007 through 2011.

3 SEC. 310. RESERVE FUND FOR LAND AND WATER CON4 SERVATION FUND.

5 (a) ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES.—If—

6 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re7 sources reports a bill or joint resolution, or an

8 amendment is offered thereto, or a conference report

9 is submitted thereon, that—

10 (A) permits exploration and production of

11 oil in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National

12 Wildlife Refuge; and

13 (B)(i) such measure is enacted; and

14 (ii) the reconciliation instruction set out in

15 section 201 is met; and

16 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

17 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

18 Budget Act of 1974;

19 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Sen20 ate may make the adjustments described in subsections

21 (b) and (c).

22 (b) ADJUSTMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY

23 POLICY ACT OF 2005.—If the Committee on Appropria24 tions of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or

25 if an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report
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1 is submitted thereon that makes available a portion of the

2 receipts resulting from enactment of the legislation de3 scribed in subsection (a) for programs to implement the

4 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58), the

5 chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise

6 committee allocations for that committee and other appro7 priate budgetary aggregates and allocations of new budget

8 authority and outlays by the amount provided by that

9 measure for that purpose, but the adjustment may not ex10 ceed $150,000,000 in new budget authority in each of fis11 cal years 2009 through 2011.

12 (c) ADJUSTMENT FOR THE LAND AND WATER CON13 SERVATION FUND PROGRAMS AND ADDITIONAL LAND

14 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.—If the Committee on Appro15 priations of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution,

16 or if an amendment is offered thereto or a conference re17 port is submitted thereon that—

18 (1) provides funding for the programs described

19 in this subsection at least at the previous year’s lev20 els, adjusted for inflation; and

21 (2) makes available a portion of the receipts re22 sulting from enactment of the legislation described

23 in subsection (a) for—

24 (A) the Land and Water Conservation

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1 (B) the Federal Land Acquisition and

2 Stateside Grant Programs;

3 (C) the Coastal and Estuarine Land Pro4 tection Program; and

5 (D) the Forest Legacy Program;

6 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise

7 committee allocations for that committee and other appro8 priate budgetary aggregates and allocations of new budget

9 authority and outlays by the amount provided by that

10 measure for that purpose, but the adjustment may not ex11 ceed $350,000,000 in new budget authority in each of fis12 cal years 2009 through 2011.

13 SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHRONIC

14 CARE CASE MANAGEMENT.

15 If the Senate Committee on Finance reports a bill

16 or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or

17 a conference report is submitted thereon, that would pro18 vide $1,750,000,000 to the Centers for Medicare and Med19 icaid Services (CMS) to create a demonstration project or

20 program that assigns a case manager to coordinate the

21 care of chronically-ill and other high-cost Medicare bene22 ficiaries in traditional fee-for-service Medicare, the Chair23 man of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise

24 the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels

25 and limits in this resolution by the amount provided in
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1 such measure for that purpose, provided that such legisla2 tion would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal

3 years 2007 through 2011.

4 SEC. 312. RESERVE FUND FOR RECEIPTS FROM BONNE5 VILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION.

6 If—

7 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re8 sources of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolu9 tion, or an amendment is offered thereto or a con10 ference report is submitted thereon, that prohibits

11 the Bonneville Power Administration from making

12 early payments on its Federal Bond Debt to the

13 United States Treasury; and

14 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

15 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

16 Budget Act of 1974;

17 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make

18 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates

19 to the extent that such legislation would not increase the

20 deficit for the fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal

21 years 2007 through 2011.
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1 SEC. 313. RESERVE FUND FOR EXTENSION OF THE MEDI2 CARE PART D ENROLLMENT PERIOD.

3 If the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports

4 a bill, or if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a con5 ference report is submitted thereon, that—

6 (1) authorizes the Secretary of Health and

7 Human Services to extend the initial open enroll8 ment period under part D of title XVIII of the So9 cial Security Act beyond May 15, 2006;

10 (2) provides funding to the Centers for Medi11 care & Medicaid Services and the Social Security

12 Administration for the purpose of conducting enroll13 ment activities for the period of any extension of the

14 initial open enrollment period;

15 (3) waives the application of the late enrollment

16 penalty for the period of any extension of the initial

17 open enrollment period; and

18 (4) permits beneficiaries to change their enroll19 ment election in such part D once during the initial

20 open enrollment period, including throughout any

21 extension of the initial open enrollment period;

22 the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Sen23 ate may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations

24 and aggregates to the extent that such legislation would

25 not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the

26 period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
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1 SEC. 314. RESERVE FUND FOR THE NEGOTIATION OF THE

2 BEST POSSIBLE PRICE FOR PRESCRIPTION

3 DRUGS THROUGH MEDICARE PART D.

4 The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of

5 the Senate may revise the aggregates, allocations, func6 tional totals, and other appropriate levels and limits in this

7 resolution upon enactment of legislation that allows the

8 Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the collec9 tive purchasing power of 40,000,000 Medicare bene10 ficiaries to negotiate the best possible prices for prescrip11 tion drugs provided through part D of title XVIII of the

12 Social Security Act in fallback plans and, if asked, by pri13 vate drug plans, and in other circumstances, but not per14 mitting price setting or a uniform formulary, by the

15 amount of savings in that legislation, to ensure that those

16 savings are reserved for deficit reduction or to improve

17 the Medicare part D drug benefit.

18 SEC. 315. RESERVE FUND FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PRE19 PAREDNESS PLANNING.

20 If the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and

21 Pensions of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution,

22 or if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference

23 report is submitted thereon, that—

24 (1) rebuilds the vaccine industry in the United

25 States which has shrunk from over 25 to less than

26 5 companies;
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1 (2) improves the United States capacity to

2 produce life-saving pandemic influenza vaccines and

3 antivirals;

4 (3) ensures adequate funding for advanced de5 velopment and acquisition of needed medical coun6 termeasures for biodefense and pandemic influenza

7 protection;

8 (4) enhances the Strategic National Stockpile of

9 pandemic influenza vaccines, antivirals, and other

10 medical products;

11 (5) strengthens the Federal, State, and local

12 public health infrastructure to effectively respond to

13 a pandemic influenza outbreak;

14 (6) increases the domestic and international

15 surveillance and outbreak containment capabilities;

16 and

17 (7) improves public awareness and education of

18 pandemic influenza preparedness planning;

19 assuming that the Committee is within its allocation as

20 provided under section 302 (a) of the Congressional Budg21 et Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on the

22 Budget may make the appropriate adjustments in alloca23 tions and aggregates to the extent that such legislation

24 would not increase the deficit for fiscal years 2007 and

25 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
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1 SEC. 316. RESERVE FUND TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC

2 LOSS.

3 If—

4 (1) the Committee on Environment and Public

5 Works of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolu6 tion, or if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a

7 conference report is submitted thereon, that in8 creases investment in measures designed to prevent

9 catastrophic flood and hurricane damage in coastal

10 areas such that—

11 (A) the measures, when completed, will

12 likely decrease future expenditures from the

13 Disaster Relief Fund;

14 (B) the increases do not exceed

15 $10,000,000,000; and

16 (C) the measures are certified by the

17 President as likely to prevent loss of life and

18 property; and

19 (2) that Committee is within its allocation as

20 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

21 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a));

22 the Chairperson of the Committee on Budget of the Sen23 ate may make the appropriate adjustments in the alloca24 tions and aggregates to the extent that such legislation

25 would not increase the deficit for the fiscal year 2007 and

26 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
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1 SEC. 317. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY

2 LEGISLATION.

3 The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget

4 may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appro5 priate levels and limits in this resolution for a bill or joint

6 resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report

7 thereon, that would reduce our Nation’s dependence on

8 foreign sources of energy, expand production and use of

9 alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, promote re10 newable energy development, improve electricity trans11 mission, encourage responsible development of domestic oil

12 and natural gas resources, and reward conservation and

13 efficiency, by the amounts provided in such legislation for

14 that purpose, provided that such legislation would not in15 crease the deficit in fiscal year 2007 or over the total of

16 the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and provided

17 that the committee or committees of jurisdiction are with18 in their 302(a) allocations.

19 SEC. 318. UNITED STATES RESPONSE TO GLOBAL HIV/AIDS,

20 TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA.

21 Congress makes the following findings:

22 (1) The HIV/AIDS pandemic has reached stag23 gering proportions. Over 40,000,000 people are liv24 ing with HIV/AIDS worldwide, and 5,000,000 more

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1 mated to kill 3,000,000 men, women, and children

2 each year.

3 (2) The United States was the first, and re4 mains the largest, contributor to the Global Fund to

5 Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (referred to

6 in this section as the ‘‘Global Fund’’).

7 (3) The Presidential Administration of George

8 W. Bush (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Admin9 istration’’) has supported legislative language that

10 links United States contributions to the Global Fund

11 to the contributions of other donors, permitting the

12 United States to provide 33 percent of all donations,

13 which would match contributions on a 1-to-2 basis.

14 (4) As of the date of the approval of this Resolution, Congress has provided 1 15 ⁄3 of all donations to

16 the Global Fund since its inception.

17 (5) The Global Fund currently estimates that

18 during fiscal year 2007, it will renew

19 $1,600,000,000 worth of effective programs that are

20 already operating on the ground, and the Adminis21 tration and Global Fund Board have said that re22 newals of existing grants should receive priority

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1 (6) The Global Fund estimates that during fis2 cal year 2007, it could award $1,000,000,000 in

3 funding to proposals submitted for Round 6.

4 (7) For fiscal year 2007, the President has re5 quested $300,000,000 for the United States con6 tribution to the Global Fund.

7 (8) The Global Fund is an important compo8 nent of the United States efforts to combat AIDS,

9 tuberculosis, and malaria, and supports approxi10 mately 350 projects in 130 countries.

11 (9) Through a mid-year review process, Con12 gress and the Administration will assess contribu13 tions to date and anticipated contributions to the

14 Global Fund, and ensure that United States con15 tributions, at year end, are at the appropriate 1-to16 2 ratio.

17 (10) Congress and the Administration will mon18 itor contributions to the Global Fund to ensure that

United States contributions do not exceed 1 19 ⁄3 of the

20 Global Fund’s revenues.

21 (11) The United States will need to contribute

22 $566,000,000 more than the President’s fiscal year

23 2007 request for the Global Fund to—

(A) fund 1 24 ⁄3 of renewals during fiscal year

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1 (B) support at least 1 new round of pro2 posals in fiscal year 2007; and

3 (C) maintain the 1-to-2 funding ratio.

4 SEC. 319. RESERVE FUND FOR THE FIRE AND SAFER PRO5 GRAMS.

6 If a bill or joint resolution is offered, or an amend7 ment is offered thereto, or a conference report is sub8 mitted thereon, that provides firefighters and fire depart9 ments with critical resources under the Assistance to Fire10 fighters Grant and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and

11 Emergency Response Firefighters Grant, the Chairman of

12 the Committee on Budget shall adjust the revenue aggre13 gates and other appropriate aggregates, levels, and limits

14 in their resolution to reflect such legislation to the extent

15 that such legislation would not increase the deficit for fis16 cal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007

17 through 2011.

18 SEC. 320. RESERVE FUND FOR PHYSICIAN PAYMENT IN19 CREASE UNDER MEDICARE.

20 If—

21 (1) the Committee on Finance reports a bill, or

22 if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a con23 ference report is submitted thereon, that has the ef24 fect of increasing the reimbursement rate for physi-
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1 cian services under section 1848(d) of the Social Se2 curity Act; and

3 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

4 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

5 Budget Act of 1974;

6 the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Sen7 ate may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations

8 and aggregates to the extent that such legislation would

9 not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the

10 period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

11 SEC. 321. RESERVE FUND A COMMISSION FOR ACCOUNT12 ABILITY AND REVIEW OF FEDERAL AGEN13 CIES.

14 If—

15 (1) the Homeland Security and Governmental

16 Affairs Committee of the Senate reports a bill or

17 joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto

18 or a conference report is submitted thereon, that

19 creates a Commission for the review of the perform20 ances of Federal agencies, with the purpose of rec21 ommending legislation to realign or eliminate pro22 grams or agencies that are wasteful, duplicative, in23 efficient, outdated, irrelevant, or failed; and
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1 (2) the committee is within its allocation as

2 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

3 Budget Act of 1974;

4 the chairman of the Committee on Budget may make the

5 appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to

6 the extent that such legislation would not increase the def7 icit for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years

8 2007 through 2011.

9 SEC. 322. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR GULF

10 COAST PROTECTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND

11 RECOVERY FUND.

12 If—

13 (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

14 Transportation of the Senate or the Committee on

15 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, or

16 both Committees, reports a bill or joint resolution,

17 or if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a con18 ference report is submitted thereon, that creates a

19 Gulf Coast Protection, Reconstruction and Recovery

20 Fund to provide assistance to coastal States for

21 coastal conservation, mitigation and resource protec22 tion activities, or other purposes, based on the allo23 cation formula provided in section 31 of the Outer

24 Continental Shelf Lands Act that is funded
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1 $10,000,000,000 from the following sources or any

2 combination of funds thereof—

3 (A) Receipts deposited into the Digital Tel4 evision Transition and Public Safety Fund that

5 exceed estimates of the Congressional Budget

6 Office for the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 at

7 the time of enactment;

8 (B) Receipts (including bonus bids, rents,

9 royalties, and payments associated with royal10 ties in kind) from the Arctic National Wildlife

11 Refuge, if the Committee on Energy and Nat12 ural Resources of the Senate reports a bill, and

13 such measure is enacted, to establish oil explo14 ration and production in the Arctic National

15 Wildlife Refuge;

16 (C) Receipts equal to the amount of re17 ceipts received by the United States Govern18 ment attributable to offshore energy production

19 (including bonus bids, rents, royalties, and pay20 ments associated with royalties in kind) for

21 each year that exceed estimates of the Congres22 sional Budget Office as of March 16, 2006; and

23 (2) that committee is within its allocation as

24 provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional

25 Budget Act of 1974;
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1 the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Sen2 ate may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations

3 and aggregates to the extent that such legislation would

4 not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for the

5 period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

6 TITLE IV—ENFORCEMENT

7 SEC. 401. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

8 (a) POINT OF ORDER.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to

11 consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amend12 ment, or conference report that would provide an ad13 vance appropriation.

14 (2) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION.—An advance

15 appropriation may be provided for the fiscal years

16 2008 and 2009 for programs, projects, activities, or

17 accounts identified in the joint explanatory state18 ment of managers accompanying this resolution

19 under the heading ‘‘ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR AD20 VANCE APPROPRIATIONS’’ in an aggregate amount

21 not to exceed $30,158,000,000 in new budget au22 thority in each year.

23 (3) OPERATION OF POINT OF ORDER.—It shall

24 be in order for a Senator to raise a single point of

25 order that several provisions of a bill, resolution,
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1 amendment, motion, or conference report violate

2 paragraph (1). The Presiding Officer may sustain

3 the point of order as to some or all of the provisions

4 against which the Senator raised the point of order.

5 If the Presiding Officer so sustains the point of

6 order as to some of the provisions (including provi7 sions of an amendment, motion, or conference re8 port), then only those provisions (including provi9 sions of an amendment, motion, or conference re10 port) shall be deemed stricken pursuant to this sub11 section.

12 (4) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Before the Pre13 siding Officer rules on a point of order under para14 graph (1), any Senator may move to waive such a

15 point of order as it applies to some or all of the pro16 visions against which the point of order was raised.

17 Such a motion to waive is amendable in accordance

18 with the rules and precedents of the Senate. Para19 graph (1) may be waived or suspended in the Senate

20 only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the

21 Members, duly chosen and sworn. After the Pre22 siding Officer rules on a point of order under para23 graph (1), any Senator may appeal the ruling of the

24 Presiding Officer as it applies to some or all of the

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

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

3 Chair on a point of order raised under paragraph

4 (1).

5 (5) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate

6 is considering a conference report on, or an amend7 ment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or a

8 joint resolution, upon—

9 (A) a point of order being made under sub10 section (a); and

11 (B) such a point of order being sustained,

12 such material contained in such conference report or

13 amendment shall be deemed stricken, and the Sen14 ate shall proceed to consider whether the Senate

15 shall recede from its amendment and concur with a

16 further amendment, or concur in the House amend17 ment with a further amendment, as the case may be,

18 and the matter stricken may not be offered as an

19 amendment from the floor.

20 (6) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION.—In this sub21 section, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means

22 any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint

23 resolution making general appropriations or con24 tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007 that first

25 becomes available for any fiscal year after 2007 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 2008, that first

4 becomes available for any fiscal year after 2008.

5 SEC. 402. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

6 (a) BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY LEG7 ISLATION.—

8 (1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—With respect

9 to a provision of direct spending or receipts legisla10 tion or appropriations for discretionary accounts

11 that Congress designates as an emergency require12 ment in a measure, the amounts of new budget au13 thority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years re14 sulting from that provision shall be treated as an

15 emergency requirement for the purposes of this sub16 section.

17 (2) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—

18 As limited in paragraph (3), any new budget author19 ity, outlays, and receipts resulting from any provi20 sion designated as an emergency requirement, pur21 suant to this subsection, in any bill, joint resolution,

22 amendment, or conference report shall not count for

23 purposes of sections 302 and 311 of the Congres24 sional Budget Act of 1974, section 403 of this reso25 lution (relating to discretionary spending limits in
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1 the Senate), section 406 of this resolution (relating

2 to limits on direct spending), section 407 of the con3 current resolution on the budget for Fiscal Year

4 2006, H. Con. Res. 95 (relating to the long term di5 rect spending), and section 505 of the Concurrent

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

7 Con. Res. 95 (relating to the paygo requirement in

8 the Senate), until the adoption of a subsequent

9 budget resolution.

10 (3) LIMITATION.—For fiscal year 2007 the

11 total exemption under paragraph (2) for emergencies

12 shall not exceed $86,300,000,000 in new budget au13 thority and outlays associated with the budget au14 thority for the global war on terrorism and other

15 emergencies, of which—

16 (A) $50,000,000,000 in new budget au17 thority (and outlays associated with the budget

18 authority) may be available for the global war

19 on terrorism; and

20 (B) $2,000,000,000 in new budget author21 ity (and outlays associated with the budget au22 thority) may be made available for United

23 States border security initiatives; and

24 (C) $2,300,000,000 in new budget author25 ity (and outlays associated with the budget au-
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1 thority) may be available for pandemic influ2 enza initiatives.

3 (4) POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is

4 considering a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or

5 conference report, if a point of order is made by a

6 Senator against an emergency designation in that

7 measure, that provision making such a designation

8 shall be stricken from the measure and may not be

9 offered as an amendment from the floor.

10 (5) EXCEPTION FOR DEFENSE SPENDING.—

11 Paragraph (4) shall not apply against an emergency

12 designation for a provision making discretionary ap13 propriations under the defense function (050), sub14 ject to the limitation set forth in paragraph (3).

15 (6) OPERATION OF POINT OF ORDER.—It shall

16 be in order for a Senator to raise a single point of

17 order against several emergency designations in a

18 bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference

19 report. The language making the designations shall

20 be stricken from the measure and may not be of21 fered as amendments from the floor.

22 (7) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Before the emer23 gency designation or designations are stricken pur24 suant to paragraph (4), any Senator may move to

25 waive such a point of order as it applies to some or
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1 all of the provisions against which the point of order

2 was raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable in

3 accordance with the rules and precedents of the Sen4 ate. Paragraph (4) may be waived or suspended in

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

6 of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. After the

7 Presiding Officer strikes the designation on such a

8 point of order, any Senator may appeal the action

9 of the Presiding Officer as it applies to some or all

10 of the provisions. An affirmative vote of three-fifths

11 of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and

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

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

14 paragraph (4).

15 (8) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate

16 is considering a conference report on, or an amend17 ment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or a

18 joint resolution, upon—

19 (A) a point of order being made in para20 graph (4); and

21 (B) such a point of order being sustained,

22 the emergency designation in such conference

23 report or amendment shall be deemed stricken,

24 and the Senate shall proceed to consider wheth25 er the Senate shall recede from its amendment
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1 and concur with a further amendment, or con2 cur in the House amendment with a further

3 amendment, as the case may be, and the matter

4 stricken may not be offered as an amendment

5 from the floor.

6 (b) DEFINITIONS AND CRITERIA.—

7 (1) DEFINITIONS.—

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the

9 terms ‘‘direct spending’’, ‘‘receipts’’, and ‘‘ap10 propriations for discretionary accounts’’ means

11 any provision of a bill, joint resolution, amend12 ment, motion, or conference report that affects

13 direct spending, receipts, or appropriations as

14 those terms have been defined and interpreted

15 for purposes of the Balanced Budget and

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

17 (B) DESIGNATION.—Subject to the limita18 tion in subsection (a)(3), for purposes of para19 graph (4), a provision shall be considered an

20 emergency designation if it designates any item

21 as an emergency requirement pursuant to this

22 subsection.

23 (2) DESIGNATIONS.—If a provision of legisla24 tion is designated as an emergency requirement

25 under this subsection, the committee report and any
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1 statement of managers accompanying that legisla2 tion shall include an explanation of the manner in

3 which the provision meets the criteria in paragraph

4 (3).

5 (3) CRITERIA.—

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limita7 tion in subsection (a)(3), any provision may be

8 designated as an emergency requirement if the

9 situation addressed by such provision is—

10 (i) necessary, essential, or vital (not

11 merely useful and beneficial);

12 (ii) sudden, quickly coming into being,

13 and not building up over time;

14 (iii) an urgent, pressing, and compel15 ling need requiring immediate action;

16 (iv) subject to subparagraph (B), un17 foreseen, unpredictable, and unanticipated;

18 and

19 (v) not permanent, temporary in na20 ture.

21 (B) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is

22 part of aggregate level of anticipated emer23 gencies, particularly when normally estimated in

24 advance, is not unforeseen.
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1 SEC. 403. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

2 (a) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—As used in

3 this section, the term ‘‘discretionary spending limit’’

4 means—

5 (1) for fiscal year 2006, $900,927,000,000 in

6 new budget authority and $1,002,145,000,000 in

7 outlays for the discretionary category;

8 (2) for fiscal year 2007, $881,456,000,000 in

9 new budget authority and $970,789,000,000 in out10 lays for the discretionary category;

11 (3) for fiscal year 2008, $895,820,000,000 in

12 new budget authority for the discretionary category;

13 and

14 (4) for fiscal year 2009, $919,215,000,000 in

15 new budget authority for the discretionary category;

16 as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment pro17 cedures in subsection (d).

18 (b) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING POINT OF ORDER.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro20 vided in this subsection, it shall not be in order to

21 consider any bill or joint resolution (or amendment,

22 motion, or conference report on that bill or joint res23 olution) that would cause the discretionary spending

24 limits in this section to be exceeded.

25 (2) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Before the Pre26 siding Officer rules on a point of order under this
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1 subsection, any Senator may move to waive such a

2 point of order. Such a motion to waive is amendable

3 in accordance with the rules and precedents of the

4 Senate. The point of order may be waived or sus5 pended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of

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

7 After the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of

8 order, any Senator may appeal the ruling of the Pre9 siding Officer. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of

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

11 shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling

12 of the Chair on the point of order.

13 (c) PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—

15 (A) CHAIRMAN.—After the reporting of a

16 bill or joint resolution, or the offering of an

17 amendment thereto or the submission of a con18 ference report thereon, the chairman of the

19 Committee on the Budget may make the ad20 justments set forth in subparagraph (B) for the

21 amount of new budget authority and outlays in

22 that measure (if that measure meets the re23 quirements set forth in paragraph (2)) and the

24 outlays flowing from that budget authority.
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1 (B) MATTERS TO BE ADJUSTED.—The ad2 justments referred to in subparagraph (A) are

3 to be made to—

4 (i) the discretionary spending limits, if

5 any, set forth in the appropriate concur6 rent resolution on the budget; and

7 (ii) the allocations made pursuant to

8 the concurrent resolution on the budget

9 pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congres10 sional Budget Act of 1974.

11 (2) AMOUNTS OF ADJUSTMENTS.—The adjust12 ment referred to in paragraph (1) shall be an

13 amount provided for fiscal year 2007 if a bill or

14 joint resolution is reported making appropriations

15 for fiscal year 2007 that appropriates

16 $6,824,000,000 to the Internal Revenue Service for

17 enhanced tax enforcement to address the ‘‘Federal

18 tax gap’’ and provides an additional appropriation of

19 $500,000,000 to the Internal Revenue Service for

20 enhanced tax enforcement to address the ‘‘Federal

21 tax gap’’ then the chairman of the Committee on the

22 Budget of the Senate may make the adjustments in

23 paragraph (c)(1)(B).

24 (3) REPORTING REVISED SUBALLOCATIONS.—

25 Following any adjustment made under paragraph
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1 (1), the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate

2 shall report appropriately revised suballocations

3 under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget

4 Act of 1974 to carry out this subsection.

5 SEC. 404. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO6 CATIONS AND AGGREGATES.

7 (a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations

8 and aggregates made for any measure of legislation pursu9 ant to this resolution shall—

10 (1) apply while that measure is under consider11 ation;

12 (2) take effect upon the enactment of that

13 measure; and

14 (3) be printed in the Congressional Record as

15 soon as practicable.

16 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG17 GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting

18 from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur19 poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca20 tions and aggregates contained in this resolution.

21 (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For

22 purposes of this resolution, the levels of new budget au23 thority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement author24 ity, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or

25 period of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of
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1 estimates made by the chairman of the Committee on the

2 Budget.

3 SEC. 405. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON4 CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

5 Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution pro6 viding for a change in concepts or definitions, the chair7 man of the Committee on the Budget may make adjust8 ments to the levels and allocations in this resolution in

9 accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget

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

11 prior to September 30, 2002).

12 SEC. 406. DIRECT SPENDING LIMITATION.

13 (a) MEDICARE FUNDING WARNING.—The chairman

14 of the Committee on the Budget may submit to the Senate

15 a notification of a Medicare funding warning. Such warn16 ing is defined as a projection that within 7 years General

17 Fund contributions to Medicare funding expressed as a

18 percentage of total Medicare outlays, exceed 45 percent.

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

20 consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment or con21 ference report that would cause any increase in direct

22 spending, net of proposals to change in direct spending,

23 receipts, or revenues contained in the measure, if a Medi24 care Funding warning has been submitted to the Senate
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1 pursuant to subsection (a) for 2 consecutive calendar

2 years.

3 (c) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or sus4 pended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the

5 members, duly chosen and sworn.

6 (d) APPEALS.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of

7 the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required

8 to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point

9 of order raised under this section.

10 (e) DETERMINATIONS.—For the purposes of this sec11 tion, the determination of whether Medicare funding war12 rants a funding warning and when it may be appropriate

13 to withdraw such warning, as well as the levels of net di14 rect spending as required under subsection (b), shall be

15 provided by the chairman of the Committee on the Budg16 et.

17 (f) CANCELLATION.—Should legislation be enacted to

18 reduce the general fund contribution below 45 percent as

19 determined by the chairman of the Committee on the

20 Budget, the notification of a Medicare funding warning

21 is withdrawn.

22 SEC. 407. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

23 Congress adopts the provisions of this title—

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

25 the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be
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1 considered as part of the rules of each House, or of

2 the Senate and such rules shall supersede other

3 rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent

4 therewith; and

5 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional

6 right of the Senate to change those rules (so far as

7 they relate to that house) at any time, in the same

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

9 other rule of the Senate.

Passed the Senate March 16 (legislative day, March

15), 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 83

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Setting forth the congressional budget for the

for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011.and including the appropriate budgetary levelsUnited States Government for fiscal year 2007