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[H. Con. Res. 312 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 331
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 312

                          [Report No. 110-543]

Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
 States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate 
          budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2008

 Mr. Spratt, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following 
  concurrent resolution; which was committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed



_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
 States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate 
          budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009.

    (a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 is revised and 
replaced and that this is the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2009, including appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2010 through 2013.
    (b) Table of Contents.--

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. Major functional categories.
                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives.
                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for SCHIP legislation.
Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and servicemembers.
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for education benefits for 
                            servicemembers, veterans, and their 
                            families.
Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for infrastructure investment.
Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for renewable energy and energy 
                            efficiency.
Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for middle-income tax relief and 
                            economic equity.
Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reform of the alternative 
                            minimum tax.
Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education.
Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for affordable housing.
Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for medicare improvements.
Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care quality, 
                            effectiveness, and efficiency.
Sec. 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicaid and other programs.
Sec. 313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade adjustment assistance 
                            and unemployment insurance modernization.
Sec. 314. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for county payments legislation.
Sec. 315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for San Joaquin River 
                            restoration and Navajo Nation water rights 
                            settlements.
Sec. 316. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the National Park Centennial 
                            Fund.
Sec. 317. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child support enforcement.
                      TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 401. Program integrity initiatives.
Sec. 402. Oversight of government performance.
Sec. 403. Point of order against advance appropriations.
Sec. 404. Overseas deployments and emergency needs.
Sec. 405. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative 
                            expenses.
Sec. 406. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
                            aggregates.
Sec. 407. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 408. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
                            TITLE V--POLICY

Sec. 501. Policy on middle-income tax relief.
Sec. 502. Policy on defense priorities.
                      TITLE VI--SENSE OF THE HOUSE

Sec. 601. Sense of the House on the Innovation Agenda and America 
                            Competes Act.
Sec. 602. Sense of the House on servicemembers' and veterans' health 
                            care and other priorities.
Sec. 603. Sense of the House on homeland security.
Sec. 604. Sense of the House regarding long-term fiscal reform.
Sec. 605. Sense of the House regarding waste, fraud, and abuse.
Sec. 606. Sense of the House regarding extension of the statutory pay-
                            as-you-go rule.
Sec. 607. Sense of the House on long-term budgeting.
Sec. 608. Sense of the House regarding the need to maintain and build 
                            upon efforts to fight hunger.
Sec. 609. Sense of the House regarding affordable health coverage.
Sec. 610. Sense of the House regarding pay parity.
Sec. 611. Sense of the House regarding subprime lending and 
                            foreclosures.
Sec. 612. Sense of House regarding the importance of child support 
                            enforcement.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $1,879,540,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $2,027,124,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $2,205,864,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $2,442,025,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $2,669,315,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $2,771,740,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be adjusted are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $0.
            Fiscal year 2009: -$70,000,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $23,000,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $14,000,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $16,000,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $17,000,000,000.
            (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget 
        authority are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $2,556,254,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $2,529,246,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $2,564,161,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $2,698,039,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $2,740,065,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $2,866,862,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $2,462,616,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $2,563,380,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $2,622,295,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $2,716,979,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $2,728,965,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $2,857,394,000,000.
            (4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits (on-budget) are 
        as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $583,076,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $536,256,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $416,431,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $274,954,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $59,650,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $85,654,000,000.
            (5) Debt subject to limit.--Pursuant to section 301(a)(5) 
        of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the appropriate levels 
        of the debt subject to limit are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $9,567,484,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $10,199,551,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $10,724,264,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $11,103,954,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $11,295,107,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $11,495,218,000,000.
            (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of 
        debt held by the public are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $5,396,807,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $5,753,900,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $5,981,334,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $6,047,654,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $5,885,687,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $5,744,120,000,000.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2008 through 2013 for 
each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $590,686,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $576,173,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $542,497,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $573,362,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $550,414,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $560,726,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $557,026,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $560,099,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $565,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $556,699,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $576,223,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, 568,829,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $32,648,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,843,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $37,111,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,702,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,516,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,918,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,433,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,679,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,247,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,154,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,677,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,346,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,407,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,456,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $29,934,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,165,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,604,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $32,474,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,201,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,853,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,564,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,298,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $34,477,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $3,548,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,681,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $4,674,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,192,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $4,645,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,878,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $4,712,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,371,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $4,803,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,738,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $4,895,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,020,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $32,560,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $34,440,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,651,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,576,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,782,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,192,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,670,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,420,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,568,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,745,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,490,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,299,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,456,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,528,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,529,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,279,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,719,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,680,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,891,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,876,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,263,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,435,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,621,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,816,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,216,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,381,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,560,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,722,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,887,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,835,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,998,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,193,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,246,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,735,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,642,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,648,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $79,794,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,795,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $73,444,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $80,443,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $77,507,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $83,861,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,534,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $86,062,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $79,485,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $88,134,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $80,478,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $90,443,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,029,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,819,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,553,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,251,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,826,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,816,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,134,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,874,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,450,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,817,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,755,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,561,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $90,077,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $90,729,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $95,235,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $90,947,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $102,594,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $98,345,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $105,612,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $103,135,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $107,828,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $104,397,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $101,690,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $103,490,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $285,101,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $286,688,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $306,795,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $305,334,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $323,767,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $324,138,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $344,749,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $343,718,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $367,766,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $366,312,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $393,085,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $391,326,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $390,458,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $390,454,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $420,191,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $419,974,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $445,225,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $445,349,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $494,370,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $494,193,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $491,353,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $491,110,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $552,389,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $552,503,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $389,865,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $394,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $411,699,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $414,032,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $417,519,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $418,617,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $426,924,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $427,541,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $412,355,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $412,831,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $427,988,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $427,703,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,378,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,378,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,308,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,308,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,794,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,794,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,330,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,330,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,342,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,342,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,162,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,162,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $86,365,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $83,551,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $93,268,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $92,443,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $96,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $95,710,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $101,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $101,475,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $99,115,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $98,271,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $105,094,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $104,266,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,237,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,282,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $48,104,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $47,936,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $49,101,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $49,602,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $50,338,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $50,596,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $51,622,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $51,501,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $52,967,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $52,542,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $56,407,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $56,920,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,520,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,890,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,961,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,987,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,611,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,496,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,319,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,332,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,007,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,787,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $349,296,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $349,296,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $334,233,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $334,233,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $370,534,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $370,534,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $406,997,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $406,997,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $427,954,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $427,954,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $436,292,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $436,292,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $531,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $307,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$150,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$53,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$164,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$178,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$200,000,000.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$86,330,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$86,330,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$67,060,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$67,060,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$70,645,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$70,645,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$73,364,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$73,364,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$76,104,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$76,104,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$79,691,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$79,691,000,000.
            (21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $108,056,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,901,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $70,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $74,809,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $47,407,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,251,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,176,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,775,000,000.

                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Changes in Mandatory Spending.--Not later than September 12, 
2008, the House Committee on Ways and Means shall report a 
reconciliation bill making changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
sufficient to reduce direct spending by $750,000,000 for the period of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2013.
    (b) Changes in Revenue.--Not later than July 15, 2008, the House 
Committee on Ways and Means shall report a reconciliation bill making 
changes in laws within its jurisdiction that will reduce total revenues 
by $70,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and will increase total 
revenues by $70,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 
2013.
    (c) Adjustments to Allocations and Aggregates.--
            (1) Upon the reporting to the House of any bill that has 
        complied with reconciliation instructions, the chairman of the 
        Committee on the Budget may file with the House appropriately 
        revised allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974 and revised functional levels and 
        aggregates.
            (2) Upon the submission to the House of any conference 
        report recommending a reconciliation bill in which a committee 
        has complied with its reconciliation instructions, the chairman 
        of the Committee on the Budget may file with the House 
        appropriately revised allocations under section 302(a) of such 
        Act and revised functional levels and aggregates.
            (3) Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to this 
        subsection shall be considered to be allocations and aggregates 
        established by the concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant 
        to section 301 of such Act.

                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

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

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 
other appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, or conference report, which contains matter 
within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that 
expands coverage and improves children's health through the State 
Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under title XXI of the 
Social Security Act and the program under title XIX of such Act 
(commonly known as Medicaid) and that increases new budget authority 
that will result in no more than $50,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013, and others which contain offsets so designated 
for the purpose of this section within the jurisdiction of another 
committee or committees, if the combined changes would not increase the 
deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

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

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that--
            (1) enhances medical care for wounded or disabled military 
        personnel or veterans;
            (2) maintains affordable health care for military retirees 
        and veterans;
            (3) improves disability benefits or evaluations for wounded 
        or disabled military personnel or veterans, including measures 
        to expedite the claims process;
            (4) expands eligibility to permit additional disabled 
        military retirees to receive both disability compensation and 
        retired pay;
            (5) eliminates the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan 
        annuities and veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation; 
        or
            (6) provides or increases benefits for Filipino veterans of 
        World War II or their survivors and dependents;
by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not 
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2018.

SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR 
              SERVICEMEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that enhances education benefits or assistance for 
servicemembers (including Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve), 
veterans, or their spouses, survivors, or dependents by the amounts 
provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit 
or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that provides for increased investment in 
infrastructure projects by the amounts provided in such measure if such 
measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY 
              EFFICIENCY.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that provides tax incentives for or otherwise 
encourages the production of renewable energy or increased energy 
efficiency; encourages investment in emerging energy or vehicle 
technologies or carbon capture and sequestration; provides for 
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; or facilitates the training of 
workers for these industries (``green collar jobs'') by the amounts 
provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit 
or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF AND 
              ECONOMIC EQUITY.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that provides for tax relief for middle-income 
families and taxpayers or enhanced economic equity, such as extension 
of the child tax credit, extension of marriage penalty relief, 
extension of the 10 percent individual income tax bracket, elimination 
of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of estates by reforming 
and substantially increasing the unified credit, extension of the 
research and experimentation tax credit, extension of the deduction for 
small business expensing, extension of the deduction for State and 
local sales taxes, and a tax credit for school construction bonds, by 
the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not increase 
the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM OF THE ALTERNATIVE 
              MINIMUM TAX.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that provides for reform of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 by reducing the tax burden of the alternative minimum tax on 
middle-income families by the amounts provided in such measure if such 
measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that makes college more affordable or accessible 
through reforms to the Higher Education Act of 1965 or other 
legislation by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure 
would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 
2008 through 2018.

SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that provides for an affordable housing fund, offset 
by reforming the regulation of certain government-sponsored 
enterprises, by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure 
would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 
2008 through 2018.

SEC. 310. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that improves the Medicare program for beneficiaries 
and protects access to care, through measures such as increasing the 
reimbursement rate for physicians while protecting beneficiaries from 
associated premium increases and making improvements to the 
prescription drug program under part D, by the amounts provided in such 
measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the 
surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH CARE QUALITY, 
              EFFECTIVENESS, AND EFFICIENCY.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that--
            (1) provides incentives or other support for adoption of 
        modern information technology, including electronic 
        prescribing, to improve quality and protect privacy in health 
        care;
            (2) establishes a new Federal or public-private initiative 
        for research on the comparative effectiveness of different 
        medical interventions; or
            (3) provides parity between health insurance coverage of 
        mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical 
        services, including parity in public programs;
by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not 
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2018.

SEC. 312. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICAID AND OTHER PROGRAMS.

    (a) Regulations and Administrative Actions.--In the House, the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, 
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for any 
bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that prevents 
or delays the implementation or administration of regulations or other 
administrative actions that would affect the Medicaid, SCHIP, or other 
programs by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would 
not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2018.
    (b) Transitional Medical Assistance and Qualifying Individuals.--In 
the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the 
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 
resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference 
report that extends the transitional medical assistance program or the 
qualifying individuals program, which are included in title XIX of the 
Social Security Act, by the amounts provided in such measure if such 
measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 313. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
              AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE MODERNIZATION.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that reauthorizes the trade adjustment assistance 
program to better meet the challenges of globalization or modernizes 
the unemployment insurance system to improve access to needed benefits 
by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not 
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2018.

SEC. 314. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COUNTY PAYMENTS LEGISLATION.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that provides for the reauthorization of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106-393) or makes changes to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 
(Public Law 94-565) by the amounts provided in such measure if such 
measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 315. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SAN JOAQUIN RIVER 
              RESTORATION AND NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENTS.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that would fulfill the purposes of the San Joaquin 
River Restoration Settlement Act or implement a Navajo Nation water 
rights settlement as authorized by the Northwestern New Mexico Rural 
Water Projects Act by the amounts provided in such measure if such 
measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 316. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL 
              FUND.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that provides for the establishment of the National 
Parks Centennial Fund by the amounts provided in such measure for that 
purpose if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the 
surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018

SEC. 317. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that improves Federal child support collection 
efforts or results in more collected child support reaching families by 
the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not increase 
the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

                      TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 401. PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES.

    (a) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--
            (1) Continuing disability reviews and supplemental security 
        income redeterminations.--In the House, prior to consideration 
        of a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal 
        year 2009 that appropriates $264,000,000 for continuing 
        disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income 
        redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, and 
        provides an additional appropriation of up to $240,000,000, and 
        the amount is designated for continuing disability reviews and 
        Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social 
        Security Administration, the allocation to the Committee on 
        Appropriations shall be increased by the amount of the 
        additional budget authority and outlays resulting from that 
        budget authority for fiscal year 2009.
            (2) Internal revenue service tax compliance.--In the House, 
        prior to consideration of a bill or joint resolution making 
        appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates 
        $6,997,000,000 to the Internal Revenue Service and the amount 
        is designated to improve compliance with the provisions of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and provides an additional 
        appropriation of up to $490,000,000, and the amount is 
        designated to improve compliance with the provisions of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the allocation to the Committee 
        on Appropriations shall be increased by the amount of the 
        additional budget authority and outlays resulting from that 
        budget authority for fiscal year 2009.
            (3) Health care fraud and abuse control program.--In the 
        House, prior to consideration of a bill or joint resolution 
        making appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates up 
        to $198,000,000 and the amount is designated to the health care 
        fraud and abuse control program at the Department of Health and 
        Human Services, the allocation to the Committee on 
        Appropriations shall be increased by the amount of additional 
        budget authority and outlays resulting from that budget 
        authority for fiscal year 2009.
            (4) Unemployment insurance program integrity activities.--
        In the House, prior to consideration of a bill or joint 
        resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that 
        appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and 
        eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper 
        payment reviews for the Department of Labor and provides an 
        additional appropriation of up to $40,000,000, and the amount 
        is designated for in-person reemployment and eligibility 
        assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews 
        for the Department of Labor, the allocation to the Committee on 
        Appropriations shall be increased by the amount of additional 
        budget authority and outlays resulting from that budget 
        authority for fiscal year 2009.
    (b) Procedure for Adjustments.--
            (1) In general.--In the House, prior to consideration of a 
        bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report, the 
        chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall make the 
        adjustments set forth in subsection (a) for the incremental new 
        budget authority in that measure and the outlays resulting from 
        that budget authority if that measure meets the requirements 
        set forth in subsection (a), except that no adjustment shall be 
        made for provisions exempted for the purposes of titles III and 
        IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 under section 404 of 
        this resolution.
            (2) Matters to be adjusted.--The adjustments referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are to be made to--
                    (A) the allocations made pursuant to the 
                appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget 
                pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 
                Act of 1974; and
                    (B) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in this 
                resolution.

SEC. 402. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE.

    In the House, all committees are directed to review programs within 
their jurisdiction to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in program 
spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by Government 
Accountability Office reports. Based on these oversight efforts and 
committee performance reviews of programs within their jurisdiction, 
committees are directed to include recommendations for improved 
governmental performance in their annual views and estimates reports 
required under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
to the Committee on the Budget.

SEC. 403. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--In the House, except as provided in subsection 
(b), a bill or joint resolution making a general appropriation or 
continuing appropriation, or an amendment thereto or a conference 
report thereon, may not provide for advance appropriations.
    (b) Exceptions.--In the House, an advance appropriation may be 
provided for fiscal year 2010 for programs, projects, activities, or 
accounts identified in the report to accompany this resolution or the 
joint explanatory statement of managers to accompany this resolution 
under the heading ``Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations'' in 
an aggregate amount not to exceed $27,558,000,000 in new budget 
authority, and for 2011, accounts separately identified under the same 
heading.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any new discretionary budget authority provided 
in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or any new 
discretionary budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that first becomes 
available for any fiscal year after 2009.

SEC. 404. OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND EMERGENCY NEEDS.

    (a) Overseas Deployments and Related Activities.--In the House, if 
any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report makes 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 or fiscal year 2009 for overseas 
deployments and related activities, and such amounts are so designated 
pursuant to this subsection, then new budget authority and outlays 
resulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes of titles III and 
IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    (b) Emergency Needs.--In the House, if any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report makes appropriations for discretionary 
amounts, and such amounts are designated as necessary to meet emergency 
needs, then the new budget authority and outlays resulting therefrom 
shall not count for the purposes of titles III and IV of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

SEC. 405. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE 
              EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--In the House, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget 
Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 4001 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1989, the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying the conference report on any concurrent resolution on the 
budget shall include in its allocation under section 302(a) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations 
amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social 
Security Administration and of the Postal Service.
    (b) Special Rule.--In the House, for purposes of applying section 
302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates of the level 
of total new budget authority and total outlays provided by a measure 
shall include any off-budget discretionary amounts.

SEC. 406. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
              AGGREGATES.

    (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates 
made pursuant to this resolution shall--
            (1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
            (2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and
            (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 
        practicable.
    (b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised 
allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be 
considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution.
    (c) Budget Committee Determinations.--In the House, for purposes of 
this resolution, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct 
spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses 
for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on the 
basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.

SEC. 407. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

    In the House, upon the enactment of any bill or joint resolution 
providing for a change in concepts or definitions, the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget may make adjustments to the levels and 
allocations in this resolution in accordance with section 251(b) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect 
prior to September 30, 2002).

SEC. 408. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

    The House adopts the provisions of this title--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House and 
        as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of the 
        House, and these rules shall supersede other rules of the House 
        only to the extent that they are inconsistent with other such 
        rules of the House; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        the House to change those rules at any time, in the same 
        manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule 
        of the House.

                            TITLE V--POLICY

SEC. 501. POLICY ON MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF.

    It is the policy of this resolution to--
            (1) minimize fiscal burdens on middle-income families and 
        their children and grandchildren;
            (2) provide immediate relief for the tens of millions of 
        middle-income households who would otherwise be subject to the 
        alternative minimum tax (AMT) under current law, in the context 
        of permanent, revenue-neutral AMT reform; and
            (3) support extension of middle-income tax relief and 
        enhanced economic equity through policies such as--
                    (A) extension of the child tax credit;
                    (B) extension of marriage penalty relief;
                    (C) extension of the 10 percent individual income 
                tax bracket;
                    (D) elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute 
                fraction of estates by reforming and substantially 
                increasing the unified tax credit;
                    (E) extension of the research and experimentation 
                tax credit;
                    (F) extension of the deduction for State and local 
                sales taxes;
                    (G) extension of the deduction for small business 
                expensing; and
                    (H) enactment of a tax credit for school 
                construction bonds.
This resolution assumes that the cost of enacting such policies is 
offset by reforms within the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that promote 
a fairer distribution of taxes across families and generations, 
economic efficiency, higher rates of tax compliance to close the ``tax 
gap,'' and reduced taxpayer burdens through tax simplification.

SEC. 502. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES.

    It is the policy of this resolution that--
            (1) the Administration's budget requests should comply with 
        section 1008, Public Law 109-364, the John Warner National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, and the 
        Administration should no longer attempt to fund overseas 
        military operations through emergency supplemental 
        appropriations requests;
            (2) the Department of Defense should exclude nonwar 
        requirements from its funding requests for Iraq and 
        Afghanistan;
            (3) implementing the recommendation of the National 
        Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 
        (commonly referred to as the 9/11 Commission) to adequately 
        fund cooperative threat reduction and nuclear nonproliferation 
        programs (securing ``loose nukes'') is a high priority and 
        should receive far greater emphasis than the President's budget 
        provides;
            (4) readiness of our troops, particularly the National 
        Guard and Reserve, is a high priority, and that greater 
        emphasis needs to be placed on mitigating equipment and 
        training shortfalls;
            (5) TRICARE fees for military retirees under the age of 65 
        should not be increased as the President's budget proposes;
            (6) military pay and benefits should be enhanced to improve 
        the quality of life of military personnel;
            (7) improving military health care services continues to be 
        a high priority and adequate funding to ensure quality health 
        care for returning combat veterans should be provided;
            (8) higher priority defense needs could be addressed by 
        funding missile defense at an adequate but lower level, not 
        providing funding for development of space-based missile 
        defense interceptors, and by restraining excessive cost and 
        schedule growth in defense research, development and 
        procurement programs;
            (9) the Department of Defense should reassess current 
        defense plans to ensure that weapons developed to counter cold 
        war-era threats are not redundant and are applicable to 21st 
        century threats;
            (10) sufficient resources should be provided for the 
        Department of Defense to do an aggressive job of addressing as 
        many as possible of the 1,260 unimplemented recommendations 
        made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the 
        last 7 years to improve practices at the Department of Defense, 
        including investigation of the billions of dollars of 
        obligations, disbursements and overcharges for which the 
        Department of Defense cannot account;
            (11) savings from the actions recommended in paragraphs (8) 
        and (10) of this section should be used to fund the priorities 
        identified in paragraphs (3) through (7);
            (12) the Department of Defense report to Congress on its 
        assessment of cold war weapons and progress on implementing GAO 
        recommendations as outlined in paragraphs (9) and (10) by a 
        time determined by the appropriate authorizing committees; and
            (13) the GAO report to the appropriate congressional 
        committees by the end of the 110th Congress regarding the 
        Department of Defense's progress in implementing its audit 
        recommendations.

                      TITLE VI--SENSE OF THE HOUSE

SEC. 601. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE INNOVATION AGENDA AND AMERICA 
              COMPETES ACT.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) the House should provide sufficient funding so that our 
        Nation may continue to be the world leader in education, 
        innovation and economic growth;
            (2) last year, Congress passed and the President signed the 
        America COMPETES Act, bipartisan legislation designed to ensure 
        that American students, teachers, businesses, and workers are 
        prepared to continue leading the world in innovation, research, 
        and technology well into the future;
            (3) this resolution supports the efforts authorized in the 
        America COMPETES Act, providing substantially increased funding 
        above the President's requested level for 2009, and increased 
        amounts after 2009 in Function 250 (General Science, Space and 
        Technology) and Function 270 (Energy);
            (4) additional increases for scientific research and 
        education are included in Function 500 (Education, Employment, 
        Training and Social Services), Function 550 (Health), Function 
        300 (Environment and Natural Resources), and Function 370 
        (Commerce and Housing Credit), all of which receive more 
        funding than the President's budget provides;
            (5) because America's greatest resource for innovation 
        resides within classrooms across the country, the increased 
        funding provided in this resolution will support initiatives 
        within the America COMPETES Act to educate tens of thousands of 
        new scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, and place highly 
        qualified teachers in math and science K-12 classrooms; and
            (6) because independent scientific research provides the 
        foundation for innovation and future technologies, this 
        resolution will keep us on the path toward doubling funding for 
        the National Science Foundation, basic research in the physical 
        sciences, and collaborative research partnerships, and toward 
        achieving energy independence through the development of clean 
        and sustainable alternative energy technologies.

SEC. 602. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON SERVICEMEMBERS' AND VETERANS' HEALTH 
              CARE AND OTHER PRIORITIES.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) the House supports excellent health care for current 
        and former members of the United States Armed Services--they 
        have served well and honorably and have made significant 
        sacrifices for this Nation;
            (2) this resolution provides $48,150,000,000 in 
        discretionary budget authority for 2009 for Function 700 
        (Veterans Benefits and Services), including veterans' health 
        care, which is $4,888,000,000 more than the 2008 level, 
        $3,602,000,000 more than the Congressional Budget Office's 
        baseline level for 2009, and $3,232,000,000 more than the 
        President's budget for 2009; and also provides more 
        discretionary budget authority than the President's budget in 
        every year after 2009;
            (3) this resolution provides funding to continue addressing 
        problems such as those identified at Walter Reed Army Medical 
        Center to improve military and veterans' health care facilities 
        and services;
            (4) this resolution assumes the rejection of the health 
        care enrollment fees and pharmaceutical co-payment increases in 
        the President's budget;
            (5) this resolution provides additional funding above the 
        President's inadequate budget levels for the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs to research and treat veterans' mental health, 
        post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury; and
            (6) this resolution provides additional funding above the 
        President's inadequate budget levels for the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs to improve the speed and accuracy of its 
        processing of disability compensation claims, including funding 
        to hire additional personnel above the President's requested 
        level.

SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON HOMELAND SECURITY.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) this resolution assumes additional homeland security 
        funding above the President's requested level for 2009 and 
        every subsequent year;
            (2) this resolution assumes funding above the President's 
        requested level for 2009, and additional amounts in subsequent 
        years, in the four budget functions--Function 400 
        (Transportation), Function 450 (Community and Regional 
        Development), Function 550 (Health), and Function 750 
        (Administration of Justice)--that fund most nondefense homeland 
        security activities; and
            (3) the homeland security funding provided in this 
        resolution will help to strengthen the security of our Nation's 
        transportation system, particularly our ports where significant 
        security shortfalls still exist and foreign ports, by expanding 
        efforts to identify and scan all high-risk United States-bound 
        cargo, equip, train and support first responders (including 
        enhancing interoperable communications and emergency 
        management), strengthen border patrol, and increase the 
        preparedness of the public health system.

SEC. 604. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING LONG-TERM FISCAL REFORM.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) both the Government Accountability Office and the 
        Congressional Budget Office have warned that the Federal budget 
        is on an unsustainable path of rising deficits and debt;
            (2) using recent trend data and reasonable policy 
        assumptions, CBO has projected that the gap between spending 
        and revenues over the next 75 years will reach 6.9 percent of 
        GDP;
            (3) publicly held debt will rise from 36 percent today to 
        400 percent of GDP by the decade beginning in 2050 under CBO's 
        alternative policy scenario;
            (4) the most significant factor affecting the long-term 
        Federal fiscal landscape is the expectation that total public 
        and private health spending will continue to grow faster than 
        the economy;
            (5) the House calls upon governmental and nongovernmental 
        experts to develop specific options to reform the health care 
        system and control costs, that further research and analysis on 
        topics including comparative effectiveness, health information 
        technology, preventative care, and provider incentives is 
        needed, and that of critical importance is the development of a 
        consensus on the appropriate methods for estimating the 
        budgetary impact and health outcome effects of these proposals; 
        and
            (6) immediate policy action is needed to address the long-
        term fiscal challenges facing the United States, including the 
        rising costs of entitlements, in a manner that is fiscally 
        responsible, equitable, and lasting, and that also honors 
        commitments made to beneficiaries, and that such action should 
        be bipartisan, bicameral, involve both legislative and 
        executive branch participants, as well as public participation, 
        and be conducted in a manner that ensures full, fair, and 
        timely Congressional consideration.

SEC. 605. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) all committees should examine programs within their 
        jurisdiction to identify wasteful and fraudulent spending;
            (2) title IV of this resolution includes cap adjustments to 
        provide appropriations for agencies that control programs that 
        accounted for a significant share of improper payments reported 
        by Federal agencies: Social Security Administration Continuing 
        Disability Reviews, the Medicare/Medicaid Health Care Fraud and 
        Abuse Control Program, and Unemployment Insurance Program 
        Integrity;
            (3) title IV also includes a cap adjustment for the 
        Internal Revenue Services for tax compliance efforts to close 
        the $300,000,000,000 tax gap;
            (4) the resolution's deficit-neutral reserve funds require 
        authorizing committees to cut lower priority and wasteful 
        spending to accommodate any new high-priority entitlement 
        benefits; and
            (5) title IV of the resolution directs all committees to 
        review the performance of programs within their jurisdiction 
        and report recommendations annually to the Committee on the 
        Budget as part of the views and estimates process required by 
        section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act.

SEC. 606. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING EXTENSION OF THE STATUTORY PAY-
              AS-YOU-GO RULE.

    It is the sense of the House that to reduce the deficit, Congress 
should extend the PAYGO rules originally enacted in the Budget 
Enforcement Act of 1990.

SEC. 607. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON LONG-TERM BUDGETING.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the determination of the 
congressional budget for the United States Government and the 
President's budget request should include consideration of the 
Financial Report of the United States Government, especially its 
information regarding the Governments net operating cost, financial 
position, and long-term liabilities.

SEC. 608. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN AND BUILD 
              UPON EFFORTS TO FIGHT HUNGER.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) 35.5 million Americans (12.6 million of them children) 
        are food insecure--uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, 
        enough food, and that 11.1 million Americans are hungry because 
        of lack of food;
            (2) despite the critical contributions of the Department of 
        Agriculture nutrition programs (particularly the food stamp 
        program), which significantly reduced payment error rates while 
        providing help to partially mitigate the effects of rising 
        poverty and unemployment, significant need remains, even among 
        families that receive food stamps;
            (3) nearly 25 million people, including more than nine 
        million children and nearly three million seniors, sought 
        emergency food assistance from food pantries, soup kitchens, 
        shelters, and local charities last year;
            (4) legislation that passed the House with bipartisan 
        support was an appropriate first step toward ensuring that 
        nutrition assistance keeps up with inflation and rising food 
        prices; and
            (5) Department of Agriculture programs that help us fight 
        hunger should be maintained and that the House should continue 
        to seize opportunities to reach Americans in need and to fight 
        hunger.

SEC. 609. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) nearly 47 million Americans, including nine million 
        children, lack health insurance;
            (2) people without health insurance are more likely to 
        experience problems getting medical care and to be hospitalized 
        for avoidable health problems;
            (3) most Americans receive health coverage through their 
        employers, and a major issue facing all employers is the rising 
        cost of health insurance;
            (4) small businesses, which have generated most of the new 
        jobs annually over the last decade, have an especially 
        difficult time affording health coverage, because of higher 
        administrative costs and fewer people over whom to spread the 
        risk of catastrophic costs;
            (5) because it is especially costly for small businesses to 
        provide health coverage, their employees make up a large 
        proportion of the Nation's uninsured individuals; and
            (6) legislation consistent with the pay-as-you-go principle 
        should be adopted that makes health insurance more affordable 
        and accessible, with attention to the special circumstances 
        affecting employees of small businesses, and that lowers costs 
        and improves the quality of health care by encouraging 
        integration of health information technology tools into the 
        practice of medicine, and by promoting improvements in disease 
        management and disease prevention.

SEC. 610. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING PAY PARITY.

    It is the sense of the House that rates of compensation for 
civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same 
time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for 
members of the uniformed services.

SEC. 611. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING SUBPRIME LENDING AND 
              FORECLOSURES.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) over the last six months, the Nation has experienced a 
        significant increase in the number of homeowners facing the 
        risk of foreclosure with estimates of as many as 2.8 million 
        subprime and other distressed borrowers facing the loss of 
        their homes over the next five years;
            (2) the rise in foreclosures not only has an immediate, 
        devastating impact on homeowners and their families, but it 
        also has ripple effects--
                    (A) local communities experiencing high levels of 
                foreclosures experience deterioration as a result of 
                the large number of vacant foreclosed and abandoned 
                homes;
                    (B) rising foreclosure rates can accelerate drops 
                in home prices, affecting all homeowners; and
                    (C) home mortgage default and foreclosure rates 
                increase risk for lenders, further restricting the 
                availability of credit, which can in turn slow economic 
                growth; and
            (3) the rise in foreclosures is not only a crisis for 
        subprime borrowers, but a larger problem for communities as a 
        whole, and considering the multi-layered effects of increasing 
        foreclosures, the House should consider steps to address this 
        complex problem.

SEC. 612. SENSE OF HOUSE REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT 
              ENFORCEMENT.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) additional legislative action is needed to ensure that 
        States have the necessary resources to collect all child 
        support that is owed to families and to allow them to pass 100 
        percent of support on to families without financial penalty; 
        and
            (2) when 100 percent of child support payments are passed 
        to the child, rather than administrative expenses, program 
        integrity is improved and child support participation 
        increases.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 331

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 312

                          [Report No. 110-543]

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
 States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate 
          budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.

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                             March 7, 2008

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed`