H. Con. Res. 71 Agreed to October 26, 2017

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen 

Concurrent Resolution 

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 

YEAR 2018. 

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

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 and 

that this resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels 

for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. 

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

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

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Subtitle A—Budgetary Levels in Both Houses 

Sec. 1101. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 1102. Major functional categories. 

Subtitle B—Levels and Amounts in the Senate 

Sec. 1201. Social Security in the Senate. 

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

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

Sec. 2001. Reconciliation in the Senate. 

Sec. 2002. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

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

for all. 

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

Sec. 3003. Reserve fund for reconciliation legislation. 

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

Insurance Program. 

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

Sec. 3006. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote innovative educational and nutritional models and systems for American students. 

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

Sec. 3008. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote American agriculture, energy, 

transportation, and infrastructure improvements. 

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

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

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

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

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

sector, and to enhance job creation. 

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

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

plans. 

Sec. 3016. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to implementing work requirements 

in all means-tested Federal welfare programs. 
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Sec. 3017. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicare and repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board. 

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

care. 

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

Sec. 3020. Reserve fund for legislation to provide disaster funds for relief and recovery efforts to areas devastated by hurricanes and flooding in 2017. 

Sec. 3021. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting Medicare and Medicaid. 

Sec. 3022. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the provision of tax relief for 

families with children. 

Sec. 3023. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the provision of tax relief for 

small businesses. 

Sec. 3024. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to tax relief for hard-working middle-class Americans. 

Sec. 3025. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to making the American tax system 

simpler and fairer for all Americans. 

Sec. 3026. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to tax cuts for working American 

families. 

Sec. 3027. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the provision of incentives for 

businesses to invest in America and create jobs in America. 

Sec. 3028. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to eliminating tax breaks for companies that ship jobs to foreign countries. 

Sec. 3029. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing full, permanent, and 

mandatory funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program. 

Sec. 3030. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to tax reform which maintains the 

progressivity of the tax system. 

Sec. 3031. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to significantly improving the budget process. 

TITLE IV—BUDGET PROCESS 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 

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

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

Sec. 4103. Point of order against provisions that constitute changes in mandatory 

programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund. 

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

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

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

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

macroeconomic effects. 

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

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

Sec. 4110. Adjustment for improved oversight of spending. 

Sec. 4111. Repeal of certain limitations. 

Sec. 4112. Emergency legislation. 

Sec. 4113. Enforcement filing in the Senate. 

Subtitle B—Other Provisions 

Sec. 4201. Oversight of Government performance. 

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

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

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

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

Sec. 4206. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

TITLE V—BUDGET PROCESS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 

Sec. 5101. Point of order against increasing long-term direct spending. 

Sec. 5102. Allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. 

Sec. 5103. Limitation on changes in certain mandatory programs. 

Sec. 5104. Limitation on advance appropriations. 

Sec. 5105. Estimates of debt service costs. 

Sec. 5106. Fair-value credit estimates. 

Sec. 5107. Estimates of macroeconomic effects of major legislation. 

Sec. 5108. Adjustments for improved control of budgetary resources. 
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Sec. 5109. Scoring rule for Energy Savings Performance Contracts. 

Sec. 5110. Limitation on transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the 

Highway Trust Fund. 

Sec. 5111. Prohibition on use of Federal Reserve surpluses as an offset. 

Sec. 5112. Prohibition on use of guarantee fees as an offset. 

Sec. 5113. Modification of reconciliation in the House of Representatives. 

Subtitle B—Other Provisions 

Sec. 5201. Budgetary treatment of administrative expenses. 

Sec. 5202. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 5203. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 5204. Adjustment for changes in the baseline. 

Sec. 5205. Application of rule regarding limits on discretionary spending. 

Sec. 5206. Enforcement filing in the House. 

Sec. 5207. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

Subtitle C—Adjustment Authority 

Sec. 5301. Adjustment authority for amendments to statutory caps. 

Subtitle D—Reserve Funds 

Sec. 5401. Reserve fund for investments in national infrastructure. 

Sec. 5402. Reserve fund for comprehensive tax reform. 

Sec. 5403. Reserve fund for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. 

Sec. 5404. Reserve fund for the repeal or replacement of President Obama’s health 

care laws. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND 

AMOUNTS 

Subtitle A—Budgetary Levels in Both 

Houses 

SEC. 1101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 

The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 

years 2018 through 2027: 

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

of this resolution: 

(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 

as follows: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 

Federal revenues should be changed are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2018: ¥$167,200,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: ¥$169,500,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: ¥$166,000,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: ¥$165,200,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: ¥$166,400,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: ¥$167,700,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: ¥$169,800,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: ¥$172,200,000,000. 
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Fiscal year 2026: ¥$146,400,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2027: ¥$145,000,000,000. 

(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 2018: $3,136,721,000,000. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 

are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2018: $3,131,688,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $3,233,119,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $3,310,579,000,000. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fiscal year 2018: $640,752,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $619,436,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $555,198,000,000. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(5) PUBLIC DEBT.—Pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)(5)), the 

appropriate levels of the public debt are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2018: $21,278,691,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $22,063,363,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: $22,760,763,000,000. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of debt held by the public are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2018: $15,595,294,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: $16,281,015,000,000. 
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Fiscal year 2020: $16,933,381,000,000. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SEC. 1102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels 

of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2018 through 

2027 for each major functional category are: 

(1) National Defense (050): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $557,253,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $570,316,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $584,504,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $598,730,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $613,707,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $629,014,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $644,732,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $660,854,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $678,183,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $695,076,000,000. 

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

(2) International Affairs (150): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $45,157,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $43,978,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $44,042,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $44,060,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $42,702,000,000. 
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Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $43,161,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $44,183,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $45,222,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $46,283,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $47,394,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $48,467,000,000. 

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

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

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $32,565,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $33,238,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $33,908,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $34,637,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $35,401,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $36,165,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $36,940,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $37,775,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $38,617,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $39,464,000,000. 

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

(4) Energy (270): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$762,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $4,392,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 
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(A) New budget authority, $4,737,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $4,615,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $3,363,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $3,069,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $3,090,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $3,106,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $3,153,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $3,238,000,000. 

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

(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $40,489,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $42,110,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $43,533,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $43,091,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $45,022,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $45,716,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $46,080,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $47,575,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $48,511,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $49,280,000,000. 

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

(6) Agriculture (350): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $22,063,000,000. 
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(B) Outlays, $21,979,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $21,564,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,372,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,284,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $18,743,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $18,894,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,311,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,881,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,173,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,280,000,000. 

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

(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $9,379,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$4,060,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $12,090,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $7,997,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$646,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $5,359,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$2,364,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $7,393,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$2,715,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$3,254,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$14,163,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$4,648,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$16,202,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$4,817,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$17,747,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,228,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$19,133,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2027: 
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(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,816,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$19,990,000,000. 

(8) Transportation (400): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $89,125,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $90,538,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $84,687,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $40,062,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $71,003,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $71,930,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $73,370,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $74,843,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $76,345,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $77,831,000,000. 

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

(9) Community and Regional Development (450): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,018,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,281,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,435,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,690,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,778,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,061,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,347,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,669,000,000. 
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(B) Outlays, $18,831,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $20,985,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $21,304,000,000. 

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

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

(500): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $90,224,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $100,086,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $101,018,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $102,034,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $102,700,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $102,725,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $103,012,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $103,798,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $104,942,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $106,473,000,000. 

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

(11) Health (550): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $546,598,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $560,622,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $578,838,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $574,616,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $586,530,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $601,742,000,000. 
H. Con. Res. 71—11 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $605,811,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $617,220,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $633,890,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $652,230,000,000. 

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

(12) Medicare (570): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $586,239,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $643,592,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $687,119,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $734,446,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $819,300,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $833,885,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $845,578,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $934,429,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $1,002,522,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $1,066,566,000,000. 

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

(13) Income Security (600): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $491,978,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $490,106,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $493,118,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $494,706,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $485,536,000,000. 
H. Con. Res. 71—12 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $497,021,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $506,711,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $515,692,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $531,668,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $544,483,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $557,641,000,000. 

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

(14) Social Security (650): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $39,683,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $43,091,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $46,182,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $49,460,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $52,915,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $56,734,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $60,953,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $65,424,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $69,757,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $74,173,000,000. 

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

(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $176,446,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $191,376,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 
H. Con. Res. 71—13 

(A) New budget authority, $198,336,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $205,001,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $221,481,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $219,424,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $216,519,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $234,741,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $242,559,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $251,142,000,000. 

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

(16) Administration of Justice (750): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $65,038,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $64,244,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $64,377,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $65,866,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $67,069,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $68,813,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $70,592,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $72,432,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $74,233,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $76,093,000,000. 

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

(17) General Government (800): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $24,675,000,000. 
H. Con. Res. 71—14 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,518,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $25,989,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $26,649,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $27,311,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $27,972,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $28,485,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $29,255,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $30,052,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $30,827,000,000. 

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

(18) Net Interest (900): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $388,767,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $441,158,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $497,893,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $546,206,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $589,086,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $630,179,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $664,060,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $691,250,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $716,494,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 
H. Con. Res. 71—15 

(A) New budget authority, $736,146,000,000. 

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

(19) Allowances (920): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$68,576,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$51,055,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$133,357,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$96,088,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$145,919,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$130,658,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$176,695,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$166,918,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$218,460,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$209,169,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$247,892,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$238,885,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$276,275,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$266,915,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$307,701,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$297,489,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$366,270,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$356,035,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$415,402,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$404,286,000,000. 

(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$95,229,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$95,229,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$93,401,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$93,401,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$95,479,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$95,479,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$98,956,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$98,956,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$101,293,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$101,293,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$102,309,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$102,309,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$111,119,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$111,119,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$124,766,000,000. 
H. Con. Res. 71—16 

(B) Outlays, ¥$124,766,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$128,332,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$128,332,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$141,303,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$141,303,000,000. 

(21) Overseas Contingency Operations (970): 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $76,591,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

(B) Outlays, $0. 

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $0. 

(B) Outlays, $0. 

Subtitle B—Levels and Amounts in the 

Senate 

SEC. 1201. SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE SENATE. 

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

enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633 and 642), the amounts of revenues 

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

the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows: Fiscal year 2018: $873,312,000,000. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fiscal year 2025: $1,106,862,000,000. 
H. Con. Res. 71—17 

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

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

(b) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—For purposes of Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633 and 642), the amounts of outlays of 

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

Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In the 

Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget outlays 

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

the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative 

expenses are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2018: 

(A) New budget authority, $5,553,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

(A) New budget authority, $5,716,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

(A) New budget authority, $5,888,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,062,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,241,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,426,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,617,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2025: 

(A) New budget authority, $6,816,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: 

(A) New budget authority, $7,024,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: 

(A) New budget authority, $7,233,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $7,194,000,000. 
H. Con. Res. 71—18 

SEC. 1202. POSTAL SERVICE DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE 

EXPENSES IN THE SENATE. 

In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget 

outlays of the Postal Service for discretionary administrative 

expenses are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2018: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2019: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2020: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2021: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2022: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2023: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2024: 

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

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

Fiscal year 2025: (A) New budget authority, $356,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $369,000,000. 

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

Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $380,000,000. 

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

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

SEC. 2001. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE. 

(a) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Committee on Finance of 

the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 

that increase the deficit by not more than $1,500,000,000,000 for 

the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

(b) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES.—The 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate shall 

report changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit 

by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 

through 2027. 

(c) SUBMISSIONS.—In the Senate, not later than November 13, 

2017, the Committees named in subsections (a) and (b) shall submit 

their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the 

Senate. Upon receiving such recommendations, the Committee on 

the Budget of the Senate shall report to the Senate a reconciliation 

bill carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive 

revision. 
H. Con. Res. 71—19 

SEC. 2002. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

(a) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The Committee on Ways 

and Means of the House of Representatives shall submit changes 

in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not 

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

through 2027. 

(b) COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES.—The Committee on 

Natural Resources of the House of Representatives shall submit 

changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by 

not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 

through 2027. 

(c) SUBMISSIONS.—In the House of Representatives, not later 

than November 13, 2017, the committees named in subsections 

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

on the Budget of the House of Representatives to carry out this 

section. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

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

AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to repealing or replacing 

the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111– 

148; 124 Stat. 119) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152; 124 Stat. 1029), by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3002. REVENUE-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO REFORM THE AMERICAN TAX SYSTEM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to reforming the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, which may include— 

(1) tax relief for middle-income working Americans; 

(2) lowering taxes on families with children; or 

(3) incentivizing companies to invest domestically and 

create jobs in the United States, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation is revenue neutral and would not 

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

2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3003. RESERVE FUND FOR RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION. 

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

Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee 

or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 

resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
H. Con. Res. 71—20 

any bill or joint resolution considered pursuant to section 2001 

containing the recommendations of one or more committees, or 

for one or more amendments to, a conference report on, or an 

amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint 

resolution, by the amounts necessary to accommodate the budgetary 

effects of the legislation, if the budgetary effects of the legislation 

comply with the reconciliation instructions under this concurrent 

resolution. 

(b) DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE.—For purposes of this section, compliance with the reconciliation instructions under this 

concurrent resolution shall be determined by the Chairman of the 

Committee on the Budget of the Senate. 

(c) EXCEPTION FOR LEGISLATION.—Section 404(a) of S. Con. 

Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2010, shall not apply to legislation for which the 

Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate has 

exercised the authority under subsection (a). 

SEC. 3004. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EXTENDING THE 

STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to an extension of the State 

Children’s Health Insurance Program, by the amounts provided 

in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation 

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

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

fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3005. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN FAMILIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) addressing the opioid and substance abuse crisis; 

(2) protecting and assisting victims of domestic abuse; 

(3) foster care, child care, marriage, and fatherhood programs; 

(4) making it easier to save for retirement; 

(5) reforming the American public housing system; 

(6) the Community Development Block Grant Program; 

or 

(7) extending expiring health care provisions, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 
H. Con. Res. 71—21 

SEC. 3006. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND NUTRITIONAL MODELS AND 

SYSTEMS FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1001 et seq.); 

(2) ensuring State flexibility in education; 

(3) enhancing outcomes with Federal workforce development, job training, and reemployment programs; 

(4) the consolidation and streamlining of overlapping early 

learning and child care programs; 

(5) educational programs for individuals with disabilities; 

or 

(6) child nutrition programs, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3007. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE THE AMERICAN BANKING SYSTEM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the American banking 

system by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 

2022 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

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

AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) the Farm Bill; 

(2) American energy policies; 

(3) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 

(4) North American energy development; 

(5) infrastructure, transportation, and water development; 

(6) the Federal Aviation Administration; 

(7) the National Flood Insurance Program; 

(8) State mineral royalty revenues; or 

(9) soda ash royalties, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 
H. Con. Res. 71—22 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

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

MILITARY POWER. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) improving military readiness, including deferred Facilities Sustainment Restoration and Modernization; 

(2) military technological superiority; 

(3) structural defense reforms; or 

(4) strengthening cybersecurity efforts, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3010. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VETERANS AND 

SERVICE MEMBERS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to improving the delivery 

of benefits and services to veterans and service members by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

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

period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3011. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PUBLIC LANDS AND 

THE ENVIRONMENT. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.); 

(2) forest health and wildfire prevention and control; 

(3) resources for wildland firefighting for the Forest Service 

and Department of Interior; 

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

(5) the secure rural schools and community self-determination program, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 
H. Con. Res. 71—23 

SEC. 3012. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO SECURE THE AMERICAN BORDER. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) securing the border of the United States; 

(2) ending human trafficking; or 

(3) stopping the transportation of narcotics into the United 

States, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

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

GROWTH, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND TO ENHANCE JOB 

CREATION. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to— 

(1) reducing costs to businesses and individuals stemming 

from Federal regulations; 

(2) increasing commerce and economic growth; or 

(3) enhancing job creation, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3014. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION MODIFYING STATUTORY BUDGETARY CONTROLS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to modifying statutory 

budget controls, which may include adjustments to the discretionary 

spending limits and changes to the scope of sequestration as carried 

out by the Office of Management and Budget, such as for the 

Financial Accounting Standards Board, Public Company Accounting 

Oversight Board, Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and 

other similar entities, by the amounts provided in such legislation 

for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

2027. 

SEC. 3015. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PREVENT THE TAXPAYER BAILOUT OF PENSION PLANS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, 
H. Con. Res. 71—24 

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to the prevention of taxpayer 

bailout of pension plans, by the amounts provided in such legislation 

for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

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

2027. 

SEC. 3016. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPLEMENTING WORK REQUIREMENTS IN ALL MEANS-TESTED 

FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to implementing work 

requirements in all means-tested Federal welfare programs by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

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

period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

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

AND REPEAL THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY 

BOARD. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to protecting the Medicare 

program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395 et seq.), which may include repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board established under section 1899A of such Act 

(42 U.S.C. 1395kkk), by the amounts provided in such legislation 

for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

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

2027. 

SEC. 3018. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO AFFORDABLE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to making the cost of child 

and dependent care more affordable and useful for American families by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 
H. Con. Res. 71—25 

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

TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to worker training programs, 

such as training programs that target workers that need advanced 

skills to progress in their current profession or apprenticeship or 

certificate programs that provide retraining for a new industry, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3020. RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE DISASTER 

FUNDS FOR RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS TO AREAS 

DEVASTATED BY HURRICANES AND FLOODING IN 2017. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing disaster funds 

for relief and recovery to areas devastated by hurricanes and 

flooding in 2017, by the amounts necessary to accommodate the 

budgetary effects of the legislation. 

SEC. 3021. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to protecting the Medicaid 

program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1396 et seq.), which may include strengthening and improving 

Medicaid for the most vulnerable populations, and extending the 

life of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund by the amounts 

provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period 

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

the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3022. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE 

PROVISION OF TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax 

laws, which may include lowering taxes on families with children, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 
H. Con. Res. 71—26 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3023. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE 

PROVISION OF TAX RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax 

laws, which may include the provision of tax relief for small 

businesses, along with provisions to prevent upper-income taxpayers 

from sheltering income from taxation at the appropriate rate, by 

the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3024. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO TAX 

RELIEF FOR HARD-WORKING MIDDLE-CLASS AMERICANS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax 

laws, which may include reducing federal deductions, such as the 

state and local tax deduction which disproportionally favors highincome individuals, to ensure relief for middle-income taxpayers, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

either the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3025. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO MAKING 

THE AMERICAN TAX SYSTEM SIMPLER AND FAIRER FOR 

ALL AMERICANS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax 

laws, which may include provisions to make the American tax 

system simpler and fairer for all Americans, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3026. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO TAX CUTS 

FOR WORKING AMERICAN FAMILIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to increasing per-child Federal tax relief, which may include amending the child tax credit, 
H. Con. Res. 71—27 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3027. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE 

PROVISION OF INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESSES TO INVEST 

IN AMERICA AND CREATE JOBS IN AMERICA. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax 

laws, which may include international tax provisions that provide 

or enhance incentives for businesses to invest in America, generate 

American jobs, retain American jobs, and return jobs to America, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3028. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ELIMINATING TAX BREAKS FOR COMPANIES THAT SHIP JOBS 

TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to eliminating tax breaks 

for companies that outsource jobs to foreign countries, by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

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

period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3029. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING FULL, PERMANENT, AND MANDATORY FUNDING 

FOR THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to providing full, permanent, 

and mandatory funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

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

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3030. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO TAX 

REFORM WHICH MAINTAINS THE PROGRESSIVITY OF 

THE TAX SYSTEM. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, 
H. Con. Res. 71—28 

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax 

laws, which may include tax reform proposals to ensure that the 

reformed tax code parallels the existing tax code with respect to 

relative burdens and does not shift the tax burden from highincome to lower- and middle-income taxpayers, by the amounts 

provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 3031. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THE BUDGET PROCESS. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

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

and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 

motions, or conference reports relating to significantly improving 

the budget process by the amounts provided in such legislation 

for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

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

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

2027. 

TITLE IV—BUDGET PROCESS 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 

SEC. 4101. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN 

THE SENATE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

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

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

bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between 

the Houses, or conference report that would provide an advance 

appropriation for a discretionary account. 

(2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new budget authority provided in a bill 

or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2018 

that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2018, 

or any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution 

making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for 

fiscal year 2019, that first becomes available for any fiscal 

year after 2019. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may be provided— 

(1) for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 for programs, projects, 

activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this concurrent resolution 

under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 

in new budget authority in each fiscal year; 

(2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and 

(3) for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Medical 

Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Veterans Medical 
H. Con. Res. 71—29 

Community Care, and Medical Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Administration. 

(c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.— 

(1) WAIVER.—In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived 

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

the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

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

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

of order raised under subsection (a). 

(d) FORM OF POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 

313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 

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

a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses 

in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order 

being made by any Senator pursuant to this section, and such 

point of order being sustained, such material contained in such 

conference report or House amendment shall be stricken, and the 

Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate 

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

of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, 

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

Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of 

order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this 

subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. 

SEC. 4102. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘CHIMP’’ means 

a provision that— 

(1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending 

or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902) (as in 

effect prior to September 30, 2002) if the provision was included 

in legislation other than appropriation Acts; and 

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

budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays 

over the period of the total of the current year, the budget 

year, and all fiscal years covered under the most recently 

adopted concurrent resolution on the budget. 

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

to consider a bill or joint resolution making appropriations 

for a full fiscal year, or an amendment thereto, amendment 

between the Houses in relation thereto, conference report 

thereon, or motion thereon, that includes a CHIMP that, if 

enacted, would cause the absolute value of the total budget 

authority of all such CHIMPs enacted in relation to a full 

fiscal year to be more than the amount specified in paragraph 

(2). 

(2) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in this paragraph is— (A) for fiscal year 2018, $17,000,000,000; 

(B) for fiscal year 2019, $15,000,000,000; and 
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(C) for fiscal year 2020, $15,000,000,000. 

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

levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by 

the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. 

(d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.—In 

the Senate, subsection (b) may be waived or suspended only by 

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

and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members 

of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain 

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

under subsection (b). 

(e) SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION THAT CONSTITUTE CHANGES IN MANDATORY

PROGRAMS WITH NET COSTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3103 of S. Con. Res. 11 (114th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2016, is repealed. 

(2) APPLICABILITY.—In the Senate, section 314 of S. Con. 

Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2009, shall be applied and administered 

as if section 3103(e) of S. Con. Res. 11 (114th Congress), the 

concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, had 

not been enacted. 

SEC. 4103. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS THAT CONSTITUTE 

CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS AFFECTING THE 

CRIME VICTIMS FUND. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section— 

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

in section 4102(a); and 

(2) the term ‘‘Crime Victims Fund’’ means the Crime Victims Fund established under section 1402 of the Victims of 

Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101). 

(b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— 

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

or joint resolution making full-year appropriations for fiscal 

year 2018, or an amendment thereto, amendment between the 

Houses in relation thereto, conference report thereon, or motion 

thereon, if a point of order is made by a Senator against 

a provision containing a CHIMP affecting the Crime Victims 

Fund that, if enacted, would cause the absolute value of the 

total budget authority of all CHIMPs affecting the Crime Victims Fund in relation to fiscal year 2018 to be more than 

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

Chair, that provision shall be stricken from the measure and 

may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. 

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

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

section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

644(e)). 

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

a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses 

in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order 

being made by any Senator pursuant to paragraph (1), and 

such point of order being sustained, such material contained 

in such conference report or House amendment shall be 

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

concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House 

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

which further amendment shall consist of only that portion 

of the conference report or House amendment, as the case 

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

be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is 

sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. 

(4) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In the Senate, 

this subsection may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

An affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members of the Senate, 

duly chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an appeal 

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

this subsection. 

(5) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of this subsection, budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates 

provided by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 

of the Senate. 

(c) REVIEW OF PROCEDURES REGARDING CHIMPS.—The Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of 

the Senate shall review existing budget enforcement procedures 

regarding CHIMPs included in appropriations legislation. These 

committees of jurisdiction should consult with other relevant 

committees of jurisdiction and other interested parties to review 

such procedures, including for Crime Victims Fund spending, and 

include any agreed upon recommendations in subsequent concurrent 

resolutions on the budget. 

SEC. 4104. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DESIGNATION OF FUNDS FOR 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

(a) POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is considering a bill, 

joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the 

Houses, or conference report, if a point of order is made by a 

Senator against a provision that designates funds for fiscal year 

2018 for overseas contingency operations, in accordance with section 

251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)), and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be stricken from the 

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

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

subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 

313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 

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

a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses 

in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order 

being made by any Senator pursuant to subsection (a), and such 

point of order being sustained, such material contained in such 

conference report or House amendment shall be stricken, and the 

Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate 

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

of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, 

as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the 
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Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of 

order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this 

subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. 

(d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In the Senate, this 

section may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote 

of three-fifths of the Members, duly chose and sworn. An affirmative 

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

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

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

(e) SUSPENSION OF POINT OF ORDER.—This section shall not 

apply if a declaration of war by Congress is in effect. 

SEC. 4105. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION AMENDMENTS 

WITH UNKNOWN BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

consider an amendment to or motion on a bill or joint resolution 

considered pursuant to section 2001 if the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget submits a written statement for the Congressional Record indicating that the Chairman, after consultation with 

the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Budget, is unable 

to determine the effect the amendment or motion would have on 

budget authority, outlays, direct spending, entitlement authority, 

revenues, deficits, or surpluses. 

(b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.—In 

the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived or suspended only by 

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

and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members 

of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain 

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

under subsection (a). 

SEC. 4106. PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE. 

(a) POINT OF ORDER.— 

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

to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that 

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

deficit for any of the applicable time periods as measured 

in paragraphs (5) and (6). 

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

(A) the period of the current fiscal year; 

(B) the period of the budget year; 

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

year, and the ensuing 4 fiscal years following the budget 

year; or 

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

year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years following the budget 

year. 

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

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

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

amendment, motion, or conference report that affects direct 

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

Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.). 
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(4) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this subsection, the terms 

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

include— 

(A) any concurrent resolution on the budget; or 

(B) any provision of legislation that affects the full 

funding of, and continuation of, the deposit insurance guarantee commitment in effect on November 5, 1990. 

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

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

most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget; 

and 

(B) be calculated under the requirements of subsections 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior 

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

by that concurrent resolution on the budget. 

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

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

with all direct spending and revenue legislation enacted since 

the beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in the 

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

or revenue effects resulting in net deficit reduction enacted 

in any bill pursuant to a reconciliation instruction since the 

beginning of that same calendar year shall never be made 

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

only for deficit reduction. 

(b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— 

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

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

the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

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

of the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall 

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

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

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

Chair on a point of order raised under this section. 

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

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

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

made by the Senate Committee on the Budget. 

(d) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 

(110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2008, shall no longer apply. 

SEC. 4107. HONEST ACCOUNTING: COST ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR LEGISLATION TO INCORPORATE MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS. 

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

any estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office under 

section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

653) or by the Joint Committee on Taxation to the Congressional 

Budget Office under section 201(f) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 601(f)) 

for major legislation considered in the Senate shall, to the greatest 
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extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary effects of changes 

in economic output, employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from such major legislation. 

(b) CONTENTS.—Any estimate referred to in subsection (a) shall, 

to the extent practicable, include— 

(1) a qualitative assessment of the budgetary effects 

(including macroeconomic variables described in subsection (a)) 

of the major legislation in the 20-fiscal year period beginning 

after the last fiscal year of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget that sets forth budgetary levels 

required under section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632); and 

(2) an identification of the critical assumptions and the 

source of data underlying that estimate. 

(c) DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS.—Any estimate referred to in subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable, include the distributional 

effects across income categories resulting from major legislation. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MAJOR LEGISLATION.—The term ‘‘major legislation’’ 

means a bill, joint resolution, conference report, amendment, 

amendment between the Houses, or treaty considered in the 

Senate— 

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

pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) and that causes a gross budgetary 

effect (before incorporating macroeconomic effects and not 

including timing shifts) in a fiscal year in the period of 

years of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution 

on the budget equal to or greater than— 

(i) 0.25 percent of the current projected gross 

domestic product of the United States for that fiscal 

year; or 

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

$15,000,000,000 for that fiscal year; or 

(B) designated as such by— 

(i) the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 

of the Senate for all direct spending and revenue legislation; or 

(ii) the Senator who is Chairman or Vice Chairman 

of the Joint Committee on Taxation for revenue legislation. 

(2) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—The term ‘‘budgetary effects’’ 

means changes in revenues, direct spending outlays, and deficits. 

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

(A) provisions that cause a delay of the date on which 

outlays flowing from direct spending would otherwise occur 

from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year; or 

(B) provisions that cause an acceleration of the date 

on which revenues would otherwise occur from one fiscal 

year to the prior fiscal year. 

SEC. 4108. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY FOR AMENDMENTS TO STATUTORY CAPS. 

During the 115th Congress, if a measure becomes law that 

amends the discretionary spending limits established under section 

251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
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of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)), such as a measure increasing the limit 

for the revised security category for fiscal year 2018 to be 

$640,000,000,000, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 

of the Senate may adjust the allocation called for under section 

302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) 

to the appropriate committee or committees of the Senate, and 

may adjust all other budgetary aggregates, allocations, levels, and 

limits contained in this resolution, as necessary, consistent with 

such measure. 

SEC. 4109. ADJUSTMENT FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING IN 

THE SENATE. 

During the 115th Congress, if a measure becomes law that 

amends the adjustments to discretionary spending limits established under section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

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

suppression funding, which may include criteria for making such 

an adjustment, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 

of the Senate may adjust the allocation called for in section 302(a) 

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

appropriate committee or committees of the Senate, and may adjust 

all other budgetary aggregates, allocations, levels, and limits contained in this concurrent resolution, as necessary, consistent with 

such measure. 

SEC. 4110. ADJUSTMENT FOR IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF SPENDING. 

(a) ADJUSTMENTS OF DIRECT SPENDING LEVELS.—If a measure 

becomes law that decreases direct spending (budget authority and 

outlays flowing therefrom) for any fiscal year and provides for 

an authorization of appropriations for the same purpose, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may decrease 

the allocation to the committee of the Senate with jurisdiction 

of the direct spending by an amount equal to the amount of the 

decrease in direct spending and may revise the aggregates and 

other appropriate levels in this resolution and make adjustments 

to the pay-as-you-go ledger in the amounts necessary to accommodate the decrease in direct spending. 

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

of budget authority and outlays shall be determined on the basis 

of estimates submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on the 

Budget of the Senate. 

SEC. 4111. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. 

Sections 3205 and 3206 of S. Con. Res. 11 (114th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, are 

repealed. 

SEC. 4112. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. 

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

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

emergency requirement in such measure, the amounts of new 

budget authority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years resulting 

from that provision shall be treated as an emergency requirement 

for the purpose of this section. 

(b) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—Any new budget 

authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from any provision designated as an emergency requirement, pursuant to this section, 
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in any bill, joint resolution, amendment, amendment between the 

Houses, or conference report shall not count for purposes of sections 

302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

633 and 642), section 4106 of this resolution, section 3101 of S. 

Con. Res. 11 (114th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2016, and sections 401 and 404 of S. Con. 

Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2010. Designated emergency provisions shall not 

count for the purpose of revising allocations, aggregates, or other 

levels pursuant to procedures established under section 301(b)(7) 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(b)(7)) for 

deficit-neutral reserve funds and revising discretionary spending 

limits set pursuant to section 301 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 

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

as an emergency requirement under this section, the committee 

report and any statement of managers accompanying that legislation shall include an explanation of the manner in which the 

provision meets the criteria in subsection (f). 

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

‘‘receipts’’, and ‘‘appropriations for discretionary accounts’’ mean 

any provision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that affects direct 

spending, receipts, or appropriations as those terms have been 

defined and interpreted for purposes of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.). 

(e) POINT OF ORDER.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—When the Senate is considering a bill, 

resolution, amendment, motion, amendment between the 

Houses, or conference report, if a point of order is made by 

a Senator against an emergency designation in that measure, 

that provision making such a designation shall be stricken 

from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment 

from the floor. 

(2) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— 

(A) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of threefifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

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

of the Chair relating to any provision of this subsection 

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

and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the 

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

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

chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal 

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

this subsection. 

(3) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—For purposes of paragraph (1), a provision shall be considered an 

emergency designation if it designates any item as an emergency requirement pursuant to this subsection. 

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

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

section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

644(e)). 

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

a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses 
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in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by 

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

being sustained, such material contained in such conference 

report shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from 

its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur 

in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the 

case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only 

that portion of the conference report or House amendment, 

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

Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point 

of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate 

amendment derived from such conference report by operation 

of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. 

(f) CRITERIA.— 

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

is an emergency requirement if the situation addressed by 

such provision is— 

(A) necessary, essential, or vital (not merely useful 

or beneficial); 

(B) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not building 

up over time; 

(C) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need requiring 

immediate action; 

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

and unanticipated; and 

(E) not permanent, temporary in nature. 

(2) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is part of an aggregate level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally estimated in advance, is not unforeseen. 

(g) INAPPLICABILITY.—In the Senate, section 403 of S. Con. 

Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2010, shall no longer apply. 

SEC. 4113. ENFORCEMENT FILING IN THE SENATE. 

If this concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed to by 

the Senate and House of Representatives without the appointment 

of a committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two 

Houses, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 

Senate may submit a statement for publication in the Congressional 

Record containing— 

(1) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee allocations for fiscal year 2018 consistent with the levels in title 

I for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional 

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

(2) for all committees other than the Committee on Appropriations, committee allocations for fiscal years 2018, 2018 

through 2022, and 2018 through 2027 consistent with the levels 

in title I for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633); and 

(3) a list of programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified for advanced appropriations that would have been identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this concurrent resolution. 
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Subtitle B—Other Provisions 

SEC. 4201. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE. 

In the Senate, all committees are directed to review programs 

and tax expenditures within their jurisdiction to identify waste, 

fraud, abuse or duplication, and increase the use of performance 

data to inform committee work. Committees are also directed to 

review the matters for congressional consideration identified in 

the Office of Inspector General semiannual reports and the Office 

of Inspector General’s list of unimplemented recommendations and 

on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk list and the 

annual report to reduce program duplication. Based on these oversight efforts and 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 (2 U.S.C. 632(d)) to the Committees on the 

Budget. 

SEC. 4202. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, notwithstanding section 

302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

633(a)(1)), section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 

(2 U.S.C. 632 note), and section 2009a of title 39, United States 

Code, the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference 

report on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall include 

in its allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the Committees on Appropriations 

amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social 

Security Administration and of the Postal Service. 

(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the Senate, for purposes of enforcing 

sections 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

633(f)), estimates of the level of total new budget authority and 

total outlays provided by a measure shall include any discretionary 

amounts described in subsection (a). 

SEC. 4203. 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 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) as allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution. 

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

resolution the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct 

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

on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget 

of the Senate. 
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SEC. 4204. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND 

DEFINITIONS. 

Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution providing 

for a change in concepts or definitions, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 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 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)). 

SEC. 4205. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT LEGISLATION NOT INCLUDED 

IN THE BASELINE. 

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 

may make adjustments to the levels and allocations in this resolution to reflect legislation enacted before the date on which this 

resolution is agreed to by Congress that is not incorporated in 

the baseline underlying the Congressional Budget Office’s June 

2017 update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2017 to 2027. 

SEC. 4206. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

Congress adopts the provisions of this title— 

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

and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules 

of the Senate and such rules shall supersede other rules only 

to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; 

and 

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

Senate to change those rules at any time, in the same manner, 

and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule of 

the Senate. 

TITLE V—BUDGET PROCESS IN THE 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 

SEC. 5101. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING LONG-TERM 

DIRECT SPENDING. 

(a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the House 

of Representatives to consider any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that would cause a 

net increase in direct spending in excess of $2,500,000,000 in any 

of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal year periods described in subsection 

(b). 

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

practicable, prepare an estimate of whether a bill or joint resolution 

reported by a committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations), or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, would 

cause, relative to current law, a net increase in direct spending 

in the House of Representatives, in excess of $2,500,000,000 in 

any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal year periods beginning after 

the last fiscal year of this concurrent resolution. 

(c) LIMITATION.—In the House of Representatives, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any bills or joint resolutions, 

or amendments thereto or conference reports thereon, for which 

the chair of the Committee on the Budget has made adjustments 
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to the allocations, aggregates, or other budgetary levels in this 

concurrent resolution. 

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

section, the levels of net increases in direct spending shall be 

determined on the basis of estimates provided by the chair of 

the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives. 

(e) SUNSET.—This section shall have no force or effect after 

September 30, 2018. 

SEC. 5102. ALLOCATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/ 

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. 

(a) SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER- ATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—In the House of Representatives, there shall be a separate allocation of new budget authority 

and outlays provided to the Committee on Appropriations for the 

purposes of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism, which shall be deemed to be an allocation under section 

302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Section 302(a)(3) 

of such Act shall not apply to such separate allocation. 

(b) SECTION 302 ALLOCATIONS.—The separate allocation 

referred to in subsection (a) shall be the exclusive allocation for 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism under 

section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives may 

provide suballocations of such separate allocation under such section 

302(b). 

(c) APPLICATION.—For purposes of enforcing the separate allocation referred to in subsection (a) under section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the ‘‘first fiscal year’’ and the ‘‘total 

of fiscal years’’ shall be deemed to refer to fiscal year 2018. Section 

302(c) of such Act shall not apply to such separate allocation. 

(d) DESIGNATIONS.—New budget authority or outlays shall only 

be counted toward the allocation referred to in subsection (a) if 

designated pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

(e) ADJUSTMENTS.—For purposes of subsection (a) for fiscal 

year 2018, no adjustment shall be made under section 314(a) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 if any adjustment would 

be made under section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 5103. LIMITATION ON CHANGES IN CERTAIN MANDATORY PROGRAMS. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘change in mandatory 

programs’’ means a provision that— 

(1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending 

or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 

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

September 30, 2002) if the provision were included in legislation 

other than appropriation Acts; and 

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

budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays 

over the total of the current year, the budget year, and all 

fiscal years covered under the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget. 

(b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A provision in a bill or joint resolution 

making appropriations for a full fiscal year that proposes a 
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change in mandatory programs that, if enacted, would cause 

the absolute value of the total budget authority of all such 

changes in mandatory programs enacted in relation to a full 

fiscal year to be more than the amount specified in paragraph 

(3), shall not be in order in the House of Representatives. 

(2) AMENDMENTS AND CONFERENCE REPORTS.—It shall not 

be in order in the House of Representatives to consider an 

amendment to, or a conference report on, a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a full fiscal year if such amendment thereto or conference report thereon proposes a change 

in mandatory programs that, if enacted, would cause the 

absolute value of the total budget authority of all such changes 

in mandatory programs enacted in relation to a full fiscal 

year to be more than the amount specified in paragraph (3). 

(3) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in this paragraph is— (A) for fiscal year 2018, $19,100,000,000; 

(B) for fiscal year 2019, $17,000,000,000; and 

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

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

levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by 

the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 5104. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives, except as 

provided for in subsection (b), any general appropriation bill or 

bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations, or amendment 

thereto or conference report thereon, may not provide advance 

appropriations. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be provided 

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

or the joint explanatory statement of managers, as applicable, 

accompanying this concurrent resolution under the following 

headings: 

(1) GENERAL.—‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’. 

(2) VETERANS.—‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance 

Appropriations’’. 

(c) LIMITATIONS.—The aggregate level of advance appropriations 

shall not exceed the following: 

(1) GENERAL.—$28,852,000,000 in new budget authority 

for all programs identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1). 

(2) VETERANS.—$70,699,313,000 in new budget authority 

for programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs identified 

pursuant to subsection (b)(2). 

(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget authority provided in 

a general appropriation bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, or any amendment thereto or conference 

report thereon, that first becomes available for the first fiscal year 

following fiscal year 2018. 

SEC. 5105. ESTIMATES OF DEBT SERVICE COSTS. 

In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee 

on the Budget may direct the Congressional Budget Office to 

include, in any estimate prepared under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to any bill or joint resolution, 

an estimate of any change in debt service costs resulting from 
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carrying out such bill or resolution. Any estimate of debt service 

costs provided under this section shall be advisory and shall not 

be used for purposes of enforcement of such Act, the Rules of 

the House of Representatives, or this concurrent resolution. This 

section shall not apply to authorizations of programs funded by 

discretionary spending or to appropriation bills or joint resolutions, 

but shall apply to changes in the authorization level of appropriated 

entitlements. 

SEC. 5106. FAIR-VALUE CREDIT ESTIMATES. 

(a) ALL CREDIT PROGRAMS.—Whenever the Director of the 

Congressional Budget Office provides an estimate of any measure 

that establishes or modifies any program providing loans or loan 

guarantees, the Director shall also, to the extent practicable, provide 

a fair-value estimate of such loan or loan guarantee program if 

requested by the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the 

House of Representatives. 

(b) STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING PROGRAMS.— The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall provide, to 

the extent practicable, a fair-value estimate as part of any estimate 

for any measure that establishes or modifies a loan or loan guarantee program for student financial assistance or housing (including 

residential mortgage). 

(c) BASELINE ESTIMATES.—The Congressional Budget Office 

shall include estimates, on a fair-value and credit reform basis, 

of loan and loan guarantee programs for student financial assistance, housing (including residential mortgage), and such other 

major loan and loan guarantee programs, as practicable, in its 

The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2027. 

(d) ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—If the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office provides an estimate 

pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), the chair of the Committee on 

the Budget of the House of Representatives may use such estimate 

to determine compliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 and other budget enforcement requirements. 

SEC. 5107. ESTIMATES OF MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MAJOR 

LEGISLATION. 

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

any estimate of major legislation considered in the House of Representatives provided by the Congressional Budget Office under 

section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or by the 

Joint Committee on Taxation to the Congressional Budget Office 

under section 201(f) of such Act shall, to the extent practicable, 

incorporate the budgetary effects of changes in economic output, 

employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic variables 

resulting from such major legislation. 

(b) CONTENTS.—Any estimate referred to in subsection (a) shall, 

to the extent practicable, include— 

(1) a qualitative assessment of the budgetary effects 

(including macroeconomic variables described in subsection (a)) 

of the major legislation in the 20-fiscal year period beginning 

after the last fiscal year of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget that sets forth budgetary levels 

required under section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974; and 

(2) an identification of the critical assumptions and the 

source of data underlying that estimate. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MAJOR LEGISLATION.—The term ‘‘major legislation’’ 

means a bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon— 

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

pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) and that causes a gross budgetary 

effect (before incorporating macroeconomic effects and not 

including timing shifts) in a fiscal year in the period of 

years of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution 

on the budget equal to or greater than 0.25 percent of 

the current projected gross domestic product of the United 

States for that fiscal year; or 

(B) designated as such by— 

(i) the chair of the Committee on the Budget of 

the House of Representatives for all direct spending 

legislation; or 

(ii) the Member who is Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation for revenue 

legislation. 

(2) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—The term ‘‘budgetary effects’’ 

means changes in revenues, direct spending outlays, and deficits. 

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

(A) provisions that cause a delay of the date on which 

outlays flowing from direct spending would otherwise occur 

from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year; or 

(B) provisions that cause an acceleration of the date 

on which revenues would otherwise occur from one fiscal 

year to the prior fiscal year. 

SEC. 5108. ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF BUDGETARY 

RESOURCES. 

(a) ADJUSTMENTS OF DISCRETIONARY AND DIRECT SPENDING

LEVELS.—In the House of Representatives, if a committee (other 

than the Committee on Appropriations) reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered or conference report 

thereon is submitted, providing for a decrease in direct spending 

(budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom) for any fiscal 

year and also provides for an authorization of appropriations for 

the same purpose, upon the enactment of such measure, the chair 

of the Committee on the Budget may decrease the allocation to 

the applicable authorizing committee that reports such measure 

and increase the allocation of discretionary spending (budget 

authority and outlays flowing therefrom) to the Committee on 

Appropriations for fiscal year 2018 by an amount equal to the 

new budget authority (and outlays flowing therefrom) provided 

for in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for the same 

purpose. 

(b) DETERMINATIONS.—In the House of Representatives, for purposes of enforcing this concurrent resolution, the allocations and 

aggregate levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, 

revenues, deficits, and surpluses for fiscal year 2018 and the total 

of fiscal years 2018 through 2027 shall be determined on the basis 

of estimates made by the chair of the Committee on the Budget 

and such chair may adjust the applicable levels in this concurrent 

resolution. 
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SEC. 5109. SCORING RULE FOR ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Congressional Budget 

Office shall estimate provisions of any bill or joint resolution, or 

amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that provides 

the authority to enter into or modify any covered energy savings 

contract on a net present value basis (NPV). 

(b) NPV CALCULATIONS.—The net present value of any covered 

energy savings contract shall be calculated as follows: 

(1) The discount rate shall reflect market risk. 

(2) The cash flows shall include, whether classified as 

mandatory or discretionary, payments to contractors under the 

terms of their contracts, payments to contractors for other 

services, and direct savings in energy and energy-related costs. 

(3) The stream of payments shall cover the period covered 

by the contracts but not to exceed 25 years. 

(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘covered 

energy savings contract’’ means— 

(1) an energy savings performance contract authorized 

under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy 

Act; or 

(2) a utility energy service contract, as described in the 

Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on Federal 

Use of Energy Savings Performance Contracting, dated July 

25, 1998 (M–98–13), and the Office of Management and Budget 

Memorandum on the Federal Use of Energy Saving Performance Contracts and Utility Energy Service Contracts, dated 

September 28, 2015 (M–12–21), or any successor to either 

memorandum. 

(d) ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—In the 

House of Representatives, if any net present value of any covered 

energy savings contract calculated under subsection (b) results in 

a net savings, then the budgetary effects of such contract shall 

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

Budget Act of 1974, this concurrent resolution, or clause 10 of 

rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

(e) CLASSIFICATION OF SPENDING.—For purposes of budget 

enforcement, the estimated net present value of the budget 

authority provided by the measure, and outlays flowing therefrom, 

shall be classified as direct spending. 

(f) SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—It is the sense 

of the House of Representatives that— 

(1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 

in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget 

Office, should separately identify the cash flows under subsection (b)(2) and include such information in the President’s 

annual budget submission under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

United States Code; and 

(2) the scoring method used in this section should not 

be used to score any contracts other than covered energy 

savings contracts. 

SEC. 5110. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND 

OF THE TREASURY TO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND. 

In the House of Representatives, for purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985, and the rules or orders of the House 
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of Representatives, a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment 

thereto or conference report thereon, that transfers funds from 

the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund 

shall be counted as new budget authority and outlays equal to 

the amount of the transfer in the fiscal year the transfer occurs. 

SEC. 5111. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL RESERVE SURPLUSES 

AS AN OFFSET. 

In the House of Representatives, any provision of a bill or 

joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 

that transfers any portion of the net surplus of the Federal Reserve 

System to the general fund of the Treasury shall not be counted 

for purposes of enforcing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

this concurrent resolution, or clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules 

of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 5112. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GUARANTEE FEES AS AN OFFSET. 

In the House of Representatives, any provision of a bill or 

joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 

that increases, or extends the increase of, any guarantee fees of 

the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) shall not 

be counted for purposes of enforcing the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974, this concurrent resolution, or clause 10 of rule XXI 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 5113. MODIFICATION OF RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2002 shall have no force or effect. 

(b) RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Not 

later than November 13, 2017, the Committee on Ways and Means 

of the House of Representatives shall report to the House of Representatives changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase 

the deficit by not more than $1,500,000,000,000 for the period 

of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

Subtitle B—Other Provisions 

SEC. 5201. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

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

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

2009a of title 39, United States Code, the report or the joint explanatory statement, as applicable, accompanying this concurrent resolution shall include in its allocation to the Committee on Appropriations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social 

Security Administration and the United States Postal Service. 

(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the House of Representatives, for purposes of enforcing section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974, estimates of the levels of total new budget authority and 

total outlays provided by a measure shall include any discretionary 

amounts described in subsection (a). 
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SEC. 5202. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS 

AND AGGREGATES. 

(a) APPLICATION.—In the House of Representatives, any adjustments of the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels 

made pursuant to this concurrent 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 the allocations and aggregates contained 

in this concurrent resolution. 

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

concurrent resolution, the budgetary levels for a fiscal year or 

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

made by the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House 

of Representatives. 

(d) AGGREGATES, ALLOCATIONS AND APPLICATION.—In the House 

of Representatives, for purposes of this concurrent resolution and 

budget enforcement, the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, 

or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, for which the 

chair of the Committee on the Budget makes adjustments or revisions in the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels 

of this concurrent resolution shall not be subject to the points 

of order set forth in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives or section 5101 of this concurrent resolution. 

(e) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.—The chair of the Committee on the 

Budget of the House of Representatives may adjust other appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution depending on congressional action on pending reconciliation legislation. 

SEC. 5203. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND 

DEFINITIONS. 

In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee 

on the Budget may adjust the appropriate aggregates, allocations, 

and other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for any 

change in budgetary concepts and definitions consistent with section 

251(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985. 

SEC. 5204. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN THE BASELINE. 

In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee 

on the Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, reconciliation 

targets, and other appropriate budgetary levels in this concurrent 

resolution to reflect changes resulting from the Congressional 

Budget Office’s update to its baseline for fiscal years 2018 through 

2027. 

SEC. 5205. APPLICATION OF RULE REGARDING LIMITS ON DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. 

Section 314(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall 

not apply in the House of Representatives to any bill, joint resolution, or amendment that provides new budget authority for a fiscal 

year or to any conference report on any such bill or resolution 

if— 
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(1) the enactment of that bill or resolution; 

(2) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or 

(3) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form 

recommended in that conference report, 

would not cause the 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for fiscal year 2018 to be exceeded. 

SEC. 5206. ENFORCEMENT FILING IN THE HOUSE. 

In the House of Representatives, if a concurrent resolution 

on the budget for fiscal year 2018 is adopted without the appointment of a committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of 

the two Houses with respect to this concurrent resolution on the 

budget, for the purpose of enforcing the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 and applicable rules and requirements set forth in the 

concurrent resolution on the budget, the allocations and list provided for in this section shall apply in the House of Representatives 

in the same manner as if such allocations and list were in a 

joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report on 

the budget for fiscal year 2018. The chair of the Committee on 

the Budget of the House of Representatives shall submit a statement for publication in the Congressional Record containing— 

(1) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee allocations for fiscal year 2018 consistent with title I for the purpose 

of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

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

(2) for all committees other than the Committee on Appropriations, committee allocations consistent with title I for fiscal 

year 2018 and for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 

2027 for the purpose of enforcing 302 of the Congressional 

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

(3) a list of programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified for advance appropriations for the purpose of enforcing 

section 5104 of this concurrent resolution. 

SEC. 5207. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

The House of Representatives adopts the provisions of this 

title and section 2002— 

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

of Representatives, and as such they shall be considered as 

part of the rules of the House of Representatives, and such 

rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they 

are inconsistent with such other rules; and 

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

House of Representatives to change those rules at any time, 

in the same manner, and to the same extent as is the case 

of any other rule of the House of Representatives. 

Subtitle C—Adjustment Authority 

SEC. 5301. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY FOR AMENDMENTS TO STATUTORY CAPS. 

During the 115th Congress, if a measure becomes law that 

amends the discretionary spending limits established under section 

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

of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)), such as a measure increasing the limit 

for the revised security category for fiscal year 2018 to be 

$640,000,000,000, the chair of the Committee on the Budget of 
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the House of Representatives may adjust the allocation called for 

under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

U.S.C. 633(a)) to the appropriate committee or committees of the 

House of Representatives, and may adjust all other budgetary aggregates, allocations, levels, and limits contained in this resolution, 

as necessary, consistent with such measure. 

Subtitle D—Reserve Funds 

SEC. 5401. RESERVE FUND FOR INVESTMENTS IN NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee 

on the Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other 

appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or joint 

resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 

that invests in national infrastructure to the extent that such 

measure is deficit neutral for the total of fiscal years 2018 through 

2027. 

SEC. 5402. RESERVE FUND FOR COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM. 

In the House of Representatives, if the Committee on Ways 

and Means reports a bill or joint resolution that provides for comprehensive tax reform, the chair of the Committee on the Budget 

may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects 

of any such bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, if such measure would not increase the 

deficit for the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 5403. RESERVE FUND FOR THE STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH 

INSURANCE PROGRAM. 

In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee 

on the Budget may adjust the allocations, budget aggregates and 

other appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto 

or conference report thereon, that extends the State Children’s 

Health Insurance Program allotments, if such measure would not 

increase the deficit for the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

SEC. 5404. RESERVE FUND FOR THE REPEAL OR REPLACEMENT OF 

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE LAWS. 

In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee 

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

appropriate budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the 

budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment 

thereto or conference report thereon, that repeals or replaces any 

provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or 

title I or subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act of 2010 by the amount of budget authority and 
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outlays flowing therefrom provided by such measure for such purpose. 

Attest: 

Clerk of the House of Representatives. 

Attest: 

Secretary of the Senate.