IV 
Union Calendar No. 254
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 393
[Report No. 108–441] 
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2005 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2004 and 2006 through 2009. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2004
Mr. NUSSLE, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following con-
current resolution; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2005 and setting forth appro-
priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2004 and 2006 
through 2009.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring),
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SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005. 
(a) DECLARATION.—The Congress declares that the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005 
is hereby established and that the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2004 and 2006 through 2009 are 
set forth. 
(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 2005. 
TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. 
Sec. 102. Major functional categories. 
TITLE II—RECONCILIATION AND REPORT SUBMISSIONS 
Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives. 
Sec. 202. Submission of report on savings to be used for members of the 
Armed Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS AND CONTINGENCY PROCEDURE 
Subtitle A—Reserve Funds for Legislation Assumed in Budget Aggregates 
Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health insurance for the uninsured. 
Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Family Opportunity Act. 
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Military Survivors’ Benefit Plan. 
Sec. 304. Reserve fund for pending legislation. 
Subtitle B—Contingency Procedure 
Sec. 311. Contingency procedure for surface transportation. 
TITLE IV—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 401. Restrictions on advance appropriations. 
Sec. 402. Emergency legislation. 
Sec. 403. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 
1990. 
Sec. 404. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 
TITLE V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE 
Sec. 501. Sense of the House on spending accountability. 
Sec. 502. Sense of the House on entitlement reform.
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TITLE I—RECOMMENDED 
LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for 
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009: 
(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the 
enforcement of this resolution: 
(A) The recommended levels of Federal 
revenues are as follows: 
Fiscal 
year 
2004: 
$1,272,966,000,000. 
Fiscal 
year 
2005: 
$1,457,215,000,000. 
Fiscal 
year 
2006: 
$1,619,835,000,000. 
Fiscal 
year 
2007: 
$1,721,568,000,000. 
Fiscal 
year 
2008: 
$1,818,559,000,000. 
Fiscal 
year 
2009: 
$1,922,133,000,000. 
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate 
levels of Federal revenues should be reduced are 
as follows: 
Fiscal year 2004: ¥$179,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2005: $19,919,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: $34,346,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: $33,376,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: $27,231,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: $30,927,000,000. 
(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 2004: $1,952,700,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: $2,010,338,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: $2,071,186,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: $2,193,395,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: $2,311,770,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: $2,431,782,000,000. 
(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the 
enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels 
of total budget outlays are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2004: $1,911,235,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: $2,007,926,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: $2,083,910,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: $2,169,446,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: $2,277,071,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: $2,393,946,000,000.
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(4) DEFICITS (ON-BUDGET).—For purposes of 
the enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of 
the deficits (on-budget) are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2004: $638,269,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: $550,711,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: $464,075,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: $447,878,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: $458,512,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: $471,813,000,000. 
(5) DEBT
SUBJECT
TO
LIMIT.—Pursuant to 
section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the appropriate levels of the public debt are 
as follows: 
Fiscal year 2004: $7,436,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: $8,087,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: $8,675,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: $9,244,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: $9,823,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: $10,419,000,000,000. 
(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro-
priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2004: $4,385,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: $4,775,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: $5,060,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: $5,312,000,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2008: $5,560,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: $5,807,000,000,000. 
SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 
The Congress determines and declares that the ap-
propriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for 
fiscal years 2004 through 2009 for each major functional 
category are: 
(1) National Defense (050): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$461,544,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $451,125,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$419,634,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $447,114,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$442,400,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $439,098,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$464,000,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $445,927,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$486,149,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $465,542,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$508,369,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $487,186,000,000. 
(2) Homeland Security (100): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$29,559,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $24,834,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$34,102,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $29,997,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$33,548,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $33,298,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$35,160,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $35,635,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$36,520,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $36,979,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$40,420,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $38,401,000,000. 
(3) International Affairs (150): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$43,604,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $29,281,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$26,529,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,848,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$27,776,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,017,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$27,927,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $26,714,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$28,077,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $25,323,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$28,228,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $25,099,000,000. 
(4) General Science, Space, and Technology 
(250): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$22,822,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $21,897,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$22,813,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,453,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$22,927,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,683,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,042,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,743,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,157,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,763,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,274,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,863,000,000. 
(5) Energy (270): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$2,323,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $59,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$2,863,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $1,201,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$2,604,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $1,397,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$2,583,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $1,040,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$2,629,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $662,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$2,285,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $891,000,000. 
(6) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$32,021,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,210,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,212,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,868,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,568,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $31,911,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,897,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,153,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$32,101,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,128,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$32,777,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,804,000,000. 
(7) Agriculture (350): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$19,908,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $18,434,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,087,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $20,501,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,374,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,310,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$24,278,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,199,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$24,042,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,957,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$24,903,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,956,000,000. 
(8) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,077,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $12,748,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$10,792,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $5,782,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$10,242,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $6,842,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$9,727,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $4,769,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$9,705,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $3,190,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$9,580,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $2,740,000,000. 
(9) Transportation (400): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$62,937,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $59,280,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$65,021,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $61,988,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$66,075,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $64,204,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$68,263,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $66,131,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$69,578,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $67,545,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$70,445,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $68,452,000,000. 
(10) Community and Regional Development 
(450): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$13,758,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $15,443,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$11,867,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $14,233,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$11,655,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $12,484,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$11,715,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $11,616,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$11,692,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $11,392,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$11,752,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $11,510,000,000. 
(11) Education, Training, Employment, and 
Social Services (500): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$89,463,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $86,405,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$92,523,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $90,492,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$93,596,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $92,878,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$94,243,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $93,365,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$94,738,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $93,975,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$95,366,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $94,685,000,000. 
(12) Health (550): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$236,822,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $235,551,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$245,095,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $244,936,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$252,639,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $252,495,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$266,117,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $265,196,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$284,970,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $284,222,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$304,034,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $303,460,000,000. 
(13) Medicare (570): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$269,567,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $268,759,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$288,166,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $289,126,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$322,974,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $322,549,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$362,759,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $363,016,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$387,838,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $387,858,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$414,278,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $413,853,000,000. 
(14) Income Security (600): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$329,744,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $336,074,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$337,318,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $341,716,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$335,387,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $339,098,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$340,140,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $342,945,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$352,809,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $355,046,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$361,830,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $363,465,000,000. 
(15) Social Security (650): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$13,396,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $13,396,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$15,094,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $15,094,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$16,589,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $16,589,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$18,049,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $18,049,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$19,988,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $19,988,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,989,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $21,989,000,000. 
(16) Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$61,179,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $59,858,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$70,536,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $68,563,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$68,501,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $67,597,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$66,621,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $66,007,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$69,842,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $69,459,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$70,506,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $70,106,000,000. 
(17) Administration of Justice (750): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$29,932,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,103,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$30,139,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,025,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$27,430,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $28,036,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$27,480,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $27,744,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$27,616,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $27,540,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$27,755,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $27,621,000,000. 
(18) General Government (800): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,806,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $24,540,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,198,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,916,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,419,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,392,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,573,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,401,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,230,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,075,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,383,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,044,000,000. 
(19) Net Interest (900): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$240,471,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $240,471,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$270,698,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $270,698,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$318,909,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $318,909,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$364,463,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $364,463,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$398,574,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $398,574,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$427,464,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $427,464,000,000. 
(20) Allowances (920): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) New budget authority, $0. 
(B) Outlays, $0. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$50,000,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $24,850,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) New budget authority, $0. 
(B) Outlays, $18,600,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) New budget authority, $0. 
(B) Outlays, $5,100,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) New budget authority, $0. 
(B) Outlays, $1,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) New budget authority, $0. 
(B) Outlays, $250,000,000. 
(21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 
Fiscal year 2004: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$47,233,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$47,233,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2005: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$52,349,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$52,475,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2006: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$54,427,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$54,477,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$62,642,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$63,767,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$65,485,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$66,147,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$60,856,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$59,893,000,000. 
TITLE II—RECONCILIATION AND 
REPORT SUBMISSIONS 
SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES. 
(a) SUBMISSIONS PROVIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION 
OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.—(1) Not later than July 
15, 2004, the House committees named in paragraph (2) 
shall submit their recommendations to the House Com-
mittee on the Budget. After receiving those recommenda-
tions, the House Committee on the Budget shall report 
to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all such rec-
ommendations without any substantive revision. 
(2) INSTRUCTIONS.—
(A) 
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE.—The 
House Committee on Agriculture shall report 
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
reduce the level of direct spending for that com-
mittee by $110,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year
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2005 and $371,000,000 in outlays for the period of 
fiscal years 2005 through 2009. 
(B) COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
AND
THE 
WORKFORCE: INSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE FAIRNESS 
IN FEDERAL WORKERS COMPENSATION.—The House 
Committee on Education and the Workforce shall re-
port changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
to reduce the level of direct spending for that com-
mittee by $5,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2005 
and $43,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009. 
(C) 
COMMITTEE
ON
ENERGY
AND
COM-
MERCE.—The House Committee on Energy and 
Commerce shall report changes in laws within its ju-
risdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct 
spending for that committee by $410,000,000 in 
outlays for fiscal year 2005 and $2,185,000,000 in 
outlays for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 
2009. 
(D) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM: IN-
STRUCTION TO INCREASE RESOURCES TO AUTHOR-
IZE
INFORMATION
SHARING
TO
ALLOW
FEDERAL 
BENEFIT PROGRAMS LIMITED ACCESS TO FEDERAL 
AND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DATA TO VERIFY ELI-
GIBILITY.—The House Committee on Government
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Reform shall report changes in laws within its juris-
diction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spend-
ing for that committee by $170,000,000 in outlays 
for fiscal year 2005 and $2,365,000,000 in outlays 
for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009. 
(E) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The 
House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
reduce the deficit by $1,126,000,000 for fiscal year 
2005 and $8,269,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009. 
(b) SUBMISSION PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF 
EXPIRING TAX RELIEF.—(1) The House Committee on 
Ways and Means shall report a reconciliation bill not later 
than October 1, 2004, that consists of changes in laws 
within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce revenues by not 
more than $13,182,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and by 
not more than $137,580,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009. 
(2) If a reconciliation bill, as reported pursuant to 
paragraph (1), does not increase the deficit for fiscal year 
2005 or for the period of fiscal years 2005 though 2009 
above the levels permitted in such paragraph, the chair-
man of the House Committee on the Budget may revise 
the reconciliation instructions under this section to permit
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the Committee on Ways and Means to increase the level 
of direct spending outlays, make conforming adjustments 
to the revenue instruction to decrease the reduction in rev-
enues, and make conforming changes in allocations to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and in budget aggregates. 
SEC. 202. SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON DEFENSE SAVINGS. 
In the House, not later than May 15, 2004, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services shall submit to the Committee 
on the Budget its findings that identify $2,000,000,000 
in savings from (1) activities that are determined to be 
of a low priority to the successful execution of current 
military operations; or (2) activities that are determined 
to be wasteful or unnecessary to national defense. Funds 
identified should be reallocated to programs and activities 
that directly contribute to enhancing the combat capabili-
ties of the U.S. military forces with an emphasis on force 
protection, munitions and surveillance capabilities. For 
purposes of this subsection, the report by the Committee 
on Armed Services shall be inserted in the Congressional 
Record by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
not later than May 21, 2004.
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measure is deficit neutral in fiscal year 2005 and for the 
period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009. 
SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MILITARY 
SURVIVORS’ BENEFIT PLAN. 
In the House, if the Committee on Armed Services 
reports legislation, or if an amendment thereto is offered 
or a conference report thereon is submitted, that increases 
survivors’ benefits under the Military Survivors’ Benefit 
Plan, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and ag-
gregates to the extent such measure is deficit neutral re-
sulting from a change other than to discretionary appro-
priations in fiscal year 2005 and for the period of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009. 
SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR PENDING LEGISLATION. 
In the House, for any bill, including a bill that pro-
vides for the safe importation of FDA-approved prescrip-
tion drugs or places limits on medical malpractice litiga-
tion, that has passed the House in the first session of the 
108th Congress and, after the date of adoption of this con-
current resolution, is acted on by the Senate, enacted by 
the Congress, and presented to the President, the chair-
man of the Committee on the Budget may make the ap-
propriate adjustments in the allocations and aggregates 
to reflect any resulting savings from any such measure.
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Subtitle B—Contingency Procedure
SEC. 
311. 
CONTINGENCY 
PROCEDURE 
FOR 
SURFACE 
TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House reports legislation, 
or if an amendment thereto is offered or a conference re-
port thereon is submitted, that provides new budget au-
thority for the budget accounts or portions thereof in the 
highway and transit categories as defined in sections 
250(c)(4)(B) and (C) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in excess of the fol-
lowing amounts: 
(1) for fiscal year 2004: $41,569,000,000, 
(2) for fiscal year 2005: $42,657,000,000, 
(3) for fiscal year 2006: $43,635,000,000, 
(4) for fiscal year 2007: $45,709,000,000, 
(5) for fiscal year 2008: $46,945,000,000, or 
(6) for fiscal year 2009: $47,732,000,000, 
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may adjust 
the appropriate budget aggregates and increase the alloca-
tion of new budget authority to such committee for fiscal 
year 2004, for fiscal year 2005, and for the period of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 to the extent such excess is off-
set by a reduction in mandatory outlays from the Highway 
Trust Fund or an increase in receipts appropriated to
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such fund for the applicable fiscal year caused by such 
legislation or any previously enacted legislation. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT FOR OUTLAYS.—For fiscal year 
2004 or 2005, in the House, if a bill or joint resolution 
is reported, or if an amendment thereto is offered or a 
conference report thereon is submitted, that changes obli-
gation limitations such that the total limitations are in ex-
cess of $40,116,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 or 
$41,204,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for programs, 
projects, and activities within the highway and transit cat-
egories as defined in sections 250(c)(4)(B) and (C) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, and if legislation has been enacted that satisfies the 
conditions set forth in subsection (a) for such fiscal year, 
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may in-
crease the allocation of outlays and appropriate aggregates 
for such fiscal year for the committee reporting such 
measure by the amount of outlays that corresponds to 
such excess obligation limitations, but not to exceed the 
amount of such excess that was offset pursuant to sub-
section (a).
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TITLE IV—BUDGET 
ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 401. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) In the House, except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), an advance appropriation may not 
be reported in a bill or joint resolution making a general 
appropriation or continuing appropriation, and may not 
be in order as an amendment thereto. 
(2) Managers on the part of the House may not agree 
to a Senate amendment that would violate paragraph (1) 
unless specific authority to agree to the amendment first 
is given by the House by a separate vote with respect 
thereto. 
(b) LIMITATION.—In the House, an advance appro-
priation may be provided for fiscal year 2006 or 2007 for 
programs, projects, activities or accounts identified in the 
joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying 
this resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for 
Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to 
exceed $23,568,000,000 in new budget authority. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ad-
vance appropriation’’ means any discretionary new budget 
authority in a bill or joint resolution making general ap-
propriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year
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2005 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 
2005. 
SEC. 402. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. 
(a) EXEMPTION OF OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATIONS.—In the House, if a bill or joint resolution is re-
ported, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference 
report is filed thereon, that makes supplemental appro-
priations for fiscal year 2005 for contingency operations 
related to the global war on terrorism, then the new budg-
et authority, new entitlement authority, outlays, and re-
ceipts resulting therefrom shall not count for purposes of 
sections 302, 303, and 401 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 for the provisions of such measure that are 
designated pursuant to this subsection as making appro-
priations for such contingency operations. 
(b) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—In 
the House, if a bill or joint resolution is reported, or an 
amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is 
filed thereon, that designates a provision as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to this section, then the new budget 
authority, new entitlement authority, outlays, and receipts 
resulting therefrom shall not count for purposes of sec-
tions 302, 303, 311, and 401 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974. 
(c) DESIGNATIONS.—
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(1) GUIDANCE.—In the House, if a provision of 
legislation is designated as an emergency require-
ment under subsection (b), the committee report and 
any statement of managers accompanying that legis-
lation shall include an explanation of the manner in 
which the provision meets the criteria in paragraph 
(2). If such legislation is to be considered by the 
House without being reported, then the committee 
shall cause the explanation to be published in the 
Congressional Record in advance of floor consider-
ation. 
(2) CRITERIA.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any such provision is 
an emergency requirement if the underlying sit-
uation poses a threat to life, property, or na-
tional security and is—
(i) sudden, quickly coming into being, 
and not building up over time; 
(ii) an urgent, pressing, and compel-
ling need requiring immediate action; 
(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), un-
foreseen, unpredictable, and unanticipated; 
and 
(iv) not permanent, temporary in na-
ture.
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(B) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is 
part of an aggregate level of anticipated emer-
gencies, particularly when normally estimated in 
advance, is not unforeseen. 
SEC. 403. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDG-
ET ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House, notwithstanding 
section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 and section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act 
of 1990, the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
the conference report on any concurrent resolution on the 
budget shall include in its allocation under section 302(a) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee 
on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary adminis-
trative expenses of the Social Security Administration. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the House, for purposes of 
applying section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, estimates of the level of total new budget author-
ity and total outlays provided by a measure shall include 
any discretionary amounts provided for the Social Security 
Administration. 
SEC. 404. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO-
CATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations 
and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall—
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(1) apply while that measure is under consider-
ation; 
(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 AG-
GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting 
from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur-
poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca-
tions and aggregates contained in this resolution. 
(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For 
purposes of this resolution—
(1) 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 esti-
mates made by the appropriate Committee on the 
Budget; and 
(2) such chairman may make any other nec-
essary adjustments to such levels to carry out this 
resolution.
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TITLE V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE 
SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON SPENDING ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
It is the sense of the House that—
(1) authorizing committees should actively en-
gage in oversight utilizing—
(A) the plans and goals submitted by exec-
utive agencies pursuant to the Government Per-
formance and Results Act of 1993; and 
(B) the performance evaluations submitted 
by such agencies (that are based upon the Pro-
gram Assessment Rating Tool which is designed 
to improve agency performance); 
in order to enact legislation to eliminate waste, 
fraud, and abuse to ensure the efficient use of tax-
payer dollars; 
(2) all Federal programs should be periodically 
reauthorized and funding for unauthorized programs 
should be level-funded in fiscal year 2005 unless 
there is a compelling justification; 
(3) committees should submit written justifica-
tions for earmarks and should consider not funding 
those most egregiously inconsistent with national 
policy;
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(4) the fiscal year 2005 budget resolution 
should be vigorously enforced and legislation should 
be enacted establishing statutory limits on appro-
priations and a PAY-AS-YOU-GO rule for new and 
expanded entitlement programs; and 
(5) Congress should make every effort to offset 
nonwar-related supplemental appropriations. 
SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ENTITLEMENT RE-
FORM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds that welfare was 
successfully reformed through the application of work re-
quirements, education and training opportunity, and time 
limits on eligibility. 
(b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the 
House that authorizing committees should—
(1) systematically review all means-tested enti-
tlement programs and track beneficiary participation 
across programs and time; 
(2) enact legislation to develop common eligi-
bility requirements for means-tested entitlement pro-
grams; 
(3) enact legislation to accurately rename 
means-tested entitlement programs; 
(4) enact legislation to coordinate program ben-
efits in order to limit to a reasonable period of time
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the Government dependency of means-tested entitle-
ment program participants; 
(5) evaluate the costs of, and justifications for, 
nonmeans-tested, nonretirement-related entitlement 
programs; and 
(6) identify and utilize resources that have con-
ducted cost-benefit analyses of participants in mul-
tiple means- and nonmeans-tested entitlement pro-
grams to understand their cumulative costs and col-
lective benefits.
Union Calendar No. 254
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 393
[Report No. 108–441] 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Establishing the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2005 
and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2004 and 2006 through 2009. 
MARCH 19, 2004
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed