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(B) Outlays, $41,941,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$40,620,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $41,375,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$40,514,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $40,785,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$40,404,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $40,382,000,000. 
(17) General Government (800): 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$18,206,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $18,353,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,880,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,962,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,988,000,000. 
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(B) Outlays, $17,849,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$18,100,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,905,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$18,142,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,940,000,000. 
(18) Net Interest (900): 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$351,718,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $351,718,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$377,930,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $377,930,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$395,761,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $395,761,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$411,255,000,000. 
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(B) Outlays, $411,255,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$421,915,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $421,915,000,000. 
(19) Allowances (920): 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$2,830,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$1,685,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$2,830,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$2,260,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$2,830,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$2,545,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$2,830,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$2,685,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$2,830,000,000. 
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(B) Outlays, ¥$2,770,000,000. 
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 
Fiscal year 2007: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$66,349,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$66,799,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2008: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$68,760,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$69,085,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$82,276,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$82,026,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$67,105,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$66,765,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
¥$70,567,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, ¥$70,367,000,000. 
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TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 
SUBMISSIONS 
SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES. 
(a) SUBMISSIONS TO SLOW THE GROWTH IN MANDA-
TORY SPENDING
AND
TO ACHIEVE DEFICIT REDUC-
TION.—(1) Not later than April 28, 2006, the House com-
mittees named in paragraph (2) shall submit their rec-
ommendations to the House Committee on the Budget. 
After receiving those recommendations, the House Com-
mittee on the Budget shall report to the House a reconcili-
ation bill carrying out all such recommendations 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 $2,083,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
2007 and $29,116,000,000 in outlays for the period 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
(B) COMMITTEE
ON
ARMED
SERVICES.—The 
House Committee on Armed Services shall report 
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
reduce the level of direct spending for that com-
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mittee by $52,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
2007 and $120,000,000 in outlays for the period of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
(C) COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
AND
THE 
WORKFORCE.—The House Committee on Education 
and the Workforce shall report changes in laws with-
in its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of di-
rect spending for that committee by $1,010,000,000 
in outlays for fiscal year 2007 and $7,470,000,000 
in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011. 
(D) 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 $1,125,000,000 in 
outlays for fiscal year 2007 and $91,697,000,000 in 
outlays for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 
2011. 
(E) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM.— 
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce 
shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for 
that committee by $140,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
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year 2007 and $1,670,000,000 in outlays for the pe-
riod of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
(F) COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES.—The House 
Committee on Resources shall report changes in 
laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the 
level of direct spending for that committee by $0 in 
outlays for fiscal year 2007 and $6,793,000,000 in 
outlays for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 
2011. 
(G) COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND IN-
FRASTRUCTURE.—The House Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure shall report changes in 
laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the 
level of direct spending for that committee by 
$32,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2007 and 
$230,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011. 
(H) 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 $27,457,000,000 for fiscal year 
2007 and $221,189,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011. 
(I) SPECIAL RULE.—The chairman of the Com-
mittee on the Budget may take into account legisla-
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tion enacted after the adoption of this resolution 
that is determined to reduce the deficit and may 
make applicable adjustments in reconciliation in-
structions, allocations, and budget aggregates and 
may also make adjustments in reconciliation instruc-
tions to protect earned benefit programs. 
(b) SUBMISSION PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN REV-
ENUE.—The House Committee on Ways and Means shall 
report a reconciliation bill not later than April 28, 2006, 
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction suf-
ficient 
to 
reduce 
revenues 
by 
not 
more 
than 
$18,391,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and by not more 
than $346,271,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011. 
(c) REVISION OF ALLOCATIONS.—(1) Upon the sub-
mission to the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
a recommendation that has complied with its reconcili-
ation instructions solely by virtue of section 310(b) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of that 
committee may file with the House appropriately revised 
allocations under section 302(a) of such Act and revised 
functional levels and aggregates. 
(2) Upon the submission to the House of a conference 
report recommending a reconciliation bill or resolution in 
which a committee has complied with its reconciliation in-
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structions solely by virtue of this section, the chairman 
of the Committee on the Budget of the House may file 
with the House appropriately revised allocations under 
section 302(a) of such Act and revised functional levels 
and aggregates. 
(3) Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to 
this subsection shall be considered to be allocations and 
aggregates established by the concurrent resolution on the 
budget pursuant to section 301 of such Act. 
SEC. 202. SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON VETERANS’ SAVINGS. 
In the House, not later than May 15, 2006, the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs shall submit to the Committee 
on the Budget its findings that identify savings amounting 
to one percent of total spending under its jurisdiction from 
activities that are determined to be wasteful, unnecessary, 
or lower-priority. For purposes of this section, the report 
by the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall be inserted 
in the Congressional Record by the chairman of the Com-
mittee on the Budget not later than May 21, 2006. 
TITLE III—RESERVE FUND 
SEC. 301. RESERVE FUND FOR EMERGENCIES. 
In the House of Representatives and the Senate, if 
the Committee on Appropriations reports a bill or joint 
resolution, or if an amendment thereto is offered or a con-
ference report thereon is submitted, that provides new 
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budget authority (and outlays flowing therefrom) for 
emergencies and complies with the requirement of section 
403, then the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
of that House shall make the appropriate adjustments in 
allocations and aggregates to the extent that such legisla-
tion would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2007 and 
for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
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) EXCEPTION.—In the House, an advance appro-
priation may be provided for fiscal year 2008 and fiscal 
years 2009 for programs, projects, activities or accounts 
identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers 
accompanying this resolution under the heading ‘Accounts 
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Identified for Advance Appropriations’ in an aggregate 
amount not to exceed $23,565,000,000 in new budget au-
thority. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance 
appropriation’’ means any discretionary new budget au-
thority in a bill or joint resolution making general appro-
priations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007 
that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2007. 
SEC. 402. TURN OFF THE GEPHARDT RULE. 
Rule XXVII shall not apply with respect to the adop-
tion by the Congress of a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2007. 
SEC. 403. EMERGENCY SPENDING. 
(a) DESIGNATIONS.— 
(1) GUIDANCE.—In the House, if a provision of 
legislation is designated as an emergency require-
ment under this section, 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. 
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(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. 
(B) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is 
part of an aggregate level of anticipated emer-
gencies, particularly when normally estimated in 
advance, is not unforeseen. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—It shall not be in order in the 
House of Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolu-
tion, amendment or conference report that contains an 
emergency designation unless that designation meets the 
criteria set out in subsection (a)(2). 
(c) ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—It shall not be in order in the House of Rep-
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resentatives to consider a rule or order that waives the 
application of subsection (c). 
(d) DISPOSITION
OF POINTS
OF ORDER
IN
THE 
HOUSE.—As disposition of a point of order under sub-
section (b) or subsection (c), the Chair shall put the ques-
tion of consideration with respect to the proposition that 
is the subject of the point of order. A question of consider-
ation under this section shall be debatable for 10 minutes 
by the Member initiating the point of order and for 10 
minutes by an opponent of the point of order, but shall 
otherwise be decided without intervening motion except 
one that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the 
Whole rise, as the case may be. 
SEC. 404. CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES 
RESULTING FROM REALISTIC SCORING OF 
MEASURES AFFECTING REVENUES. 
(a) Whenever the House considers a bill, joint resolu-
tion, amendment, motion or conference report, including 
measures filed in compliance with section 201(b) or 
201(c), that propose to change Federal revenues, the im-
pact of such measure on Federal revenues shall be cal-
culated by the Joint Committee on Taxation in a manner 
that takes into account— 
(1) the impact of the proposed revenue changes 
on— 
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(A) Gross Domestic Product, including the 
growth rate for the Gross Domestic Product; 
(B) total domestic employment; 
(C) gross private domestic investment; 
(D) general price index; 
(E) interest rates; and 
(F) other economic variables; and 
(2) the impact on Federal Revenue of the 
changes in economic variables analyzed under para-
graph (1). 
(b) the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
may make any necessary changes to allocations and aggre-
gates in order to conform this concurrent resolution with 
the determinations made by the Joint Committee on Tax-
ation pursuant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 405. PROHIBITION ON USING REVENUE INCREASES TO 
COMPLY WITH BUDGET ALLOCATIONS AND 
AGGREGATES. 
(a) For the purpose of enforcing this concurrent reso-
lution in the House, the chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget shall not take into account the provisions of 
any piece of legislation which propose to increase revenue 
or offsetting collections if the net effect of the bill is to 
increase the level of revenue or offsetting collections be-
yond the level assumed in this concurrent resolution. 
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(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any provision 
of a piece of legislation that proposes a new or increased 
fee for the receipt of a defined benefit or service (including 
insurance coverage) by the person or entity paying the fee. 
SEC. 406. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO-
CATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations 
and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— 
(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-
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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. 
SEC. 407. DIRECT SPENDING SAFEGUARD. 
(a) It shall not be in order in the House of Represent-
atives to consider an direct spending legislation that would 
increase an on-budget deficit or decrease an on-budget 
surplus as provided by subsection (e) for any applicable 
time period. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘applicable 
time period’’ means any of the following periods: 
(1) The period of the first 5 fiscal years covered 
by the most recently adopted concurrent resolution 
on the budget. 
(2) The period of the 5 fiscal years following 
first 5 years covered in the most recently adopted 
concurrent resolution on the budget. 
(c) For purposes of this section and except as pro-
vided in subsection (d), the term ‘‘direct-spending legisla-
tion’’ means any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or con-
ference report that affects direct spending as that term 
is defined by, and interpreted for purposes of, the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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