In the Senate of the United States, 
October 19, 2017. 
Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Rep-
resentatives (H. Con. Res. 71) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolu-
tion establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 
2027.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018. 
(a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this resolu-
tion 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.
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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 nu-
tritional 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 budg-
etary 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 require-
ments in all means-tested Federal welfare programs. 
Sec. 3017. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicare and repeal the Inde-
pendent 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 re-
covery efforts to areas devastated by hurricanes and flooding in 
2017. 
Sec. 3021. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting Medicare and Med-
icaid. 
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.
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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 sys-
tem 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 com-
panies 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 budg-
etary 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 Ter-
rorism. 
Sec. 5103. Limitation on changes in certain mandatory programs. 
Sec. 5104. Limitation on advance appropriations.
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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. 
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 reve-
nues are as follows:
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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. 
Fiscal year 2026: ¥$146,400,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: ¥$145,000,000,000.
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(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes of 
the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate lev-
els 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 en-
forcement 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.
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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.
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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 appro-
priate 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. 
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:
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(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:
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(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. 
Fiscal year 2022:
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(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.
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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):
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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: 
(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:
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(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:
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(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. 
(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:
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(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:
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(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.
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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.
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(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. 
(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 So-
cial 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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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. 
(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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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. 
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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$198,336,000,000.
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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. 
(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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$716,494,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $716,494,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: 
(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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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. 
(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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
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 Con-
gressional 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 Insur-
ance 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. 
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 Con-
gressional 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 Insur-
ance Trust Fund are as follows:
† HCON 71 EAS 
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 Insur-
ance 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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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. 
SEC. 1202. POSTAL SERVICE DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRA-
TIVE 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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
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:
† HCON 71 EAS 
(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 Fi-
nance 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 RE-
SOURCES.—The Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources 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 No-
vember 13, 2017, the Committees named in subsections (a) 
and (b) shall submit their recommendations to the Com-
mittee on the Budget of the Senate. Upon receiving such 
recommendations, the Committee on the Budget of the Sen-
ate shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying
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out all such recommendations without any substantive revi-
sion. 
SEC. 2002. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES. 
(a) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The Com-
mittee 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 Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to re-
duce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the pe-
riod 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 recommenda-
tions to the Committee on the Budget of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 commit-
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tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 Ameri-
cans; 
(2) lowering taxes on families with children; or
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(3) incentivizing companies to invest domesti-
cally and create jobs in the United States, 
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur-
poses, 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 LEGISLA-
TION. 
(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 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 com-
ply with the reconciliation instructions under this concur-
rent resolution. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE.—For purposes 
of this section, compliance with the reconciliation instruc-
tions under this concurrent resolution shall be determined
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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 legisla-
tion for which the Chairman of the Committee on the Budg-
et of the Senate has exercised the authority under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 3004. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EXTEND-
ING THE STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports 
relating to an extension of the State Children’s Health In-
surance Program, by the amounts provided in such legisla-
tion 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.
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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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 father-
hood programs; 
(4) making it easier to save for retirement; 
(5) reforming the American public housing sys-
tem; 
(6) the Community Development Block Grant 
Program; or 
(7) extending expiring health care provisions, 
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur-
poses, 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.
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SEC. 3006. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE 
INNOVATIVE 
EDUCATIONAL 
AND 
NUTRI-
TIONAL MODELS AND SYSTEMS FOR AMER-
ICAN STUDENTS. 
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 pro-
grams; 
(4) the consolidation and streamlining of over-
lapping 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 pur-
poses, provided that such legislation would not increase the 
deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2018
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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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 ei-
ther 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, TRANS-
PORTATION, 
AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
IM-
PROVEMENTS. 
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
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ments 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 de-
velopment; 
(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 pur-
poses, 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. 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
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ments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports 
relating to— 
(1) improving military readiness, including de-
ferred Facilities Sustainment Restoration and Mod-
ernization; 
(2) military technological superiority; 
(3) structural defense reforms; or 
(4) strengthening cybersecurity efforts, 
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those pur-
poses, 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 VET-
ERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS. 
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 pe-
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riod 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 pur-
poses, 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.
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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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 pur-
poses, 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
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ments 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 pur-
poses, 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 LEGISLA-
TION MODIFYING STATUTORY BUDGETARY 
CONTROLS. 
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 Fi-
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nancial Accounting Standards Board, Public Company Ac-
counting 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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.
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SEC. 3016. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 
IMPLEMENTING 
WORK 
REQUIREMENTS 
IN 
ALL MEANS-TESTED FEDERAL WELFARE PRO-
GRAMS. 
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 pe-
riod 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports 
relating to protecting the Medicare program under title
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XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), 
which may include repealing the Independent Payment Ad-
visory Board established under section 1899A of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395kkk), by the amounts provided in such legis-
lation 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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.
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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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports 
relating to worker training programs, such as training pro-
grams that target workers that need advanced skills to 
progress in their current profession or apprenticeship or 
certificate programs that provide retraining for a new in-
dustry, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not in-
crease 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 RECOV-
ERY 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
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ments 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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.
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SEC. 3022. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 
THE PROVISION OF TAX RELIEF FOR FAMI-
LIES WITH CHILDREN. 
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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, 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 shel-
† HCON 71 EAS 
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over ei-
ther 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 BUSI-
NESSES 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports 
relating to changes in federal tax laws, which may include 
international tax provisions that provide or enhance incen-
tives 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.
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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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 pe-
riod 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 MANDA-
TORY 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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports 
relating to providing full, permanent, and mandatory fund-
† HCON 71 EAS 
ing 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 PRO-
GRESSIVITY OF THE TAX SYSTEM. 
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 bur-
dens and does not shift the tax burden from high-income 
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.
† HCON 71 EAS 
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 commit-
tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolu-
tion, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for 
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amend-
ments 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 APPRO-
PRIATIONS 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, amend-
ment, amendment between the Houses, or conference 
report that would provide an advance appropriation 
for a discretionary account.
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(2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘ad-
vance appropriation’’ means any new budget author-
ity provided in a bill or joint resolution making ap-
propriations 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 appro-
priations 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 ‘‘Ac-
counts 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 Compli-
ance, Veterans Medical Community Care, and Med-
ical Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration.
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(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 sub-
section (a). 
(d) FORM OF POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order 
under subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as pro-
vided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 
(e) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is con-
sidering 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 amend-
ment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall 
consist of only that portion of the conference report or
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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 con-
ference report (or Senate amendment derived from such con-
ference 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 Bal-
anced 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 de-
crease in outlays over the period of the total of the 
current year, the budget year, and all fiscal years cov-
ered under the most recently adopted concurrent reso-
lution 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
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appropriations for a full fiscal year, or an amend-
ment thereto, amendment between the Houses in rela-
tion thereto, conference report thereon, or motion 
thereon, that includes a CHIMP that, if enacted, 
would cause the absolute value of the total budget au-
thority 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 
(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 esti-
mates 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
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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 resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2016, had not been 
enacted. 
SEC. 4103. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS THAT 
CONSTITUTE CHANGES IN MANDATORY PRO-
GRAMS 
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).
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(b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—When the Senate is consid-
ering a bill or joint resolution making full-year ap-
propriations 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 abso-
lute 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 provi-
sion 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 Sen-
ator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congres-
sional 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 reso-
lution, upon a point of order being made by any Sen-
ator pursuant to paragraph (1), and such point of 
order being sustained, such material contained in
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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 Sen-
ate 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 sus-
pended 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 cho-
sen 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 sub-
section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the
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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 Appro-
priations of the Senate shall review existing budget enforce-
ment procedures regarding CHIMPs included in appro-
priations legislation. These committees of jurisdiction 
should consult with other relevant committees of jurisdic-
tion and other interested parties to review such procedures, 
including for Crime Victims Fund spending, and include 
any agreed upon recommendations in subsequent concur-
rent resolutions on the budget. 
SEC. 4104. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DESIGNATION OF 
FUNDS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is consid-
ering a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amend-
ment between the Houses, or conference report, if a point 
of order is made by a Senator against a provision that des-
ignates 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 sus-
tained by the Chair, that provision shall be stricken from
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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 pro-
vided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 
(c) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is con-
sidering 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 amend-
ment, 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 con-
ference report (or Senate amendment derived from such con-
ference report by operation of this subsection), no further 
amendment shall be in order.
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(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 writ-
ten 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 au-
thority, outlays, direct spending, entitlement authority, rev-
enues, deficits, or surpluses. 
(b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE 
SENATE.—In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived or
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(3) DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION.—For pur-
poses 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 Con-
trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.). 
(4) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, 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 de-
posit 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 resolu-
tion 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
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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 rev-
enue legislation increases the on-budget deficit or 
causes an on-budget deficit when taken individually, 
it must also increase the on-budget deficit or cause an 
on-budget deficit when taken together with all direct 
spending and revenue legislation enacted since the be-
ginning 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 re-
duction enacted in any bill pursuant to a reconcili-
ation 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
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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 section. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For pur-
poses of this section, the levels of new budget authority, out-
lays, 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 MAC-
ROECONOMIC 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 extent prac-
ticable, incorporate the budgetary effects of changes in eco-
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nomic output, employment, capital stock, and other macro-
economic 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 ef-
fects (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 leg-
islation’’ means a bill, joint resolution, conference re-
port, 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 Congres-
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sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) and 
that causes a gross budgetary effect (before incor-
porating macroeconomic effects and not includ-
ing 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—
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(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 Emer-
gency 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 
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.
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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 lim-
its 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, lev-
els, 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 appropria-
tions 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
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appropriate levels in this resolution and make adjustments 
to the pay-as-you-go ledger in the amounts necessary to ac-
commodate the decrease in direct spending. 
(b) DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of this section, 
the levels of budget authority and outlays shall be deter-
mined 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 Con-
gress), 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 legisla-
tion or appropriations for discretionary accounts that Con-
gress designates as an emergency requirement in such meas-
ure, the amounts of new budget authority, outlays, and re-
ceipts 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, in any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference
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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 alloca-
tions, aggregates, or other levels pursuant to procedures es-
tablished 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 ac-
companying 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 discre-
tionary accounts’’ mean any provision of a bill, joint reso-
lution, amendment, motion, amendment between the 
Houses, or conference report that affects direct spending, re-
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ceipts, 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 consid-
ering a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, amend-
ment between the Houses, or conference report, if a 
point of order is made by a Senator against an emer-
gency 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 three-fifths of the Members, 
duly chosen and sworn. 
(B) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from 
the decisions of the Chair relating to any provi-
sion 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,
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duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sus-
tain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
point of order raised under this subsection. 
(3) DEFINITION
OF
AN
EMERGENCY
DESIGNA-
TION.—For purposes of paragraph (1), a provision 
shall be considered an emergency designation if it des-
ignates any item as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to this subsection. 
(4) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of 
order under paragraph (1) may be raised by a Sen-
ator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congres-
sional 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 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
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may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Sen-
ate 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 sit-
uation 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, particu-
larly when normally estimated in advance, is not un-
foreseen.
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(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, com-
mittee 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 pur-
pose 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 ac-
counts identified for advanced appropriations that 
would have been identified in the joint explanatory
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statement of managers accompanying this concurrent 
resolution. 
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 con-
gressional 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 DISCRE-
TIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, notwithstanding sec-
tion 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 633(a)(1)), section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement
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Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 632 note), and section 2009a of title 
39, United States Code, the joint explanatory statement ac-
companying the conference report on any concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget shall include in its allocations under sec-
tion 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 Serv-
ice. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the Senate, for purposes of en-
forcing 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 sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 4203. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN AL-
LOCATIONS 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 meas-
ure; and 
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as 
soon as practicable.
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(b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AGGRE-
GATES.—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 pur-
poses of this resolution the levels of new budget authority, 
outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, reve-
nues, 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. 
SEC. 4204. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON-
CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 
Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution pro-
viding for a change in concepts or definitions, the Chair-
man of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may 
make adjustments to the levels and allocations in this reso-
lution 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
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date on which this resolution is agreed to by Congress that 
is not incorporated in the baseline underlying the Congres-
sional 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 super-
sede other rules only to the extent that they are incon-
sistent 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 REPRESENTA-
TIVES 
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 reso-
lution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 
that would cause a net increase in direct spending in excess
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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 Of-
fice 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 amend-
ment thereto or conference report thereon, would cause, rel-
ative 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 re-
ports thereon, for which the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget has made adjustments to the allocations, aggregates, 
or other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution. 
(d) DETERMINATIONS OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For pur-
poses of this section, the levels of net increases in direct 
spending shall be determined on the basis of estimates pro-
vided 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.
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SEC. 5102. ALLOCATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OP-
ERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. 
(a) SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—In the 
House of Representatives, there shall be a separate alloca-
tion 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 alloca-
tion referred to in subsection (a) shall be the exclusive allo-
cation 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 sepa-
rate allocation under such section 302(b). 
(c) APPLICATION.—For purposes of enforcing the sepa-
rate 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