115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 71 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring),
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SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018. 
(a) DECLARATION.—The Congress determines and 
declares that prior concurrent resolutions on the budget 
are replaced as of fiscal year 2018 and that this concur-
rent resolution establishes the budget for fiscal year 2018 
and sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2019 through 2027. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this concurrent resolution is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. 
TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. 
Sec. 102. Major functional categories. 
TITLE II—RECONCILIATION AND RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives. 
TITLE III—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement 
Sec. 301. Point of order against increasing long-term direct spending. 
Sec. 302. Allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism. 
Sec. 303. Limitation on changes in certain mandatory programs. 
Sec. 304. Limitation on advance appropriations. 
Sec. 305. Estimates of debt service costs. 
Sec. 306. Fair-value credit estimates. 
Sec. 307. Estimates of macroeconomic effects of major legislation. 
Sec. 308. Adjustments for improved control of budgetary resources. 
Sec. 309. Scoring rule for Energy Savings Performance Contracts. 
Sec. 310. Limitation on transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the 
Highway Trust Fund. 
Sec. 311. Prohibition on use of Federal Reserve surpluses as an offset. 
Sec. 312. Prohibition on use of guarantee fees as an offset. 
Subtitle B—Other Provisions 
Sec. 321. Budgetary treatment of administrative expenses. 
Sec. 322. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 
Sec. 323. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
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Sec. 324. Adjustment for changes in the baseline. 
Sec. 325. Application of rule regarding limits on discretionary spending. 
Sec. 326. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 
TITLE IV—RESERVE FUNDS IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
Sec. 401. Reserve fund for commercialization of air traffic control. 
Sec. 402. Reserve fund for investments in national infrastructure. 
Sec. 403. Reserve fund for comprehensive tax reform. 
Sec. 404. Reserve fund for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. 
Sec. 405. Reserve fund for the repeal or replacement of President Obama’s 
health care laws. 
TITLE V—POLICY STATEMENTS IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
Sec. 501. Policy statement on a balanced budget amendment. 
Sec. 502. Policy statement on budget process reform. 
Sec. 503. Policy statement on Federal regulatory budgeting and reform. 
Sec. 504. Policy statement on unauthorized appropriations. 
Sec. 505. Policy statement on Federal accounting. 
Sec. 506. Policy statement on Commission on Budget Concepts. 
Sec. 507. Policy statement on budget enforcement. 
Sec. 508. Policy statement on improper payments. 
Sec. 509. Policy statement on expenditures from agency fees and spending. 
Sec. 510. Policy statement on promoting real health care reform. 
Sec. 511. Policy statement on Medicare. 
Sec. 512. Policy statement on combating the opioid epidemic. 
Sec. 513. Policy statement on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. 
Sec. 514. Policy statement on medical discovery, development, delivery, and in-
novation. 
Sec. 515. Policy statement on public health preparedness. 
Sec. 516. Policy statement on Social Security. 
Sec. 517. Policy statement on Medicaid work requirements. 
Sec. 518. Policy statement on welfare reform and Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program work requirements. 
Sec. 519. Policy Statement on State flexibility in Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program. 
Sec. 520. Policy statement on higher education and workforce development op-
portunity. 
Sec. 521. Policy statement on supplemental wildfire suppression funding. 
Sec. 522. Policy statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 523. Policy statement on moving the United States Postal Service on 
budget. 
Sec. 524. Policy statement on the Judgment Fund. 
Sec. 525. Policy statement on responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars. 
Sec. 526. Policy statement on tax reform.
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TITLE I—RECOMMENDED 
LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027: 
(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the 
enforcement of this concurrent resolution: 
(A) The recommended levels of Federal 
revenues are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2018: $2,670,356,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: $2,767,357,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: $2,870,414,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: $2,963,953,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: $3,077,586,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: $3,195,139,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: $3,325,690,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: $3,475,784,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: $3,642,629,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: $3,811,687,000,000. 
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate 
levels of Federal revenues should be changed 
are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2018: -$63,213,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: -$66,151,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: -$80,162,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: -$95,958,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: -$105,330,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: -$122,777,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: -$136,738,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: -$146,394,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: -$146,749,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: -$146,700,000,000. 
(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes 
of the enforcement of this concurrent resolution, the 
appropriate levels of total new budget authority are 
as follows: 
Fiscal year 2018: $3,232,597,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: $3,286,018,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: $3,299,573,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: $3,290,186,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: $3,441,975,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: $3,483,686,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: $3,528,872,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: $3,655,413,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: $3,746,208,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: $3,824,652,000,000. 
(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the 
enforcement of this concurrent resolution, the appro-
priate levels of total budget outlays are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2018: $3,164,885,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2019: $3,265,306,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: $3,283,026,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: $3,323,464,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: $3,441,603,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: $3,467,047,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: $3,497,308,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: $3,620,210,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: $3,727,971,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: $3,806,792,000,000. 
(4) DEFICITS (ON-BUDGET).—For purposes of 
the enforcement of this concurrent resolution, the 
amounts of the deficits (on-budget) are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2018: $494,529,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: $497,949,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: $412,612,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: $359,511,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: $364,017,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: $271,908,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: $171,618,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: $144,426,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: $85,342,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: -$4,895,000,000. 
(5) DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT.—The appropriate 
levels of debt subject to limit are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2018: $21,059,756,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2019: $21,720,619,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: $22,263,387,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: $22,717,657,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: $23,120,068,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: $23,414,924,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: $23,577,205,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: $23,665,687,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: $23,701,446,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: $23,484,672,000,000. 
(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro-
priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2018: $15,399,966,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: $15,971,804,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: $16,477,150,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: $16,920,847,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: $17,371,706,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: $17,720,326,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: $17,949,306,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: $18,156,356,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: $18,299,466,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: $18,345,826,000,000. 
SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 
The Congress determines and declares that the ap-
propriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for
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fiscal years 2018 through 2027 for each major functional 
category are: 
(1) National Defense (050): 
Fiscal year 2018: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$629,595,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $607,810,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$660,832,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $636,795,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$693,646,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $666,519,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$728,125,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $698,761,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$731,818,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $717,568,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$735,468,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $720,401,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$739,157,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $720,755,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$742,886,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $729,581,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$747,414,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $734,037,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$751,098,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $737,798,000,000. 
(2) International Affairs (150): 
Fiscal year 2018: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$41,521,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $43,643,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$40,210,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $41,207,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$39,428,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $39,965,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$38,654,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $38,585,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$37,623,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $38,021,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$38,445,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $37,795,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$39,285,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $38,102,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$40,174,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $38,643,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$41,121,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $39,365,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$42,025,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $40,175,000,000. 
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology 
(250): 
Fiscal year 2018: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$28,524,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,072,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$29,107,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $29,365,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$29,702,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $29,360,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$30,346,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $29,718,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,018,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,259,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,694,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,797,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$32,378,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $31,325,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$33,112,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $31,928,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$33,854,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,550,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$34,602,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $33,162,000,000. 
(4) Energy (270): 
Fiscal year 2018: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
-$3,088,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $2,559,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$1,704,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $1,714,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
-$11,179,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, -$11,813,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$1,871,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $786,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$1,705,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $445,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$754,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, -$491,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$437,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, -$727,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
-$4,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, -$1,052,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$2,233,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $1,207,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$2,324,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $1,370,000,000. 
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 
Fiscal year 2018: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,720,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $35,641,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,856,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $33,751,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$33,255,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $33,581,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$32,704,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,652,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$34,295,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $33,909,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$34,684,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $34,186,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$34,598,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $34,081,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$35,520,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $34,921,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$36,186,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $35,526,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2027: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$36,742,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $36,078,000,000. 
(6) Agriculture (350): 
Fiscal year 2018: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$24,223,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,913,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,091,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $20,200,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$19,786,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $19,293,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: