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