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formance 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 to the Committee on 
the Budget. 
SEC. 302. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House, except as provided 
in subsection (b), a bill or joint resolution making a gen-
eral appropriation or continuing appropriation, or an 
amendment thereto may not provide for advance appro-
priations. 
(b) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION.—In the House, an 
advance appropriation may be provided for fiscal year 
2009 or 2010 for programs, projects, activities, or ac-
counts 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 $25,558,000,000 in new 
budget authority. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance 
appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget au-
thority provided in a bill or joint resolution making gen-
eral appropriations or any new discretionary budget au-
thority provided in a bill or joint resolution continuing ap-
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propriations for fiscal year 2008 that first becomes avail-
able for any fiscal year after 2008. 
SEC. 303. OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND EMERGENCY 
NEEDS. 
(a) OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.—In the House, any bill or joint resolution or amend-
ment offered or considered as adopted or a conference re-
port thereon, that makes appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 or fiscal year 2009 for overseas deployments and re-
lated activities, and such amounts are so designated pur-
suant to this subsection, then new budget authority, out-
lays or receipts resulting therefrom shall not count for the 
purposes of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974. 
(b) EMERGENCY NEEDS.—In the House, any bill or 
joint resolution, or amendment offered or considered as 
adopted or conference report thereon, that makes appro-
priations for nondefense discretionary amounts, and such 
amounts are designated as necessary to meet emergency 
needs, then the new budget authority, outlays, or receipts 
resulting therefrom shall not be counted for the purposes 
of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974. 
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SEC. 304. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO-
CATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations 
and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— 
(1) apply while that measure is under consider-
ation; 
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that 
measure; and 
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as 
soon as practicable. 
(b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG-
GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting 
from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur-
poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca-
tions and aggregates contained in this resolution. 
(c) COMMITTEE
ON
THE
BUDGET
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—For purposes of this resolution, the levels of new 
budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitle-
ment authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fis-
cal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on 
the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the 
Budget. 
SEC. 305. 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-
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man of the Committee on the Budget shall make adjust-
ments to the levels and allocations in this resolution in 
accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect 
on September 30, 2002). 
SEC. 306. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDG-
ET ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House and the Senate, not-
withstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 and section 13301 of the Budget En-
forcement 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 administrative expenses of the Social Secu-
rity 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. 307. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 
Congress adopts the provisions of this title— 
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(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House and as such they shall be considered as 
part of the rules of the House, and such rules shall 
supersede other rules only to the extent that they 
are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of the House to change those rules at any 
time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
as in the case of any other rule of the House. 
TITLE IV—POLICY 
SEC. 401. POLICY ON MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF. 
It is the policy of this resolution to minimize fiscal 
burdens on middle-income families and their children and 
grandchildren. It is the policy of this resolution to provide 
immediate relief for the tens of millions of middle-income 
households who would otherwise be subject to the Alter-
native Minimum Tax (AMT) under current law in the con-
text of permanent, revenue-neutral AMT reform. Further-
more, it is the policy of this resolution to support extension 
of middle-income tax relief and enhanced economic equity 
through policies such as— 
(1) extension of the child tax credit; 
(2) extension of marriage penalty relief; 
(3) extension of the 10 percent individual in-
come tax bracket; 
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(4) elimination of estate taxes on all but a 
minute fraction of estates by reforming and substan-
tially increasing the unified tax credit; 
(5) extension of the research and experimen-
tation tax credit; 
(6) extension of the deduction for State and 
local sales taxes; 
(7) extension of the deduction for small busi-
ness expensing; and 
(8) enactment of a tax credit for school con-
struction bonds. 
This resolution assumes the cost of enacting such policies 
is offset by reforms within the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 that promote a fairer distribution of taxes across 
families and generations, economic efficiency, higher rates 
of tax compliance to close the ‘‘tax gap’’, and reduced tax-
payer burdens through tax simplification. 
SEC. 402. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES. 
It is the policy of this resolution that— 
(1) recommendations of the National Commis-
sion on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 
(commonly referred to as the 9/11 Commission) to 
fund cooperative threat reduction and nuclear non-
proliferation programs at a level commensurate with 
the risk is a high priority, and the President’s budg-
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et should have requested sufficient funding for these 
programs; 
(2) ensuring that the TRICARE fees for mili-
tary retirees under the age of 65 remain at current 
levels; 
(3) funds be provided for increasing pay to en-
sure retention of experienced personnel and for im-
proving military benefits in general; 
(4) the Missile Defense Agency should be fund-
ed at an adequate but lower level and the elimi-
nation of space-based interceptor development will 
ensure a more prudent acquisition strategy, yet still 
support a robust ballistic missile defense program; 
(5) satellite research, development, and procure-
ment be funded at a level below the amount re-
quested for fiscal year 2008, which amounts to a 26 
percent increase above the current level, but at a 
level sufficient to develop new satellite technologies 
while ensuring a more prudent acquisition strategy; 
(6) sufficient resources be provided to imple-
ment Government Accountability Office (GAO) rec-
ommendations, such as improving financial manage-
ment and contracting practices at the Department of 
Defense (DOD), and that substantial savings should 
result from the identification of billions of dollars of 
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obligations and disbursements and Government over-
charges for which the Department of Defense cannot 
account; 
(7) that the Department of Defense should do 
a more careful job of addressing the 1,378 Govern-
ment Accountability Office recommendations made 
to the Department of Defense and its components 
over the last six years that have yet to be imple-
mented, which could produce billions of dollars in 
savings; and 
(8) accruing all savings from the actions rec-
ommended in paragraphs (4) through (7) should be 
used to fund higher priorities within Function 050 
(Defense), and especially those high priorities identi-
fied in paragraphs (1) through (3) and to help fund 
recommendations of the bipartisan ‘‘Walter Reed 
Commission’’ (the President’s Commission on Care 
for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors) and 
other United States Government investigations into 
military healthcare facilities and services. 
SEC. 403. POLICY ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY. 
It is the policy of this resolution that the reconcili-
ation directive to the Committee on Education and Labor 
shall not be construed to reduce any assistance that makes 
college more affordable for students, including but not lim-
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ited to assistance to student aid programs run by non-
profit state agencies. 
TITLE V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE 
SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON SERVICEMEMBERS’ 
AND VETERANS’ HEALTH CARE AND OTHER 
PRIORITIES. 
It is the sense of the House that— 
(1) the House supports excellent health care for 
current and former members of the United States 
Armed Services, who have served well and honorably 
and have made significant sacrifices for this Nation; 
(2) this resolution provides $43,055,000,000 in 
discretionary budget authority for 2008 for Function 
700 (Veterans Benefits and Services), including vet-
erans’ health care, which is $6,598,000,000 more 
than the 2007 level, $5,404,000,000 more than the 
Congressional Budget Office’s baseline level for 
2008, and $3,506,000,000 more than the Presi-
dent’s budget for 2008; 
(3) this resolution provides funding to imple-
ment, in part, recommendations of the bi-partisan 
‘‘Walter Reed Commission’’ (the President’s Com-
mission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded 
Warriors) and other United States Government in-
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vestigations into military and veterans health care 
facilities and services; 
(4) this resolution assumes the rejection of the 
enrollment fees and co-payment increases in the 
President’s budget; 
(5) this resolution provides additional funding 
above the President’s inadequate budget levels for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to research and 
treat veterans’ mental health, post-traumatic stress 
disorder, and traumatic brain and spinal cord inju-
ries; and 
(6) this resolution provides additional funding 
above the President’s inadequate budget levels for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the 
speed and accuracy of its processing of disability 
compensation claims, including funding to hire addi-
tional personnel above the President’s requested 
level. 
SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE INNOVATION 
AGENDA: A COMMITMENT TO COMPETITIVE-
NESS TO KEEP AMERICA #1. 
(a) It is the sense of the House to provide sufficient 
funding that our Nation may continue to be the world 
leader in education, innovation and economic growth. This 
resolution provides $450,000,000 above the President’s 
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requested level for 2008, and additional amounts in subse-
quent years in Function 250 (General Science, Space and 
Technology) and Function 270 (Energy). Additional in-
creases for scientific research and education are included 
in Function 500 (Education, Employment, Training, and 
Social Services), Function 550 (Health), Function 300 
(Environment and Natural Resources), Function 350 (Ag-
riculture), Function 400 (Transportation), and Function 
370 (Commerce and Housing Credit), all of which receive 
more funding than the President requested. 
(b) America’s greatest resource for innovation resides 
within classrooms across the country. The increased fund-
ing provided in this resolution will support important ini-
tiatives to educate 100,000 new scientists, engineers, and 
mathematicians, and place highly qualified teachers in 
math and science K–12 classrooms. 
(c) Independent scientific research provides the foun-
dation for innovation and future technologies. This resolu-
tion will put us on the path toward doubling funding for 
the National Science Foundation, basic research in the 
physical sciences across all agencies, and collaborative re-
search partnerships; and toward achieving energy inde-
pendence through the development of clean and sustain-
able alternative energy technologies. 
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SEC. 503. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON HOMELAND SECURITY. 
It is the sense of the House that— 
(1) this resolution assumes additional homeland 
security funding above the President’s requested 
level for 2008 and every subsequent year; 
(2) this resolution assumes funding above the 
President’s requested level for 2008, and additional 
amounts in subsequent years, in the four budget 
functions: Function 400 (Transportation), Function 
450 (Community and Regional Development), Func-
tion 550 (Health), and Function 750 (Administra-
tion of Justice) that fund most nondefense homeland 
security activities; and 
(3) the homeland security funding provided in 
this resolution will help to strengthen the security of 
our Nation’s transportation system, particularly our 
ports where significant security shortfalls still exist 
and foreign ports, by expanding efforts to identify 
and scan all high-risk United States-bound cargo, 
equip first responders, strengthen border patrol, and 
increase the preparedness of the public health sys-
tem. 
SEC. 504. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE ONGOING 
NEED 
TO 
RESPOND 
TO 
HURRICANES 
KATRINA AND RITA. 
It is the sense of the House that: 
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(1) Critical needs in the Gulf Coast region 
should be addressed without further delay. The 
budget resolution creates a reserve fund that would 
allow for affordable housing that may be used to 
focus on areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita, as well as new funding for additional re-
covery priorities. 
(2) Additional oversight and investigation is 
needed to ensure that recovery efforts are on track, 
develop legislation to reform the contracting process, 
and better prepare for future disasters. Those ef-
forts should be made in close consultation with resi-
dents of affected areas. The budget resolution pro-
vides additional 2007 funding for the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, some of which may be 
used for this purpose. 
SEC. 505. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING LONG-TERM 
SUSTAINABILITY OF ENTITLEMENTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) The aging of the United States population 
is going to put unprecedented pressure on the Na-
tion’s retirement and health care systems. 
(2) The long-term strength of social security 
would be improved through a fiscally responsible pol-
icy of reducing the deficit and paying down the debt 
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that has accumulated since 2001, thus reducing debt 
service payments and freeing up billions of dollars 
that can be dedicated to meeting social security’s ob-
ligations. 
(3) A policy of reducing and eventually elimi-
nating the deficit and paying down the debt is a key 
factor in improving the long-term strength of the 
economy as a whole, because a lower debt burden 
frees up resources for productive investments that 
will result in higher economic growth, provide a 
higher standard of living for future generations, and 
enhance the Nation’s ability to meet its commit-
ments to its senior citizens. 
(4) The most significant factor affecting the 
Nation’s entitlement programs is the rapid increase 
in health care costs. The projected increasing costs 
of medicare and medicaid are not unique to these 
programs but rather are part of a pattern of rising 
costs for the health sector as a whole. 
(b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the 
House that the growing cost of entitlements should be ad-
dressed in a way that is fiscally responsible and promotes 
economic growth, that addresses the causes of cost growth 
in the broader health care system, and that protects bene-
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ficiaries without leaving a legacy of debt to future genera-
tions. 
SEC. 506. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE NEED TO 
MAINTAIN AND BUILD UPON EFFORTS TO 
FIGHT HUNGER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) More than 35 million individuals (12.4 mil-
lion of them children) are food insecure, uncertain of 
having, or unable to acquire enough food. 10.8 mil-
lion Americans are hungry because of lack of food. 
(2) Despite the critical contributions of the De-
partment of Agriculture nutrition programs and par-
ticularly the food stamp program that significantly 
reduced payment error rates while increasing enroll-
ment to partially mitigate the impact of recent in-
creases in the poverty rate, significant need remains. 
(3) Nearly 25 million people, including nine 
million children and three million seniors, sought 
emergency food assistance from food pantries, soup 
kitchens, shelters, and local charities last year. 
(b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the 
House that the Department of Agriculture programs that 
help fight hunger should be maintained and that the 
House should seize opportunities to enhance those pro-
grams to reach people in need and to fight hunger. 
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