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appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009 and for 
fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. 
Sec. 102. Major functional categories. 
TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 
Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House. 
Sec. 202. Reconciliation in the Senate. 
TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 
Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care reform. 
Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for college access, affordability, and com-
pletion. 
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy independence. 
Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral 
reserve 
fund 
for 
America’s 
veterans 
and 
servicemembers. 
Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for certain tax relief. 
Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program. 
Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child nutrition. 
Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for structural unemployment insurance 
reforms. 
Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child support. 
Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. 
Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for home visiting. 
Sec. 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Program trigger. 
Sec. 313. Reserve fund for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization. 
Sec. 314. Current policy reserve fund for Medicare improvements. 
Sec. 315. Current policy reserve fund for middle class tax relief. 
Sec. 316. Current policy reserve fund for reform of the alternative minimum 
tax (AMT). 
Sec. 317. Current policy reserve fund for reform of the Estate and Gift Tax. 
TITLE IV—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 401. Adjustments for direct spending and revenues. 
Sec. 402. Adjustments to discretionary spending limits. 
Sec. 403. Point of order against advance appropriations. 
Sec. 404. Oversight of Government performance. 
Sec. 405. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative expenses. 
Sec. 406. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 
Sec. 407. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 
Sec. 408. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 
TITLE V—POLICY 
Sec. 501. Policy on middle-class tax relief and revenues.
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Sec. 502. Policy on defense priorities. 
TITLE VI—SENSE OF THE HOUSE 
Sec. 601. Sense of the House on veterans’ and servicemembers’ health care. 
Sec. 602. Sense of the House on homeland security. 
Sec. 603. Sense of the House on promoting American innovation and economic 
competitiveness. 
Sec. 604. Sense of the House regarding pay parity. 
Sec. 605. Sense of the House on college affordability. 
Sec. 606. Sense of the House on Great Lakes restoration. 
Sec. 607. Sense of the House regarding the importance of child support en-
forcement. 
TITLE I—RECOMMENDED 
LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for 
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2014: 
(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the 
enforcement of this resolution: 
(A) The recommended levels of Federal 
revenues are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2009: $1,532,571,000,000 
Fiscal year 2010: $1,659,525,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: $1,933,072,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: $2,190,099,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: $2,361,429,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: $2,507,846,000,000. 
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate 
levels of Federal revenues should be changed 
are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2009: $0.
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Fiscal year 2010: –$6,461,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: –$155,559,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: –$170,294,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: –$153,908,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: –$125,832,000,000. 
(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes 
of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate 
levels of total new budget authority are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2009: $3,675,133,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: $2,892,061,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: $2,866,329,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: $2,913,316,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: $3,095,704,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: $3,286,135,000,000. 
(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the 
enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels 
of total budget outlays are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2009: $3,357,255,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: $2,996,234,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: $2,981,872,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: $2,939,612,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: $3,093,577,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: $3,261,525,000,000.
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(4) DEFICITS (ON-BUDGET).—For purposes of 
the enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of 
the deficits (on-budget) are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2009: $1,824,684,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: $1,336,709,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: $1,048,800,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: $749,513,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: $732,148,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: $753,679,000,000. 
(5) DEBT
SUBJECT
TO
LIMIT.—Pursuant to 
section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the appropriate levels of the public debt are 
as follows: 
Fiscal year 2009: $12,017,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: $13,223,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: $14,350,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: $15,276,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: $16,162,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: $17,100,000,000,000. 
(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro-
priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2009: $7,730,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: $8,768,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: $9,684,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: $10,344,000,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2013: $10,934,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: $11,577,000,000,000. 
SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 
The Congress determines and declares that the ap-
propriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for 
fiscal years 2009 through 2014 for each major functional 
category are: 
(1) National Defense (050): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$618,057,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $646,810,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$562,033,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $606,043,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$570,107,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $587,945,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$579,135,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $576,023,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$589,895,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $584,670,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$603,828,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $595,476,000,000. 
(2) International Affairs (150): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$40,885,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $37,797,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$45,320,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $43,461,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$49,146,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $48,642,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$53,742,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $52,123,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$59,160,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $55,773,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$64,388,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $59,292,000,000. 
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology 
(250): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$35,389,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $30,973,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,139,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,467,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,493,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,407,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$33,373,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,465,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$34,419,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $33,614,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$35,686,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $34,835,000,000. 
(4) Energy (270): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$43,919,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $2,952,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$5,489,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $7,267,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$5,539,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $11,322,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$5,732,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $13,400,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$6,098,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $12,133,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$6,227,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $10,512,000,000. 
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$56,009,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $36,834,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$37,387,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $40,450,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$38,600,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $40,237,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$39,249,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $40,058,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$39,348,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $39,754,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$40,017,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $39,957,000,000. 
(6) Agriculture (350): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$24,974,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,070,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,690,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,951,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$24,691,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,998,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,644,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $17,540,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$22,497,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,063,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,182,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,150,000,000. 
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$694,439,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $665,437,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$60,933,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $85,638,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$26,181,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $37,954,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$9,561,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $8,645,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$17,247,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $5,585,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$11,226,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, –$2,500,000,000. 
(8) Transportation (400): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$122,457,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $87,784,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$88,151,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $95,695,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$89,071,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $96,474,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$90,047,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $95,851,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$90,866,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $96,150,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$91,809,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $96,793,000,000. 
(9) Community and Regional Development 
(450): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,811,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $29,983,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$18,308,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $29,303,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,232,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $27,530,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,311,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $25,722,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,202,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $24,155,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,270,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,752,000,000. 
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and 
Social Services (500): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$164,276,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $73,219,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$93,689,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $140,300,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$107,858,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $141,108,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$117,121,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $118,391,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$115,931,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $118,888,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$125,788,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $120,959,000,000. 
(11) Health (550): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$380,158,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $354,397,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$383,911,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $388,746,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$364,910,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $367,628,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$369,852,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $368,556,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$389,719,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $384,359,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$400,451,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $400,173,000,000. 
(12) Medicare (570): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$427,076,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $426,736,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$449,653,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $449,784,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$505,171,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $504,962,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$513,824,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $513,591,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$558,235,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $558,381,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$616,315,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $616,150,000,000. 
(13) Income Security (600): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$520,123,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $503,020,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$536,169,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $539,918,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$510,575,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $513,410,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$478,039,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $478,323,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$483,386,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $482,745,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$485,396,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $483,758,000,000. 
(14) Social Security (650): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$31,820,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $31,264,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$20,255,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $20,378,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,380,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,513,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$26,478,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $26,628,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$29,529,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $29,679,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$32,728,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $32,728,000,000. 
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$97,705,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $94,831,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$106,365,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $105,468,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$112,842,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $112,386,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$108,702,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $108,103,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$113,803,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $113,151,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$116,021,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $115,480,000,000. 
(16) Administration of Justice (750): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$55,783,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $49,853,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$52,857,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $51,630,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$53,892,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $55,503,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$53,738,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $55,441,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$53,569,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $54,526,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$54,247,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $54,058,000,000. 
(17) General Government (800): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$30,405,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $24,629,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$21,979,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $22,757,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$22,316,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,147,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$22,737,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,795,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$22,750,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,492,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$23,415,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $23,629,000,000. 
(18) Net Interest (900): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$288,955,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $288,955,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$284,085,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $284,085,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$323,266,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $323,266,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$387,483,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $387,483,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$470,452,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $470,452,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$560,137,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $560,137,000,000. 
(19) Allowances (920): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$14,450,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $1,788,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$9,422,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $4,893,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$8,052,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $5,903,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$6,518,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $4,750,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$5,543,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $4,122,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$3,865,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $2,962,000,000. 
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
–$78,206,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, –$78,206,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
–$68,774,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, –$68,774,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
–$71,993,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, –$71,993,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2012:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
–$74,970,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, –$74,970,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
–$77,945,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, –$77,945,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
–$79,861,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, –$79,861,000,000. 
(21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activi-
ties (970): 
Fiscal year 2009: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$82,648,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $25,129,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2010: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$130,000,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $92,774,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2011: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$50,000,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $76,530,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2012: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$50,000,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $67,694,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2013: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$50,000,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $57,830,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2014: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$50,000,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $52,085,000,000. 
TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 
SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE. 
(a) HEALTH CARE REFORM.— 
(1) Not later than September 29, 2009, the 
House Committee on Energy and Commerce shall 
report changes in laws to reduce the deficit by 
$1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 
through 2014. 
(2) Not later than September 29, 2009, the 
House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
changes 
in 
laws 
to 
reduce 
the 
deficit 
by 
$1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 
through 2014.
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(b) INVESTING IN EDUCATION.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2009, the House Committee on Education and 
Labor shall report changes in laws to reduce the deficit 
by $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 
through 2014. 
(c) SINGLE ENGROSSMENT.—The House may direct 
the Clerk to add at the end of a bill addressed by this 
section the text of another measure addressed by this sec-
tion as passed by the House to form a single engrossed 
reconciliation bill within the meaning of section 310 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
SEC. 202. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE. 
(Senate reconciliation instructions to be supplied by 
the Senate.) 
TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 
SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH 
CARE REFORM. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that makes improve-
ments to health care in America, which may include mak-
ing affordable health coverage available for all, improving 
the quality of health care, reducing rising health care 
costs, building on and strengthening existing public and
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private insurance coverage, including employer-sponsored 
coverage, and preserving choice of provider and plan by 
the amounts provided in such measure if such measure 
would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for 
either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COLLEGE 
ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND COMPLETION. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that makes college more 
affordable or accessible or that increases college enroll-
ment and completion through reforms to the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 or other legislation, including increas-
ing the maximum Pell grant award annually by an amount 
equal to one percentage point more than the Consumer 
Price Index, by the amounts provided in such measure if 
such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease 
the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INCREAS-
ING ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
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levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that— 
(1) provides tax incentives for or otherwise en-
courages the production of renewable energy or in-
creased energy efficiency; 
(2) encourages investment in emerging energy 
or vehicle technologies or carbon capture and seques-
tration; 
(3) limits and provides for reductions in green-
house gas emissions; 
(4) assists businesses, industries, States, com-
munities, the environment, workers, or households as 
the United States moves toward reducing and offset-
ting the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions; or 
(5) facilitates the training of workers for these 
industries (‘‘green collar jobs’’); 
by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure 
would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for 
either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMER-
ICA’S VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
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levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that— 
(1) enhances health care for military personnel 
or veterans; 
(2) maintains the affordability of health care 
for military retirees or veterans; 
(3) improves disability benefits or evaluations 
for wounded or disabled military personnel or vet-
erans, including measures to expedite the claims 
process; 
(4) expands eligibility to permit additional dis-
abled military retirees to receive both disability com-
pensation and retired pay (concurrent receipt); or 
(5) eliminates the offset between Survivor Ben-
efit Plan annuities and veterans’ dependency and in-
demnity compensation; and 
does not authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) to bill private insurance companies for treatment of 
health conditions that are related to veterans’ military 
service, by the amounts provided in such measure if such 
measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the sur-
plus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule 
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CERTAIN 
TAX RELIEF. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that provides for tax re-
lief that supports working families, businesses, States, or 
communities, by the amounts provided in such measure 
if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease 
the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR A 9/11 
HEALTH PROGRAM. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that would establish a 
program, including medical monitoring and treatment, ad-
dressing the adverse health impacts linked to the Sep-
tember 11, 2001, attacks by the amounts provided in such 
measure if such measure would not increase the deficit 
or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in 
clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
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SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD 
NUTRITION. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that reauthorizes, ex-
pands, or improves child nutrition programs by the 
amounts provided in such measure if such measure would 
not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either 
time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR STRUC-
TURAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
RE-
FORMS. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that makes structural 
reforms to make the unemployment insurance system re-
spond better to serious economic downturns by the 
amounts provided in such measure if such measure would 
not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either 
time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD 
SUPPORT. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that increases parental 
support for children, particularly from non-custodial par-
ents, including legislation that results in a greater share 
of collected child support reaching the child, by the 
amounts provided in such measure if such measure would 
not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either 
time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 310. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE AF-
FORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that capitalizes the exist-
ing Affordable Housing Trust Fund by the amounts pro-
vided in such measure if such measure would not increase 
the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period 
provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives.
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SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HOME 
VISITING. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that provides funds to 
states for a program or programs of home visits to low- 
income mothers-to-be and low-income families which will 
produce sizeable, sustained improvements in the health 
and well-being of children and their parents, by the 
amounts provided in such measure if such measure would 
not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either 
time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 312. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LOW-IN-
COME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
TRIGGER. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that makes the Low-In-
come Home Energy Assistance Program more responsive 
to energy price increases by the amounts provided in such 
measure if such measure would not increase the deficit 
or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in
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clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 313. RESERVE FUND FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPOR-
TATION REAUTHORIZATION. 
The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that reauthorizes surface 
transportation programs or that authorizes other trans-
portation-related spending by providing new contract au-
thority by the amounts provided in such measure if such 
measure establishes or maintains a solvent Highway Trust 
Fund over the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2015. 
‘‘Solvency’’ is defined as a positive cash balance. Such 
measure may include a transfer into the Highway Trust 
Fund from other Federal funds, as long as the transfer 
of Federal funds is fully offset. 
SEC. 314. CURRENT POLICY RESERVE FUND FOR MEDI-
CARE IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee 
on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 
other appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, or conference report that would 
increase 
outlays 
by 
an 
amount 
not 
to 
exceed 
$87,290,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and,
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for the purposes of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives, by an amount not to exceed $284,970,000,000 in 
fiscal years 2010 through 2019 by reforming the Medicare 
payment system for physicians to— 
(1) change incentives to encourage efficiency 
and higher quality care in a way that supports fiscal 
sustainability; 
(2) improve payment accuracy to encourage ef-
ficient use of resources and ensure that primary care 
receives appropriate compensation; 
(3) improve coordination of care among all pro-
viders serving a patient in all appropriate settings; 
or 
(4) hold providers accountable for their utiliza-
tion patterns and quality of care. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—For the purposes of section 
401(a) of this resolution, the revisions made pursuant to 
this section shall apply only to a measure that includes 
the policies and the amounts described in this section. 
SEC. 315. CURRENT POLICY RESERVE FUND FOR MIDDLE 
CLASS TAX RELIEF. 
(a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee 
on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 
other appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, or conference report that would
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decrease revenues (or increase outlays, as appropriate) by 
an amount not to exceed $698,571,000,000 in fiscal years 
2010 through 2014 and, for the purposes of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, by an amount not to ex-
ceed $1,848,523,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 
2019, by extending certain provisions of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 for middle class tax relief, including 
the— 
(1) 10 percent individual income tax bracket; 
(2) marriage penalty relief; 
(3) 
child 
credit 
at 
$1,000 
and 
partial 
refundability of the credit; 
(4) education incentives; 
(5) other incentives for middle class families 
and children; 
(6) other reductions to individual income tax 
brackets; and 
(7) small business tax relief. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—For the purposes of section 
401(a) of this resolution, the adjustments made pursuant 
to this section shall apply only to a measure that includes 
the policies and the amounts described in this section.
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SEC. 316. CURRENT POLICY RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM 
OF THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX (AMT). 
(a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee 
on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 
other appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, or conference report that would 
decrease revenues by an amount not to exceed 
$68,650,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and 
fiscal years 2010 through 2019 by reforming the AMT 
so that tens of millions of working families will not become 
subject to it. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—For the purposes of section 
401(a) of this resolution, the adjustments made pursuant 
to this section shall apply only to a measure that includes 
the policies and the amounts described in this section. 
SEC. 317. CURRENT POLICY RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM 
OF THE ESTATE AND GIFT TAX. 
(a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee 
on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 
other appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, or conference report that would 
decrease revenues by an amount not to exceed 
$72,033,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and, 
for the purposes of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives, by an amount not to exceed $256,244,000,000 in 
fiscal years 2010 through 2019 by reforming the Estate
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and Gift Tax so that only a minute fraction of estates 
owe tax, by extending the law as in effect in 2009 for the 
Estate and Gift Tax. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—For the purposes of section 
401(a) of this resolution, the adjustments made pursuant 
to this section shall apply only to a measure that includes 
the policies and the amounts described in this section. 
TITLE IV—BUDGET 
ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 401. ADJUSTMENTS FOR DIRECT SPENDING AND REV-
ENUES. 
(a) ADJUSTMENTS
TO MAINTAIN CURRENT POL-
ICY.— 
(1) Subject to the condition specified in para-
graph (3), when the chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget evaluates the budgetary effects of a pro-
vision in any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report for the purposes of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, this resolution, or the 
Rules of the House of Representatives relative to 
baseline estimates that are consistent with section 
257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, he shall exclude from his eval-
uation the budgetary effects of such provision if
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such effects would have been reflected in a baseline 
adjusted to maintain current policy. 
(2) Paragraph (1) applies only to a provision 
with respect to which the chairman of the Com-
mittee on the Budget has exercised his authority to 
make budgetary adjustments under sections 314, 
315, 316, and 317 of this resolution. 
(3) Paragraph (1) shall apply only if the House 
of Representatives has previously passed a bill to im-
pose statutory pay-as-you-go requirements, or the 
measure containing the provision being evaluated by 
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget im-
poses such requirements, and only if such bill is des-
ignated as providing statutory pay-as-you-go-require-
ments under this subsection. 
(b) LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM (LIHEAP).—Prior to consideration of a bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, or conference report making ap-
propriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates 
$3,200,000,000 in funding for the Low-Income Home En-
ergy Assistance program and provides additional appro-
priations of up to $1,900,000,000 for that program, then 
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the budgetary treatment of such additional amounts and 
allocate such additional budget authority and outlays re-
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sulting from that budget authority to the Committee on 
Appropriations. 
(c) DEPOSIT INSURANCE.—When the chairman of 
the Budget Committee evaluates the budgetary effects of 
a provision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or con-
ference report for the purposes of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, this resolution, or the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, the chairman shall exclude the budg-
etary effects of any provision that affects the full funding 
of the deposit insurance guarantee commitment in effect 
on the date of enactment of Public Law 110–343, the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. 
SEC. 402. ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING 
LIMITS. 
(a) PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES.— 
(1) SOCIAL
SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION
PRO-
GRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to consideration 
of any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or con-
ference report making appropriations for fiscal 
year 2010 that appropriates $273,000,000 for 
continuing disability reviews and Supplemental 
Security Income redeterminations for the Social 
Security Administration and (except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B)) provides an addi-
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tional appropriation of up to $485,000,000, and 
that amount is designated for continuing dis-
ability reviews and Supplemental Security In-
come redeterminations for the Social Security 
Administration, the allocation to the Committee 
on Appropriations shall be increased by the 
amount of the additional budget authority and 
outlays resulting from that budget authority for 
fiscal year 2010. 
(B) ASSET VERIFICATION.—The additional 
appropriation of $485,000,000 may also provide 
that a portion of that amount, not to exceed 
$34,000,000, instead may be used for asset 
verification for Supplemental Security Income 
recipients, but only if and to the extent that the 
Office of the Chief Actuary estimates that the 
initiative would be at least as cost effective as 
the redeterminations of eligibility described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(2) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX COMPLI-
ANCE.—Prior to consideration of any bill, joint reso-
lution, amendment, or conference report making ap-
propriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates 
$5,117,000,000 to the Internal Revenue Service for 
Enforcement and provides an additional appropria-
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tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that first be-
comes available for any fiscal year after 2010. 
SEC. 404. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE. 
All committees are encouraged to conduct rigorous 
oversight hearings to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in 
all aspects of Federal spending and Government oper-
ations, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by the 
Federal Office of the Inspector General or the Comptroller 
General of the United States. Based upon these oversight 
efforts, the committees are encouraged to make rec-
ommendations to reduce wasteful Federal spending to pro-
mote deficit reduction and long-term fiscal responsibility. 
Such recommendations should be submitted to the Com-
mittee on the Budget in the views and estimates reports 
prepared by committees as required under 301(d) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
SEC. 405. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRE-
TIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, sec-
tion 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and 
section 4001 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1989, the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
the conference report on any concurrent resolution on the 
budget shall include in its allocation under section 302(a)
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of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee 
on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary adminis-
trative expenses of the Social Security Administration and 
of the Postal Service. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of applying sec-
tion 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, esti-
mates of the level of total new budget authority and total 
outlays provided by a measure shall include any off-budget 
discretionary amounts. 
SEC. 406. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO-
CATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations 
and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— 
(1) apply while that measure is under consider-
ation; 
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that 
measure; and 
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as 
soon as practicable. 
(b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG-
GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting 
from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur-
poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca-
tions and aggregates included in this resolution.
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(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For 
purposes of this resolution, the levels of new budget au-
thority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement author-
ity, revenues, 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. 
(d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The chairman of the Committee 
on the Budget may adjust the aggregates, allocations, and 
other levels in this resolution for legislation which has re-
ceived final Congressional approval in the same form by 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, but has yet 
to be presented to or signed by the President at the time 
of final consideration of this resolution. 
SEC. 407. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON-
CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 
Upon the enactment of any bill or joint resolution 
providing for a change in budgetary concepts or defini-
tions, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall 
adjust any appropriate levels and allocations in this resolu-
tion accordingly. 
SEC. 408. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 
The House adopts the provisions of this title— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House of Representatives and as such they shall 
be considered as part of the rules of the House, and
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these rules shall supersede other rules only to the 
extent that they are inconsistent with other such 
rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of the House of Representatives 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 of Representatives. 
TITLE V—POLICY 
SEC. 501. POLICY ON MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RELIEF AND REV-
ENUES. 
It is the policy of this resolution to minimize fiscal 
burdens on working families and their children and grand-
children. It is the policy of this resolution to extend the 
following tax relief consistent with current policy— 
(1) relief for the tens of millions of middle-in-
come households who would otherwise be subject to 
the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) under current 
law; 
(2) middle-class tax relief; and 
(3) elimination of estate taxes on all but a 
minute fraction of estates by reforming and substan-
tially increasing the unified tax credit. 
In total, this resolution supports the extension of 
$1,700,000,000,000 in tax relief to individuals and fami-
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lies relative to current law. This resolution supports addi-
tional, deficit-neutral tax relief, including the extension of 
AMT relief, the research and experimentation tax credit, 
the deduction for State and local sales taxes, the enact-
ment of a tax credit for school construction bonds, and 
other tax relief for working families. The cost of enacting 
such policies may be offset by reforms within the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 that produce higher rates of tax 
compliance to close the ‘‘tax gap’’ and reduce taxpayer 
burdens through tax simplification. The President’s budg-
et proposes a variety of other revenue offsets. Unless ex-
pressly provided, this resolution does not assume any of 
the specific revenue offset proposals provided for in the 
President’s budget. Decisions about specific revenue off-
sets are made by the Ways and Means Committee, which 
is the tax-writing committee. 
SEC. 502. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES. 
It is the policy of this resolution that— 
(1) there is no higher priority than the defense 
of our Nation, and therefore the Administration and 
Congress will make the necessary investments and 
reforms to strengthen our military so that it can 
successfully meet the threats of the 21st century; 
(2) acquisition reform is needed at the Depart-
ment of Defense to end excessive cost growth in the
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development of new weapons systems and to ensure 
that weapons systems are delivered on time and in 
adequate quantities to equip our servicemen and 
servicewomen; 
(3) the Department of Defense should review 
defense plans to ensure that weapons developed to 
counter Cold War-era threats are not redundant and 
are applicable to 21st century threats; 
(4) sufficient resources should be provided for 
the Department of Defense to aggressively address 
the 758 unimplemented recommendations made by 
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) since 
2001 to improve practices at the Department of De-
fense, which could save billions of dollars that could 
be applied to priorities identified in this section; 
(5) the Department of Defense should review 
the role that contractors play in its operations, in-
cluding the degree to which contractors are per-
forming inherently governmental functions, to ensure 
it has the most effective mix of government and con-
tracted personnel; 
(6) the Department of Defense report to Con-
gress on its assessment of Cold War-era weaponry, 
its progress on implementing GAO recommenda-
tions, and its review of contractors at the Depart-
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ment as outlined in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) by 
a date to be determined by the appropriate commit-
tees; 
(7) the GAO provide a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees by December 31, 2009, on 
the Department of Defense’s progress in imple-
menting its audit recommendations; 
(8) ballistic missile defense technologies that 
are not proven to work through adequate testing and 
that are not operationally viable should not be de-
ployed, and that no funding should be provided for 
the research or development of space-based intercep-
tors; 
(9) cooperative threat reduction and other non-
proliferation programs (securing ‘‘loose nukes’’ and 
other materials used in weapons of mass destruc-
tion), which were highlighted as high priorities by 
the 9/11 Commission, need to be funded at a level 
that is commensurate with the evolving threat; 
(10) readiness of our troops, particularly the 
National Guard and Reserves, is a high priority, and 
that continued emphasis is needed to ensure ade-
quate equipment and training;
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(11) improving military health care services and 
ensuring quality health care for returning combat 
veterans is a high priority; 
(12) military pay and benefits should be en-
hanced to improve the quality of life for military 
personnel and their families; 
(13) the Department of Defense should make 
every effort to investigate the national security bene-
fits of energy independence, including those that 
may be associated with alternative energy sources 
and energy efficiency conversions; 
(14) the Administration’s budget requests 
should continue to comply with section 1008, Public 
Law 109–364, the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, and that to 
the extent practicable overseas military operations 
should no longer be funded through emergency sup-
plemental appropriations; and 
(15) when assessing security threats and re-
viewing the programs and funding needed to counter 
these threats, the Administration should do so in a 
comprehensive manner that includes all agencies in-
volved in our national security.
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TITLE VI—SENSE OF THE HOUSE 
SEC. 601. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON VETERANS’ AND 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ HEALTH CARE. 
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—they have served well and honor-
ably and have made significant sacrifices for this 
Nation; 
(2) the President’s budget will improve health 
care for veterans by increasing appropriations for 
VA by 10 percent more than the 2009 level, increas-
ing VA’s appropriated resources for every year after 
2010, and restoring health care eligibility to addi-
tional nondisabled veterans with modest incomes; 
(3) VA is not and should not be authorized to 
bill private insurance companies for treatment of 
health conditions that are related to veterans’ mili-
tary service; 
(4) VA may find it difficult to realize the level 
of increase in medical care collections estimated in 
the President’s budget for 2010 using existing au-
thorities; 
therefore, 
this 
resolution 
provides 
$540,000,000 more for Function 700 (Veterans
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Benefits and Services) than the President’s budget 
to safeguard the provision of health care to veterans; 
(5) it is important to continue providing suffi-
cient 
and 
timely 
funding 
for 
veterans’ 
and 
servicemembers’ health care; and 
(6) this resolution provides additional funding 
above the 2009 levels for VA to research and treat 
mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, and 
traumatic brain injury. 
SEC. 602. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON HOMELAND SECURITY. 
It is the sense of the House that because making the 
country safer and more secure is such a critical priority, 
the resolution therefore provides robust resources in the 
four budget functions—Function 400 (Transportation), 
Function 450 (Community and Regional Development), 
Function 550 (Health), and Function 750 (Administra-
tion of Justice)—that fund most nondefense homeland se-
curity activities that can be used to address our key secu-
rity priorities, including— 
(1) safeguarding the Nation’s transportation 
systems, including rail, mass transit, ports, and air-
ports; 
(2) continuing with efforts to identify and to 
screen for threats bound for the United States; 
(3) strengthening border security;
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(4) enhancing emergency preparedness and 
training and equipping first responders; 
(5) helping to make critical infrastructure more 
secure and resilient against the threat of terrorism 
and natural disasters; 
(6) making the Nation’s cyber infrastructure 
resistive to attack; and 
(7) increasing the preparedness of the public 
health system. 
SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON PROMOTING AMERICAN 
INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVE-
NESS. 
It is the sense of the House that— 
(1) the House should provide sufficient invest-
ments to enable our Nation to continue to be the 
world leader in education, innovation, and economic 
growth as envisioned in the goals of the America 
COMPETES Act; 
(2) this resolution builds on significant funding 
provided in the American Recovery and Reinvest-
ment Act for scientific research and education in 
Function 250 (General Science, Space and Tech-
nology), Function 270 (Energy), Function 300 (Nat-
ural Resources and Environment), Function 500
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(Education, Training, Employment, and Social Serv-
ices), and Function 550 (Health); 
(3) the House also should pursue policies de-
signed to ensure that American students, teachers, 
businesses, and workers are prepared to continue 
leading the world in innovation, research, and tech-
nology well into the future; and 
(4) this resolution recognizes the importance of 
the extension of investments and tax policies that 
promote research and development and encourage 
innovation and future technologies that will ensure 
American economic competitiveness. 
SEC. 604. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING PAY PARITY. 
It is the sense of the House that rates of compensa-
tion for civilian employees of the United States should be 
adjusted at the same time, and in the same proportion, 
as are rates of compensation for members of the uni-
formed services. 
SEC. 605. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON COLLEGE AFFORD-
ABILITY. 
It is the sense of the House that nothing in this reso-
lution should be construed to reduce any assistance that 
makes college more affordable and accessible for students, 
including but not limited to student aid programs and 
services provided by nonprofit State agencies.
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SEC. 606. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON GREAT LAKES RES-
TORATION. 
It is the sense of the House that this resolution recog-
nizes the importance of funding for an interagency initia-
tive to address regional environmental issues that affect 
the Great Lakes, and that coordinated planning and im-
plementation among the Federal, State, and local govern-
ment and nongovernmental stakeholders is essential to 
more effectively addressing the most significant problems 
within the Great Lakes basin. 
SEC. 607. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE IMPOR-
TANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. 
It is the sense of the House that— 
(1) additional legislative action is needed to en-
sure that States have the necessary resources to col-
lect all child support that is owed to families and to 
allow them to pass 100 percent of support on to 
families without financial penalty; and 
(2) when 100 percent of child support payments 
are passed to the child, rather than administrative
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expenses, program integrity is improved and child 
support participation increases. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 2, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 85 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2010 
and including the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.