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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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tion of up to $387,000,000 for Enforcement to ad-
dress the Federal tax gap, and provides that such 
sums as may be necessary shall be available from 
the Operations Support account in the Internal Rev-
enue Service to fully support these Enforcement ac-
tivities, the allocation to the Committee on Appro-
priations shall be increased by the amount of the ad-
ditional budget authority and outlays resulting from 
that budget authority for fiscal year 2010. 
(3) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL 
PROGRAM.—Prior to consideration of any bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, or conference report making 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates 
up to $311,000,000, and the amount is designated 
to the health care fraud and abuse control program 
at the Department of Health and Human Services, 
the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations 
shall be increased by the amount of additional budg-
et authority and outlays resulting from that budget 
authority for fiscal year 2010. 
(4) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM IN-
TEGRITY ACTIVITIES.—Prior to consideration of any 
bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference re-
port making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that 
appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemploy-
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ment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 
insurance improper payment reviews for the Depart-
ment of Labor and provides an additional appropria-
tion of up to $50,000,000, and the amount is des-
ignated for in-person reemployment and eligibility 
assessments and unemployment insurance improper 
payment reviews for the Department of Labor, the 
allocation to the Committee on Appropriations shall 
be increased by the amount of additional budget au-
thority and outlays resulting from that budget au-
thority for fiscal year 2010. 
(5) PARTNERSHIP FUND FOR PROGRAM INTEG-
RITY
INNOVATION.—Prior to consideration of any 
bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference re-
port that provides discretionary budget authority for 
a Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innova-
tion in the Office of Management and Budget in an 
amount not to exceed $175,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010 and that designates the amount for the Part-
nership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation in 
the Office of Management and Budget, the alloca-
tion to the Committee on Appropriations shall be in-
creased by the amount of the additional budget au-
thority and outlays resulting from that budget au-
thority for fiscal year 2010. 
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(6) PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—Prior to 
consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amend-
ment, or conference report, the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget shall make the adjust-
ments set forth in this subsection for the incre-
mental new budget authority in that measure and 
the outlays resulting from that budget authority if 
that measure meets the requirements set forth in 
this subsection. 
(b) COSTS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND EMER-
GENCY NEEDS.— 
(1) OVERSEAS
DEPLOYMENTS
AND
RELATED 
ACTIVITIES.—If any bill, joint resolution, amend-
ment, or conference report makes appropriations for 
fiscal year 2009 or fiscal year 2010 for overseas de-
ployments and related activities and such amounts 
are so designated pursuant to this subparagraph, 
then new budget authority, outlays, or receipts re-
sulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or this resolu-
tion. 
(2) EMERGENCY NEEDS.—If any bill, joint res-
olution, amendment, or conference report makes ap-
propriations for discretionary amounts and such 
amounts are designated as necessary to meet emer-
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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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(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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