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mit changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
to reduce the deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2013 through 2023. 
(4) COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES.—The 
Committee on Financial Services shall submit 
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
reduce the deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2013 through 2023. 
(5) COMMITTEE
ON
THE
JUDICIARY.—The 
Committee on the Judiciary shall submit changes in 
laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the 
deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for the period of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2023. 
(6) COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES.— 
The Committee on Natural Resources shall submit 
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
reduce the deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2013 through 2023. 
(7) COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERN-
MENT REFORM.—The Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform shall submit changes in laws 
within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit 
by at least $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2023. 
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(8) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The 
Committee on Ways and Means shall submit 
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
reduce the deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2013 through 2023. 
TITLE III—RECOMMENDED LEV-
ELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2030, 
2040, AND 2050 
SEC. 301. LONG-TERM BUDGETING. 
The following are the recommended revenue, spend-
ing, and deficit levels for each of fiscal years 2030, 2040, 
and 2050 as a percent of the gross domestic product of 
the United States: 
(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—The appropriate lev-
els of Federal revenues are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2030: 19.1 percent. 
Fiscal year 2040: 19.1 percent. 
Fiscal year 2050: 19.1 percent. 
(2) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—The appropriate levels 
of total budget outlays are not to exceed: 
Fiscal year 2030: 19.1 percent. 
Fiscal year 2040: 19.1 percent. 
Fiscal year 2050: 19.1 percent. 
(3) DEFICITS.—The appropriate levels of defi-
cits are not to exceed: 
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Fiscal year 2030: 0 percent. 
Fiscal year 2040: 0 percent. 
Fiscal year 2050: 0 percent. 
TITLE IV—RESERVE FUNDS 
SEC. 401. RESERVE FUND FOR THE REPEAL OF THE 2010 
HEALTH CARE LAWS. 
In the House, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for the 
budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amend-
ment thereto or conference report thereon, that only con-
sists of a full repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and the health care-related provisions of the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 
SEC. 402. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE RE-
FORM OF THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAWS. 
In the House, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for the 
budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amend-
ment thereto or conference report thereon, that reforms 
or replaces the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
of 2010, if such measure would not increase the deficit 
for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023. 
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SEC. 403. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATED TO 
THE MEDICARE PROVISIONS OF THE 2010 
HEALTH CARE LAWS. 
In the House, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for the 
budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amend-
ment thereto or conference report thereon, that repeals all 
or part of the decreases in Medicare spending included in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, 
if such measure would not increase the deficit for the pe-
riod of fiscal years 2014 through 2023. 
SEC. 404. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE SUS-
TAINABLE GROWTH RATE OF THE MEDICARE 
PROGRAM. 
In the House, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for the 
budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amend-
ment thereto or conference report thereon, that includes 
provisions amending or superseding the system for updat-
ing payments under section 1848 of the Social Security 
Act, if such measure would not increase the deficit for the 
period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023. 
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SEC. 405. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM-
ING THE TAX CODE. 
In the House, if the Committee on Ways and Means 
reports a bill or joint resolution that reforms the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for the 
budgetary effects of any such bill or joint resolution, or 
amendment thereto or conference report thereon, if such 
measure would not increase the deficit for the period of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2023. 
SEC. 406. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TRADE 
AGREEMENTS. 
In the House, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for the 
budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution reported 
by the Committee on Ways and Means, or amendment 
thereto or conference report thereon, that implements a 
trade agreement, but only if such measure would not in-
crease the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2014 
through 2023. 
SEC. 407. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REVENUE 
MEASURES. 
In the House, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
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appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution for the 
budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution reported 
by the Committee on Ways and Means, or amendment 
thereto or conference report thereon, that decreases rev-
enue, but only if such measure would not increase the def-
icit for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023. 
SEC. 408. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR RURAL 
COUNTIES AND SCHOOLS. 
In the House, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for the 
budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amend-
ment thereto or conference report thereon, that makes 
changes to or provides for the reauthorization of the Se-
cure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–393) by the amounts pro-
vided by that legislation for those purposes, if such legisla-
tion requires sustained yield timber harvests obviating the 
need for funding under P.L. 106–393 in the future and 
would not increase the deficit or direct spending for fiscal 
year 2014, the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, 
or the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023. 
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(c) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be 
provided for programs, projects, activities, or accounts re-
ferred to in subsection (d)(1) or identified in the report 
to accompany this concurrent resolution or the joint ex-
planatory statement of managers to accompany this con-
current resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified 
for Advance Appropriations’’. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—For fiscal year 2015, the aggre-
gate level of advance appropriations shall not exceed— 
(1) $55,483,000,000 for the following programs 
in the Department of Veterans Affairs— 
(A) Medical Services; 
(B) Medical Support and Compliance; and 
(C) Medical Facilities accounts of the Vet-
erans Health Administration; and 
(2) $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority 
for all programs identified pursuant to subsection 
(c). 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance 
appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget au-
thority provided in a bill or joint resolution, or amendment 
thereto or conference report thereon, making general ap-
propriations or any new discretionary budget authority 
provided in a bill or joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015. 
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SEC. 602. CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 
Upon the enactment of any bill or joint resolution 
providing for a change in budgetary concepts or defini-
tions, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may ad-
just any allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate lev-
els in this concurrent resolution accordingly. 
SEC. 603. ADJUSTMENTS OF AGGREGATES, ALLOCATIONS, 
AND APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS. 
(a) ADJUSTMENTS OF DISCRETIONARY AND DIRECT 
SPENDING LEVELS.—If a committee (other than the Com-
mittee on Appropriations) reports a bill or joint resolution, 
or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, pro-
viding for a decrease in direct spending (budget authority 
and outlays flowing therefrom) for any fiscal year and also 
provides for an authorization of appropriations for the 
same purpose, upon the enactment of such measure, the 
chair of the Committee on the Budget may decrease the 
allocation to such committee and increase the allocation 
of discretionary spending (budget authority and outlays 
flowing therefrom) to the Committee on Appropriations 
for fiscal year 2014 by an amount equal to the new budget 
authority (and outlays flowing therefrom) provided for in 
a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for the 
same purpose. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT DISCRETIONARY 
SPENDING CAPS AND TO FUND VETERANS’ PROGRAMS 
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AND
OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS/GLOBAL 
WAR ON TERRORISM.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—(A) The President has not sub-
mitted a budget for fiscal year 2014 as required 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, by the date set forth in that section. 
(B) In missing the statutory date by which the 
budget must be submitted, this will be the fourth 
time in five years the President has not complied 
with that deadline. 
(C) This concurrent resolution reflects the lev-
els of funding for veterans’ medical programs as set 
forth in the President’s fiscal year 2013 budget re-
quest. 
(2) PRESIDENT’S
BUDGET
SUBMISSION.—In 
order to take into account any new information in-
cluded in the budget submission by the President for 
fiscal year 2014, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and 
other appropriate budgetary levels for veterans’ pro-
grams, Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism, or the 302(a) allocation to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations set forth in the report of 
this concurrent resolution to conform with section 
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
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icit Control Act of 1985 (as adjusted by section 
251A of such Act). 
(3) REVISED CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
BASELINE.—The chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and 
other appropriate budgetary levels to reflect changes 
resulting from technical and economic assumptions 
in the most recent baseline published by the Con-
gressional Budget Office. 
(c) DETERMINATIONS.—For the purpose of enforcing 
this concurrent resolution on the budget in the House, the 
allocations and aggregate levels of new budget authority, 
outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, reve-
nues, deficits, and surpluses for fiscal year 2014 and the 
period of fiscal years 2014 through fiscal year 2023 shall 
be determined on the basis of estimates made by the chair 
of the Committee on the Budget and such chair may ad-
just such applicable levels of this concurrent resolution. 
SEC. 604. LIMITATION ON LONG-TERM SPENDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House, it shall not be in 
order to consider a bill or joint resolution reported by a 
committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations), 
or an amendment thereto or a conference report thereon, 
if the provisions of such measure have the net effect of 
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increasing direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 for 
any period described in subsection (b). 
(b) TIME PERIODS.—The applicable periods for pur-
poses of this section are any of the four consecutive ten 
fiscal-year periods beginning with fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 605. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS. 
(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 report accompanying this concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget or the joint explanatory statement ac-
companying the conference report on any concurrent reso-
lution 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 dis-
cretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security 
Administration and the United States Postal Service. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of applying sec-
tions 302(f) and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, estimates of the level of total new budget authority 
and total outlays provided by a measure shall include any 
off-budget discretionary amounts. 
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