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tion, or clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 5112. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GUARANTEE FEES AS 
AN OFFSET. 
In the House of Representatives, any provision of a 
bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference 
report thereon, that increases, or extends the increase of, 
any guarantee fees of the Federal National Mortgage Asso-
ciation (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation (Freddie Mac) shall not be counted for pur-
poses of enforcing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
this concurrent resolution, or clause 10 of rule XXI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 5113. MODIFICATION OF RECONCILIATION IN THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2002 shall have no force or 
effect. 
(b) RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—Not later than November 13, 2017, the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives shall 
report to the House of Representatives changes in laws with-
in its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than 
$1,500,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 
through 2027.
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Subtitle B—Other Provisions 
SEC. 5201. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives, 
notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget Enforce-
ment Act of 1990, and section 2009a of title 39, United 
States Code, the report or the joint explanatory statement, 
as applicable, accompanying this concurrent resolution 
shall include in its allocation to the Committee on Appro-
priations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 amounts for the discretionary administrative 
expenses of the Social Security Administration and the 
United States Postal Service. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the House of Representatives, 
for purposes of enforcing section 302(f) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, estimates of the levels of total new budg-
et authority and total outlays provided by a measure shall 
include any discretionary amounts described in subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 5202. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN AL-
LOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 
(a) APPLICATION.—In the House of Representatives, 
any adjustments of the allocations, aggregates, and other
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budgetary levels made pursuant to this concurrent resolu-
tion shall— 
(1) apply while that measure is under consider-
ation; 
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that meas-
ure; and 
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as 
soon as practicable. 
(b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AGGRE-
GATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from 
these adjustments shall be considered for the purposes of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as the allocations and 
aggregates contained in this concurrent resolution. 
(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For pur-
poses of this concurrent resolution, the budgetary levels for 
a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined 
on the basis of estimates made by the chair of the Committee 
on the Budget of the House of Representatives. 
(d) AGGREGATES, ALLOCATIONS AND APPLICATION.— 
In the House of Representatives, for purposes of this concur-
rent resolution and budget enforcement, the consideration 
of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or con-
ference report thereon, for which the chair of the Committee 
on the Budget makes adjustments or revisions in the alloca-
tions, aggregates, and other budgetary levels of this concur-
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rent resolution shall not be subject to the points of order 
set forth in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives or section 5101 of this concurrent resolu-
tion. 
(e) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.—The chair of the Com-
mittee on the Budget of the House of Representatives may 
adjust other appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution 
depending on congressional action on pending reconcili-
ation legislation. 
SEC. 5203. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON-
CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 
In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Com-
mittee on the Budget may adjust the appropriate aggre-
gates, allocations, and other budgetary levels in this concur-
rent resolution for any change in budgetary concepts and 
definitions consistent with section 251(b)(1) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 5204. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN THE BASELINE. 
In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Com-
mittee on the Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, 
reconciliation targets, and other appropriate budgetary lev-
els in this concurrent resolution to reflect changes resulting 
from the Congressional Budget Office’s update to its base-
line for fiscal years 2018 through 2027.
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SEC. 5205. APPLICATION OF RULE REGARDING LIMITS ON 
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. 
Section 314(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
shall not apply in the House of Representatives to any bill, 
joint resolution, or amendment that provides new budget 
authority for a fiscal year or to any conference report on 
any such bill or resolution if— 
(1) the enactment of that bill or resolution; 
(2) the adoption and enactment of that amend-
ment; or 
(3) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the 
form recommended in that conference report, 
would not cause the 302(a) allocation to the Committee on 
Appropriations for fiscal year 2018 to be exceeded. 
SEC. 5206. ENFORCEMENT FILING IN THE HOUSE. 
In the House of Representatives, if a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2018 is adopted without 
the appointment of a committee of conference on the dis-
agreeing votes of the two Houses with respect to this concur-
rent resolution on the budget, for the purpose of enforcing 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and applicable rules 
and requirements set forth in the concurrent resolution on 
the budget, the allocations and list provided for in this sec-
tion shall apply in the House of Representatives in the same 
manner as if such allocations and list were in a joint ex-
planatory statement accompanying a conference report on
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the budget for fiscal year 2018. The chair of the Committee 
on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall submit 
a statement for publication in the Congressional Record 
containing— 
(1) for the Committee on Appropriations, com-
mittee allocations for fiscal year 2018 consistent with 
title I for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633); 
(2) for all committees other than the Committee 
on Appropriations, committee allocations consistent 
with title I for fiscal year 2018 and for the period of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2027 for the purpose of en-
forcing 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(2 U.S.C. 633); and 
(3) a list of programs, projects, activities, or ac-
counts identified for advance appropriations for the 
purpose of enforcing section 5104 of this concurrent 
resolution. 
SEC. 5207. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 
The House of Representatives adopts the provisions of 
this title and section 2002— 
(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 of Rep-
resentatives, and such rules shall supersede other rules
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only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such 
other 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 is the case of any other rule of the 
House of Representatives. 
Subtitle C—Adjustment Authority 
SEC. 5301. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY FOR AMENDMENTS TO 
STATUTORY CAPS. 
During the 115th Congress, if a measure becomes law 
that amends the discretionary spending limits established 
under section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)), such 
as a measure increasing the limit for the revised security 
category for fiscal year 2018 to be $640,000,000,000, the 
chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Rep-
resentatives may adjust the allocation called for under sec-
tion 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 633(a)) to the appropriate committee or committees 
of the House of Representatives, and may adjust all other 
budgetary aggregates, allocations, levels, and limits con-
tained in this resolution, as necessary, consistent with such 
measure.
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gregates and other appropriate levels in this concurrent res-
olution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint resolu-
tion, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 
that extends the State Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram allotments, if such measure would not increase the 
deficit for the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 
SEC. 5404. RESERVE FUND FOR THE REPEAL OR REPLACE-
MENT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE 
LAWS. 
In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Com-
mittee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, 
and other appropriate budgetary levels in this concurrent 
resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint reso-
lution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 
that repeals or replaces any provision of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act or title I or subtitle B of title 
II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
of 2010 by the amount of budget authority and outlays flow-
ing therefrom provided by such measure for such purpose. 
Attest: 
Secretary.