I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7229 
To amend title 31 of the United States Code to require that Federal children’s 
programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President’s budget. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. ELLISON, 
Ms. CORRINE
BROWN
of Florida, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. STARK, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. KUCINICH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To amend title 31 of the United States Code to require 
that Federal children’s programs be separately displayed 
and analyzed in the President’s budget. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Children’s Budget 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31. 
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by— 
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(1) redesignating paragraph (33), as added by 
Public Law 107–296, as paragraph (35); and 
(2) adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36)(A) A detailed, separate analysis for the 
prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, the fiscal 
year for which the budget is submitted, and the en-
suing fiscal year identifying the amounts of gross 
and net appropriations or obligational authority and 
outlays that are directed to children within the 
United States and territories including— 
‘‘(i) summaries of the total amount of such 
appropriations or new obligational authority 
and outlays requested for children and chil-
dren’s programs; 
‘‘(ii) an estimate of current levels of spend-
ing on children and children’s programs; and 
‘‘(iii) a detailed breakdown of spending on 
children and children’s programs by agency, de-
partment, and initiative. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘children’ 
means individuals under the age of 19. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph, spending on children 
includes— 
‘‘(i) Federal entitlement spending that 
goes directly to children; 
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‘‘(ii) outlays for programs and initiatives 
that, consistent with their mission, deliver serv-
ices exclusively to children; 
‘‘(iii) outlays for programs and initiatives 
that, while not serving children directly, have as 
a core mission goal, the improvement of chil-
dren’s health, education, welfare, and general 
well-being; and 
‘‘(iv) a share of funding for Federal pro-
grams and initiatives that deliver services to 
both children and adults that is consistent with 
the share of program benefits for children based 
on the best available data. 
‘‘(D) In implementing this paragraph, including 
determining what Federal activities or accounts con-
stitutes spending on children or children’s programs, 
the Office of Management and Budget shall consult 
periodically with the Committees on the Budget of 
the Senate and the House, the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House, and the 
Congressional Budget Office.’’. 
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