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(c) BUDGET COMPLIANCE.—(1) The consideration of 
any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or con-
ference report thereon, for which the chair of the Com-
mittee on the Budget makes adjustments or revisions in 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels 
of this concurrent 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 604. 
(2) 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— 
(A) the enactment of that bill or resolution; 
(B) the adoption and enactment of that amend-
ment; or 
(C) the enactment of that bill or resolution in 
the form recommended in that conference report; 
would not cause the appropriate allocation of new budget 
authority made pursuant to section 302(a) of such Act 
for that fiscal year to be exceeded or the sum of the limits 
on the security and non-security category in section 251A 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act as reduced pursuant to such section.
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SEC. 607. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) Costs of Federal housing loans and loan 
guarantees are treated unequally in the budget. The 
Congressional Budget Office uses fair-value account-
ing to measure the costs of Fannie Mae and Freddie 
Mac, but determines the cost of other Federal hous-
ing programs on the basis of the Federal Credit Re-
form Act of 1990 (‘‘FCRA’’). 
(2) The fair-value accounting method uses dis-
count rates which incorporate the risk inherent to 
the type of liability being estimated in addition to 
Treasury discount rates of the proper maturity 
length. In contrast, cash-basis accounting solely uses 
the discount rates of the Treasury, failing to incor-
porate risks such as prepayment and default risk. 
(3) The Congressional Budget Office estimates 
that the $635 billion of loans and loan guarantees 
issued in 2013 alone would generate budgetary sav-
ings of $45 billion over their lifetime using FCRA 
accounting. However, these same loans and loan 
guarantees would have a lifetime cost of $11 billion 
under fair-value methodology. 
(4) The majority of loans and guarantees issued 
in 2013 would show deficit reduction of $9.1 billion
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under FCRA methodology, but would increase the 
deficit by $4.7 billion using fair-value accounting. 
(b) FAIR VALUE ESTIMATES.—Upon the request of 
the chair or ranking member of the Committee on the 
Budget, any estimate prepared by the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office for a measure under the terms 
of title V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, ‘‘credit 
reform’’, as a supplement to such estimate shall, to the 
extent practicable, also provide an estimate of the current 
actual or estimated market values representing the ‘‘fair 
value’’ of assets and liabilities affected by such measure. 
(c) FAIR VALUE ESTIMATES FOR HOUSING PRO-
GRAMS.—Whenever the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office prepares an estimate pursuant to section 
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 of the costs 
which would be incurred in carrying out any bill or joint 
resolution and if the Director determines that such bill 
or joint resolution has a cost related to a housing or resi-
dential mortgage program under the FCRA, then the Di-
rector shall also provide an estimate of the current actual 
or estimated market values representing the ‘‘fair value’’ 
of assets and liabilities affected by the provisions of such 
bill or joint resolution that result in such cost. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—If the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office provides an estimate pursuant to
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subsection (b) or (c), the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may use such estimate to determine compliance 
with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other 
budgetary enforcement controls. 
SEC. 608. TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE 
TREASURY TO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND 
THAT INCREASE PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS. 
For purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, or the rules or orders of the House of 
Representatives, a bill or joint resolution, or an amend-
ment thereto or conference report thereon, that transfers 
funds from the general fund of the Treasury to the High-
way Trust Fund shall be counted as new budget authority 
and outlays equal to the amount of the transfer in the 
fiscal year the transfer occurs. 
SEC. 609. SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TER-
RORISM. 
(a) ALLOCATION.—In the House, there shall be a sep-
arate allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for 
overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism. 
For purposes of enforcing such separate allocation under 
section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
the ‘‘first fiscal year’’ and the ‘‘total of fiscal years’’ shall
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be deemed to refer to fiscal year 2014. Such separate allo-
cation shall be the exclusive allocation for overseas contin-
gency operations/global war on terrorism under section 
302(a) of such Act. Section 302(c) of such Act shall not 
apply to such separate allocation. The Committee on Ap-
propriations may provide suballocations of such separate 
allocation under section 302(b) of such Act. Spending that 
counts toward the allocation established by this section 
shall be designated pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT.—In the House, for purposes of 
subsection (a) for fiscal year 2014, no adjustment shall 
be made under section 314(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 if any adjustment would be made under sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 610. 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 of 
Representatives, and these rules shall supersede 
other rules only to the extent that they are incon-
sistent with other such rules; and
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(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 VII—POLICY STATEMENTS 
SEC. 701. POLICY STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND 
JOB CREATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) Although the U.S. economy technically 
emerged from recession roughly four years ago, the 
recovery has felt more like a malaise than a rebound 
with the unemployment rate still elevated and real 
economic growth essentially flat in the final quarter 
of 2012. 
(2) The enormous build-up of Government debt 
in the past four years has worsened the already 
unsustainable course of Federal finances and is an 
increasing drag on the U.S. economy. 
(3) During the recession and early stages of re-
covery, the Government took a variety of measures 
to try to boost economic activity. Despite the fact 
that these stimulus measures added over $1 trillion 
to the debt, the economy continues to perform at a 
sub-par trend.
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(4) Investors and businesses make decisions on 
a forward-looking basis. They know that today’s 
large debt levels are simply tomorrow’s tax hikes, in-
terest rate increases, or inflation – and they act ac-
cordingly. It is this debt overhang, and the uncer-
tainty it generates, that is weighing on U.S. growth, 
investment, and job creation. 
(5) Economists have found that the key to 
jump-starting U.S. economic growth and job cre-
ation is tangible action to rein in the growth of Gov-
ernment spending with the aim of getting debt 
under control. 
(6) Stanford economist John Taylor has con-
cluded that reducing Government spending now 
would ‘‘reduce the threats of higher taxes, higher in-
terest rates and a fiscal crisis’’, and would therefore 
provide an immediate stimulus to the economy. 
(7) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke 
has stated that putting in place a credible plan to 
reduce future deficits ‘‘would not only enhance eco-
nomic performance in the long run, but could also 
yield near-term benefits by leading to lower long- 
term interest rates and increased consumer and 
business confidence.’’
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(8) Lowering spending would boost market con-
fidence and lessen uncertainty, leading to a spark in 
economic expansion, job creation, and higher wages 
and income. 
(b) POLICY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CRE-
ATION.—It is the policy of this resolution to promote fast-
er economic growth and job creation. By putting the budg-
et on a sustainable path, this resolution ends the debt- 
fueled uncertainty holding back job creators. Reforms to 
the tax code put American businesses and workers in a 
better position to compete and thrive in the 21st century 
global economy. This resolution targets the regulatory red 
tape and cronyism that stack the deck in favor of special 
interests. All of the reforms in this resolution serve as 
means to the larger end of growing the economy and ex-
panding opportunity for all Americans. 
SEC. 702. POLICY STATEMENT ON TAX REFORM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) A world-class tax system should be simple, 
fair, and promote (rather than impede) economic 
growth. The U.S. tax code fails on all three counts 
– it is notoriously complex, patently unfair, and 
highly inefficient. The tax code’s complexity distorts 
decisions to work, save, and invest, which leads to
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slower economic growth, lower wages, and less job 
creation. 
(2) Since 2001 alone, there have been more 
than 3,250 changes to the code. Many of the major 
changes over the years have involved carving out 
special preferences, exclusions, or deductions for var-
ious activities or groups. These loopholes add up to 
more than $1 trillion per year and make the code 
unfair, inefficient, and very complex. 
(3) These tax preferences are disproportionately 
used by upper-income individuals. For instance, the 
top 1 percent of taxpayers reap about 3 times as 
much benefit from special tax credits and deductions 
(excluding refundable credits) than the middle class 
and 13 times as much benefit than the lowest in-
come quintile. 
(4) The large amount of tax preferences that 
pervade the code end up narrowing the tax base by 
as much as 50 percent. A narrow tax base, in turn, 
requires much higher tax rates to raise a given 
amount of revenue. 
(5) The National Taxpayer Advocate reports 
that taxpayers spent 6.1 billion hours in 2012 com-
plying with tax requirements.
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(6) Standard economic theory shows that high 
marginal tax rates dampen the incentives to work, 
save, and invest, which reduces economic output and 
job creation. Lower economic output, in turn, mutes 
the intended revenue gain from higher marginal tax 
rates. 
(7) Roughly half of U.S. active business income 
and half of private sector employment are derived 
from business entities (such as partnerships, S cor-
porations, and sole proprietorships) that are taxed 
on a ‘‘pass-through’’ basis, meaning the income 
flows through to the tax returns of the individual 
owners and is taxed at the individual rate structure 
rather than at the corporate rate. Small businesses 
in particular tend to choose this form for Federal 
tax purposes, and the top Federal rate on such small 
business income reaches 44.6 percent. For these rea-
sons, sound economic policy requires lowering mar-
ginal rates on these pass-through entities. 
(8) The U.S. corporate income tax rate (includ-
ing Federal, State, and local taxes) sums to just 
over 39 percent, the highest rate in the industri-
alized world. The total Federal marginal tax rate on 
corporate income now reaches 55 percent, when in-
cluding the shareholder-level tax on dividends and
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capital gains. Tax rates this high suppress wages 
and discourage investment and job creation, distort 
business activity, and put American businesses at a 
competitive disadvantage with foreign competitors. 
(9) By deterring potential investment, the U.S. 
corporate tax restrains economic growth and job cre-
ation. The U.S. tax rate differential with other coun-
tries also fosters a variety of complicated multi-
national corporate behaviors intended to avoid the 
tax, which have the effect of moving the tax base 
offshore, destroying American jobs, and decreasing 
corporate revenue. 
(10) The ‘‘worldwide’’ structure of U.S. inter-
national taxation essentially taxes earnings of U.S. 
firms twice, putting them at a significant competi-
tive disadvantage with competitors with more com-
petitive international tax systems. 
(11) Reforming the U.S. tax code to a more 
competitive international system would boost the 
competitiveness of U.S. companies operating abroad 
and it would also greatly reduce tax avoidance. 
(12) The tax code imposes costs on American 
workers through lower wages, on consumers in high-
er prices, and on investors in diminished returns.
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(13) Revenues have averaged 18 percent of the 
economy throughout modern American history. Rev-
enues rise above this level under current law to 19.1 
percent of the economy, and – if the spending re-
straints in this budget are enacted – this level is suf-
ficient to fund Government operations over time. 
(14) Attempting to raise revenue through tax 
increases to meet out-of-control spending would sink 
the economy. 
(15) Closing tax loopholes to fund spending 
does not constitute fundamental tax reform. 
(16) The goal of tax reform should be to curb 
or eliminate loopholes and use those savings to lower 
tax rates across the board – not to fund more waste-
ful Government spending. Tax reform should be rev-
enue-neutral and should not be an excuse to raise 
taxes on the American people. 
(b) POLICY ON TAX REFORM.—It is the policy of this 
resolution that Congress should enact legislation during 
fiscal year 2014 that provides for a comprehensive reform 
of the U.S. tax code to promote economic growth, create 
American jobs, increase wages, and benefit American con-
sumers, investors, and workers through revenue-neutral 
fundamental tax reform, which should be reported by the
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Committee on Ways and Means to the House not later 
than December 31, 2013, that— 
(1) simplifies the tax code to make it fairer to 
American families and businesses and reduces the 
amount of time and resources necessary to comply 
with tax laws; 
(2) substantially lowers tax rates for individ-
uals, with a goal of achieving a top individual rate 
of 25 percent and consolidating the current seven in-
dividual income tax brackets into two brackets with 
a first bracket of 10 percent; 
(3) repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax; 
(4) reduces the corporate tax rate to 25 per-
cent; and 
(5) transitions the tax code to a more competi-
tive system of international taxation. 
SEC. 703. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICARE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) More than 50 million Americans depend on 
Medicare for their health security. 
(2) The Medicare Trustees Report has repeat-
edly recommended that Medicare’s long-term finan-
cial challenges be addressed soon. Each year without 
reform, the financial condition of Medicare becomes 
more precarious and the threat to those in or near
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retirement becomes more pronounced. According to 
the Congressional Budget Office— 
(A) the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
will be exhausted in 2023 and unable to pay 
scheduled benefits; and 
(B) Medicare spending is growing faster 
than the economy and Medicare outlays are 
currently rising at a rate of 6.2 percent per 
year, and under the Congressional Budget Of-
fice’s alternative fiscal scenario, direct spending 
on Medicare is projected to exceed 7 percent of 
GDP by 2040 and reach 13 percent of GDP by 
2085. 
(3) The President’s health care law created a 
new Federal agency called the Independent Payment 
Advisory Board (‘‘IPAB’’) empowered with unilat-
eral authority to cut Medicare spending. As a result 
of that law— 
(A) IPAB will be tasked with keeping the 
Medicare per capita growth below a Medicare 
per capita target growth rate. Prior to 2018, 
the target growth rate is based on the five-year 
average of overall inflation and medical infla-
tion. Beginning in 2018, the target growth rate 
will be the five-year average increase in the
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nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) plus 
one percentage point; 
(B) the fifteen unelected, unaccountable 
bureaucrats of IPAB will make decisions that 
will reduce seniors access to care; 
(C) the nonpartisan Office of the Medicare 
Chief Actuary estimates that the provider cuts 
already contained in the Affordable Care Act 
will force 15 percent of hospitals, skilled nurs-
ing facilities, and home health agencies to close 
in 2019; and 
(D) additional cuts from the IPAB board 
will force even more health care providers to 
close their doors, and the Board should be re-
pealed. 
(4) Failing to address this problem will leave 
millions of American seniors without adequate health 
security and younger generations burdened with 
enormous debt to pay for spending levels that cannot 
be sustained. 
(b) POLICY ON MEDICARE REFORM.—It is the policy 
of this resolution to protect those in or near retirement 
from any disruptions to their Medicare benefits and offer 
future beneficiaries the same health care options available 
to Members of Congress.
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(c) ASSUMPTIONS.—This resolution assumes reform 
of the Medicare program such that: 
(1) Current Medicare benefits are preserved for 
those in or near retirement. 
(2) For future generations, when they reach eli-
gibility, Medicare is reformed to provide a premium 
support payment and a selection of guaranteed 
health coverage options from which recipients can 
choose a plan that best suits their needs. 
(3) Medicare will maintain traditional fee-for- 
service as an option. 
(4) Medicare will provide additional assistance 
for lower-income beneficiaries and those with greater 
health risks. 
(5) Medicare spending is put on a sustainable 
path and the Medicare program becomes solvent 
over the long-term. 
SEC. 704. POLICY STATEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) More than 55 million retirees, individuals 
with disabilities, and survivors depend on Social Se-
curity. Since enactment, Social Security has served 
as a vital leg on the ‘‘three-legged stool’’ of retire-
ment security, which includes employer provided 
pensions as well as personal savings.
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(2) The Social Security Trustees Report has re-
peatedly recommended that Social Security’s long- 
term financial challenges be addressed soon. Each 
year without reform, the financial condition of Social 
Security becomes more precarious and the threat to 
seniors and those receiving Social Security disability 
benefits becomes more pronounced: 
(A) In 2016, the Disability Insurance 
Trust Fund will be exhausted and program rev-
enues will be unable to pay scheduled benefits. 
(B) In 2033, the combined Old-Age and 
Survivors and Disability Trust Funds will be 
exhausted, and program revenues will be unable 
to pay scheduled benefits. 
(C) With the exhaustion of the Trust 
Funds in 2033, benefits will be cut 25 percent 
across the board, devastating those currently in 
or near retirement and those who rely on Social 
Security the most. 
(3) The recession and continued low economic 
growth have exacerbated the looming fiscal crisis 
facing Social Security. The most recent CBO projec-
tions find that Social Security will run cash deficits 
of $1.319 trillion over the next 10 years.
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(4) Lower-income Americans rely on Social Se-
curity for a larger proportion of their retirement in-
come. Therefore, reforms should take into consider-
ation the need to protect lower-income Americans’ 
retirement security. 
(5) The Disability Insurance program provides 
an essential income safety net for those with disabil-
ities and their families. According to the Congres-
sional Budget Office (CBO), between 1970 and 
2012, the number of people receiving disability bene-
fits (both disabled workers and their dependent fam-
ily members) has increased by over 300 percent 
from 2.7 million to over 10.9 million. This increase 
is not due strictly to population growth or decreases 
in health. David Autor and Mark Duggan have 
found that the increase in individuals on disability 
does not reflect a decrease in self-reported health. 
CBO attributes program growth to changes in demo-
graphics, changes in the composition of the labor 
force and compensation, as well as Federal policies. 
(6) If this program is not reformed, families 
who rely on the lifeline that disability benefits pro-
vide will face benefit cuts of up to 25 percent in 
2016, devastating individuals who need assistance 
the most.
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(7) Americans deserve action by the President, 
the House, and the Senate to preserve and strength-
en Social Security. It is critical that bipartisan ac-
tion be taken to address the looming insolvency of 
Social Security. In this spirit, this resolution creates 
a bipartisan opportunity to find solutions by requir-
ing policymakers to ensure that Social Security re-
mains a critical part of the safety net. 
(b) POLICY STATEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY.—It 
is the policy of this resolution that Congress should work 
on a bipartisan basis to make Social Security sustainably 
solvent. This resolution assumes reform of a current law 
trigger, such that: 
(1) If in any year the Board of Trustees of the 
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund annual Trustees Report determines that the 
75-year actuarial balance of the Social Security 
Trust Funds is in deficit, and the annual balance of 
the Social Security Trust Funds in the 75th year is 
in deficit, the Board of Trustees shall, no later than 
September 30 of the same calendar year, submit to 
the President recommendations for statutory re-
forms necessary to achieve a positive 75-year actu-
arial balance and a positive annual balance in the
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75th-year. Recommendations provided to the Presi-
dent must be agreed upon by both Public Trustees 
of the Board of Trustees. 
(2) Not later than December 1 of the same cal-
endar year in which the Board of Trustees submit 
their recommendations, the President shall promptly 
submit implementing legislation to both Houses of 
Congress including his recommendations necessary 
to achieve a positive 75-year actuarial balance and 
a positive annual balance in the 75th year. The Ma-
jority Leader of the Senate and the Majority Leader 
of the House shall introduce the President’s legisla-
tion upon receipt. 
(3) Within 60 days of the President submitting 
legislation, the committees of jurisdiction to which 
the legislation has been referred shall report the bill 
which shall be considered by the full House or Sen-
ate under expedited procedures. 
(4) Legislation submitted by the President 
shall— 
(A) protect those in or near retirement; 
(B) preserve the safety net for those who 
count on Social Security the most, including 
those with disabilities and survivors; 
(C) improve fairness for participants;
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(D) reduce the burden on, and provide cer-
tainty for, future generations; and 
(E) secure the future of the Disability In-
surance program while addressing the needs of 
those with disabilities today and improving the 
determination process. 
SEC. 705. POLICY STATEMENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION AF-
FORDABILITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) A well-educated workforce is critical to eco-
nomic, job, and wage growth. 
(2) More than 21 million students are enrolled 
in American colleges and universities. 
(3) Over the last decade, tuition and fees have 
been growing at an unsustainable rate. Between the 
2001-2002 Academic Year and the 2011-2012 Aca-
demic Year: 
(A) Published tuition and fees for in-State 
students at public four-year colleges and univer-
sities increased at an average rate of 5.6 per-
cent per year beyond the rate of general infla-
tion. 
(B) Published tuition and fees for in-State 
students at public two-year colleges and univer-
sities increased at an average rate of 3.8 per-
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cent per year beyond the rate of general infla-
tion. 
(C) Published tuition and fees for in-State 
students at private four-year colleges and uni-
versities increased at an average rate of 2.6 
percent per year beyond the rate of general in-
flation. 
(4) Over that same period, Federal financial aid 
has increased 140 percent beyond the rate of general 
inflation. 
(5) This spending has failed to make college 
more affordable. 
(6) In his 2012 State of the Union Address, 
President Obama noted that, ‘‘We can’t just keep 
subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; we’ll run out of 
money.’’ 
(7) American students are chasing ever-increas-
ing tuition with ever-increasing debt. According to 
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, student 
debt nearly tripled between 2004 and 2012, and now 
stands at nearly $1 trillion. Student debt now has 
the second largest balance after mortgage debt. 
(8) Students are carrying large debt loads and 
too many fail to complete college or end up default-
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ing on these loans due to their debt burden and a 
weak economy and job market. 
(9) Based on estimates from the Congressional 
Budget Office, the Pell Grant Program will face a 
fiscal shortfall beginning in fiscal year 2015 and 
continuing in each subsequent year in the current 
budget window. 
(10) Failing to address these problems will 
jeopardize access and affordability to higher edu-
cation for America’s young people. 
(b) POLICY
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
AFFORD-
ABILITY.—It is the policy of this resolution to address the 
root drivers of tuition inflation, by— 
(1) targeting Federal financial aid to those 
most in need; 
(2) streamlining programs that provide aid to 
make them more effective; 
(3) maintaining the maximum Pell grant award 
level at $5,645 in each year of the budget window; 
and 
(4) removing regulatory barriers in higher edu-
cation that act to restrict flexibility and innovative 
teaching, particularly as it relates to non-traditional 
models such as online coursework and competency- 
based learning.
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SEC. 706. POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION 
THROUGH THE CANCELLATION OF UNOBLI-
GATED BALANCES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) According to the last available estimate 
from the Office of Management and Budget, Federal 
agencies were expected to hold $698 billion in unob-
ligated balances at the close of fiscal year 2013. 
(2) These funds represent direct and discre-
tionary spending made available by Congress that 
remains available for expenditure beyond the fiscal 
year for which they are provided. 
(3) In some cases, agencies are granted funding 
and it remains available for obligation indefinitely. 
(4) The Congressional Budget and Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974 requires the Office of 
Management and Budget to make funds available to 
agencies for obligation and prohibits the Administra-
tion from withholding or cancelling unobligated 
funds unless approved by an act of Congress. 
(5) Greater congressional oversight is required 
to review and identify potential savings from 
unneeded balances of funds. 
(b) POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION 
THROUGH THE CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED BAL-
ANCES.—Congressional committees shall through their
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oversight activities identify and achieve savings through 
the cancellation or rescission of unobligated balances that 
neither abrogate contractual obligations of the Govern-
ment nor reduce or disrupt Federal commitments under 
programs such as Social Security, veterans’ affairs, na-
tional security, and Treasury authority to finance the na-
tional debt. 
(c) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Congress, with the assist-
ance of the Government Accountability Office, the Inspec-
tors General, and other appropriate agencies should make 
it a high priority to review unobligated balances and iden-
tify savings for deficit reduction. 
SEC. 707. POLICY STATEMENT ON RESPONSIBLE STEWARD-
SHIP OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) The House of Representatives cut budgets 
for Members of Congress, House committees, and 
leadership offices by 5 percent in 2011 and an addi-
tional 6.4 percent in 2012. 
(2) The House of Representatives achieved sav-
ings of $36.5 million over three years by consoli-
dating House operations and renegotiating con-
tracts. 
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of this resolution that:
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(1) The House of Representatives must be a 
model for the responsible stewardship of taxpayer re-
sources and therefore must identify any savings that 
can be achieved through greater productivity and ef-
ficiency gains in the operation and maintenance of 
House services and resources like printing, con-
ferences, utilities, telecommunications, furniture, 
grounds maintenance, postage, and rent. This should 
include a review of policies and procedures for acqui-
sition of goods and services to eliminate any unnec-
essary spending. The Committee on House Adminis-
tration should review the policies pertaining to the 
services provided to Members and committees of the 
House, and should identify ways to reduce any sub-
sidies paid for the operation of the House gym, bar-
ber shop, salon, and the House dining room. 
(2) No taxpayer funds may be used to purchase 
first class airfare or to lease corporate jets for Mem-
bers of Congress. 
SEC. 708. POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION 
THROUGH THE REDUCTION OF UNNECES-
SARY AND WASTEFUL SPENDING. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) The Government Accountability Office 
(‘‘GAO’’) is required by law to identify examples of
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waste, duplication, and overlap in Federal programs, 
and has so identified dozens of such examples. 
(2) In testimony before the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform, the Comptroller Gen-
eral has stated that addressing the identified waste, 
duplication, and overlap in Federal programs ‘‘could 
potentially save tens of billions of dollars.’’ 
(3) In 2011 and 2012, the Government Ac-
countability Office issued reports showing excessive 
duplication and redundancy in Federal programs in-
cluding— 
(A) 209 ‘‘Science, Technology, Engineer-
ing, and Mathematics’’ (‘‘STEM’’) education 
programs in 13 different Federal agencies at a 
cost of $3 billion annually; 
(B) 200 separate Department of Justice 
crime prevention and victim services grant pro-
grams with an annual cost of $3.9 billion in 
2010; 
(C) 20 different Federal entities admin-
ister 160 housing programs and other forms of 
Federal assistance for housing with a total cost 
of $170 billion in 2010;
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(D) 17 separate Homeland Security pre-
paredness grant programs that spent $37 bil-
lion between fiscal year 2011 and 2012; 
(E) 13 programs, 3 tax benefits, and one 
loan program to reduce diesel emissions; and 
(F) 94 different initiatives run by 11 dif-
ferent agencies to encourage ‘‘green building’’ 
in the private sector. 
(4) The Federal Government spends about $80 
billion each year for information technology. GAO 
has identified broad acquisition failures, waste, and 
unnecessary duplication in the Government’s infor-
mation technology infrastructure. Experts have esti-
mated that eliminating these problems could save 25 
percent – or $20 billion – of the Government’s an-
nual information technology budget. 
(5) Federal agencies reported an estimated 
$108 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 
2012. 
(6) Under clause 2 of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, each standing com-
mittee must hold at least one hearing during each 
120 day period following its establishment on waste, 
fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government pro-
grams.
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(7) According to the Congressional Budget Of-
fice, by fiscal year 2014, 42 laws will expire, possibly 
resulting in $685 billion in unauthorized appropria-
tions. Timely reauthorizations of these laws would 
ensure assessments of program justification and ef-
fectiveness. 
(8) The findings resulting from congressional 
oversight of Federal Government programs should 
result in programmatic changes in both authorizing 
statutes and program funding levels. 
(b) POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION 
THROUGH
THE
REDUCTION
OF
UNNECESSARY
AND 
WASTEFUL SPENDING.—Each authorizing committee an-
nually shall include in its Views and Estimates letter re-
quired under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 recommendations to the Committee on the 
Budget of programs within the jurisdiction of such com-
mittee whose funding should be reduced or eliminated. 
SEC. 709. POLICY STATEMENT ON UNAUTHORIZED SPEND-
ING. 
It is the policy of this resolution that the committees 
of jurisdiction should review all unauthorized programs 
funded through annual appropriations to determine if the 
programs are operating efficiently and effectively. Com-
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mittees should reauthorize those programs that in the 
committees’ judgment should continue to receive funding. 
TITLE VIII—SENSE OF THE 
HOUSE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 801. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE IMPORTANCE 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 
expenses, program integrity is improved and child 
support participation increases. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 21, 
2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 25 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Establishing the budget for the United States Gov-
ernment for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 
through 2023.