An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.

Bill: 114-sconres-11
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2015-03-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Comprehensive health care
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Currency
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the Treasury
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic performance and conditions
Economic theory
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Fires
Food assistance and relief
Forests, forestry, trees
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Infrastructure development
Intellectual property
Labor-management relations
Land use and conservation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Legislative rules and procedure
Manufacturing
Marine and inland water transportation
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medicare
Members of Congress
Mental health
Military operations and strategy
Mining
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Performance measurement
Postal service
Poverty and welfare assistance
Prescription drugs
Property tax
Protection of officials
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Sales and excise taxes
Science and engineering education
Senate
Sex offenses
Social security and elderly assistance
Soil pollution
State and local finance
State and local taxation
Student aid and college costs
Tariffs
Tax reform and tax simplification
Terrorism
Trade agreements and negotiations
Transportation programs funding
U.S. Postal Service
U.S. territories and protectorates
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Water quality
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-20
text: 
Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. 
 
Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, debt held by the public, federal tax expenditures, Social Security, Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and the major functional categories. 
 
Includes reconciliation instructions directing the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to each submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation reducing the deficit by at least $1 billion over FY2016-FY2025. Requires the legislation to be submitted by July 31, 2015. 
 
Establishes deficit-neutral and spending-neutral reserve funds that provide flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation addressing a wide range of specified issues across the federal budget. 
 
Sets forth budget enforcement procedures for legislation considered in the Senate. Extends procedures for waivers and appeals of specified points of order. Makes permanent Senate points of order against legislation that violates Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules or increases the short-term deficit. Repeals the point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus. 
 
Provides directions to the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation regarding the scoring of specified legislation and the contents of required reports. 

action_date: 2015-03-20
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. 
 
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
 
(Sec. 101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, debt held by the public, and federal tax expenditures. 
 
(Sec. 102) Recommends levels for FY2016-FY2025 for Social Security revenues, outlays, and administrative expenses. 
 
(Sec. 103) Recommends levels of new budget authority and outlays for FY2016-FY2025 for U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. 
 
(Sec. 104) Recommends levels of new budget authority and outlays for FY2016-FY2025 for each major functional category, including: 
 
 
National Defense; 
 
International Affairs; 
 
General Science, Space, and Technology; 
 
Energy; 
 
Natural Resources and Environment; 
 
Agriculture; 
 
Commerce and Housing Credit; 
 
Transportation; 
 
Community and Regional Development;
 
Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services; 
 
Health; 
 
Medicare; 
 
Income Security; 
 
Social Security; 
 
Veterans Benefits and Services; 
 
Administration of Justice; 
 
General Government; 
 
Net Interest; 
 
Allowances; and 
 
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts.
 
 
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION 
 
(Sec. 201) Includes reconciliation instructions directing the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to each submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit by at least $1 billion over the FY2016-FY2025 period. Requires the legislation to be submitted by July 31, 2015. (Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) 
 
TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS 
 
Establishes spending-neutral, deficit-neutral, and deficit-reduction reserve funds that permit the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the committee allocations, budgetary aggregates, and other levels in the budget resolution to accommodate legislation that meets specified conditions. 
 
(Reserve funds provide the chairman with flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation that meets specified criteria. Deficit-neutral and spending-neutral reserve funds permit the chairman to make the adjustments if the legislation meets the specified criteria and does not increase the deficit over designated time periods. Revenue increases are permitted to be used as an offset in deficit-neutral reserve funds, but not in spending-neutral reserve funds. Deficit-reduction reserve funds permit the chairman to make adjustments to ensure that savings achieved in legislation are used for deficit reduction.)
 
(Sec. 301) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing the pace of U.S. economic growth and private sector job creation without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 302) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to enhanced funding for national security or domestic discretionary programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 303) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to repealing, replacing, or reforming the Affordable Care Act if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 304) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving access to affordable health care for low-income children, including the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 305) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for health legislation relating to the requirement to purchase or provide health insurance; Medicare provider payments; expiring health care provisions; the health care needs of first responders; medical research, innovation, and safety; or program integrity initiatives if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 306) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to child nutrition programs, replacing ineffective policies and programs with evidence-based alternatives that improve the welfare of vulnerable children, or protecting children from sexual predators without raising new revenue if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 307) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the improvement of the delivery of benefits and services to veterans and servicemembers if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 308) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reforming the tax code, extending expiring tax relief provisions, innovation and manufacturing jobs, or operations and administration of the Department of the Treasury if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 309) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to investment in the infrastructure of the United States if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods and does not include transfers from other trust funds. Permits transfers from the general fund of the Treasury that are offset. 
 
(Sec. 310) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to federal spending on civil air traffic control services if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 311) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade legislation that would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 312) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the administration of disability benefits and the improved employment of disabled workers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 313) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 314) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation that does not raise new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 315) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation revising environmental statutes to promote job growth if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 316) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving flood control, expanding opportunities for commercial navigation, and improving the environmental restoration of the nation's waterways without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 317) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reducing reliance on mineral imports or deducting amounts for mineral revenues payable to states without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 318) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 319) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing timber production from federal lands and providing funding to local governments until timber production levels increase, decreasing forest hazardous fuel loads, improving stewardship contracting, or reforming the budgeting process for wildfire suppression operations without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 320) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 321) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to regulatory relief for small financial firms, improvements in the effectiveness of the financial regulatory framework, enhancements in oversight and accountability of the Federal Reserve System, and expansions in access to capital markets without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 322) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving the processing of earnings reports for the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 323) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the implementation of agreements between the United States and nations with whom it maintains a Compact of Free Association without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 324) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting payments to rural hospitals and creating sustainable access for rural communities without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 325) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging state Medicaid demonstration programs to promote independent living and integrated work for the disabled without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 326) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to payments to pharmacists for the provision of services under Medicare without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 327) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting and improving community health centers without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 328) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the funding of independent agencies, which may include subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the regular appropriations process, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 329) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting exports if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 330) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to 529 college savings plans without raising new revenues if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 331) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the security of the overseas diplomatic facilities of the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 332) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for welfare legislation if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 333) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to land and water conservation or making changes to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 or the PILT program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 334) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation related to changes at the Internal Revenue Service, including establishing a process to notify taxpayers about tax scams and determine whether returns were filed using their personal information, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 335) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to career and technical education if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 336) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to enhancing the preparedness of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to disasters if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 337) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to expanding, enhancing, or otherwise improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 338) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving opportunities for new biomedical researchers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 339) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to investment in the manufacturing sector in the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 340) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to benefits for aliens without legal status in the United States, including prohibiting qualification for certain tax benefits, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 341) Establishes a deficit-reduction reserve fund for legislation achieving savings through the elimination, modification, or the reduction in frequency of reports required of federal agencies if the legislation reduces the deficit over either the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. Permits the chairman to adjust the Senate's Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) ledger to ensure that the savings achieved are used only for deficit reduction.
 
(Sec. 342) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to addressing heroin and prescription opioid abuse if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 343) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening the civilian workforce if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 344) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving Department of Defense financial management if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 345) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving federal workforce development, job training, and reemployment programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 346) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to energy efficiency, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), or federal land and water conservation programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 347) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Department of Veterans Affairs collaboration with law school clinics serving veterans if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 348) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to nuclear waste cleanup by the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 349) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Department of Defense initiatives to bolster resilience of mission-critical infrastructure to impacts from climate change and associated events if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 350) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Department of Justice, which may include ending of the Operation Choke Point program, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 351) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prohibiting the federal government, except in the case of natural disasters, from providing funds to state and local governments to prevent receivership, facilitate exit from receivership, or to prevent default on its obligations by a state government, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
TITLE IV--BUDGET PROCESS 
 
Subtitle A--Budget Enforcement 
 
(Sec. 401) Extends procedures in the Senate for waivers and appeals of specified budget points of order with a vote of three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and sworn (currently 60 votes) through September 30, 2025. 
 
Makes Senate points of order against legislation violating Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules or increasing the short-term deficit permanent. (The PAYGO point of order prohibits the consideration of legislation that would cause or increase an on-budget deficit over specified time periods. The short-term deficit point of order applies to legislation that would cause a net increase in the deficit in excess of $10 billion in any fiscal year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution unless it is fully offset over the period of all fiscal years provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution.) 
 
(Sec. 402) Revises the existing point of order against legislation that would increase long-term deficits. Applies the point of order to legislation that would cause a net increase in on-budget deficits in excess of $5 billion in any of the 4 consecutive 10-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after the budget year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution. (The existing long-term deficit point of order applies to deficits rather than on-budget deficits.)
 
Exempts legislation for which the chairman has made adjustments to the allocations, levels, and limits in this resolution, pursuant to the deficit-neutral reserve fund included in Section (303)(1) for legislation relating to the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
 
(Sec. 403) Updates the existing point of order against advanced appropriations to conform to the new budget window. (Under the resolution, an advanced appropriation is any new budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for FY2016 that first becomes available after FY2016, or any new budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for FY2017 that first becomes available after FY2017. The point of order limits advanced appropriations to specified accounts and prohibits total advanced appropriations from exceeding $28.852 billion in new budget authority in each year). 
 
(Sec. 404) Increases the vote threshold for waiving points of order against legislation with unfunded intergovernmental mandates from a simple majority to three-fifths of Members duly chosen and sworn (currently 60 votes). 
 
(Sec. 405) Repeals the point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus. 
 
(Sec. 406) Establishes a point of order restricting the inclusion of changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) in appropriations legislation. Restricts CHIMPs that reduce budget authority but do not decrease outlays by setting a $19 billion limit for these provisions in FY2016. Reduces the limit in each subsequent fiscal year until FY2021, when no CHIMP that fails to reduce outlays will be permitted in appropriations legislation. 
 
(Sec. 407) Establishes a point of order against voting on passage of legislation if no Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate was made publicly available at least 28 hours before the vote. 
 
(Sec. 408) Applies to the Senate a House point of order protecting savings in reconciliation legislation from amendments that increase the deficit. 
 
(Sec. 409) Establishes a point of order against a provision designating Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funds that would cause total OCO funds to exceed $57.997 billion for FY2016 or $59.500 billion for FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 410) Establishes a point of order against appropriations legislation that includes changes in mandatory programs that affect the Crime Victims Fund. 
 
(Sec. 411) Directs the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, for budget enforcement purposes, to disregard the budgetary effects of timing shifts and rescissions that do not reduce outlays.
 
(Sec. 412) Requires CBO to provide supplemental cost estimates for direct loan and loan guarantee programs by measuring cost on a fair value basis to account for the cost of market risk. 
 
(Sec. 413) Directs CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to provide estimates of the macroeconomic effects of major legislation for informational purposes. (These estimates are frequently referred to as dynamic scoring and include estimates of the budgetary effects from changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, interest rates, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from the legislation.) 
 
(Sec. 414) Provides directions regarding the scoring of legislation relating to a transition from the paper dollar to the dollar coin. 
 
(Sec. 415) Provides directions to CBO regarding the scoring of certain energy savings contracts. 
 
(Sec. 416) Requires CBO to provide estimates of the budgetary effects over FY2016-FY2045 for legislation increasing discretionary spending limits or transferring amounts from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund. (Most CBO estimates are currently provided over a 5- or 10-year period). 
 
(Sec. 417) Requires CBO to provide projections of federal revenues, outlays, and deficits for the 30-year period beginning with the budget year in its required annual update to the Budget and Economic Outlook. 
 
(Sec. 418) Requires CBO to provide estimates to Congress on tax expenditures that include: (1) an estimate of the cost of tax expenditures as a share of gross domestic product for the budget year and the 9 years following the budget year, and (2) Data on the cost of tax expenditures as a share of gross domestic product for each fiscal year beginning with FY1965 and ending with the budget year. 
 
(Sec. 419) Directs CBO to provide estimates of outlay changes during the second and third decade of enactment of legislation if: (1) either of the budget committee chairs requests the estimate, or (2) the legislation has an outlay impact in excess of 0.25% of the U.S. gross domestic product during the first decade or in the tenth year. 
 
(Sec. 420) Requires CBO to provide specified estimates regarding the changes in direct spending and revenues associated with the Affordable Care Act, including the net impact on deficits with both on-budget and off-budget effects. 
 
(Sec. 421) Prohibits increases in Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) guarantee fees from being used in the Senate to determine budgetary impacts for evaluating budget points of order. (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchase mortgages and charge the fees to guarantee the payment of principal and interest. This section prevents the fee increases from being used to offset provisions that increase the deficit in determining whether a budget point of order applies to legislation.) 
 
Subtitle B--Other Provisions 
 
(Sec. 431) Directs Senate committees to review programs and tax expenditures within their jurisdiction to identify waste, fraud, abuse, or duplication and increase the use of performance data to inform committee work. 
 
(Sec. 432) Requires the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on the budget resolution to include amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service in the allocations to the appropriations committees. 
 
(Sec. 433) Sets forth procedures for adjustments of the allocations and aggregates included in the budget resolution. 
 
(Sec. 434) Permits the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to adjust levels and allocations in this budget resolution to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 
 
(Sec. 435) Declares that the provisions in this title are promulgated under the Senate's rulemaking power and will be considered part of the rules of the Senate. 

action_date: 2015-03-27
text: 
Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. 
 
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
 
(Sec. 101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, debt held by the public, and federal tax expenditures. 
 
(Sec. 102) Recommends levels for FY2016-FY2025 for Social Security revenues, outlays, and administrative expenses. 
 
(Sec. 103) Recommends levels of new budget authority and outlays for FY2016-FY2025 for U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. 
 
(Sec. 104) Recommends levels of new budget authority and outlays for FY2016-FY2025 for each major functional category, including: 
 
 
National Defense; 
 
International Affairs; 
 
General Science, Space, and Technology; 
 
Energy; 
 
Natural Resources and Environment; 
 
Agriculture; 
 
Commerce and Housing Credit; 
 
Transportation; 
 
Community and Regional Development;
 
Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services; 
 
Health; 
 
Medicare; 
 
Income Security; 
 
Social Security; 
 
Veterans Benefits and Services; 
 
Administration of Justice; 
 
General Government; 
 
Net Interest; 
 
Allowances; and 
 
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts.
 
 
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION 
 
(Sec. 201) Includes reconciliation instructions directing the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to each submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit by at least $1 billion over the FY2016-FY2025 period. Requires the legislation to be submitted by July 31, 2015. (Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) 
 
(Sec. 202) Creates a point of order against considering reconciliation legislation, pursuant to Section 201, that would increase the public debt limit during the period of FY2016-FY2025. Permits the point of order to be waived by a two-thirds vote of the Members duly chosen and sworn. 
 
TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS 
 
Establishes spending-neutral, deficit-neutral, and deficit-reduction reserve funds that permit the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the committee allocations, budgetary aggregates, and other levels in the budget resolution to accommodate legislation that meets specified conditions. 
 
(Reserve funds provide the chairman with flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation that meets specified criteria. Deficit-neutral and spending-neutral reserve funds permit the chairman to make the adjustments if the legislation meets the specified criteria and does not increase the deficit over designated time periods. Revenue increases are permitted to be used as an offset in deficit-neutral reserve funds, but not in spending-neutral reserve funds. Deficit-reduction reserve funds permit the chairman to make adjustments to ensure that savings achieved in legislation are used for deficit reduction.)
 
(Sec. 301) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing the pace of U.S. economic growth and private sector job creation without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 302) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to enhanced funding for national security or domestic discretionary programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 303) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to repealing, replacing, or reforming the Affordable Care Act if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 304) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving access to affordable health care for low-income children, including the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 305) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for health legislation relating to the requirement to purchase or provide health insurance; Medicare provider payments; expiring health care provisions; the health care needs of first responders; medical research, innovation, and safety; or program integrity initiatives if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 306) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to child nutrition programs, replacing ineffective policies and programs with evidence-based alternatives that improve the welfare of vulnerable children, or protecting children from sexual predators without raising new revenue if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 307) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the improvement of the delivery of benefits and services to veterans and servicemembers if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 308) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reforming the tax code, extending expiring tax relief provisions, innovation and manufacturing jobs, or operations and administration of the Department of the Treasury if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 309) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to investment in the infrastructure of the United States, including programs that expedite the deployment of broadband to rural areas, if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods and does not include transfers from other trust funds. Permits transfers from the general fund of the Treasury that are offset. 
 
(Sec. 310) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to federal spending on civil air traffic control services if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 311) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade legislation that would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 312) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the administration of disability benefits and the improved employment of disabled workers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 313) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 314) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation that does not raise new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 315) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation revising environmental statutes to promote job growth if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 316) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving flood control, expanding opportunities for commercial navigation, and improving the environmental restoration of the nation's waterways without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 317) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reducing reliance on mineral imports or deducting amounts for mineral revenues payable to states without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 318) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 319) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing timber production from federal lands and providing funding to local governments until timber production levels increase, decreasing forest hazardous fuel loads, improving stewardship contracting, or reforming the budgeting process for wildfire suppression operations without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 320) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 321) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to regulatory relief for small financial firms, improvements in the effectiveness of the financial regulatory framework, enhancements in oversight and accountability of the Federal Reserve System, and expansions in access to capital markets without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 322) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving the processing of earnings reports for the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 323) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the implementation of agreements between the United States and nations with whom it maintains a Compact of Free Association without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 324) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting payments to rural hospitals and creating sustainable access for rural communities without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 325) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging state Medicaid demonstration programs to promote independent living and integrated work for the disabled without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 326) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to payments to pharmacists for the provision of services under Medicare without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 327) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting and improving community health centers without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 328) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the funding of independent agencies, which may include subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the regular appropriations process, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 329) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting exports if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 330) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to 529 college savings plans without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 331) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the security of the overseas diplomatic facilities of the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 332) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for welfare legislation if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 333) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to land and water conservation or making changes to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 or the PILT program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 334) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation related to changes at the Internal Revenue Service, including establishing a process to notify taxpayers about tax scams and determine whether returns were filed using their personal information, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 335) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to career and technical education if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 336) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to enhancing the preparedness of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to disasters if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 337) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to expanding, enhancing, or otherwise improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 338) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving opportunities for new biomedical researchers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 339) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to investment in the manufacturing sector in the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 340) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to benefits for aliens without legal status in the United States, including prohibiting qualification for certain tax benefits, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 341) Establishes a deficit-reduction reserve fund for legislation achieving savings through the elimination, modification, or the reduction in frequency of reports required of federal agencies if the legislation reduces the deficit over either the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. Permits the chairman to adjust the Senate's Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) ledger to ensure that the savings achieved are used only for deficit reduction.
 
(Sec. 342) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to addressing heroin and prescription opioid abuse if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 343) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening the civilian workforce if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 344) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving Department of Defense financial management if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 345) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving federal workforce development, job training, and reemployment programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 346) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to energy efficiency, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), or federal land and water conservation programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 347) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Department of Veterans Affairs collaboration with law school clinics serving veterans if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 348) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to nuclear waste cleanup by the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 349) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Department of Defense initiatives to bolster resilience of mission-critical infrastructure to impacts from climate change and associated events if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 350) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Department of Justice, which may include ending of the Operation Choke Point program, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 351) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prohibiting the federal government, except in the case of natural disasters, from providing funds to state and local governments to prevent receivership, facilitate exit from receivership, or to prevent default on its obligations by a state government, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 352) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting individuals who are guaranteed benefits under Medicaid if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 353) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving the health outcomes and lowering the costs of caring for medically complex children in Medicaid if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 354) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including legislation that strengthens quality and timely access to health care, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 355) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to maintaining and enhancing access, choice, and accountability in veterans care through the Veterans Choice Card program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 356) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting equal pay if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 357) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation submitted to Congress by the President to protect current beneficiaries of the Social Security program and prevent the insolvency of the program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 358) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to addressing student loan debt if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 359) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to: protecting watersheds or other sources of drinking water by using scientific evidence; providing certainty to landowners or rural communities, and preserving existing exemptions for agriculture, ranchers, and forestry; if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 360) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring that the federal jurisdiction under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) is focused on water quality without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 361) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to extending the life of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 362) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to United States policy toward Israel if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 363) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving workplace benefits and reducing health care costs, which may include paid sick time, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 364) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing health care to veterans who have geographic inaccessibility to Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 365) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing access to higher education for low-income Americans through the Pell Grant program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 366) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increased disclosure of any Affordable Care Act taxes or other provisions in health insurance monthly premium statements if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 367) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increased disclosure of any Affordable Care Act tax in health insurance monthly premium statements if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 368) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to carbon emissions, which may include prohibitions on federal taxes or fees imposed on carbon emissions, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 369) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to permitting states to opt out of Common Core State Standards or other specific academic standards without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 370) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to small business tax relief if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 371) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the disposal of federal land that is not within the boundaries of a national park, preserve, or monument without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 372) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to funding for the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty prior to ratification and adoption of implementing legislation without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 373) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Iran, including efforts to impose sanctions if the President cannot certify that Iran is complying with the Joint Plan of Action or a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 374) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting U.S. citizens held hostage in the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 375) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing employment opportunities, preventing employment discrimination, and providing accommodations for pregnant workers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 376) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to changes in federal income tax laws, including eliminating the estate tax, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 377) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting national security, economic growth, and public health by addressing human-induced climate change through increased use of clean energy, energy efficiency, and reductions in carbon pollution if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 378) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, including a prohibition on withholding highway funds from states that refuse to submit State Implementation Plans required under the Clean Power Plan, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 379) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting communities, businesses, recreationists, farmers, ranchers, or other groups that rely on privately held water rights and permits from federal takings if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 380) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prohibiting the awarding of government construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 381) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening the U.S. Postal Service if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 382) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to preventing American jobs from being moved overseas, which may include a reduction in the corporate income tax rate, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 383) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring equal treatment of married couples, which may include ensuring that all legally married spouses have access to Social Security and veterans benefits, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 384) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reaffirming the ability of states to adopt minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage level commensurate with the cost of living in the state if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 385) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to deterring the attempted migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras into the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 386) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to extending and expanding refundable tax provisions that benefit working families, childless workers, and the middle class if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 387) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to critical habitat designations, which may include requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to examine the cumulative economic effects of the designation, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 388) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to compliance with the national do-not-call registry if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 389) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to any bank holding companies with over $500 billion in total assets to better protect taxpayers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 390) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring that all Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and all political appointees procure their health insurance on the individual exchange in the same way as Americans at the same income level if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 391) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing funding for United States embassies, which may include the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 392) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to revising or repealing the discretionary spending limits or sequestration process included in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
 Applies to legislation that provides relief from sequestration and the reduction in discretionary spending limits for FY2016 and FY2017 that is: (1) split evenly between the revised security category and the revised nonsecurity category, (2) is offset through changes in mandatory or discretionary spending programs (not pertaining to Social Security) and tax expenditures, and (3) would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 
Permits the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to include the estimated effects of amendments to the discretionary spending limits for the purposes of determining deficit-neutrality under this section. 
(Sec. 393) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting the return of children who have been legally adopted by U.S. citizens from the Democratic Republic of the Congo if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 394) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the development of a new nuclear-capable cruise missile by the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 395) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing tax equity for death benefits paid to the families of public safety officers who lose their lives in the line of duty if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 396) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to eliminating the backlog of sexual assault evidence kits if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 397) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to mixed oxide fuel fabrication if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 398) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to: strengthening and reforming federal Offices of Inspectors General; reducing vacancies in the offices; and providing for improvements in the overall economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of Inspectors General if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving retirement security by easing the administrative burden on small businesses that provide retirement plans and encouraging individuals to increase their savings if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399a) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving basic science research and development programs in the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399b) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which may include requiring state conservation plans for the northern long-eared bat to be given flexibility to be successful so as to preserve and protect local and rural economies before any federal listing decision is made, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399c) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increased sharing of cybersecurity threat information while protecting individual privacy and civil liberties interests if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399d) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation entering into joint task forces with tribal and local law enforcement agencies if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399e) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging cost savings in office space used by federal agencies if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399f) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs through small business development centers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399g) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring that medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs meet the needs of women veterans if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399h) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing funding to support efficient resourcing for the Asia rebalance policy if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399i) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to preventing access to edible marijuana products by children in states that have decriminalized marijuana if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399j) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing mortgage lending to rural areas if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399k) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the construction of Arctic polar icebreakers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399l) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to researching health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399m) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company Program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399n) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to online child sex trafficking, which may include the detection, investigation, and prosecution of the owners and operators of websites who knowingly allow the websites to be used to advertise commercial sex with children, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399o) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to assisting states in carrying out drought prevention plans if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399p) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or issuing any regulation that would reduce the reliability of the electricity grid if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399q) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting the open Internet and promoting further innovation and investment in Internet services, content, infrastructure, and technologies if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399r) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to changing the federal regulatory process without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399s) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing coverage of virtual colonoscopies as a colorectal cancer screening test under Medicare if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399t) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening waterborne commerce in ports and harbors, which may include increasing the amounts expended from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund that are dedicated to port infrastructure and maintenance, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399u) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to: modernizing the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems, the nuclear command and control system, and the nuclear weapons stockpile; and supporting related infrastructure if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399v) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening our national security, which may include fully funding the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and the BioShield Special Reserve Fund, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399w) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the nuclear force improvement program of the Air Force if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399x) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting economic growth and job creation by making it easier for small businesses to plan their capital investments and reducing the uncertainty of taxation if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399y) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to employer penalties under the Affordable Care Act, which may include changes to the definition of &quot;full time employee&quot; under that Act, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399z) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal regulatory process if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399aa) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the processing of award submissions, which may include the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399bb) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging the increased use of performance contracting in federal facilities if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399cc) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving information sharing by the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to investigations relating to substandard health care, delayed and denied health care, patient deaths, other findings that directly relate to patient care, and other management issues if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399dd) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to alleviating disproportionate regulatory burdens on community banks and credit unions if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ee) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Corporation for National and Community Service if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ff) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring that all Department of Justice attorneys comply with all legal and ethical obligations in criminal prosecutions if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399gg) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to federal investments in precision medicine and biomedical research if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399hh) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to expanding efforts to combat heroin and methamphetamine abuse in the United States without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ii) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to developing methods that ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have access to equipment like eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and speech generating devices if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399jj) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prioritization of the federal investment in the infrastructure of the United States on projects that are of national and regional significance and projects in high priority corridors of the National Highway System without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399kk) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging the United States' NATO allies to reverse declines in defense spending and bear a more proportionate burden for ensuring the security of NATO if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ll) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the investigation and recovery of missing weapons and military equipment provided to Yemen by the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399mm) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving higher education data and transparency if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399nn) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965 if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399oo) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Native children, which may include establishing a commission to examine existing federal programs to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services delivered to Native children to improve outcomes, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399pp) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting the personal information of consumers from data breaches if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399qq) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to achieving savings through the use of performance data or scientifically rigorous evaluation methodologies for the elimination, consolidation, or reform of federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives, or the sale of federal property if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399rr) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the September 11th terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the Shanksville crash site, which may include extending medical monitoring and treatment services, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ss) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to construction of Native American schools if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399tt) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Surety Bond Guarantee Program of the Small Business Administration, which may include exploring or raising the range for surety bonds, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399uu) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting a comprehensive multi-year partner capacity building and security cooperation plan in the Indo-Pacific region if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399vv) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to addressing methamphetamine abuse in the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ww) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to achieving theatre security cooperation goals, which may include funding for the National Guard State Partnership Program, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399xx) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the improvement of prevention and treatment measures to mitigate agricultural impacts from an agricultural virus outbreak if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399yy) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to financial literacy education if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399zz) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to comprehensive mental health reform, which may include providing increased access to individuals suffering from mental illness and greater workforce opportunities for mental health professionals, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399aaa) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to initiatives that would improve oral health care for children and pregnant women under Medicaid if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399bbb) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the protection, preservation, or restoration of the National Park System, which may include a National Park Centennial Fund or other dedicated funding, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ccc) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing college completion, which may include expanding federal Pell Grant eligibility, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ddd) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging freight planning and investment that incorporates all modes of transportation, including rail, waterways, ports, and highways, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399eee) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting at-sea and dockside monitoring for fisheries that have received economic disaster assistance if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399fff) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to establishment of a public-private partnership tasked with reviewing training and funding allocations for first responders responding to hazardous materials incidents on railroads if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ggg) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to enhancing and improving the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in order to reduce the patent application backlog if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399hhh) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to funding for international counter-propaganda communications in order to combat misinformation, undermine ideologies of violence and hatred, and ensure moderate voices are heard if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399iii) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reforming and strengthening elementary and secondary education if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399jjj) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the authority of the Department of the Interior to designate funds for water projects, which may include authorized rural water projects or tribal water rights settlements or irrigation projects, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399kkk) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to sexual assault at institutions of higher education, which may include the implementation of an online survey tool developed and administered by the Department of Education to measure the prevalence of sexual assault at institutions of higher education, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399lll) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to simplifying and expanding tax incentives for higher education if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399mmm) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting children eligible to receive health care furnished under the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including by allowing children to retain eligibility until age 26, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399nnn) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing funds for programs that support workforce development through apprenticeship if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ooo) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to broad-based criminal justice reform if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ppp) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening the economy by accelerating the transfer of technologies from laboratories of the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to the marketplace if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399qqq) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting trade and travel at ports of entry, which may include construction at ports of entry or increased staffing at ports of entry, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399rrr) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to imposing sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or significant acts of corruption if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399sss) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to student loan reform, which may include establishing a policy of risk-sharing to require institutions of higher education to assume some of the risk for student loans, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399ttt) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to federal investments in the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399uuu) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting the use of college savings accounts while students are in elementary school and secondary school if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399vvv) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting innovation in higher education, which may include establishing a new outcome-based process for authorizing innovative higher education providers to participate in programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399www) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to community policing if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399xxx) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to federal investments in scientific research and development if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399yyy) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing funding to support the government of Ukraine in reestablishing its sovereignty and territorial integrity, which should include the provision of lethal defensive articles, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399zzz) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing funding for programs to counter anti-Semitic activity in Europe, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399aaaa) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing students and families with transparent, easily understood information about postsecondary education financial aid if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399bbbb) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing full and dedicated funding for the Contract Tower Program of the Federal Aviation Administration if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399cccc) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to underground and surface mining safety and health research if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399dddd) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to investing in advanced fossil energy technology research and development at the Department of Energy to reduce the impacts of climate change while ensuring the reliability of the electric grid if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 399eeee) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to imposing sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or significant acts of corruption if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to interagency cooperation, which may include expedited interagency cooperation to identify foreign nationals subject to sanctions under title IV of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
(Sec. 399ffff) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to special treatment of the income tax credit for research expenditures for startup companies if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
TITLE IV--BUDGET PROCESS 
 
Subtitle A--Budget Enforcement 
 
(Sec. 401) Extends procedures in the Senate for waivers and appeals of specified budget points of order with a vote of three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and sworn (currently 60 votes) through September 30, 2025. 
 
Makes Senate points of order against legislation violating Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules or increasing the short-term deficit permanent. (The PAYGO point of order prohibits the consideration of legislation that would cause or increase an on-budget deficit over specified time periods. The short-term deficit point of order applies to legislation that would cause a net increase in the deficit in excess of $10 billion in any fiscal year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution unless it is fully offset over the period of all fiscal years provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution.) 
 
(Sec. 402) Revises the existing point of order against legislation that would increase long-term deficits. Applies the point of order to legislation that would cause a net increase in on-budget deficits in excess of $5 billion in any of the 4 consecutive 10-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after the budget year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution. (The existing long-term deficit point of order applies to deficits rather than on-budget deficits.)
 
Exempts legislation for which the chairman has made adjustments to the allocations, levels, and limits in this resolution, pursuant to the deficit-neutral reserve fund included in Section (303)(1) for legislation relating to the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
 
(Sec. 403) Updates the existing point of order against advanced appropriations to conform to the new budget window. (Under the resolution, an advanced appropriation is any new budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for FY2016 that first becomes available after FY2016, or any new budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for FY2017 that first becomes available after FY2017. The point of order limits advanced appropriations to specified accounts and prohibits total advanced appropriations from exceeding $28.852 billion in new budget authority in each year). 
 
(Sec. 404) Increases the vote threshold for waiving points of order against legislation with unfunded intergovernmental mandates from a simple majority to three-fifths of Members duly chosen and sworn (currently 60 votes). 
 
(Sec. 405) Repeals the point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus. 
 
(Sec. 406) Establishes a point of order restricting the inclusion of changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) in appropriations legislation. Restricts CHIMPs that reduce budget authority but do not decrease outlays by setting a $19 billion limit for these provisions in FY2016. Reduces the limit in each subsequent fiscal year until FY2021, when no CHIMP that fails to reduce outlays will be permitted in appropriations legislation. 
 
(Sec. 407) Establishes a point of order against voting on passage of legislation if no Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate was made publicly available at least 28 hours before the vote. 
 
(Sec. 408) Applies to the Senate a House point of order protecting savings in reconciliation legislation from amendments that increase the deficit. 
 
(Sec. 409) Establishes a point of order against a provision designating Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funds that would cause total OCO funds to exceed $57.997 billion for FY2016 or $59.500 billion for FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 410) Establishes a point of order against appropriations legislation that includes changes in mandatory programs that affect the Crime Victims Fund. 
 
(Sec. 411) Directs the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, for budget enforcement purposes, to disregard the budgetary effects of timing shifts and rescissions that do not reduce outlays.
 
(Sec. 412) Requires CBO to provide supplemental cost estimates for direct loan and loan guarantee programs by measuring cost on a fair value basis to account for the cost of market risk. 
 
(Sec. 413) Directs CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to provide estimates of the macroeconomic effects of major legislation for informational purposes. (These estimates are frequently referred to as dynamic scoring and include estimates of the budgetary effects from changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, interest rates, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from the legislation.) 
 
(Sec. 414) Provides directions regarding the scoring of legislation relating to a transition from the paper dollar to the dollar coin. 
 
(Sec. 415) Provides directions to CBO regarding the scoring of certain energy savings contracts. 
 
(Sec. 416) Requires CBO to provide estimates of the budgetary effects over FY2016-FY2045 for legislation increasing discretionary spending limits or transferring amounts from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund. (Most CBO estimates are currently provided over a 5- or 10-year period). 
 
(Sec. 417) Requires CBO to provide projections of federal revenues, outlays, and deficits for the 30-year period beginning with the budget year in its required annual update to the Budget and Economic Outlook. 
 
(Sec. 418) Requires CBO to provide estimates to Congress on tax expenditures that include: (1) an estimate of the cost of tax expenditures as a share of gross domestic product for the budget year and the 9 years following the budget year, and (2) Data on the cost of tax expenditures as a share of gross domestic product for each fiscal year beginning with FY1965 and ending with the budget year. 
 
(Sec. 419) Directs CBO to provide estimates of outlay changes during the second and third decade of enactment of legislation if: (1) either of the budget committee chairs requests the estimate, or (2) the legislation has an outlay impact in excess of 0.25% of the U.S. gross domestic product during the first decade or in the tenth year. 
 
(Sec. 420) Requires CBO to provide specified estimates regarding the changes in direct spending and revenues associated with the Affordable Care Act, including the net impact on deficits with both on-budget and off-budget effects. 
 
(Sec. 421) Prohibits increases in Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) guarantee fees from being used in the Senate to determine budgetary impacts for evaluating budget points of order. (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchase mortgages and charge the fees to guarantee the payment of principal and interest. This section prevents the fee increases from being used to offset provisions that increase the deficit in determining whether a budget point of order applies to legislation.) 
 
(Sec. 422) Requires the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to adjust the allocation to the Senate Appropriations Committee provided pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and all other aggregates, allocations, levels, and limits included in this resolution if legislation is enacted that amends the discretionary spending limits or the sequestration procedures included in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Limits the adjustments in FY2016 and FY2017 to $37 billion for security spending and $37 billion for nonsecurity spending in each fiscal year. 
 
(Sec. 423) Requires CBO to include in deficit projections a one-page statement that: (1) summarizes and categorizes total outlays including tax expenditures, receipts, surpluses, and deficits on a unified basis; and (2) includes subtotals for outlays for mandatory and discretionary programs; outlays, tax expenditures, payroll tax revenue, and offsetting receipts for Social Security and for Medicare; the surplus or deficit of revenues over outlays for Social Security and Medicare; and revenues. 
 
(Sec. 424) Authorizes the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to adjust aggregates, allocations, levels, and limits included in this resolution if legislation is enacted that permits adjustments to discretionary spending limits to accommodate wildfire suppression funding. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Provisions 
 
(Sec. 431) Directs Senate committees to review programs and tax expenditures within their jurisdiction to identify waste, fraud, abuse, or duplication and increase the use of performance data to inform committee work. 
 
(Sec. 432) Requires the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on the budget resolution to include amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service in the allocations to the appropriations committees. 
 
(Sec. 433) Sets forth procedures for adjustments of the allocations and aggregates included in the budget resolution. 
 
(Sec. 434) Permits the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to adjust levels and allocations in this budget resolution to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 
 
(Sec. 435) Declares that the provisions in this title are promulgated under the Senate's rulemaking power and will be considered part of the rules of the Senate. 

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Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. 
 
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
 
(Sec. 101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits (on-budget), debt subject to limit, and debt held by the public. 
 
(Sec. 102) Recommends levels of new budget authority and outlays for FY2016-FY2025 for each major functional category, including:
 
 
 National Defense; 
 
International Affairs; 
 
General Science, Space, and Technology; 
 
Energy; 
 
Natural Resources and Environment; 
 
Agriculture; 
 
Commerce and Housing Credit; 
 
Transportation; 
 
Community and Regional Development; 
 
Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services; 
 
Health; 
 
Medicare; 
 
Income Security; 
 
Social Security; 
 
Veterans Benefits and Services; 
 
Administration of Justice; 
 
General Government; 
 
Net Interest; 
 
Allowances; 
 
Government-wide Savings; 
 
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts; 
 
Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism; and 
 
Across-the-Board Adjustment. 
 
 
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION 
 
(Sec. 201) Includes reconciliation instructions directing 13 House authorizing committees to submit to the House Budget Committee by July 15, 2015, legislation reducing the deficit by specified amounts over FY2016-FY2025. (Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) 
 
(Sec. 202) Requires the chairman of the House Budget Committee to use the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) January 2015 baseline when estimating the costs of legislation. Permits the chairman to determine whether adjustments to the baseline made after this resolution is adopted should be used. Requires the committees directed to submit reconciliation legislation to determine the most effective methods for repealing the Affordable Care Act. Permits the chairman to revise budgetary levels and allocations to reflect the impact of reconciliation legislation. 
 
(Sec. 203) Authorizes the chairman to develop additional guidelines providing further information, budgetary levels and amounts, and other explanatory materials to guide committees required to submit reconciliation legislation. 
 
TITLE III--SUBMISSIONS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE 
 
(Sec. 301) Requires specified House committees to submit to the House Budget Committee findings identifying changes in law to achieve savings through eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. Requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on legislative changes the committees may make to improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of programs within their jurisdiction. 
 
TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 
 
(Sec. 401) Requires CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation to incorporate macroeconomic effects in estimates of specified legislation (commonly referred to as dynamic scoring). 
 
(Sec. 402) Prohibit Congress from considering legislation in FY2016 that reduces the actuarial balance of the Social Security trust funds below specified levels. 
 
(Sec. 403) Provides that the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service are reflected in the allocation to the House Appropriations Committee to ensure that the Committee retains control over the expenses through the annual appropriations process. 
 
(Sec. 404) Requires transfers of funds from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund to be counted as new budget authority and outlays in the year the transfer occurs. 
 
(Sec. 405) Prohibits advanced appropriations unless: (1) the appropriation is provided for an account listed as an exception in the report accompanying this resolution, and (2) total advanced appropriations do not exceed a specified amount. (Under this resolution, an advanced appropriation is any new discretionary budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for the fiscal year following FY2016.) 
 
(Sec. 406) Requires CBO, upon request of the chairman or ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, to include an estimate of the current actual or estimated market values representing the ''fair value'' of assets and liabilities in estimates for certain federal credit programs under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. Permits the chair to use the estimates to determine compliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other budget enforcement controls. 
 
(Sec. 407) Establishes a point of order against legislation with a net effect of increasing direct spending by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive ten-year periods beginning in FY2026. 
 
(Sec. 408) Provides the House Appropriations Committee with a separate allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism and specifies procedures for enforcing the allocation. 
 
(Sec. 409) Authorizes the chairman of the House Budget Committee to adjust committee allocations and levels in this resolution if legislation decreases direct spending in any fiscal year and authorizes appropriations for the same purpose. 
 
(Sec. 410) Sets forth procedures for the adjustment of allocations, aggregates, and other levels included in this resolution. 
 
(Sec. 411) Affirms that the adoption of the budget resolution is an exercise of the House's rulemaking power and that the House has the constitutional right to change these rules. 
 
TITLE V--RESERVE FUNDS 
 
Establishes reserve funds that permit the chairman of the House Budget Committee to adjust the levels and allocations included in the budget resolution to accommodate health, tax reform, trade, education, retirement, transportation, and defense legislation that meets specified conditions. 
 
(Sec. 501) Establishes a reserve fund for legislation that repeals or modifies the Affordable Care Act and the health care-related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 
 
(Sec. 502) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care reform legislation that would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 503) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that repeals Medicare spending decreases included in the Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 504) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that extends the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 505) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that reforms, expands access to, and improves graduate medical education programs and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 506) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that implements a trade agreement and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 507) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that reforms the tax code and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 508) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that decreases revenue and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 509) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that reforms policies and programs to reduce poverty and increase opportunity and upward mobility, without adversely impacting job creation or increasing the deficit over the period of FY2016 -FY2025. 
 
(Sec. 510) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that maintains the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 511) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that reforms, improves, and updates the federal retirement system and would not increase the deficit over the period of FY2016-FY2025. 
 
(Sec. 512) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that supports specified defense activities and would not increase the deficit (without counting any net revenue increases in the legislation) over the period of FY2016-FY2025. 
 
TITLE VI--ESTIMATES OF DIRECT SPENDING 
 
(Sec. 601) Provides estimates for the rate of growth in means-tested and non-means-tested direct spending and proposes changes to Medicare, Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), and federal employee retirement contributions. 
 
TITLE VII--RECOMMENDED LONG-TERM LEVELS 
 
(Sec. 701) Recommends long-term levels for revenues, outlays, deficits, and debt as a percentage of the gross domestic product of the United States in FY2030, FY2035, and FY2040. 
 
TITLE VIII--POLICY STATEMENTS 
 
(Sec. 801) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should pass and send to the states for approval a joint resolution to amend the Constitution to require an annual balanced budget. 
 
(Sec. 802) States the policy of this resolution that Congress must restructure and reform the budget process, reassert its role as the government's spending authority, and change the treatment of tax cut extensions in the baseline. 
 
(Sec. 803) States the policy of this resolution to promote faster economic growth and job creation. 
 
(Sec. 804) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should enact legislation that provides comprehensive tax reform to promote economic growth, create jobs, increase wages; and benefit consumers, investors, and workers. 
 
(Sec. 805) States the policy of this resolution to pursue international trade, global commerce, and a modern and competitive U.S. international tax system to promote job creation in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 806) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should work on a bipartisan basis to make Social Security sustainably solvent and reform the Disability Insurance program prior to its insolvency in 2016. 
 
(Sec. 807) States the policy of this resolution to repeal the Affordable Care Act and promote health care reforms. 
 
(Sec. 808) States the policy of this resolution to preserve Medicare for those in or near retirement and strengthen the program for future beneficiaries. Sets forth the assumptions of this resolution regarding Medicare reform. 
 
(Sec. 809) States the policy of this resolution to support the work of medical innovators, including the private sector, medical centers and the National Institutes of Health. 
 
(Sec. 810) States the policy of this resolution that the public is currently burdened by excessive regulation and that Congress should enact legislation protecting the public from additional, unnecessary regulations. 
 
(Sec. 811) States the policies of this resolution for addressing higher education affordability and the failings in the current workforce development system. 
 
(Sec. 812) States the policy of this resolution to support the continued oversight efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by Congress and its committees. 
 
(Sec. 813) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should adopt reforms of budget and accounting practices to enable the public to better understand the fiscal situation of the United States and the options best suited to improving it. 
 
(Sec. 814) States the policy of the House of Representatives to more effectively allocate and accurately enforce budget targets by agreeing to a procedure for addressing the direct out-year budgetary effects of changes to mandatory programs included in appropriations legislation. 
 
(Sec. 815) States the policy of this resolution that each authorizing committee must submit to the House Budget Committee recommendations for reductions in spending that result from oversight activities, and that each congressional committee must annually review its programs to ensure they are operating efficiently and effectively. 
 
(Sec. 816) States the policy of this resolution that congressional committees should identify and achieve savings for deficit reduction through the cancellation or rescission of unobligated balances. 
 
(Sec. 817) States the policy of this resolution that Congress must reassert its constitutional prerogative to control spending and conduct oversight by enacting legislation requiring programs funded through fees, offsetting receipts, or offsetting collections to be allocated new budget authority annually. 
 
(Sec. 818) States the policy of this resolution to identify savings that can be achieved through greater productivity and efficiency gains in the operation and maintenance of the House of Representatives. 
 
(Sec. 819) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should agree to a budget resolution every year and that compensation for Members of Congress should be withheld if either chamber has not agreed to a budget resolution by April 15, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
 
(Sec. 820) States the policy of this resolution to ensure robust funding for national defense while maintaining overall fiscal discipline and to encourage an immediate reevaluation of federal government priorities to maintain the strength of America's national security posture.

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Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. 
 
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 
 
Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses 
 
(Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, and debt held by the public. 
 
(Sec. 1102) Recommends levels of new budget authority and outlays for FY2016-FY2025 for each major functional category, including:
 
 
National Defense; 
 
International Affairs; 
 
General Science, Space, and Technology;
 
Energy; 
 
Natural Resources and Environment; 
 
Agriculture; 
 
Commerce and Housing Credit; 
 
Transportation; 
 
Community and Regional Development; 
 
Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services; 
 
Health; 
 
Medicare; 
 
Income Security; 
 
Social Security Retirement and Disability; 
 
Veterans Benefits and Services; 
 
Administration of Justice; 
 
General Government; 
 
Net Interest; 
 
Allowances; 
 
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts; and 
 
Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
 
Subtitle B--Levels and Amounts in the Senate 
 
(Sec. 1201) Recommends Senate levels for FY2016-FY2025 for Social Security revenues, outlays, and administrative expenses. 
 
(Sec. 1202) Recommends Senate levels of new budget authority and outlays for FY2016-FY2025 for U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. 
 
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION 
 
(Title II includes reconciliation instructions directing congressional committees to submit deficit reduction legislation to the budget committees. Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) 
 
(Sec. 2001) Includes reconciliation instructions directing the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to each submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit by at least $1 billion over the FY2016-FY2025 period. Requires the legislation to be submitted by July 24, 2015. 
 
Creates a point of order in the Senate against considering reconciliation legislation, pursuant to Section 2001, that would increase the public debt limit during the period of FY2016-FY2025. Permits the point of order to be waived by a two-thirds vote of the Members duly chosen and sworn. 
 
(Sec. 2002) Includes reconciliation instructions directing the House Education and Workforce Committee, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee to each submit to the House Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit by at least $1 billion over the FY2016-FY2025 period. Requires the legislation to be submitted by July 24, 2015. 
 
Requires the chairman of the House Budget Committee to use the baseline underlying the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) March 2015 update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025 (January 2015) when estimating the costs of legislation. Permits the chairman to determine whether adjustments to the baseline made after this resolution is adopted should be used. Permits the chairman to revise budgetary levels and allocations to reflect the impact of reconciliation legislation. 
 
Requires the House committees directed to submit reconciliation legislation to determine the most effective methods for repealing the Affordable Care Act. 
 
TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Budget Enforcement in Both Houses 
 
(Sec. 3101) Revises the existing Senate point of order against legislation that would increase long-term deficits. Applies the point of order to legislation that would cause a net increase in on-budget deficits in excess of $5 billion in any of the 4 consecutive 10-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after the budget year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution. (The existing Senate long-term deficit point of order applies to deficits rather than on-budget deficits.) 
 
Exempts Senate legislation for which the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee has made adjustments to the allocations, levels, and limits in this resolution, pursuant to the deficit-neutral reserve fund included in Section 4303(1) for legislation relating to the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. 
 
Establishes a point of order in the House against legislation with a net effect of increasing direct spending by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive ten-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after the budget year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution. 
 
Exempts House legislation for which the chairman of the House Budget Committee has made adjustments to the allocations, levels, or limits contained in this concurrent resolution pursuant to sections 4501, 4502, or 4503, which establish deficit-neutral reserve funds for health care legislation, including the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. 
 
(Sec. 3102) Provides the appropriations committees with separate allocations for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism and specifies procedures for enforcing and adjusting the allocations. 
 
(Sec. 3103) Establishes a point of order restricting the inclusion of certain changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) in appropriations legislation for FY2016-FY2019. Limits CHIMPs that reduce budget authority but do not decrease outlays to $19.1 billion for FY2016, $19.1 billion for FY2017, $17 billion for FY2018, and $15 billion for FY2019. 
 
(Sec. 3104) Establishes a point of order against full-year FY2016 appropriations legislation that includes changes in mandatory programs that affect the Crime Victims Fund and exceed $10.8 billion for FY2016. 
 
(Sec. 3105) Requires CBO, upon request of the chairman of either the House or Senate Budget Committees to include an estimate of the current actual or estimated market values representing the ''fair value'' of assets and liabilities in estimates for certain federal credit programs under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. Requires CBO to provide fair-value estimates for legislation related to a housing, residential mortgage, or student loan program. Permits the chairman of the House Budget Committee to use the estimates to determine compliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other budget enforcement controls. Permits the Senate to use the estimates only for informational purposes. 
 
(Sec. 3106) Provides directions regarding the scoring of legislation relating to a transition from the paper dollar to the dollar coin. 
 
(Sec. 3107) Requires CBO to provide estimates of the budgetary effects over FY2016-FY2045 for legislation increasing discretionary spending limits or transferring amounts from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund. (Most CBO estimates are currently provided over a 5- or 10-year period.) 
 
(Sec. 3108) Requires CBO to provide projections of federal revenues, outlays, and deficits for the 30-year period beginning with the budget year in its required annual update to the Budget and Economic Outlook. 
 
(Sec. 3109) Directs CBO to provide estimates of outlay changes during the second and third decade of enactment of legislation if: (1) either of the budget committee chairs requests the estimate, or (2) the legislation has an outlay impact in excess of 0.25% of the U.S. gross domestic product during the first decade or in the tenth year. 
 
(Sec. 3110) Prohibits increases in Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) guarantee fees from being used to determine budgetary impacts for evaluating budget points of order. (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchase mortgages and charge the fees to guarantee the payment of principal and interest. This section prevents the fee increases from being used to offset provisions that increase the deficit in determining whether a budget point of order applies to legislation.) 
 
(Sec. 3111) Requires CBO to include in deficit projections a one-page statement that: (1) summarizes and categorizes total outlays, receipts, surpluses, and deficits on a unified basis; and (2) includes subtotals for outlays for mandatory and discretionary programs; outlays, payroll tax revenue, and offsetting receipts for Social Security and for Medicare; the surplus or deficit of revenues over outlays for Social Security and Medicare; and revenues. 
 
(Sec. 3112) Directs CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to provide estimates of the macroeconomic effects of major legislation. (These estimates are frequently referred to as dynamic scoring and include estimates of the budgetary effects from changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, interest rates, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from the legislation. In the Senate, the estimates would be provided for informational purposes only.) 
 
Subtitle B--Budget Enforcement in the Senate 
 
(Sec. 3201) Extends procedures in the Senate for waivers and appeals of specified budget points of order with a vote of three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and sworn (currently 60 votes) through September 30, 2025. 
 
Makes Senate points of order against legislation violating Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules or increasing the short-term deficit permanent. (The PAYGO point of order prohibits the consideration of legislation that would cause or increase an on-budget deficit over specified time periods. The short-term deficit point of order applies to legislation that would cause a net increase in the deficit in excess of $10 billion in any fiscal year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution unless it is fully offset over the period of all fiscal years provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution.) 
 
(Sec. 3202) Updates the existing point of order against advanced appropriations to conform to the new budget window. (Under the resolution, an advanced appropriation is any new budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for FY2016 that first becomes available after FY2016, or any new budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for FY2017 that first becomes available after FY2017. The point of order limits advanced appropriations to specified accounts and prohibits total advanced appropriations from exceeding $28.852 billion in new budget authority in each fiscal year). 
 
(Sec. 3203) Increases the vote threshold for waiving points of order against legislation with unfunded intergovernmental mandates from a simple majority to three-fifths of Members duly chosen and sworn (currently 60 votes). 
 
(Sec. 3204) Repeals the Senate point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus. 
 
(Sec. 3205) Establishes a Senate point of order against voting on passage of legislation unless the CBO cost estimate was available on CBO's website at least 28 hours before the vote. 
 
(Sec. 3206) Applies to the Senate a House point of order protecting savings in reconciliation legislation from amendments that increase the deficit.
 
(Sec. 3207) Provides directions to CBO regarding the scoring of certain energy savings contracts. 
 
(Sec. 3208) Authorizes the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to adjust aggregates, allocations, levels, and limits included in this resolution if legislation is enacted that permits adjustments to discretionary spending limits to accommodate wildfire suppression funding. 
 
Subtitle C--Budget Enforcement in the House of Representatives 
 
(Sec. 3301) Prohibits the House from considering legislation in FY2016 that reduces the actuarial balance of the Social Security trust funds below specified levels. 
 
(Sec. 3302) Requires transfers of funds from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund to be counted as new budget authority and outlays in the year the transfer occurs. 
 
(Sec. 3303) Authorizes the chairman of the House Budget Committee to adjust committee allocations and levels in this resolution if legislation decreases direct spending in any fiscal year and authorizes appropriations for the same purpose. 
 
(Sec. 3304) Prohibits advanced appropriations unless: (1) the appropriation is provided for an account listed as an exception in the report accompanying this resolution, and (2) total advanced appropriations do not exceed $63.271 billion for veterans accounts and $28.852 billion for other accounts in FY2017. (Under this resolution, an advanced appropriation is any new discretionary budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for the fiscal year following FY2016.) 
 
(Sec. 3305) Requires the House of Representatives to assess the implementation of section 3207 of this concurrent resolution through a collaborative assessment with the Senate and CBO of the appropriate scorekeeping methodology for energy savings performance contracts. 
 
Subtitle D--Other Provisions 
 
(Sec. 3401) Directs congressional committees to review programs within their jurisdiction to identify waste, fraud, abuse, or duplication and increase the use of performance data to inform committee work. Directs the committees to include recommendations for improved governmental performance in their annual views and estimates reports submitted to the budget committees. 
 
(Sec. 3402) Provides that the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service are reflected in the allocation to the appropriations committees to ensure that the committees retains control over the expenses through the annual appropriations process. Requires the administrative expenses to be included in the cost estimates for appropriations legislation for budget enforcement purposes. 
 
(Sec. 3403) Sets forth procedures for adjustments of the allocations and aggregates included in the budget resolution. 
 
(Sec. 3404) Permits the chairmen of the budget committees to adjust levels and allocations in this budget resolution to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 
 
(Sec. 3405) Declares that the provisions in this title are promulgated under the rulemaking powers of the House and Senate with full recognition of the constitutional right of either chamber to change those rules. 
 
TITLE IV--RESERVE FUNDS 
 
Establishes reserve funds that permit the chairmen of the budget committees to revise the committee allocations, budgetary aggregates, and other levels in the budget resolution to accommodate legislation that meets specified conditions. 
 
Subtitle A--Reserve Funds in Both Houses 
 
(Sec. 4101) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to policies and programs to reduce poverty and increase opportunity and upward mobility for struggling Americans, without adversely impacting job creation or increasing the deficit over the FY2106-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Funds in the Senate 
 
(Reserve funds in this subtitle provide the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee with flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation that meets specified criteria. Deficit-neutral and spending-neutral reserve funds permit the chairman to make the adjustments if the legislation meets the specified criteria and does not increase the deficit over designated time periods. Revenue increases are permitted to be used as an offset in deficit-neutral reserve funds, but not in spending-neutral reserve funds. Deficit-reduction reserve funds permit the chairman to make adjustments to ensure that savings achieved in legislation are used for deficit reduction.) 
 
(Sec. 4301) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing the pace of U.S. economic growth and private sector job creation without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4302) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to enhanced funding for national security or domestic discretionary programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4303) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act and the health care related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4304) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving access to affordable health care for low-income children, including the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4305) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for health legislation relating to the requirement to purchase or provide health insurance; expiring health care provisions; the September 11th attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville crash site; medical research, innovation, and safety; or program integrity initiatives if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4306) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to child nutrition programs, replacing ineffective policies and programs with evidence-based alternatives that improve the welfare of vulnerable children, or protecting children from sexual predators if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4307) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the improvement of the delivery of benefits and services to veterans and servicemembers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4308) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reforming the tax code, extending expiring tax relief provisions, innovation and manufacturing jobs, or operations and administration of the Department of the Treasury if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4309) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to investment in the infrastructure of the United States, including programs that expedite the deployment of broadband to rural areas, if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods and does not include transfers from other trust funds. Permits transfers from the general fund of the Treasury that are offset. 
 
(Sec. 4310) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to federal spending on civil air traffic control services if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4311) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade legislation that would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4312) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the administration of disability benefits and the improved employment of disabled workers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4313) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4314) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation that does not raise new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4315) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation revising environmental statutes to promote job growth if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4316) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving flood control, expanding opportunities for commercial navigation, improving the environmental restoration of the nation's waterways, assisting states with drought prevention plans, strengthening waterborne commerce, or the authority of the Department of the Interior to designate funds for rural water projects and Indian irrigation and water settlement projects without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4317) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reducing reliance on mineral imports or deducting amounts for mineral revenues payable to states without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4318) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4319) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing timber production from federal lands and providing funding to local governments until timber production levels increase, decreasing forest hazardous fuel loads, improving stewardship contracting, or reforming the budgeting process for wildfire suppression operations without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4320) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4321) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to regulatory relief for small financial firms, improvements in the effectiveness of the financial regulatory framework, enhancements in oversight and accountability of the Federal Reserve System, and expansions in access to capital markets without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4322) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving the processing of earnings reports for the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4323) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the implementation of agreements between the United States and nations with whom it maintains a Compact of Free Association without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4324) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting payments to rural hospitals and creating sustainable access for rural communities without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4325) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging state Medicaid demonstration programs to promote independent living and integrated work for the disabled without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4326) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to payments to pharmacists for the provision of services under Medicare without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4327) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting and improving community health centers without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4328) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the funding of independent agencies, which may include subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the regular appropriations process, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4329) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to 529 college savings plans if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4330) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the security of the overseas diplomatic facilities of the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4331) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to expanding, enhancing, or otherwise improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4332) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to investment in the manufacturing sector in the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4333) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to benefits for aliens without legal status in the United States, which may include prohibiting qualification for certain tax benefits, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4334) Establishes a deficit-reduction reserve fund for legislation achieving savings through the elimination, modification, or the reduction in frequency of reports required of federal agencies if the legislation reduces the deficit over either the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. Permits the chairman to adjust the Senate's Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) ledger to ensure that the savings achieved are used only for deficit reduction. 
 
(Sec. 4335) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to addressing heroin, methamphetamine, and prescription opioid abuse if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4336) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening the civilian workforce if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4337) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving Department of Defense financial management if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4338) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving federal workforce development, job training, and reemployment programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4339) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to energy efficiency, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), federal land and water conservation programs, or the reduction of duplicative federal green building programs if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4340) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Department of Justice, which may include ending the Operation Choke Point program, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4341) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prohibiting the federal government, except in the case of natural disasters, from providing funds to state and local governments to prevent receivership, facilitate exit from receivership, or to prevent default on its obligations by a state government, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4342) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving the health outcomes and lowering the costs of caring for medically complex children in Medicaid if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4343) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to maintaining and enhancing access, choice, and accountability in veterans care through the Veterans Choice Card program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4344) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting equal pay if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4345) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation submitted to Congress by the President to protect current beneficiaries of the Social Security program and prevent the insolvency of the program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4346) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to addressing student loan debt if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4347) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring that federal jurisdiction under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) is focused on water quality without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4348) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to United States policy toward Israel and the prevention of anti-Semitism in Europe if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4349) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving workplace benefits and reducing health care costs, which may include tax credits for employers providing paid family and medical leave, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4350) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing health care to veterans who have geographic inaccessibility to Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4351) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing access to higher education for low-income Americans through the Pell Grant program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4352) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increased disclosure of any Affordable Care Act taxes in health insurance monthly premium statements if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4353) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to carbon emissions, which may include prohibitions on federal taxes or fees imposed on carbon emissions, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4354) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prohibiting the federal government from requiring states to adopt the Common Core State Standards and allowing states to opt out of the Standards without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4355) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the disposal of federal land that is not within the boundaries of a national park, preserve, or monument without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4356) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to funding for the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty prior to ratification and adoption of implementing legislation without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4357) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Iran, including efforts to reimpose waived sanctions or impose new sanctions if the President cannot certify that Iran is complying with the Joint Plan of Action or a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4358) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to supporting U.S. citizens held hostage in the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4359) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing employment opportunities, preventing employment discrimination, and providing accommodations for pregnant workers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4360) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to changes in federal income tax laws, including eliminating the estate tax, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4361) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency of greenhouse gas emissions, which may include a prohibition on withholding highway funds from states that refuse to submit State Implementation Plans required under the Clean Power Plan, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4362) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting communities, businesses, recreationists, farmers, ranchers, or other groups that rely on privately held water rights and permits from federal takings if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4363) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prohibiting the awarding of government construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4364) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to preventing American jobs from being moved overseas, which may include a reduction in the corporate income tax rate, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4365) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reaffirming the ability of states to adopt minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage level commensurate with the cost of living in the state if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4366) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to deterring the attempted migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras into the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4367) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to critical habitat designations, which may include requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to examine the cumulative economic effects of the designation, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4368) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to any bank holding companies with over $500 billion in total assets to better protect taxpayers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4369) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring that all Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and all political appointees procure their health insurance on the individual exchange in the same way as Americans at the same income level if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4370) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increasing funding for United States embassies, which may include the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4371) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting the return of children who have been legally adopted by U.S. citizens from the Democratic Republic of the Congo if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4372) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the development of a new nuclear-capable cruise missile by the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4373) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing tax equity for death benefits paid to the families of public safety officers who lose their lives in the line of duty if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4374) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to eliminating the backlog of sexual assault evidence kits if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4375) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to mixed oxide fuel fabrication if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4376) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening and reforming federal Offices of Inspectors General; reducing vacancies in the offices; and providing for improvements in the overall economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of Inspectors General if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4377) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving retirement security by easing the administrative burden on small businesses that provide retirement plans and encouraging individuals to increase their savings if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4378) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving basic science research and development programs in the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4379) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which may include requiring state conservation plans for the northern long-eared bat to be given flexibility to be successful so as to preserve and protect local and rural economies before any federal listing decision is made, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4380) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to increased sharing of cybersecurity threat information while protecting individual privacy and civil liberties interests if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4381) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation entering into joint task forces with tribal and local law enforcement agencies if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4382) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging cost savings in office space used by federal agencies if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4383) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs through small business development centers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4384) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring that medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs meet the needs of women veterans if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4385) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing funding to support efficient resourcing for the Asia rebalance policy if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4386) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to preventing access to edible marijuana products by children in states that have decriminalized marijuana if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4387) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing mortgage lending to rural areas if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4388) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the construction of Arctic polar icebreakers if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4389) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to researching health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4390) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company Program if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4391) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to online child sex trafficking; which may include the detection, investigation, and prosecution of the owners and operators of websites who knowingly allow the websites to be used to advertise commercial sex with children; if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4392) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or issuing any regulation that would reduce the reliability of the electricity grid if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4393) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to protecting the open Internet and promoting further innovation and investment in Internet services, content, infrastructure, and technologies if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4394) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to changing the federal regulatory process without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4395) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing coverage of virtual colonoscopies as a colorectal cancer screening test under Medicare if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4396) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to modernizing the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems, the nuclear command and control system, and the nuclear weapons stockpile; and supporting related infrastructure if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4397) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to strengthening our national security, which may include fully funding the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and the BioShield Special Reserve Fund, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4398) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the nuclear force improvement program of the Air Force if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4399) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to promoting economic growth and job creation by making it easier for small businesses to plan their capital investments, reducing the uncertainty of taxation, and supporting at-sea and dockside monitoring for fisheries that have received economic disaster assistance if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4400) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to employer penalties under the Affordable Care Act, which may include changes to the definition of &quot;full time employee&quot; under that Act, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4401) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal regulatory process if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4402) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the processing of award submissions, which may include the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4403) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging the increased use of performance contracting in federal facilities if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4404) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving information sharing by the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to investigations relating to substandard health care, delayed and denied health care, patient deaths, other findings that directly relate to patient care, and other management issues if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4405) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to alleviating disproportionate regulatory burdens on community banks and credit unions if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4406) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the Corporation for National and Community Service if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4407) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to ensuring that all Department of Justice attorneys comply with all legal and ethical obligations in criminal prosecutions if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4408) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to federal investments in precision medicine and biomedical research if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4409) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to developing methods that ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have access to equipment like eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and speech generating devices if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4410) Establishes a spending-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to prioritization of the federal investment in the infrastructure of the United States on projects that are of national and regional significance and projects in high priority corridors of the National Highway System without raising new revenue if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4411) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to encouraging the United States' NATO allies to reverse declines in defense spending and bear a more proportionate burden for ensuring the security of NATO if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4412) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to the investigation and recovery of missing weapons and military equipment provided to Yemen by the United States if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4413) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to improving higher education data and transparency if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4414) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to Native children or the construction of Bureau of Indian Education schools if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4415) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to funding for international counter-propaganda communications in order to combat misinformation, undermine ideologies of violence and hatred, and ensure moderate voices are heard if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4416) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to reforming and strengthening elementary and secondary education if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4417) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to federal investments in scientific research and development if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4418) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to providing support to the government of Ukraine, which may include the provision of lethal defensive articles, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4419) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to underground and surface mining safety research if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
(Sec. 4420) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation relating to extending the life of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which may include creating a point of order against legislation that accelerates the insolvency of the Fund, if the legislation would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2020 or the FY2016-FY2025 periods. 
 
Subtitle C--Reserve Funds in the House 
 
Establishes reserve funds that permit the chairman of the House Budget Committee to adjust the levels and allocations included in the budget resolution to accommodate health, tax reform, trade, education, retirement, transportation, and defense legislation that meets specified conditions. 
 
(Sec. 4501) Establishes a reserve fund for legislation that consists solely of the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the health care related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 
 
(Sec. 4502) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care reform legislation that would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4503) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that repeals Medicare spending decreases included in the Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4504) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that extends the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4505) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that reforms, expands access to, and improves graduate medical education programs and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4506) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that implements a trade agreement and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4507) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that reforms the tax code and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4508) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that decreases revenue and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4509) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that maintains the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and would not increase the deficit over the FY2016-FY2025 period. 
 
(Sec. 4510) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that reforms, improves, and updates the federal retirement system and would not increase the deficit over the period of FY2016-FY2025. 
 
(Sec. 4511) Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that supports specified defense activities and would not increase the deficit (without counting any net revenue increases in the legislation) over the period of FY2016-FY2025. 
 
TITLE V--ESTIMATES OF DIRECT SPENDING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
 
(Sec. 5001) Provides estimates for the rate of growth in means-tested and non-means-tested direct spending and proposes changes to Medicare and Medicaid. 
 
TITLE VI--POLICY STATEMENTS 
 
Subtitle A--Policy Statements in Both Houses 
 
(Sec. 6101) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should pass and send to the states for approval a joint resolution to amend the Constitution to require an annual balanced federal budget. 
 
(Sec. 6102) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should work on a bipartisan basis to preserve Social Security for current and future generations and that to achieve that goal: 
 
 
Congress should enact legislation prevent the near-term insolvency of the Disability Insurance program, improve the administration and coordination of benefits, and increase employment opportunities for disabled workers; and 
 
 
 
the President should submit legislation to Congress addressing the long-term insolvency of both the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program and the Disability Insurance program. 
 
Subtitle B--Policy Statement in the House of Representatives 
 
(Sec. 6201) States the policy of this resolution that Congress must restructure and reform the budget process, reassert its role as the government's spending authority, and change the treatment of tax cut extensions in the baseline. 
 
(Sec. 6202) States the policy of this resolution to promote faster economic growth and job creation. 
 
(Sec. 6203) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should enact legislation that provides comprehensive tax reform to promote economic growth, create jobs, increase wages; and benefit consumers, investors, and workers. 
 
(Sec. 6204) States the policy of this resolution to pursue international trade, global commerce, and a modern and competitive U.S. international tax system to promote job creation in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 6205) States the policy of this resolution to repeal the Affordable Care Act and promote health care reforms. 
 
(Sec. 6206) States the policy of this resolution to preserve Medicare for those in or near retirement and strengthen the program for future beneficiaries. Sets forth the assumptions of this resolution regarding Medicare reform. 
 
(Sec. 6207) States the policy of this resolution to support the work of medical innovators, including the private sector, medical centers and the National Institutes of Health. 
 
(Sec. 6208) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should enact legislation to change the federal regulatory process and eliminate unnecessary regulations. 
 
(Sec. 6209) States the policies of this resolution for addressing higher education affordability and the failings in the current workforce development system. 
 
(Sec. 6210) States the policy of this resolution to support the continued oversight efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by Congress and its committees. 
 
(Sec. 6211) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should adopt reforms of budget and accounting practices to enable the public to better understand the fiscal situation of the United States and the options best suited to improving it. 
 
(Sec. 6212) States the policy of this resolution that each authorizing committee must submit to the House Budget Committee recommendations for reductions in spending that result from oversight activities, and that each congressional committee must annually review its programs to ensure they are operating efficiently and effectively. 
 
(Sec. 6213) States the policy of this resolution that congressional committees should identify and achieve savings for deficit reduction through the cancellation or rescission of unobligated balances. 
 
(Sec. 6214) States the policy of this resolution that Congress must reassert its constitutional prerogative to control spending and conduct oversight by enacting legislation requiring programs funded through fees, offsetting receipts, or offsetting collections to be allocated new budget authority annually. 
 
(Sec. 6215) States the policy of this resolution to identify savings that can be achieved through greater productivity and efficiency gains in the operation and maintenance of the House of Representatives. 
 
(Sec. 6216) States the policy of this resolution that Congress should agree to a budget resolution every year and that compensation for Members of Congress should be withheld if either chamber has not agreed to a budget resolution by April 15, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
 
(Sec. 6217) States the policy of this resolution to ensure robust funding for national defense while maintaining overall fiscal discipline and to encourage an immediate reevaluation of federal government priorities to maintain the strength of America's national security posture. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-06
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 171.
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 171.
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2613-2625, S2625-2644)
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of the conference report to S. Con. Res. 11 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 170. (consideration: CR S2613)
action_date: 2015-05-04
text: Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 183). (consideration: CR H2702)
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 183).(consideration: CR H2702)
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 114-96 as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2702)
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 rule 20 further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Pursuant the clause 10 rule 20 the yeas and nays were ordered on the conference report to accompany S.Con.Res. 11.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2702)
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 11.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Mr. Price, Tom brought up conference report H. Rept. 114-96 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 231. (consideration: CR H2694-2702)
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 231 Reported to House. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1732, the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 11, and H.J. Res. 43.
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate.
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Conference report H. Rept. 114-96 filed. (text of conference report: CR H2516-2574)
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 114-96 filed.(text of conference report: CR H2516-2574)
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
action_date: 2015-04-20
text: Conference held.
action_date: 2015-04-20
text: Conference committee actions: Conference held.
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Senate appointed conferee(s) Enzi; Grassley; Sessions; Crapo; Graham; Portman; Toomey; Johnson; Ayotte; Wicker; Corker; Perdue; Sanders; Murray; Wyden; Stabenow; Whitehouse; Warner; Merkley; Baldwin; Kaine; King. (consideration: CR S2212)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Stabenow to instruct Senate conferees (Medicare cuts) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 52. Record Vote Number: 153. (consideration: CR S2211-2212)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees (for Senator Murray (Eliminate Sequestration)) rejected in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2211)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees (for Senator Murray (Paid Sick Leave)) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2211)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Fischer to instruct Senate conferees (Paid Sick Leave) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2211)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Mikulski to instruct Senate conferees (Equal Pay) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 152. (consideration: CR S2211)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Fischer to instruct Senate conferees (Equal Pay) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 40. Record Vote Number: 151. (consideration: CR S2210)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Bennet to instruct Senate conferees (Climate Change) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2210)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Schatz to instruct Senate conferees (Same Sex Marriage Benefits) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2210)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees (Social Security) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 13. Record Vote Number: 150. (consideration: CR S2209-2210)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Warren to instruct Senate conferees (Student Loans) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 52. Record Vote Number: 149. (consideration: CR S2209)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Enzi to instruct Senate conferees (for Senator Burr (Student Loans)) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 148. (consideration: CR S2208-2209)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees (Postal Plant Closures) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 11. Record Vote Number: 147. (consideration: CR S2208)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Brown to instruct Senate conferees (Wall Street Banks) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 146. (consideration: CR S2208)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Fischer to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2207; text: CR S2207)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Fischer to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2207; text: CR S2207)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Stabenow to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2206-2207; text: CR S2206)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees (for Senator Murray) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2205; text: CR S2205)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees (for Senator Murray) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2205; text: CR S2205)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Bennet to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2204-2205; text: CR S2205)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Mikulski to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2204; text: CR S2204)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Enzi to instruct Senate conferees (for Senator Burr) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2203; text: CR S2203)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2202-2203; text: CR S2202)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Warren to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2201; text: CR S2201)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Brown to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2200-2201; text: CR S2200)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Schatz to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2200; text: CR S2200)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2199; text: CR S2199)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Senate disagreed to House amendment, agreed to request for conference and authorized the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 145. (consideration: CR S2198)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2193-2198, S2199-2201, S2201, S2202-2203, S2204-2212; text: CR S2193)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: The Speaker appointed conferees: Tom Price of Georgia, Rokita, Diaz-Balart, Black, Moolenaar, Van Hollen, Yarmuth, and Moore. (consideration: CR H2198)
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 239 (Roll no. 153). (consideration: CR H2198)
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Van Hollen motion to instruct conferees on S. Con. Res. 11, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Van Hollen demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion to instruct until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2197)
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on S. Con. Res. 11. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to (1) recede from disagreement with the Senate with respect to sec. 363 of S. Con. Res. 11 (relating to the requirement for earned paid sick time to address the health needs of workers and their families); and (2) to recede from subsection (e)(3) of sec. 808 of the House Amendment (relating to changing the current Medicare program, and replacing it with premium support payments).
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Mr. Van Hollen moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H2197-2198)
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H2177)
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H2171-2177)
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Price, Tom motion that the House insist on its amendment to S. Con. Res. 11 and request a conference with the Senate.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Mr. Price, Tom moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference. (consideration: CR H2171)
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 189, the Chair recognized Mr. Price, Tom for a motion.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to pursuant to H. Res. 189.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to pursuant to H. Res. 189.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H. Con. Res. 27. Agreed to pursuant to H. Res. 189.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 189, the House took S. Con. Res. 11 from the Speaker's table.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 189. (consideration: CR H2171-2178)
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Rule H. Res. 189 passed House.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 189 Reported to House. Resolution provides for consideration of 3 measures: H.R. 650; H.R. 685; and S. Con. Res. 11.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 135. (text: CR 4/13/2015 S2112-2139)
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 135.(text: CR 4/13/2015 S2112-2139)
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1960-2011, S2011-2022)
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1835-1840, S1840-1886)
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1740-1751, S1751-1774)
action_date: 2015-03-23
text: Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1676-1703, S1704; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S1717-1729)
action_date: 2015-03-23
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1676)
action_date: 2015-03-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
action_date: 2015-03-20
text: Committee on the Budget. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Enzi under authority of the order of the Senate of 03/19/2015. Without written report.
action_date: 2015-03-20
text: Committee on the Budget. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Enzi under authority of the order of the Senate of 03/19/2015. Without written report.
action_date: 2015-03-20
text: Introduced in Senate