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SCON 21 ES
Agreed to May 17, 2007CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sevenCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Concurrent ResolutionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008.
(a) Declaration- The Congress declares that this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 and that the appropriateis resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012 are set forth.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this concurrent resolution is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1. Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Yresolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 102. Social Security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 103. Major functional categories.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II--BUDGET PROCESS
Sec. 201. Pay-as-you-go point of order in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 202. Point of order Senate point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 203. Point of order Senate point of order against legislation increasing long-term deficits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 204. Emergency legislation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 205. Extension of enforcement of budgetary points of order in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 206. Point of order against advance appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 207. Discretionary spending limits, program integrity initiatives, and other adjustments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 208. Application of previous allocations in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 209. Point of order to Save Social Security First.Sec. 210. Point of order against legislation that raises income tax rates.Sec. 211. Circuit breaker to protect Social Security.Sec. 212. Point of order--20% limit on new direct spending in reconciliation legislation.Sec. 213. Point of order against legislation that raises income tax rates for small businesses, family farms, or family ranches.Sec. 214. Point of order 09. Senate point of order against provisions of appropriations legislation that constitutes changes in mandatory programs with net costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 215. Disclosure of interest cost0. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 211. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 212. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 213. Exercise of rulemaking powers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS
AND ADJUSTMENTSSec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for SCHIP legislation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for care ofveterans and wounded servicemembers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for comparative effectiveness researchMedicare improvements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve funds for health care quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3067. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Farm Bill.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation.Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicareenergy legislation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for small business health insurance.Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for county payments for Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 reauthorizlegislation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3110. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for terrorism risk insurance reauthorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3121. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for affordable housing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3132. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for receipts from Bonneville Power Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3143. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Indian claims settlement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 314. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improvements in health.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Food and Drug Administrationchild care.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 316. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care reformimmigration reform in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 317. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for enhancement of veterans' benefitsreduction reserve fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 318. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for long-term carmanufacturing initiatives in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 319. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health information technologythe Food and Drug Administration in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 320. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child careMedicaid.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 321. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for comprehensive immigration reformReserve fund adjustment for revenue measures in the House.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 322. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for mental health paritySan Joaquin River restoration and Navajo Nation water rights settlements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 323. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for preschool opportunitiesselected tax relief policies in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV--POLICY
Sec. 401. Policy on middle-income tax relief.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 324. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the safe importation of FDA-approved prescription drug402. Policy on defense priorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 325. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregat403. Policy on college affordability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE V--SENSE OF THE HOUSE AND SENSE OF CONGRESS
Sec. 501. Sense of Congress on servicemembers' and veterans' health care and other priorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 326. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions502. Sense of Congress on the Innovation Agenda: A commitment to competitiveness to keep America #1.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 327. Exercise of rulemaking powers503. Sense of Congress on homeland security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 328. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for expansion of above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies504. Sense of Congress regarding the ongoing need to respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 329. Adjustment for Smithsonian Institution salaries and expense505. Sense of Congress regarding long-term sustainability of entitlements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 330. Deficit-reduction reserve fund for reduction of improper payments506. Sense of Congress regarding the need to maintain and build upon efforts to fight hunger.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 331. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for507. Sense of Congress regarding affordable health coverage.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 508. Sense of Congress regarding extension of the deduction for State and local sales taxesstatutory pay-as-you-go rule.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 332. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for extension of certain energy tax incentives509. Sense of Congress on long-term budgeting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 333. Reserve fund to provide additional training for physicians and attract more physicians in States that face a shortage of physicians in training510. Sense of Congress regarding pay parity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 334. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for repeal of the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security Benefits511. Sense of Congress regarding waste, fraud, and abuse.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 335512. Sense of Congress regarding the importance of child support enforcement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 513. Sense of the House on State veterans cemeteries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 514. Sense of Congress on the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VI--RECONCILIATION
Sec. 601. Reconciliation in the House.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 602. Deficit-reduction reconciliation instruction in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) FEDERAL REVENUES- For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: $1,900,706340,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: $2,008,97515,858,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $2,122,54413,828,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $2,221,229169,484,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: $2,357,7760,254,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: $2,426,691,000,000.(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal88,301,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: -$4,000366,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: -$41,82134,938,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $15,6186,902,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $57,508,763,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: -$36,77444,296,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: -$170,4008,795,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY- For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget authority are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: $2,364,56680,535,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: $2,490,1856,028,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $2,506,31417,132,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $2,555,62369,696,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: $2,669,26484,889,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: $2,696,28719,268,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS- For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: $2,298,846300,572,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: $2,460,2519,636,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $2,555,57566,481,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $2,587,173600,036,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: $2,675,13392,104,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: $2,682,375703,556,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) DEFICITS- For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: $398,140400,232,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: $451,2763,778,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $433,03152,653,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $365,944430,552,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: $317,35741,850,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: $255,68415,255,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) PUBLIC DEBT- TDEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT- Pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the appropriate levels of the public debt are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: $8,960,83032,264,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: $9,529,81104,150,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $10,079,4883,725,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $10,562,97622,023,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: $10,993,6691,077,407,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: $11,375,583419,028,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC- The appropriate levels of debt held by the public are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: $5,045,2267,318,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: $5,308,21312,560,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $5,537,68761,383,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $5,686,479774,487,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: $5,769,579881,776,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: $5,779,399850,852,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.
(a) Social Security Revenues- TFor purposes of Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: $637,586,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: $668,998,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $702,851,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $737,589,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: $772,605,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: $807,928,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Social Security Outlays- TFor purposes of Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007: $441,676,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008: $460,224,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009: $478,578,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010: $499,655,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011: $520,743,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012: $546,082,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Social Security Administrative Expenses- In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $4,692,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $4,727,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $5,134,850,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $5,1054,859,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $5,2844,996,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $5,2444,970,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $5,444147,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $5,417121,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $5,612306,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $5,583278,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $5,783467,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $5,753439,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2007 through 2012 for each major functional category are:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) National Defense (050):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $619,363525,797,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $560,46234,270,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $648,820506,955,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $617,842514,401,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $584,7734,705,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $626,962524,384,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $545,25171,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $572,85636,433,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $551,050,944,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $558,38147,624,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $559,8799,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $551,76348,169,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) International Affairs (150):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $34,79028,795,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $32,0151,308,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $39,2144,678,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $36,944,43,070,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $34,5555,602,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $35,101,62,664,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $34,8595,980,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $33,497,4070,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $35,4326,630,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $33,376,6528,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $35,9847,257,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $33,3354,150,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $25,079,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $24,516,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $27,583615,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $26,353472,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $26,9258,641,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $27,5298,411,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $27,2899,844,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $27,6519,485,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $27,65431,103,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $27,26730,089,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $28,02032,438,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $27,59331,367,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Energy (270):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $2,95843,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $1,38469,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $3,662408,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $1,256162,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $3,142209,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $1,659590,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $3,198275,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $1,77882,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $3,258346,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $1,766829,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $3,306404,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $2,032111,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $31,332,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $32,90519,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $32,9333,384,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $34,9275,219,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $33,331910,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $35,250704,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $33,9994,660,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $35,26834,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $34,3655,113,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $35,3376,035,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $35,0986,094,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $35,6246,507,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) Agriculture (350):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $26,2071,471,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $22,58019,738,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $20,481,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $21,49719,603,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $20,9841,033,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $20,10846,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $21,137238,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $20,118207,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $21,099256,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $20,390534,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $21,288502,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $20,7963,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $5,515,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$3,522,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $8,9159,279,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $1,8822,034,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $8,6029,973,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $159,048,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $8,56613,775,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $1783,431,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $8,591,000,000.(B) Outlays, -$27822,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $2,439,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $8,77822,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $507756,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8) Transportation (400):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $81,282,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $74,739,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $83,8722,799,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $81,38093,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $75,7006,306,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $84,03225,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $76,2537,061,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $85,893959,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $76,8878,089,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $86,307672,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $77,4768,969,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $87,7218,352,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $19,15,717,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $28,281,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $15,415814,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $22,461,5292,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $13,5614,725,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $21,264008,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $13,74,942,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $20,05919,892,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $13,9215,157,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $18,076440,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $14,0985,371,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $15,084938,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services (500):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $92,780,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $92,224,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $93,8890,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $90,3991,022,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $97,592809,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $93,9484,513,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $99,36726,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $96,8967,075,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $99,650100,151,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $98,473745,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $100,104748,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $98,307728,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(11) Health (550):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $268,3407,892,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $268,645197,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $291,2687,486,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $290,23486,442,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $310,06808,326,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $308,3296,410,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $333,21926,118,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $333,35526,100,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $356,05747,561,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $355,35646,748,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $379,8140,422,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $379,15169,653,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(12) Medicare (570):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $365,152,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $370,180,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $389,969587,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $390,03589,703,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $414,7796,710,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $414,4406,367,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $439,86242,347,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $440,0922,569,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $484,7929,077,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $484,8119,087,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $481,0086,804,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $480,6326,417,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(13) Income Security (600):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $360,365,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $364,204,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $379,75980,763,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $383,6094,301,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $390,8011,707,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $393,118962,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $400,7061,747,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $401,772,784,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $415,8517,020,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $415,8747,013,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $401,2752,674,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $400,6842,008,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(14) Social Security (650):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $19,089,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $19,089,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $19,644,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $19,644,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $21,518,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $21,518,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $23,701,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $23,701,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $27,009,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $27,009,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $29,898,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $29,898,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $73,896,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $72,342,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $85,262,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $84,4241,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $87,372787,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $87,9438,290,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $89,55990,414,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $89,210981,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $94,7076,033,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $94,3145,543,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $91,5133,325,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $90,9572,666,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(16) Administration of Justice (750):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $45,55904,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $44,70659,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $48,7967,998,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $47,090,5131,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $47,3338,315,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $48,622,99,120,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $48,1069,220,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $48,669,449,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $48,89550,146,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $48,9769,969,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $49,68651,079,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $49,58350,759,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(17) General Government (800):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $18,1963,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $18,5774,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $18,75628,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $19,118012,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $19,2154,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $19,3123,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $19,657876,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $19,573755,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $20,222637,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $19,98720,360,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $20,7251,349,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $20,6061,183,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(18) Net Interest (900):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $344,475509,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $344,475509,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $370,425578,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $370,425578,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $390,3931,056,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $390,3931,056,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $412,0024,724,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $412,0024,724,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $427,47633,665,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $427,47633,665,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $438,45548,597,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $438,45548,597,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(19) Allowances (920):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $785,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $755,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$16,726,394,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$7,519,42,164,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$7,2966,894,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$7,068,56,319,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$7,3190,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$7,935,46,984,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$7,481295,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$7,823,6181,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$7,574427,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$7,76311,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$69,714,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$69,714,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$71,7540,979,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$71,7540,979,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$67,0356,560,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$67,0446,569,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$67,4586,933,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$67,4586,933,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$70,169,575,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$70,169,595,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, -$72,51,857,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, -$72,5601,860,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2007:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $124,153,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $31,935,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2008:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $145,162,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $115,179,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $50,000,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $109,830,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2010:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $0.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $41,722,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2011:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $0.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $13,551,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fiscal year 2012:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) New budget authority, $0.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) Outlays, $4,505,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II--BUDGET PROCESS
SEC. 201. PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.
(a) Point of Order-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget deficit for any 1 of 4either of the applicable time periods as measured in paragraphs (5) and (6).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) APPLICABLE TIME PERIODS- For purposes of this subsection, the term `applicable time period' means any 1 of the 4 following periods:(A) The current fiscal year.(B) The budget year.(C) The period of the 5 fiscal years following the current fiscal year.(D) The period of the 5 fiscal years following the 5 fiscal years referred to in subparagraph (C).(3) either--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the period of the current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing 4 fiscal years following the budget year; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) the period of the current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years following the budget year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION- For purposes of this subsection and except as provided in paragraph (4), the term `direct spending legislation' means any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that affects direct spending as that term is defined by, and interpreted for purposes of, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) EXCLUSION- For purposes of this subsection, the terms `direct spending legislation' and `revenue legislation' do not include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) any concurrent resolution on the budget; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) any provision of legislation that affects the full funding of, and continuation of, the deposit insurance guarantee commitment in effect on the date of enactment of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) BASELINE- Estimates prepared pursuant to this subsection shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) use the baseline surplus or deficit used for the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) be calculated under the requirements of subsections (b) through (d) of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002) for fiscal years beyond those covered by that concurrent resolution on the budget.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) PRIOR SURPLUS- If direct spending or revenue legislation increases the on-budget deficit or causes an on-budget deficit when taken individually, it must also increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget deficit when taken together with all direct spending and revenue legislation enacted since the beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in the baseline under paragraph (5)(A), except that direct spending or revenue effects resulting in net deficit reduction enacted in any bill pursuant to a reconciliation instruction since the beginning of that same calendar year shall never be made available on the pay-as-you-go ledger and shall be dedicated only for deficit reduction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeals-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) WAIVER- This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) APPEALS- Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Determination of Budget Levels- For purposes of this section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, and revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Senate Committee on the Budget.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Sunset- This section shall expire on September 30, 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) Repeal- In the Senate, section 505 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), the fiscal year 2004 concurrent resolution on the budget, shall no longer apply.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 202. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT WOULD INCREASE THE DEFICIT OR REDUCE A SURPLUS.
(a) In General- It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any reconciliation bill, resolution, amendment, amendment between Houses, motion, or conference report pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that would cause or increase a deficit or reduce a surplus in teither of the following periods:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The current fiscal year, the budget year, the period of the first 5 fiscal years following tand the ensuing 4 fiscal years following the budget year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The current fiscal year, or the period of the second 5 fiscal years following the current fiscal year.(b) the budget year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years following the budget year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal in the Senate-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) WAIVER- This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) APPEAL- An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Determination of Budget Levels- For purposes of this section, the levels of net deficit increases shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 203. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION INCREASING LONG-TERM DEFICITS.
(a) Congressional Budget Office Analysis of Proposals- The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each bill and joint resolution reported from committee (except measures within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations), and amendments thereto and conference reports thereon, an estimate of whether the measure would cause, relative to current law, a net increase in deficits in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the four 10-year periods beginning in fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2057.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Point of Order- In the Senate, it shall not be in ordert shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause a net increase in deficits in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the four4 10-year periods beginning in 2018 through 2057.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal in the Senate-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) WAIVER- This section may be waived or suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) APPEAL- An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Determinations of Budget Levels- For purposes of this section, the levels of net deficit increases shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the Committee on the Budget of the SenateSenate Committee on the Budget.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) Repeal- In the Senate, section 407 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, shall no longer apply.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(f) Sunset- This section shall expire on September 30, 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 204. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.
(a) Authority to Designate- With respect to a provision of Senate-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE- In the Senate, with respect to a provision of direct spending or receipts legislation or appropriations for discretionary accounts that the Congress designates as an emergency requirement in such measure, the amounts of new budget authority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years resulting from that provision shall be treated as an emergency requirement for the purpose of this section, except that the authority to designate shall not apply to funding for spinach producers on a supplemental appropriations bill pursuant to subsection (f)(1) that is designated to supplement funding for ongoing combat operations.(b) Exemption of Emergency Provisionsubsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS- Any new budget authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from any provision designated as an emergency requirement, pursuant to this section, in any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report shall ubsection, in any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report shall not count for purposes of sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and sections 201, 203, and 207 of this resolution (relating to pay-as-you-go in the Senate, long-term deficits, and discretionary spending limits).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Designations3) DESIGNATIONS- If a provision of legislation is designated as an emergency requirement under this subsection, the committee report and any statement of managers accompanying that legislation shall include an explanation of the manner in which the provision meets the criteria in subsection (f).(d) Definitions- In this paragraph (6).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection, the terms `direct spending', `receipts', and `appropriations for discretionary accounts' means any provision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that any provision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that affects direct spending, receipts, or appropriations as those terms have been defined and interpreted for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) Point of Order-(15) POINT OF ORDER-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) IN GENERAL- When the Senate is considering a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, if a point of order is made by a Senator against an emergency designation in that measure, that provision making such a designation shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2B) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(Ai) WAIVER- Paragraph (1Subparagraph (A) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(Bii) APPEALS- Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this subsectionparagraph shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this subsection.(3)paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY DESIGNATION- For purposes of paragraph (1), a provision shall be subparagraph (A), a provision shall be considered an emergency designation if it designates any item as an emergency requirement pursuant to this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4D) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER- A point of order under paragraph (1subparagraph (A) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5E) CONFERENCE REPORTS- When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this subsection, and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order.(f) Criteria-(1paragraph), no further amendment shall be in order.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) CRITERIA-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) IN GENERAL- For purposes of this subsection, any provision is an emergency requirement if the situation addressed by such provision is--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(Ai) necessary, essential, or vital (not merely useful or beneficial);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(Bii) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not building up over time;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(Ciii) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need requiring immediate action;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(Div) subject to paragraph (2subparagraph (B), unforeseen, unpredictable, and unanticipated; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(Ev) not permanent, temporary in nature.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2B) UNFORESEEN- An emergency that is part of an aggregate level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally estimated in advance, is not unforeseen.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(g) Repeal7) REPEAL- In the Senate, section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, shall no longer apply.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) House- In the House, if any bill or joint resolution, or amendment offered or considered as adopted or conference report thereon, that makes appropriations for discretionary amounts, and such amounts are designated as necessary to meet emergency needs, then the new budget authority and outlays resulting therefrom shall not be counted for the purposes of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY POINTS OF ORDER.Notwithstanding any provision of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 403 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 IN THE SENATE.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and sshall remain in effect for purposes of Senate enforcement through September 30, 2017, and Section 403 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress) shall remain in effect for purposes of Senate enforcement through September 30, 2017no longer apply in the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 206. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General-(1Senate-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) POINT OF ORDER- Except as provided in subsection (bparagraph (2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would provide an advance appropriation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2B) DEFINITION- In this subsection, the term `advance appropriation' means any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2008, or any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Exceptions- Advance appropriations may be provided--(12) EXCEPTIONS- Advance appropriations may be provided--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this resolution under the heading `Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations' in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,158,000,000 in new budget authority in each year; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2B) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal-(1) WAIVER- In the Senate, subsection (a3) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) WAIVER- In the Senate, paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2B) APPEAL- An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under paragraph (a).(d) Form of Point of Order- A point of order under subsection (a1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) FORM OF POINT OF ORDER- A point of order under paragraph (1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) Conference Reports5) CONFERENCE REPORTS- When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this subsection, and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(f) Repeal6) REPEAL- In the Senate, section 401 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, shall no longer apply.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) House-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- In the House, except as provided in paragraph (2), a bill or joint resolution making a general appropriation or continuing appropriation, or an amendment thereto may not provide for advance appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION- In the House, an advance appropriation may be provided for fiscal year 2009 or 2010 for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this resolution under the heading `Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations' in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,558,000,000 in new budget authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) DEFINITION- In this subsection, the term `advance appropriation' means any new discretionary budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or any new discretionary budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 207. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.(a), PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES, AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Senate Point of Order-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or joint resolution) that would cause the discretionary spending limits in this section to be exceeded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) WAIVER- This subsection may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) APPEALS- Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Senate Discretionary Spending Limits- In the Senate and as used in this section, the term `discretionary spending limit' means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) for fiscal year 2007, $951,1400,504,000,000 in new budget authority and $1,029,45665,000,000 in outlays; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) for fiscal year 2008, $942,29553,052,000,000 in new budget authority and $1,021,3928,397,000,000 in outlays;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment procedures in subsection (c).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Adjustments-(1) in the Senate-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- After the reporting of a bill or joint resolution relating to any matter described in paragraph (2), or the offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a conference report thereon--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the cChairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, by the amount of new budget authority in that measure for that purpose and the outlays flowing therefrom; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) following any adjustment under subparagraph (A), the Senate Committee on Appropriations may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) MATTERS DESCRIBED- Matters referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND SSI REDETERMINATIONS- If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $264,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, and provides an additional appropriation of up to $213,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $213,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX ENFORCEMENT- If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $6,822,000,000 for the Internal Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap (taxes owed but not paid) and provides an additional appropriation of up to $406,000,000 for the Internal Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $406,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL- If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates up to $383,000,000 to the health care fraud and abuse cHealth Care Fraud and Abuse Control program at the Department of Health and Human Services, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $383,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER PAYMENTS REVIEWS- If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payments reviews for the Department of Labor reviews, and provides an additional appropriation of up to $40,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payments reviews for the Department of Labor reviews, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $40,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION-(i) DEFINITION- For this subparagraph, the term `base amount' refers to the average of the obligations of the preceding 10 years for wildfire suppression in the ForestCOSTS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates for one or more bills, joint resolutions, motions, amendments, or conference reports making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for overseas deployments and related activities, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (and so designated pursuant to this subparagraph) up to the amounts of budget authority specified in Section 103(21) for fiscal year 2008 and the new outlays flowing therefrom.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) House-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME REDETERMINATIONS- If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $264,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, and provides an additional appropriation of up to $213,000,000 and the amount is designated for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, then the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be increased by the amount of the additional budget authority and outlays flowing from that budget authority for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX COMPLIANCE- If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $6,822,000,000 to the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Interior, calculated as of the date of the applicable year's budget request is submitted by the President to Congress.(ii) ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008- If the amount appropriated for Wildland Fire Suppression in fiscal year 2008 is not less than the base amountamount is designated to improve compliance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and provides an additional appropriation of up to $406,000,000, and the amount is designated to improve compliance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, then the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the appropriate allocations, aggregates, discretionary spending limits, and other budgetary levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that providesallocation to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be increased by the amount of the additional budget authority and outlays flowing from that budget authority for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM- If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates up to $383,000,000 and the amount is designated to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control program at the Department of Health and Human Services, then the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be increased by the amount of additional budget authority and outlays flowing from that budget authority for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER PAYMENT REVIEWS- If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and provides an additional funding for wildland fire suppression, by the amounts provided in such legislation for suchappropriation of up to $40,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, then the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed the following amounts in budget authority and the$40,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom:(I) for the Forest Service, for fiscal year 2008, $400,000,000; and(II) for the Department of the Interior, for fiscal year 2008, $100,000,000.(F for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) COSTS OF GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and discretionary spending limits for one or more bills, joint resolutions, motions, amendments, or conference reports that make discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2008 or 2009 in excess of the levels assumed in this resolution for expenses related to the global war on terror, but not to exceed the following amounts:(i) For fiscal year 2008, $145,162,000,000 in budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom.(ii) For fiscal year 2009, $50,000,000,000 in budget authority and theOVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) In the House, if one or more bills or joint resolutions are reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for overseas deployments and related activities, (and such amounts are so designated pursuant to this clause) then the allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose up to the amounts of budget authority specified in section 103 (21) for fiscal year 2008 and the new outlays flowing therefrom.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(G) ADJUSTMENT FOR UNITED STATES FORCES IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and discretionary spending limits for one or more bills, joint resolutions, motions, amendments, or conference reports thatii) In the House, if one or more bills or joint resolutions are reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for overseas deployments and related activities (and such amounts are so designated pursuant to this clause) above the amounts of budget authority and new outlays specified in clause (i), then new budget authority, outlays, or receipts resulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) IN GENERAL- After the reporting of a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment offered or considered as adopted thereto, or the submission of a conference report thereon, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall make discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for an amount appropriated, but not to exceed $5,000,000,000 in budgetary authority and outlays flowing therefrom, to--(i) address training, equipment, force protection, logistics, or other matters necessary for the protection of United States forces; or(ii) address deficiencies at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other facilities within the military medical system providing treatment to service members injured while performingadjustments set forth in paragraph (1) for the incremental new budget authority in that measure and the outlays flowing from that budget authority, if that measure meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (1), except that no adjustment shall be made for provisions exempted for the purposes of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 under paragraph (1)(E)(ii).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) MATTERS TO BE ADJUSTED- The adjustments referred to in subparagraph (A) are to be made to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) the allocations made pursuant to the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in this resolution.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) Oversight of Government Performance- In the House and the Senate, all committees are directed to review programs within their duties in the Global War on Terrorismjurisdictions to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in program spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by Government Accountability Office reports. Based on these oversight efforts and committee performance reviews of programs within their jurisdictions, committees are directed to include recommendations for improved governmental performance in their annual views and estimates reports required under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committees on the Budget.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(f) Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007- If legislation making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2007 is enacted, the Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget shall make the appropriate adjustments in allocations, aggregates, discretionary spending limits, and other levels of new budget authority and outlays to reflect the difference between such measure and the corresponding levels assumed in this resolution.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 208. APPLICATION OF PREVIOUS ALLOCATIONS IN THE SENATE.
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SEC. 209. POINT OF ORDER TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY FIRST.(a) Point of Order in the Senate- It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any legislation that would increase the on-budget deficit in any fiscal year until the President submits legislation to Congress and Congress enacts legislation which would restore 75-year solvency to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Funds as certified by the Social Security Administration actuaries.(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal- This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.SEC. 210. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT RAISES INCOME TAX RATES.(a) In General- It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, amendment between Houses, motion, or conference report that includes a Federal income tax rate increase. In this subsection, the term `Federal income tax rate increase' means any amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 1, or to section 11(b) or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that imposes a new percentage as a rate of tax and thereby increases the amount of tax imposed by any such section.(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal-(1) WAIVER- This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.(2) APPEAL- An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.SEC. 211. CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY.(a) Circuit Breaker- If in any year the Congressional Budget Office, in its report pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 projects an on-budget deficit (excluding Social Security) for the budget year or any subsequent fiscal year covered by those projections, then the concurrent resolution on the budget for the budget year shall reduce on-budget deficits relative to the projections of Congressional Budget Office and put the budget on a path to achieve on-budget balance within 5 years, and shall include such provisions as are necessary to protect Social Security and facilitate deficit reduction, except it shall not contain any reduction in Social Security benefits.(b) Point of Order- If in any year the Congressional Budget Office, in its report pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 projects an on-budget deficit for the budget year or any subsequent fiscal year covered by those projections, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a concurrent resolution on the budget for the budget year or any conference report thereon that fails to reduce on-budget deficits relative to the projections of Congressional Budget Office and put the budget on a path to achieve on-budget balance within 5 years.(c) Amendments to Budget Resolution- If in any year the Congressional Budget Office, in its report pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 projects an on-budget deficit for the budget year or any subsequent fiscal year covered by those projections, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider an amendment to a concurrent resolution on the budget that would increase on-budget deficits relative to the concurrent resolution on the budget in any fiscal year covered by that concurrent resolution on the budget or cause the budget to fail to achieve on-budget balance within 5 years.(d) Suspension of Requirement During War or Low Economic Growth-(1) LOW GROWTH- If the most recent of the Department of Commerce's advance, preliminary, or final reports of actual real economic growth indicate that the rate of real economic growth (as measured by real GDP) for each of the most recently reported quarter and the immediately preceding quarter is less than 1 percent, this section is suspended.(2) WAR- If a declaration of war is in effect, this section is suspended.(e) Supermajority Waiver and Appeals-(1) WAIVER- Subsections (b) and (c) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.(2) APPEALS- Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this subsection.(f) Budget Year- In this section, the term `budget year' shall have the same meaning as in section 250(c)(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.SEC. 212. POINT OF ORDER--20% LIMIT ON NEW DIRECT SPENDING IN RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION.(1) IN THE SENATE- It shall not be in order to consider any reconciliation bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or any conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to a reconciliation bill pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that produces an increase in outlays, if--(A) the effect of all the provisions in the jurisdiction of any committee is to create gross new direct spending that exceeds 20% of the total savings instruction to the committee; or(B) the effect of the adoption of an amendment would result in gross new direct spending that exceeds 20% of the total savings instruction to the committee.(2)(A) A point of order under paragraph (1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.(B) Paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under paragraph (1).(C) If a point of order is sustained under paragraph (1) against a conference report in the Senate, the report shall be disposed of as provided in section 313(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.SEC. 213. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT RAISES INCOME TAX RATES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, FAMILY FARMS, OR FAMILY RANCHES.(a) In General- It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, amendment between Houses, motion, or conference report that includes a Federal income tax rate increase on incomes generated by small businesses (within the meaning of section 474(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or family farms or family ranches (within the meaning of section 2032A of such Code) (regardless of the manner by which such businesses, farms and ranches are organized). In this subsection, the term `Federal income tax rate increase' means any amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 1, or to section 11(b) or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that imposes a new percentage as a rate of tax and thereby increases the amount of tax imposed by any such section.(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal-(1) WAIVER- This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.(2) APPEAL- An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.SEC. 214.SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION THAT CONSTITUTES CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS WITH NET COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any appropriations n General- In the Senate, it shall not be in order to consider any appropriations legislation, including any amendment thereto, motion in relation thereto, or conference report thereon, which includes one or more provisionsthat includes any provision which constitutes a change in a mandatory program producing net costs, as defined in subsection (b), that would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002) were they included in legislation other than appropriations legislation, if such provision has a net cost over the total of the period of the current year, the budget year, and all fiscal years covered under the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget. A point of order pursuant to this section shall be raised against such provision or provisions as described in subsections (e) and (f).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) DETERMINATION- For purposes of this section, tChanges in Mandatory Programs Producing Net Costs- A provision or provisions shall be subject to a point of order pursuant to this section if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the provision would increase budget authority in at least 1 of the 9 fiscal years that follow the budget year and over the period of the total of the budget year and the 9 fiscal years following the budget year;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the provision would increase net outlays over the period of the total of the 9 fiscal years following the budget year; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the sum total of all changes in mandatory programs in the legislation would increase net outlays as measured over the period of the total of the 9 fiscal years following the budget year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Determination- The determination of whether a provision violates paragraph (a)is subject to a point of order pursuant to this section shall be made by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALd) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal- This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) GENERAL POINT OF ORDERe) General Point of Order- It shall be in order for a Senator to raise a single point of order that several provisions of a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report violate this section. The Presiding Officer may sustain the point of order as to some or all of the provisions against which the Senator raised the point of order. If the Presiding Officer so sustains the point of order as to some of the provisions (including provisions of an amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Senator raised the point of order, then only those provisions (including provision of an amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Presiding Officer sustains the point of order shall be deemed stricken pursuant to this section. Before the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator may move to waive such a point of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions against which the point of order was raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable in accordance with rules and precedents of the Senate. After the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator may appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on such a point of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions on which the Presiding Officer ruled.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDERf) Form of the Point of Order- When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this section, and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or amendment shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(g) Effectiveness- This section shall not apply to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) legislation making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2007; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) any provision constituting a change in a mandatory program in appropriations legislation if such provision has been enacted in each of the 3 fiscal years prior to the budget year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 215. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST COSTS.(a) Point of Order- It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that is required to contain the statement described in section 308(a0. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990.
(a) In General- In the House and the Senate, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, unless such and section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the joint explanatory statement contains a projection by the Congressional Budget Office of the cost of the debt servicing that would be caused by such legislation for such fiscal year (or fiscal years) and each of the 4 ensuing fiscal yearsaccompanying the conference report on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its allocation under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal-(1) WAIVER- In the Senate, subsectionpecial Rule- In the House, for purposes of applying section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates of the level of total new budget authority and total outlays provided by a measure shall include any discretionary amounts provided for the Social Security Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 211. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES.
(a) may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.(2) APPEAL- An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a)Application- Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) apply while that measure is under consideration;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as practicable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates- Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Budget Committee Determinations- For purposes of this resolution the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the appropriate Committee on the Budget.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 212. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.
Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution providing for a change in concepts or definitions, the Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may make adjustments to the levels and allocations in this resolution in accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 213. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.
Congress adopts the provisions of this title--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either the Senate or House of Representatives to change those rules (insofar as they relate to that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule of the Senate or House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS
SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SCHIP LEGISLATION.
(a) PrioritySenate-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) PRIORITY- The Senate establishes the following priorities and makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1A) The Senate shall make the enactment of legislation to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) a top priority for the remainder of fiscal year 2007, during the first session of the 110th Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2B) Extending health care coverage to the Nation's vulnerable uninsured children is an urgent priority for the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3C) SCHIP has proven itself a successful program for covering previously uninsured children.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4D) More than 6 million children are enrolled in this landmark program, which has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in Congress, among our Nation's governors, and within state and local governments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5E) SCHIP reduces the percentage of children with unmet health care needs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6F) Since SCHIP was created, enormous progress has been made in reducing disparities in children's coverage rates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7G) Uninsured children who gain coverage through SCHIP receive more preventive care and their parents report better access to providers and improved communications with their children's doctors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8H) Congress has a responsibility to reauthorize SCHIP before the expiration of its current authorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Reserve Fund- T2) RESERVE FUND- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides up to $50,000,000,000 in outlays over the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 for reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), if such legislation maintains coverage for those currently enrolled in SCHIP, continues efforts to reachenroll uninsured children who are already eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid but are not enrolled, andor supports States in their efforts to move forward in covering more children, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes up to $20,000,000,000 over the , provided that the outlay adjustment shall not exceed $50,000,000,000 in outlays over the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, and provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012. Among the policy changes that could be considered to achieve offsets to the cost of reauthorizing or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) House Reserve Fund for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and expanding coverage for children is an increase in the tobacco products user fee rate with all revenue generated by such increase dedicated to such reauthorization and expansion- The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels for bills, joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports, which contains matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that expands coverage and improves children's health through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act and the program under title XIX of such Act (commonly known as Medicaid) and that increases new budget authority that will result in not more than $50,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 2007 through 2012, and others which contain offsets so designated for the purpose of this section within the jurisdiction of another committee or committees, if the combined changes would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CARE OFVETERANS AND WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBERS.The Chairman of the SenMEMBERS.
The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report which improves thone or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) enhance medical care of orand disability benefits for wounded or disabled military personnel or veterans (including the elimination of, which may include low-vision and blinded veterans;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special Compensation to permit additional disabled retirees to receive both disability compensation and retired pay;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) eliminate the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan annuities and veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation) or improves th;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) improve disability evaluations of military personnel or veterans to expedite the claims process, by the amounts provided in that legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period ;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) enhance educational benefits of veterans; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) provide for or increase benefits to Filipino veterans of World War II, their survivors and dependents;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TAX RELIEF.
T(a) Senate- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would provide tax relief, including extensions of expiring tax relief, such as enhanced charitable giving from individual retirement accounts, and refundable tax relief and including the reauthorization of the new markets tax credit under section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for an additional 5 yearsrefundable tax relief, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that establishes a new federal or public-private initiative for comparative effectiveness research, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, including tax legislation, that would make higher education more accessible and more affordable, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FARM BILL.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocationeither the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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(1) RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM OF THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX- The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that--(1) reauthorizes the Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002;(2) strengthens our agriculture and rural economies and critical nutrition programs;(3) provides agriculture-related tax relief;(4) improves our environment by reducing our Nation's dependence on foreign sources of energy through expanded production and use ofin this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for reform of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reducing the tax burden of the alternative fuels; or(5) combines any of the purposes provided in paragraphs (1) through (4);by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes up to $15,000,000,000 over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, provided that such minimum tax on middle-income families by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose or that contain offsets so designated for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY LEGISLATION.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocationr decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE FOR MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF AND ECONOMIC EQUITY- The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports, including tax legislation, that would reduce our Nation's dependence on foreign sources of energy, expand production and use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, promote renewable energy development, improve electricity transmission, encourage responsible development of domestic oil and natural gas resources, or reward conservation and efficiency, by the amounts provided in that legislation for in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for tax relief for middle-income families and taxpayers and enhanced economic equity, such as extension of the child tax credit, extension of marriage penalty relief, extension of the 10 percent individual income tax bracket, modification of the Alternative Minimum Tax, elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of estates by reforming and substantially increasing the unified credit, extension of the research and experimentation tax credit, extension of the deduction for State and local sales taxes, and a tax credit for school construction bonds, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets so designated for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012r decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3084. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE.(a) Prescription Drugs- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) House- The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that improve the Medicare program for beneficiaries and protect access to care, through measures such as increasing the reimbursement rate for physicians while protecting beneficiaries from associated premium increases and making improvements to the prescription drug program under part D by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets so designated for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Senate-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) PRESCRIPTION DRUGS- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that repeals the prohibition in section 1860D-11(i)(1) of the Social Security Act (
(b) Physician Payments- The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee2) PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that increases the reimbursement rate for physician services under section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act and that includes financial incentives for physicians to improve the quality and efficiency of items and services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries through the use of consensus-based quality measures, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.(c) Improvements to Medicare Part D- The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committeesuch legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICARE PART D- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that makes improvements to the prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose up to $5,000,000,000, provided that thesuch legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) IMPROVING MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENTS- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) includes provisions to reform the area wage index used to adjust payments to hospitals under the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (
(B) includes a transition to the reform described in subparagraph (A);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Senate and House Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund to Address Physician and Other Health Care Provider Shortages- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that encourage physicians to train in primary care residencies and attract more physicians and other health care providers to States that face a shortage of health care providers by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SMALL BUSINESS5. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUNDS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE.The Chairman of the SenCARE QUALITY, EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY, AND TRANSPARENCY.
(a) Health Information Technology-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution,one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide incentives or other support for adoption of modern information technology to improve quality and protect privacy in health care, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide incentives for Medicare providers or suppliers to comply with, where available and medically appropriate, clinical protocols identified as best practices, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Comparative Effectiveness Research- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that establish a new Federal or public-private initiative for comparative effectiveness research, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Improving the Health Care System- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that makes health insurance coverage more affordable or available to small businesses and their employees without weakening rating rules or reducing covered--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) creates a framework and parameters for the use of Medicare data for the purpose of conducting research, public reporting, and other activities to evaluate health care safety, effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and resource utilization in Federal programs and the private health care system; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) includes provisions to protect beneficiary privacy and to prevent disclosure of proprietary or trade secret information with respect to the transfer and use of such data;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) Senate- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would make higher education more accessible and more affordable, which may include tax benefits, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) House- The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that make college more affordable through reforms to the Higher Education Act of 1965 or other legislation by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose or that contain offsets so designated for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 31007. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COUNTY PAYMENTS FOR SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000 REAUTHORIZATION.TTHE FARM BILL.
(a) Senate- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for the reauthorization of the programs of the Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 or prior Acts, authorize similar or related programs, provide for revenue changes, or any combination of the preceding purposes, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes up to $20,000,000,000 over the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) House- The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for the reauthorization of the programs of the Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 or prior Acts, authorize similar or related programs, or both, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets so designated for those purposes up to $20,000,000,000 for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY LEGISLATION.
(a) Senate- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would reduce our Nation's dependence on foreign sources of energy, expand production and use of clean alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, promote renewable energy development, improve electricity transmission, encourage responsible development of domestic oil and natural gas resources, or reward conservation and efficiency, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. The legislation may include tax legislation such as a proposal to extend energy tax incentives like the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bond program, or provisions to encourage energy efficient buildings, products, and power plants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) House-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget shall revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that providesone or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that fulfill the purposes of section 301(a) of H.R. 6, the Clean Energy Act of 2007 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets so designated for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget shall revise the allocations provided for under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations to the extent that any bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports provide budget authority for purposes set forth in section 301(a) of H.R. 6 in excess of the amounts provided for those purposes in fiscal year 2007. Any adjustments made under this paragraph shall not include revenues attributable to changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and shall not exceed the receipts estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that are attributable to H.R. 6 for the year in which the adjustments are made.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COUNTY PAYMENTS LEGISLATION.
The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (
SEC. 3110. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION.
The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that providesappropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for a continued Federal role in ensuring the availability of terrorism insurance after the expiration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3121. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would establish an affordable housing fund financed by the housing government- sponsored enterprises, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3132. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR RECEIPTS FROM BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION.
The Chairman of the Senappropriate Committee on the Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that prohibits of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that prohibit the Bonneville Power Administration from making early payments on its Federal Bond Debt to the United States Treasury, by the amounts provided by that legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3143. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INDIAN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT.
The Chairman of the Senappropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocationllocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference reportone or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) creates an Indian claims settlement fund for trust accounting and management deficiencies related to Individual Indian Moneys and assets; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) extinguishes all claims arising before the date of enactment for losses resulting from accounting errors, mismanagement of assets, or interest owed in connection with Individual Indian Moneys accounts;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes up to $8,000,000,000, provided that such legislation does not increase the deficit over the total of (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 315. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products and assess user fees on tobacco manufacturers and importers to cover the cost of the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory activities, by the amounts provided in that legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3164. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM.If anIMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH.
(a) Health Insurance Coverage- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that make health insurance coverage more affordable or available to small businesses and their employees, through pooling arrangements that provide appropriate consumer protections, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Health Coverage- If a SCHIP reauthorization bill is enacted, then the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference reportappropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports to improve health care, and provide quality health insurance for the uninsured and underinsured, and protect individuals with current health coverage, by the amounts provided in that legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 317. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENHANCEMENT OF VETERANS' BENEFITS.The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would enhance benefits for veterans, including services for low-vision and blinded veterans, including GI educational benefits, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 318. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LONG-TERM CARE.The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the allocation or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Long-Term Care- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would improve long-term care, enhance the safety and dignity of patients, encourage appropriate use of institutional and non-institutionalcommunity-based care, promote quality care, andor provide for the cost-effective use of public resources, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 319. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.(a) The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides incentives or other support for adoption of modern information technology to improve quality and protect privacy in health care, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.(b) The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the aggregates, allocation or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Mental Health Parity- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides for payments that are based on adherence to accepted clinical protocols identified as best practices, by the amountsone or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, including parity in public programs, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 32015. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD CARE.
The Chairman of the Senappropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide up to $5,000,000,000 for the child care entitlement to States, by the amounts provided by such legislation for that purpose, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 32116. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM IN THE SENATE.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion or conference report that--(1) provides for comprehensive of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for immigration reform;(2) provides for increased interior enforcement, through an effective electronic employment verification system which accurately establishes the employment authorization of individuals; and(3) provides for increased border security and enhanced information technology systems; by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit for the fiscal year 2008 and for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 322. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MENTAL HEALTH PARITY.If the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto, or a conference report is submitted thereon, that provides parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent17. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND.
(a) Reduction of Improper Payments- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation that achieves savings by eliminating or reducing improper payments made by agencies reporting improper payments estimates under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and uses such savings to reduce the deficit (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2008 and for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.SEC. 323. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PRESCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES.If the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, reports a bill or a joint resolution, or an amendment is offered in the Senate to such a bill or joint resolution, or a conference report is submitted to the Senate on a such a bill or joint resolution, that augments or establishes a Federal program that provides assistance to States that offer or expand preschool to children of low-income families, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revisit the aggregates, allocationover either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Increased Use of Recovery Audits- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution by amounts provided in such measure for that purpose, providedand limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation that achieves savings by requiring that agencies increase their use of the recovery audits authorized by the Erroneous Payments Recovery Act of 2001 (section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2002) and uses such savings to reduce the deficit (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit for the total ofover either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 32418. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MANUFACTURING INITIATIVES IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports, including tax legislation, that would revitalize the United States domestic manufacturing sector by increasing Federal research and development, by expanding the scope and effectiveness of manufacturing programs across the Federal government, by increasing support for development of alternative fuels and leap-ahead automotive and energy technologies, and by establishing tax incentives to encourage the continued production in the United States of advanced technologies and the infrastructure to support such technologies, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 319. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE SAFE IMPORTATION OF FDA-APPROVED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.TFOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN THE SENATE.
(a) Regulation- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to regulate products and assess user fees on manufacturers and importers of those products to cover the cost of the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory activities, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Drug Importation- In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that permits the safe importation of prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration from a specified list of countries, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 325. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES0. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICAID.
(a) Application- Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall--(1) apply while that measure is under consideration;(2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and(3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as practicableDelay of Rule- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides for a delay in the implementation of the proposed rule published on January 18, 2007, on pages 2236 through 2248 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations) or any other rule that would affect the Medicaid program or SCHIP in a similar manner, or place restrictions on coverage of or payment for graduate medical education, rehabilitation services, or school-based administration, transportation, or medical services under title XIX of the Social Security Act by the amounts provided in that legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates- Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution.(c) Budget Committee Determinations- For purposes of this resolution the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Senate Committee on the Budget.SEC. 326. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution providing for a change in concepts or definitions, the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may make adjustments to the levels and allocations in this resolution in accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002)Demonstration Project Regarding Medicaid Coverage of Low-Income HIV-Infected Individuals- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides for a demonstration project under which a State may apply under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (
(c) Transitional Medical Assistance- The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that extend the Transitional Medical Assistance program, included in title XIX of the Social Security Act, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 327. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.Congress adopts the provisions of this title--(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of the Senate and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; and(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change 1. RESERVE FUND ADJUSTMENT FOR REVENUE MEASURES IN THE HOUSE.
In the House, for the duration of the 110th Congress with respect to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would decrease total revenues for the single period comprising the budget year and the following 4 fiscal years below the Congressional Budget Office baseline for the most recent concurrent resolution on the budget, the Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget shall increase the revenue aggregates by $179,816,000,000 for the total over the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, if the Chairman determines that such legislation does not contain a provision consistent with the provision set forth in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this concurrent resolution. The Chairman may readjust such levels upon disposition of any measure in violation of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 322. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION AND NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENTS.
The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would fulfill the purposes of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, implement a Navajo Nation water rights settlement as authorized by the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, or both, by the amounts provided by that legislation for those purposes (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those rules (so far as they relate to that house) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule of the Senatepurposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3283. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EXPANSION OF ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR TEACHER CLASSROOM SUPPLIESSELECTED TAX RELIEF POLICIES IN THE SENATE.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution by the amounts provided by a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would permanently extend and increase to $400ggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would provide tax relief by extending the State and local sales tax deduction, extending enhanced charitable giving from individual retirement accounts, reauthorizing the new markets tax credit under section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or extending and increasing the above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand such deductioning it to include qualified professional development expenses, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV--POLICY
SEC. 401. POLICY ON MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF.
(a) In the House-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- It is the policy of the House to minimize fiscal burdens on middle-income families and their children and grandchildren. It is the policy of the House to provide immediate relief for the tens of millions of middle-income households who would otherwise be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax under current law. Furthermore, it is the policy of the House to support extension of middle-income tax relief and enhanced economic equity through policies such as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) extension of the child tax credit;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) extension of marriage penalty relief;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) extension of the 10 percent individual income tax bracket;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of estates by reforming and substantially increasing the unified tax credit;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) extension of the research and experimentation tax credit;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(F) extension of the deduction for State and local sales taxes;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(G) extension of the deduction for small business expensing; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(H) enactment of a tax credit for school construction bonds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) OTHER MATTERS- The House assumes the cost of enacting such policies is offset by reforms within the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that promote economic efficiency, higher rates of tax compliance to close the `tax gap', and reduced taxpayer burdens through tax simplification.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) In the Senate-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- The Senate adopted by a vote of 97 to 1 an amendment to S. Con. Res. 21 as reported by the Senate Committee on the Budget which, with regard to tax relief, reduced the revenue aggregates by $179,816,000,000 to provide for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) extension of the child tax credit;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) extension of marriage penalty relief;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) extension of the 10 percent individual income tax bracket;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) reform of the estate tax to protect small businesses and family farms;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) extension of the adoption tax credit;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(F) extension of the dependent care tax credit;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(G) extension of the treatment of combat pay for purposes of determining the Earned Income Tax Credit; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(H) other, unspecified tax relief.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) POLICY- It is the policy of the Senate that this resolution supports both the enactment of the policies listed in paragraph (1) and the Senate pay-as-you-go rule in section 201, and that any additional revenues needed to meet the Senate's tax policy goals can be achieved by closing the tax gap, shutting down abusive tax shelters, addressing offshore tax havens, and without raising taxes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 329. ADJUSTMENT FOR SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SALARIES AND EXPENSES.(a) In General- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and discretionary spending limits for one or more bills, joint resolutions, motions, amendments, or conference reports that make discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for an amount appropriated, but not to exceed $17,000,000 in budgetary authority and outlays flowing therefrom, once the Comptroller General of402. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES.
It is the policy of this resolution that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) implementing the recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States has submitted a certification to Congress that since April 1, 2007--(1) the Smithsonian Institution does not provide total annual compensation for any officer or employee of the Smithsonian Institution greater than the total annual compensation of the President of the United States;(2) the Smithsonian Institution does not provide deferred compensation for any such officer or employee greater(commonly referred to as the 9/11 Commission) to adequately fund cooperative threat reduction and nuclear nonproliferation programs should receive higher priority than the deferred compensation of the President of thePresident's budget provides;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) TRICARE fees for military retirees under the age of 65 should remain at current levels;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) military pay and benefits should be enhanced to improve retention of experienced personnel;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) the recommendations of the bipartisan `Walter Reed Commission' (the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors) and other United States;(3) all Smithsonian Institution travel expenditures conform with Federal Government guidelines and limitations applicable to the Smithsonian Institution; and,(4) all Smithsonian Institution officers and employees are subject to ethics rules similar to the ethics rules widely applicable to Federalinvestigations into military healthcare facilities and services should be funded;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) higher priority defense needs could be addressed by funding missile defense at an adequate but lower level, not providing funding for development of space-based missile defense interceptors, and by restraining excessive cost and schedule growth in defense research, development and procurement programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) sufficient resources should be provided for the Department of Defense to do a more careful job of addressing as many as possible of the 1,378 unimplemented recommendations made by the Government employees.(b) Criteria for Certification- In making the certification described in subsection (a), the Comptroller GeneralAccountability Office over the last 6 years to improve practices at the Department of Defense, including investigation of the billions of dollars of obligations, disbursements and overcharges for which the Department of Defense cannot account; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) savings from the actions recommended in paragraphs (5) and (6) of this section should be used to fund the priorities identified in paragraphs (1) through (4) in this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 403. POLICY ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY.
It is the policy of this resolution that nothing in this resolution should be construed to reduce any assistance that makes college more affordable for students, including but not limited to assistance to student aid programs run by nonprofit state agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE V--SENSE OF THE HOUSE AND SENSE OF CONGRESS
SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SERVICEMEMBERS' AND VETERANS' HEALTH CARE AND OTHER PRIORITIES.
It is the sense of Congress that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Congress supports excellent health care for current and former members of the United States should takeArmed Services, who have served well and honorably and have made significant sacrifices for this Nation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) this resolution provides $43,125,000,000 in discretionary budget authority for 2008 for Function 700 (Veterans Benefits and Services), including veterans' health care, which is $6,668,000,000 more than the 2007 level, $5,474,000,000 more than the Congressional Budget Office's baseline level for 2008, and $3,576,000,000 more than the President's budget for 2008;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) this resolution provides funding to implement, in part, recommendations of the bi-partisan `Walter Reed Commission' (the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors) and other United States Government investigations into account the following:(1) The Smithsonian Institution is a premier educational, historical, artistic, research, and cultural organization for the American people.(2) The Inspector General for the Smithsonian Institution recently issued a report regarding an investigation of unauthorized and excessive authorized compensation, benefits, and expenditures by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.(3) The Inspector Generalmilitary and veterans health care facilities and services;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) this resolution assumes the rejection of the enrollment fees and co-payment increases in the President's budget;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) this resolution provides additional funding above the President's inadequate budget levels for the Department of Veterans Affairs to research and treat veterans' mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) this resolution provides additional funding above the President's findings indicate that the actions of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution are not in keeping with the public trust of the office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.(4) Priorityinadequate budget levels for the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the speed and accuracy of its processing of disability compensation claims, including funding to hire additional personnel above the President's requested level.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 502. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INNOVATION AGENDA: A COMMITMENT TO COMPETITIVENESS TO KEEP AMERICA #1.
(a) It is the sense of Congress to provide sufficient funding that our Nation may continue to be the world leader in education, innovation and economic growth. This resolution provides substantial increased funding above the President's requested level for 2008, and additional amounts in subsequent years in Function 250 (General Science, Space and Technology) and Function 270 (Energy). Additional increases for scientific research and education are included in Function 500 (Education, Employment, Training, and Social Services), Function 550 (Health), Function 300 (Environment and Natural Resources), Function 350 (Agriculture), Function 400 (Transportation), and Function 370 (Commerce and Housing Credit), all of which receive more funding than the President requested.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) America's greatest resource for innovation resides within classrooms across the country. The increased funding provided in this resolution will support important initiatives to educate 100,000 new scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, and place highly qualified teachers in math and science K-12 classrooms.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Independent scientific research provides the foundation for innovation and future technologies. This resolution will put us on the path toward doubling funding for the National Science Foundation, basic research in the physical sciences, and collaborative research partnerships; and toward achieving energy independence through the development of clean and sustainable alternative energy technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 503. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HOMELAND SECURITY.
It is the sense of Congress that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) this resolution assumes additional homeland security funding above the President's requested level for 2008 and every subsequent year;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) this resolution assumes funding above the President's requested level for 2008, and additional amounts in subsequent years, in the four budget functions: Function 400 (Transportation), Function 450 (Community and Regional Development), Function 550 (Health), and Function 750 (Administration of Justice) that fund most nondefense homeland security activities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the homeland security funding provided in this resolution will help to strengthen the security of our Nation's transportation system, particularly our ports where significant security shortfalls still exist and foreign ports, by expanding efforts to identify and scan all high-risk United States-bound cargo, equip, train and support first responders (including enhancing interoperable communications and emergency management), strengthen border patrol, and increase the preparedness of the public health system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 504. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ONGOING NEED TO RESPOND TO HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.
The sense of Congress is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Critical needs in the Gulf Coast region should be given toaddressed without further delay. The budget resolution creates a reserve fund that would allow for affordable housing that may be used to focus on areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as new funding for necessary repairs to maintain and repair Smithsonian Institution buildings and infrastructure and protect America's treasures.(5) Priorityadditional recovery priorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Additional oversight and investigation is needed to ensure that recovery efforts are on track, develop legislation to reform the contracting process, and better prepare for future disasters. Those efforts should be given to fullmade in close consultation with residents of affected areas. For example, the budget resolution provides additional 2007 funding for the Office of the Inspector General for the Smithsonian Institution so that the American people and Congress have renewed confidence that tax-preferred donations and Federal funds are being spent appropriately and in keeping with the best practices of the charitable sectorFederal Emergency Management Agency, some of which may be used for this purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 330. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND FOR REDUCTION OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, functional totals, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation that achieves savings by eliminating or505. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF ENTITLEMENTS.
(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The aging of the United States population is going to put unprecedented pressure on the Nation's retirement and health care systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The long-term strength of Social Security would be improved through a fiscally responsible policy of reducing the deficit and paying down the debt that has accumulated since 2001, thus reducing improper payments made by agencies reporting improper payments estimates under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and uses such savings to reduce the deficit, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012debt service payments and freeing up billions of dollars that can be dedicated to meeting social security's obligations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) A policy of reducing and eventually eliminating the deficit and paying down the debt is a key factor in improving the long-term strength of the economy as a whole, because a lower debt burden frees up resources for productive investments that will result in higher economic growth, provide a higher standard of living for future generations, and enhance the Nation's ability to meet its commitments to its senior citizens.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) The most significant factor affecting the Nation's entitlement programs is the rapid increase in health care costs. The projected increasing costs of Medicare and Medicaid are not unique to these programs but rather are part of a pattern of rising costs for the health sector as a whole.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that the growing cost of entitlements should be addressed in a way that is fiscally responsible and promotes economic growth, that addresses the causes of cost growth in the broader health care system, and that protects beneficiaries without leaving a legacy of debt to future generations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 331. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EXTENSION OF THE DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAXES.The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would provide for extension of the deduction for State506. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN AND BUILD UPON EFFORTS TO FIGHT HUNGER.
(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) More than 35 million individuals (12.4 million of them children) are food insecure, uncertain of having, or unable to acquire enough food. 10.8 million Americans are hungry because of lack of food.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Despite the critical contributions of the Department of Agriculture nutrition programs and particularly the food stamp program that significantly reduced payment error rates while increasing enrollment to partially mitigate the impact of recent increases in the poverty rate, significant need remains.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Nearly 25 million people, including nine million children and three million seniors, sought emergency food assistance from food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and local sales taxes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 332. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would extend through 2015 energy tax incentives, including the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bond program, and the provisions to encourage energy efficient buildings, products and power plants, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012charities last year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Agriculture programs that help fight hunger should be maintained and that Congress should seize opportunities to enhance those programs to reach people in need and to fight hunger.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 333. RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS AND ATTRACT MORE PHYSICIANS IN STATES THAT FACE507. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE.
(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) More than 46 million Americans, including nine million children, lack health insurance. People without health insurance are more likely to experience problems getting medical care and to be hospitalized for avoidable health problems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Most Americans receive health coverage through their employers. A SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS IN TRAINING.The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides additional training for physicians and attracts more physicians in States that face a shortage of physicians in training, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012major issue facing all employers is the rising cost of health insurance. Small businesses, which have generated most of the new jobs annually over the last decade, have an especially difficult time affording health coverage, due to higher administrative costs and fewer people over whom to spread the risk of catastrophic costs. Because it is especially costly for small businesses to provide health coverage, their employees make up a large proportion of the nation's uninsured individuals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that legislation consistent with the pay-as-you-go principle should be adopted that makes health insurance more affordable and accessible, with attention to the special needs of small businesses, and that lowers costs and improves the quality of health care by encouraging integration of health information technology tools into the practice of medicine, and promoting improvements in disease management and disease prevention.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 334. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REPEAL OF THE 1993 INCREASE IN THE INCOME TAX508. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXTENSION OF THE STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO RULE.
It is the sense of Congress that in order to reduce the deficit Congress should extend PAYGO consistent with provisions of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 509. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution by the amounts provided by a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would repeal the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012LONG-TERM BUDGETING.
It is the sense of Congress that the determination of the congressional budget for the United States Government and the President's budget request should include consideration of the Financial Report of the United States Government, especially its information regarding the Government's net operating cost, financial position, and long-term liabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 335510. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PAY PARITY.
It is the sense of Congress that rates of compensation for civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for members of the uniformed services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 511. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.
It is the sense of Congress that all committees should examine programs within their jurisdiction to identify wasteful and fraudulent spending. To this end, section 207 of this resolution includes cap adjustments to provide appropriations for 3 programs that accounted for a significant share of improper payments reported by Federal agencies in 2006: Social Security Administration Continuing Disability Reviews, the Medicare/Medicaid Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, and Unemployment Insurance. Section 207 also includes a cap adjustment for the Internal Revenue Service for tax compliance efforts to close the tax gap. In addition, the resolution's deficit-neutral reserve funds require authorizing committees to cut lower-priority and wasteful spending to accommodate higher-priority programs. Finally, section 207 of the resolution directs all committees to review the performance of programs within their jurisdiction and report recommendations annually to the Committees on the Budget as part of the views and estimates process required by section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 512. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.
It is the sense of Congress that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) additional legislative action is needed to ensure that States have the necessary resources to collect all child support that is owed to families and to allow them to pass 100 percent of support on to families without financial penalty; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) when 100 percent of child support payments are passed to the child, rather than administrative expenses, program integrity is improved and child support participation increases.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 513. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES.
It is the sense of the House that the Federal Government should pay the plot allowance for the interment in a State veterans cemetery of any spouse or eligible child of a veteran, consistent with the pay-as-you-go principle.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 514. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Control of illegal immigration is a Federal responsibility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (referred to in this section as `SCAAP') carried out pursuant to section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
(3) Congress appropriated $300,000,000 for SCAAP to reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal year 2004.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Congress appropriated $305,000,000 for SCAAP to reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal year 2005.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) Congress appropriated $405,000,000 for SCAAP to reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal year 2006.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) Congress appropriated $399,000,000 for SCAAP to reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal year 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) Congress has authorized to be appropriated $950,000,000 to carry out SCAAP for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that the budgetary totals in this resolution assume that $950,000,000 SCAAP funding for fiscal year 2008 should be made available for SCAAP for fiscal year 2008.SEC. 336. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ELIMINATING MILITARY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY OFFSET.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special Compensation to permit additional disabled retirees to receive both disability compensation and retired pay, by the amounts provided by such legislation for that purpose, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 337. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FOR ASBESTOS REFORM LEGISLATION.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report regarding asbestos reform, that--(i) either provides monetary compensation to impaired victims of mesothelioma or provides monetary compensation to impaired victims of asbestos-related disease who can establish that asbestos exposure is a substantial contributing factor in causing their condition,(ii) does not provide monetary compensation to unimpaired claimants or those suffering from a disease who cannot establish that asbestos exposure was a substantial contributing factor in causing their condition, and(iii) is estimated to remain funded from nontaxpayer sources for the life of the fund, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2057.SEC. 338. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MANUFACTURING INITIATIVES.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports, including tax legislation, that would revitalize the United States domestic manufacturing sector by increasing Federal research and development, by expanding the scope and effectiveness of manufacturing programs across the Federal government, by increasing support for development of alternative fuels and leap-ahead automotive and energy technologies, and by establishing tax incentives to encourage the continued production in the United States of advanced technologies and the infrastructure to support such technologies, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 339. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND FOR INCREASED USE OF RECOVERY AUDITS.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, functional totals, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation that achieves savings by requiring that agencies increase their use of the recovery audits authorized by the Erroneous Payments Recovery Act of 2001 (section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2002) and uses such savings to reduce the deficit, provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.SEC. 340. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR A DELAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROPOSED RULE RELATING TO THE FEDERAL-STATE FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIPS UNDER MEDICAID AND SCHIP.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides for a delay in the implementation of the proposed rule published on January 18, 2007, on pages 2236 through 2248 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations) or any other rule that would affect the Medicaid program and SCHIP in a similar manner, by the amounts provided in that legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of the period consistent with the goal of achieving the program's fully authorized level.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VI--RECONCILIATION
SEC. 601. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE.
Not later than September 10, 2007, the House Committee on Education and Labor shall report to the House of Representatives changes in laws to reduce the deficit by $750,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 341. RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.If the Senate Committee on Finance--(1) reports a bill, or if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference report is submitted thereon, that--(A) creates a framework and parameters for the use of Medicare data for the purpose of conducting research, public reporting, and other activities to evaluate health care safety, effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and resource utilization in Federal programs and the private health care system; and(B) includes provisions to protect beneficiary privacy and to prevent disclosure of proprietary or trade secret information with respect to the transfer and use of such data; and(2) i602. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTION IN THE SENATE.
Not later than September 10, 2007, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions shall report changes in laws within its allocation as provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise allocations of new budget authority and outlays, the revenue aggregates, and other appropriate measures to reflect such legislation provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2008, and for the period of fiscal years 2008jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by $750,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 342. RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENT ACCURACY.If the Senate Committee on Finance--(1) reports a bill, or if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference report is submitted thereon, that--(A) addresses the wide and inequitable disparity in the reimbursement of hospitals under the Medicare program;(B) includes provisions to reform the area wage index used to adjust payments to hospitals under the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (
Clerk of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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