Senate Conference Resolution 13 Final Budget

In the House of Representatives, U. S.
,
April 22, 2009.
Resolved, That the resolution from the Senate (S. Con.
Res. 13) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolution setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.’’, do pass with the
following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:
1 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET
2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010.
3 (a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this resolu-

4 tion is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
5 year 2010 and that this resolution sets forth the appropriate
6 budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009 and for fiscal years
7 2011 through 2014.
8 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.
TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.

Sec. 102. Major functional categories.
TITLE II—RECONCILIATION
Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House.

Sec. 202. Reconciliation in the Senate.
2
TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS
Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care reform.

Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for college access, affordability, and comple-
tion.
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy independence.
Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for America’s veterans and servicemembers.
Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for certain tax relief.
Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program.
Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child nutrition.
Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for structural unemployment insurance re-
forms.
Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child support.
Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for home visiting.
Sec. 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program trigger.
Sec. 313. Reserve fund for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization.
Sec. 314. Current policy reserve fund for Medicare improvements.
Sec. 315. Current policy reserve fund for middle class tax relief.
Sec. 316. Current policy reserve fund for reform of the alternative minimum tax
(AMT).
Sec. 317. Current policy reserve fund for reform of the Estate and Gift Tax.
TITLE IV—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 401. Adjustments for direct spending and revenues.

Sec. 402. Adjustments to discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 403. Point of order against advance appropriations.
Sec. 404. Oversight of Government performance.
Sec. 405. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative expenses.
Sec. 406. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates.
Sec. 407. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 408. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
TITLE V—POLICY
Sec. 501. Policy on middle-class tax relief and revenues.

Sec. 502. Policy on defense priorities.
TITLE VI—SENSE OF THE HOUSE
Sec. 601. Sense of the House on veterans’ and servicemembers’ health care.
Sec. 602. Sense of the House on homeland security.
Sec. 603. Sense of the House on promoting American innovation and economic
competitiveness.
Sec. 604. Sense of the House regarding pay parity.
Sec. 605. Sense of the House on college affordability.
Sec. 606. Sense of the House on Great Lakes restoration.
Sec. 607. Sense of the House regarding the importance of child support enforce-
ment.
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1 TITLE I—RECOMMENDED
2 LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
3 SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
4 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each

5 of fiscal years 2009 through 2014:
6 (1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the
7 enforcement of this resolution:
8 (A) The recommended levels of Federal reve-
9 nues are as follows:
10 Fiscal year 2009: $1,532,571,000,000
11 Fiscal year 2010: $1,659,525,000,000.
12 Fiscal year 2011: $1,933,072,000,000.
13 Fiscal year 2012: $2,190,099,000,000.
14 Fiscal year 2013: $2,361,429,000,000.
15 Fiscal year 2014: $2,507,846,000,000.
16 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate
17 levels of Federal revenues should be changed are
18 as follows:
19 Fiscal year 2009: $0.
20 Fiscal year 2010: –$6,461,000,000.
21 Fiscal year 2011: –$155,559,000,000.
22 Fiscal year 2012: –$170,294,000,000.
23 Fiscal year 2013: –$153,908,000,000.
24 Fiscal year 2014: –$125,832,000,000.
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1 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes of
2 the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate lev-
3 els of total new budget authority are as follows:
4 Fiscal year 2009: $3,675,133,000,000.
5 Fiscal year 2010: $2,892,061,000,000.
6 Fiscal year 2011: $2,866,329,000,000.
7 Fiscal year 2012: $2,913,316,000,000.
8 Fiscal year 2013: $3,095,704,000,000.
9 Fiscal year 2014: $3,286,135,000,000.
10 (3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the en-
11 forcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of
12 total budget outlays are as follows:
13 Fiscal year 2009: $3,357,255,000,000.
14 Fiscal year 2010: $2,996,234,000,000.
15 Fiscal year 2011: $2,981,872,000,000.
16 Fiscal year 2012: $2,939,612,000,000.
17 Fiscal year 2013: $3,093,577,000,000.
18 Fiscal year 2014: $3,261,525,000,000.
19 (4) DEFICITS (ON-BUDGET).—For purposes of the
20 enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of the defi-
21 cits (on-budget) are as follows:
22 Fiscal year 2009: $1,824,684,000,000.
23 Fiscal year 2010: $1,336,709,000,000.
24 Fiscal year 2011: $1,048,800,000,000.
25 Fiscal year 2012: $749,513,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2013: $732,148,000,000.
2 Fiscal year 2014: $753,679,000,000.
3 (5) DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT.—Pursuant to sec-
4 tion 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of
5 1974, the appropriate levels of the public debt are as
6 follows:
7 Fiscal year 2009: $12,017,000,000,000.
8 Fiscal year 2010: $13,223,000,000,000.
9 Fiscal year 2011: $14,350,000,000,000.
10 Fiscal year 2012: $15,276,000,000,000.
11 Fiscal year 2013: $16,162,000,000,000.
12 Fiscal year 2014: $17,100,000,000,000.
13 (6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro-
14 priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows:
15 Fiscal year 2009: $7,730,000,000,000.
16 Fiscal year 2010: $8,768,000,000,000.
17 Fiscal year 2011: $9,684,000,000,000.
18 Fiscal year 2012: $10,344,000,000,000.
19 Fiscal year 2013: $10,934,000,000,000.
20 Fiscal year 2014: $11,577,000,000,000.
21 SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
22 The Congress determines and declares that the appro-

23 priate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal
24 years 2009 through 2014 for each major functional category
25 are:
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1 (1) National Defense (050):
2 Fiscal year 2009:
3 (A) New budget authority,
4 $618,057,000,000.
5 (B) Outlays, $646,810,000,000.
6 Fiscal year 2010:
8 $562,033,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $606,043,000,000.
10 Fiscal year 2011:
12 $570,107,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $587,945,000,000.
16 $579,135,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $576,023,000,000.
20 $589,895,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $584,670,000,000.
24 $603,828,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $595,476,000,000.
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1 (2) International Affairs (150):
2 Fiscal year 2009:
4 $40,885,000,000.
5 (B) Outlays, $37,797,000,000.
6 Fiscal year 2010:
8 $45,320,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $43,461,000,000.
12 $49,146,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $48,642,000,000.
16 $53,742,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $52,123,000,000.
20 $59,160,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $55,773,000,000.
24 $64,388,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $59,292,000,000.
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1 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology
2 (250):
3 Fiscal year 2009:
5 $35,389,000,000.
6 (B) Outlays, $30,973,000,000.
7 Fiscal year 2010:
9 $31,139,000,000.
10 (B) Outlays, $32,467,000,000.
13 $31,493,000,000.
14 (B) Outlays, $32,407,000,000.
17 $33,373,000,000.
18 (B) Outlays, $32,465,000,000.
21 $34,419,000,000.
22 (B) Outlays, $33,614,000,000.
25 $35,686,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $34,835,000,000.
2 (4) Energy (270):
3 Fiscal year 2009:
5 $43,919,000,000.
6 (B) Outlays, $2,952,000,000.
7 Fiscal year 2010:
9 $5,489,000,000.
10 (B) Outlays, $7,267,000,000.
13 $5,539,000,000.
14 (B) Outlays, $11,322,000,000.
17 $5,732,000,000.
18 (B) Outlays, $13,400,000,000.
21 $6,098,000,000.
22 (B) Outlays, $12,133,000,000.
25 $6,227,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $10,512,000,000.
2 (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
3 Fiscal year 2009:
5 $56,009,000,000.
6 (B) Outlays, $36,834,000,000.
7 Fiscal year 2010:
9 $37,387,000,000.
10 (B) Outlays, $40,450,000,000.
13 $38,600,000,000.
14 (B) Outlays, $40,237,000,000.
17 $39,249,000,000.
18 (B) Outlays, $40,058,000,000.
21 $39,348,000,000.
22 (B) Outlays, $39,754,000,000.
25 $40,017,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $39,957,000,000.
2 (6) Agriculture (350):
3 Fiscal year 2009:
5 $24,974,000,000.
6 (B) Outlays, $23,070,000,000.
7 Fiscal year 2010:
9 $23,690,000,000.
10 (B) Outlays, $23,951,000,000.
13 $24,691,000,000.
14 (B) Outlays, $23,998,000,000.
17 $21,644,000,000.
18 (B) Outlays, $17,540,000,000.
21 $22,497,000,000.
22 (B) Outlays, $22,063,000,000.
25 $23,182,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $22,150,000,000.
2 (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
3 Fiscal year 2009:
5 $694,439,000,000.
6 (B) Outlays, $665,437,000,000.
7 Fiscal year 2010:
9 $60,933,000,000.
10 (B) Outlays, $85,638,000,000.
13 $26,181,000,000.
14 (B) Outlays, $37,954,000,000.
17 $9,561,000,000.
18 (B) Outlays, $8,645,000,000.
21 $17,247,000,000.
22 (B) Outlays, $5,585,000,000.
25 $11,226,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, –$2,500,000,000.
2 (8) Transportation (400):
3 Fiscal year 2009:
5 $122,457,000,000.
6 (B) Outlays, $87,784,000,000.
7 Fiscal year 2010:
9 $88,151,000,000.
10 (B) Outlays, $95,695,000,000.
13 $89,071,000,000.
14 (B) Outlays, $96,474,000,000.
17 $90,047,000,000.
18 (B) Outlays, $95,851,000,000.
21 $90,866,000,000.
22 (B) Outlays, $96,150,000,000.
25 $91,809,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $96,793,000,000.
2 (9) Community and Regional Development
3 (450):
4 Fiscal year 2009:
6 $23,811,000,000.
7 (B) Outlays, $29,983,000,000.
8 Fiscal year 2010:
10 $18,308,000,000.
11 (B) Outlays, $29,303,000,000.
14 $21,232,000,000.
15 (B) Outlays, $27,530,000,000.
18 $21,311,000,000.
19 (B) Outlays, $25,722,000,000.
22 $21,202,000,000.
23 (B) Outlays, $24,155,000,000.
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2 $21,270,000,000.
3 (B) Outlays, $22,752,000,000.
4 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and So-
5 cial Services (500):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $164,276,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $73,219,000,000.
12 $93,689,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $140,300,000,000.
16 $107,858,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $141,108,000,000.
20 $117,121,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $118,391,000,000.
24 $115,931,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $118,888,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $125,788,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $120,959,000,000.
5 (11) Health (550):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $380,158,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $354,397,000,000.
12 $383,911,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $388,746,000,000.
16 $364,910,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $367,628,000,000.
20 $369,852,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $368,556,000,000.
24 $389,719,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $384,359,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $400,451,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $400,173,000,000.
5 (12) Medicare (570):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $427,076,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $426,736,000,000.
12 $449,653,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $449,784,000,000.
16 $505,171,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $504,962,000,000.
20 $513,824,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $513,591,000,000.
24 $558,235,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $558,381,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $616,315,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $616,150,000,000.
5 (13) Income Security (600):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $520,123,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $503,020,000,000.
12 $536,169,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $539,918,000,000.
16 $510,575,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $513,410,000,000.
20 $478,039,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $478,323,000,000.
24 $483,386,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $482,745,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $485,396,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $483,758,000,000.
5 (14) Social Security (650):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $31,820,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $31,264,000,000.
12 $20,255,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $20,378,000,000.
16 $23,380,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $23,513,000,000.
20 $26,478,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $26,628,000,000.
24 $29,529,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $29,679,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $32,728,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $32,728,000,000.
5 (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $97,705,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $94,831,000,000.
12 $106,365,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $105,468,000,000.
16 $112,842,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $112,386,000,000.
20 $108,702,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $108,103,000,000.
24 $113,803,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $113,151,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $116,021,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $115,480,000,000.
5 (16) Administration of Justice (750):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $55,783,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $49,853,000,000.
12 $52,857,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $51,630,000,000.
16 $53,892,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $55,503,000,000.
20 $53,738,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $55,441,000,000.
24 $53,569,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $54,526,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $54,247,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $54,058,000,000.
5 (17) General Government (800):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $30,405,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $24,629,000,000.
12 $21,979,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $22,757,000,000.
16 $22,316,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $23,147,000,000.
20 $22,737,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $23,795,000,000.
24 $22,750,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $23,492,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $23,415,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $23,629,000,000.
5 (18) Net Interest (900):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $288,955,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $288,955,000,000.
12 $284,085,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $284,085,000,000.
16 $323,266,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $323,266,000,000.
20 $387,483,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $387,483,000,000.
24 $470,452,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $470,452,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $560,137,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $560,137,000,000.
5 (19) Allowances (920):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 $14,450,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, $1,788,000,000.
12 $9,422,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, $4,893,000,000.
16 $8,052,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, $5,903,000,000.
20 $6,518,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, $4,750,000,000.
24 $5,543,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, $4,122,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 $3,865,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, $2,962,000,000.
5 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
6 Fiscal year 2009:
8 –$78,206,000,000.
9 (B) Outlays, –$78,206,000,000.
12 –$68,774,000,000.
13 (B) Outlays, –$68,774,000,000.
16 –$71,993,000,000.
17 (B) Outlays, –$71,993,000,000.
20 –$74,970,000,000.
21 (B) Outlays, –$74,970,000,000.
24 –$77,945,000,000.
25 (B) Outlays, –$77,945,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2014:
3 –$79,861,000,000.
4 (B) Outlays, –$79,861,000,000.
5 (21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities
6 (970):
7 Fiscal year 2009:
9 $82,648,000,000.
10 (B) Outlays, $25,129,000,000.
13 $130,000,000,000.
14 (B) Outlays, $92,774,000,000.
17 $50,000,000,000.
18 (B) Outlays, $76,530,000,000.
21 $50,000,000,000.
22 (B) Outlays, $67,694,000,000.
25 $50,000,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $57,830,000,000.
2 Fiscal year 2014:
4 $50,000,000,000.
5 (B) Outlays, $52,085,000,000.
6 TITLE II—RECONCILIATION
7 SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE.
8 (a) HEALTH CARE REFORM.—

9 (1) Not later than September 29, 2009, the
10 House Committee on Energy and Commerce shall re-
11 port changes in laws to reduce the deficit by
12 $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009
13 through 2014.
14 (2) Not later than September 29, 2009, the
15 House Committee on Ways and Means shall report
16 changes in laws to reduce the deficit by
17 $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009
18 through 2014.
19 (b) INVESTING IN EDUCATION.—Not later than Sep-
20 tember 30, 2009, the House Committee on Education and
21 Labor shall report changes in laws to reduce the deficit by
22 $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through
23 2014.
24 (c) SINGLE ENGROSSMENT.—The House may direct
25 the Clerk to add at the end of a bill addressed by this section
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1 the text of another measure addressed by this section as
2 passed by the House to form a single engrossed reconcili-
3 ation bill within the meaning of section 310 of the Congres-
4 sional Budget Act of 1974.
5 SEC. 202. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.
6 (Senate reconciliation instructions to be supplied by

7 the Senate.)
8 TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS
9 SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH
10 CARE REFORM.
11 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

12 revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate lev-
13 els in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amend-
14 ment, or conference report that makes improvements to
15 health care in America, which may include making afford-
16 able health coverage available for all, improving the quality
17 of health care, reducing rising health care costs, building
18 on and strengthening existing public and private insurance
19 coverage, including employer-sponsored coverage, and pre-
20 serving choice of provider and plan by the amounts pro-
21 vided in such measure if such measure would not increase
22 the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period pro-
23 vided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
24 of Representatives.
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1 SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COLLEGE
2 ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND COMPLETION.

6 ment, or conference report that makes college more afford-
7 able or accessible or that increases college enrollment and
8 completion through reforms to the Higher Education Act
9 of 1965 or other legislation, including increasing the max-
10 imum Pell grant award annually by an amount equal to
11 one percentage point more than the Consumer Price Index,
12 by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure
13 would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for
14 either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the
15 Rules of the House of Representatives.
16 SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INCREAS-
17 ING ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.

21 ment, or conference report that—
22 (1) provides tax incentives for or otherwise en-
23 courages the production of renewable energy or in-
24 creased energy efficiency;
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1 (2) encourages investment in emerging energy or
2 vehicle technologies or carbon capture and sequestra-
3 tion;
4 (3) limits and provides for reductions in green-
5 house gas emissions;
6 (4) assists businesses, industries, States, commu-
7 nities, the environment, workers, or households as the
8 United States moves toward reducing and offsetting
9 the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions; or
10 (5) facilitates the training of workers for these
11 industries (‘‘green collar jobs’’);
12 by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure
16 SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMER-
17 ICA’S VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS.

21 ment, or conference report that—
22 (1) enhances health care for military personnel
23 or veterans;
24 (2) maintains the affordability of health care for
25 military retirees or veterans;
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1 (3) improves disability benefits or evaluations
2 for wounded or disabled military personnel or vet-
3 erans, including measures to expedite the claims proc-
4 ess;
5 (4) expands eligibility to permit additional dis-
6 abled military retirees to receive both disability com-
7 pensation and retired pay (concurrent receipt); or
8 (5) eliminates the offset between Survivor Benefit
9 Plan annuities and veterans’ dependency and indem-
10 nity compensation; and
11 does not authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
12 to bill private insurance companies for treatment of health
13 conditions that are related to veterans’ military service, by
14 the amounts provided in such measure if such measure
18 SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CERTAIN
19 TAX RELIEF.

23 ment, or conference report that provides for tax relief that
24 supports working families, businesses, States, or commu-
25 nities, by the amounts provided in such measure if such
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1 measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the sur-
2 plus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule
3 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
4 SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR A 9/11
5 HEALTH PROGRAM.

9 ment, or conference report that would establish a program,
10 including medical monitoring and treatment, addressing
11 the adverse health impacts linked to the September 11, 2001,
12 attacks by the amounts provided in such measure if such
13 measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the sur-
14 plus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule
15 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
16 SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD NU-
17 TRITION.

21 ment, or conference report that reauthorizes, expands, or
22 improves child nutrition programs by the amounts provided
23 in such measure if such measure would not increase the def-
24 icit or decrease the surplus for either time period provided
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1 in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
2 resentatives.
3 SEC. 308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR STRUC-
4 TURAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE RE-
5 FORMS.

9 ment, or conference report that makes structural reforms to
10 make the unemployment insurance system respond better to
11 serious economic downturns by the amounts provided in
12 such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit
13 or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in
14 clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Represent-
15 atives.
16 SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD
17 SUPPORT.

21 ment, or conference report that increases parental support
22 for children, particularly from non-custodial parents, in-
23 cluding legislation that results in a greater share of collected
24 child support reaching the child, by the amounts provided
25 in such measure if such measure would not increase the def-
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1 icit or decrease the surplus for either time period provided
2 in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
3 resentatives.
4 SEC. 310. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE AF-
5 FORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND.

9 ment, or conference report that capitalizes the existing Af-
10 fordable Housing Trust Fund by the amounts provided in
14 atives.
15 SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HOME VIS-
16 ITING.

20 ment, or conference report that provides funds to states for
21 a program or programs of home visits to low-income moth-
22 ers-to-be and low-income families which will produce size-
23 able, sustained improvements in the health and well-being
24 of children and their parents, by the amounts provided in
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3 atives.
4 SEC. 312. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LOW-IN-
5 COME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
6 TRIGGER.

10 ment, or conference report that makes the Low-Income
11 Home Energy Assistance Program more responsive to en-
12 ergy price increases by the amounts provided in such meas-
13 ure if such measure would not increase the deficit or de-
14 crease the surplus for either time period provided in clause
15 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
16 SEC. 313. RESERVE FUND FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPOR-
17 TATION REAUTHORIZATION.

21 ment, or conference report that reauthorizes surface trans-
22 portation programs or that authorizes other transportation-
23 related spending by providing new contract authority by
24 the amounts provided in such measure if such measure es-
25 tablishes or maintains a solvent Highway Trust Fund over
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1 the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2015. ‘‘Solvency’’
2 is defined as a positive cash balance. Such measure may
3 include a transfer into the Highway Trust Fund from other
4 Federal funds, as long as the transfer of Federal funds is
5 fully offset.
6 SEC. 314. CURRENT POLICY RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE
7 IMPROVEMENTS.
8 (a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee on

9 the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other
10 appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint reso-
11 lution, amendment, or conference report that would increase
12 outlays by an amount not to exceed $87,290,000,000 in fis-
13 cal years 2010 through 2014 and, for the purposes of the
14 Rules of the House of Representatives, by an amount not
15 to exceed $284,970,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through
16 2019 by reforming the Medicare payment system for physi-
17 cians to—
18 (1) change incentives to encourage efficiency and
19 higher quality care in a way that supports fiscal sus-
20 tainability;
21 (2) improve payment accuracy to encourage effi-
22 cient use of resources and ensure that primary care
23 receives appropriate compensation;
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1 (3) improve coordination of care among all pro-
2 viders serving a patient in all appropriate settings;
3 or
4 (4) hold providers accountable for their utiliza-
5 tion patterns and quality of care.
6 (b) APPLICABILITY.—For the purposes of section
7 401(a) of this resolution, the revisions made pursuant to
8 this section shall apply only to a measure that includes the
9 policies and the amounts described in this section.
10 SEC. 315. CURRENT POLICY RESERVE FUND FOR MIDDLE
11 CLASS TAX RELIEF.

15 lution, amendment, or conference report that would decrease
16 revenues (or increase outlays, as appropriate) by an
17 amount not to exceed $698,571,000,000 in fiscal years 2010
18 through 2014 and, for the purposes of the Rules of the House
19 of Representatives, by an amount not to exceed
20 $1,848,523,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2019, by
21 extending certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
22 of 1986 for middle class tax relief, including the—
23 (1) 10 percent individual income tax bracket;
24 (2) marriage penalty relief;
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1 (3) child credit at $1,000 and partial
2 refundability of the credit;
3 (4) education incentives;
4 (5) other incentives for middle class families and
5 children;
6 (6) other reductions to individual income tax
7 brackets; and
8 (7) small business tax relief.
10 401(a) of this resolution, the adjustments made pursuant
11 to this section shall apply only to a measure that includes
12 the policies and the amounts described in this section.
13 SEC. 316. CURRENT POLICY RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM
14 OF THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX (AMT).

19 revenues by an amount not to exceed $68,650,000,000 in
20 fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and fiscal years 2010
21 through 2019 by reforming the AMT so that tens of millions
22 of working families will not become subject to it.
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3 SEC. 317. CURRENT POLICY RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM
4 OF THE ESTATE AND GIFT TAX.

9 revenues by an amount not to exceed $72,033,000,000 in
10 fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and, for the purposes of the
11 Rules of the House of Representatives, by an amount not
12 to exceed $256,244,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through
13 2019 by reforming the Estate and Gift Tax so that only
14 a minute fraction of estates owe tax, by extending the law
15 as in effect in 2009 for the Estate and Gift Tax.
20 TITLE IV—BUDGET
21 ENFORCEMENT
22 SEC. 401. ADJUSTMENTS FOR DIRECT SPENDING AND REVE-
23 NUES.
24 (a) ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINTAIN CURRENT POLICY.—
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1 (1) Subject to the condition specified in para-
2 graph (3), when the chairman of the Committee on
3 the Budget evaluates the budgetary effects of a provi-
4 sion in any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or con-
5 ference report for the purposes of the Congressional
6 Budget Act of 1974, this resolution, or the Rules of
7 the House of Representatives relative to baseline esti-
8 mates that are consistent with section 257 of the Bal-
9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
10 1985, he shall exclude from his evaluation the budg-
11 etary effects of such provision if such effects would
12 have been reflected in a baseline adjusted to maintain
13 current policy.
14 (2) Paragraph (1) applies only to a provision
15 with respect to which the chairman of the Committee
16 on the Budget has exercised his authority to make
17 budgetary adjustments under sections 314, 315, 316,
18 and 317 of this resolution.
19 (3) Paragraph (1) shall apply only if the House
20 of Representatives has previously passed a bill to im-
21 pose statutory pay-as-you-go requirements, or the
22 measure containing the provision being evaluated by
23 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget imposes
24 such requirements, and only if such bill is designated
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1 as providing statutory pay-as-you-go-requirements
2 under this subsection.
3 (b) LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PRO-
4 GRAM (LIHEAP).—Prior to consideration of a bill, joint
5 resolution, amendment, or conference report making appro-
6 priations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates
7 $3,200,000,000 in funding for the Low-Income Home En-
8 ergy Assistance program and provides additional appro-
9 priations of up to $1,900,000,000 for that program, then
10 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise
11 the budgetary treatment of such additional amounts and
12 allocate such additional budget authority and outlays re-
13 sulting from that budget authority to the Committee on Ap-
14 propriations.
15 (c) DEPOSIT INSURANCE.—When the chairman of the
16 Budget Committee evaluates the budgetary effects of a pro-
17 vision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference
18 report for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of
19 1974, this resolution, or the Rules of the House of Represent-
20 atives, the chairman shall exclude the budgetary effects of
21 any provision that affects the full funding of the deposit
22 insurance guarantee commitment in effect on the date of
23 enactment of Public Law 110–343, the Emergency Eco-
24 nomic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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1 SEC. 402. ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
2 LIMITS.
3 (a) PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES.—

4 (1) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
5 INTEGRITY INITIATIVES.—
6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to consideration of

7 any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or con-
8 ference report making appropriations for fiscal
9 year 2010 that appropriates $273,000,000 for
10 continuing disability reviews and Supplemental
11 Security Income redeterminations for the Social
12 Security Administration and (except as provided
13 in subparagraph (B)) provides an additional ap-
14 propriation of up to $485,000,000, and that
15 amount is designated for continuing disability
16 reviews and Supplemental Security Income rede-
17 terminations for the Social Security Administra-
18 tion, the allocation to the Committee on Appro-
19 priations shall be increased by the amount of the
20 additional budget authority and outlays result-
21 ing from that budget authority for fiscal year
22 2010.
23 (B) ASSET VERIFICATION.—The additional
24 appropriation of $485,000,000 may also provide
25 that a portion of that amount, not to exceed
26 $34,000,000, instead may be used for asset
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1 verification for Supplemental Security Income
2 recipients, but only if and to the extent that the
3 Office of the Chief Actuary estimates that the
4 initiative would be at least as cost effective as
5 the redeterminations of eligibility described in
6 subparagraph (A).
7 (2) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX COMPLI-
8 ANCE.—Prior to consideration of any bill, joint reso-

9 lution, amendment, or conference report making ap-
10 propriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates
11 $5,117,000,000 to the Internal Revenue Service for
12 Enforcement and provides an additional appropria-
13 tion of up to $387,000,000 for Enforcement to address
14 the Federal tax gap, and provides that such sums as
15 may be necessary shall be available from the Oper-
16 ations Support account in the Internal Revenue Serv-
17 ice to fully support these Enforcement activities, the
18 allocation to the Committee on Appropriations shall
19 be increased by the amount of the additional budget
20 authority and outlays resulting from that budget au-
21 thority for fiscal year 2010.
22 (3) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL
23 PROGRAM.—Prior to consideration of any bill, joint

24 resolution, amendment, or conference report making
25 appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates
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1 up to $311,000,000, and the amount is designated to
2 the health care fraud and abuse control program at
3 the Department of Health and Human Services, the
4 allocation to the Committee on Appropriations shall
5 be increased by the amount of additional budget au-
6 thority and outlays resulting from that budget au-
7 thority for fiscal year 2010.
8 (4) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM IN-
9 TEGRITY ACTIVITIES.—Prior to consideration of any

10 bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report
11 making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that ap-
12 propriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemployment
13 and eligibility assessments and unemployment insur-
14 ance improper payment reviews for the Department
15 of Labor and provides an additional appropriation of
16 up to $50,000,000, and the amount is designated for
17 in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments
18 and unemployment insurance improper payment re-
19 views for the Department of Labor, the allocation to
20 the Committee on Appropriations shall be increased
21 by the amount of additional budget authority and
22 outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal
23 year 2010.
24 (5) PARTNERSHIP FUND FOR PROGRAM INTEG-
25 RITY INNOVATION.—Prior to consideration of any bill,
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1 joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
2 provides discretionary budget authority for a Part-
3 nership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation in
4 the Office of Management and Budget in an amount
5 not to exceed $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and
6 that designates the amount for the Partnership Fund
7 for Program Integrity Innovation in the Office of
8 Management and Budget, the allocation to the Com-
9 mittee on Appropriations shall be increased by the
10 amount of the additional budget authority and out-
11 lays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal
12 year 2010.
13 (6) PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—Prior to
14 consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amend-
15 ment, or conference report, the chairman of the Com-
16 mittee on the Budget shall make the adjustments set
17 forth in this subsection for the incremental new budg-
18 et authority in that measure and the outlays resulting
19 from that budget authority if that measure meets the
20 requirements set forth in this subsection.
21 (b) COSTS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND EMER-
22 GENCY NEEDS.—
23 (1) OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED AC-
24 TIVITIES.—If any bill, joint resolution, amendment,

25 or conference report makes appropriations for fiscal
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1 year 2009 or fiscal year 2010 for overseas deploy-
2 ments and related activities and such amounts are so
3 designated pursuant to this subparagraph, then new
4 budget authority, outlays, or receipts resulting there-
5 from shall not count for the purposes of the Congres-
6 sional Budget Act of 1974 or this resolution.
7 (2) EMERGENCY NEEDS.—If any bill, joint reso-
8 lution, amendment, or conference report makes appro-
9 priations for discretionary amounts and such
10 amounts are designated as necessary to meet emer-
11 gency needs, then new budget authority and outlays
12 resulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes of
13 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or this resolu-
14 tion.
15 SEC. 403. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIA-
16 TIONS.
17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

18 (b), any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference re-
19 port making a general appropriation or continuing appro-
20 priation may not provide for advance appropriations.
21 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be
22 provided for fiscal year 2011 for programs, projects, activi-
23 ties, or accounts identified in the report to accompany this
24 resolution or the joint explanatory statement of managers
25 to accompany this resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts
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1 Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate
2 amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget au-
3 thority, and for 2012, accounts separately identified under
4 the same heading.
5 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance
6 appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget au-
7 thority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general
8 appropriations or any new discretionary budget authority
9 provided in a bill or joint resolution making continuing
10 appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that first becomes avail-
11 able for any fiscal year after 2010.
12 SEC. 404. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE.
13 All committees are encouraged to conduct rigorous

14 oversight hearings to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in
15 all aspects of Federal spending and Government operations,
16 giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by the Federal
17 Office of the Inspector General or the Comptroller General
18 of the United States. Based upon these oversight efforts, the
19 committees are encouraged to make recommendations to re-
20 duce wasteful Federal spending to promote deficit reduction
21 and long-term fiscal responsibility. Such recommendations
22 should be submitted to the Committee on the Budget in the
23 views and estimates reports prepared by committees as re-
24 quired under 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of
25 1974.
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1 SEC. 405. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRE-
2 TIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 302(a)(1)

4 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of
5 the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 4001 of
6 the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, the joint
7 explanatory statement accompanying the conference report
8 on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall include
9 in its allocation under section 302(a) of the Congressional
10 Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations
11 amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of
12 the Social Security Administration and of the Postal Serv-
13 ice.
14 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of applying section
15 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates
16 of the level of total new budget authority and total outlays
17 provided by a measure shall include any off-budget discre-
18 tionary amounts.
19 SEC. 406. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO-
20 CATIONS AND AGGREGATES.
21 (a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations

22 and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall—
23 (1) apply while that measure is under consider-
24 ation;
25 (2) take effect upon the enactment of that meas-
26 ure; and
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1 (3) be published in the Congressional Record as
2 soon as practicable.
3 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AGGRE-
4 GATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from
5 these adjustments shall be considered for the purposes of the
6 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggre-
7 gates included in this resolution.
8 (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For pur-
9 poses of this resolution, the levels of new budget authority,
10 outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, reve-
11 nues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of
12 fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of estimates
13 made by the Committee on the Budget.
14 (d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The chairman of the Committee
15 on the Budget may adjust the aggregates, allocations, and
16 other levels in this resolution for legislation which has re-
17 ceived final Congressional approval in the same form by
18 the House of Representatives and the Senate, but has yet
19 to be presented to or signed by the President at the time
20 of final consideration of this resolution.
21 SEC. 407. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON-
22 CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.
23 Upon the enactment of any bill or joint resolution pro-

24 viding for a change in budgetary concepts or definitions,
25 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall adjust
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1 any appropriate levels and allocations in this resolution ac-
2 cordingly.
3 SEC. 408. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.
4 The House adopts the provisions of this title—

5 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
6 House of Representatives and as such they shall be
7 considered as part of the rules of the House, and these
8 rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent
9 that they are inconsistent with other such rules; and
10 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional
11 right of the House of Representatives to change those
12 rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the
13 same extent as in the case of any other rule of the
14 House of Representatives.
15 TITLE V—POLICY
16 SEC. 501. POLICY ON MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RELIEF AND REVE-
17 NUES.
18 It is the policy of this resolution to minimize fiscal

19 burdens on working families and their children and grand-
20 children. It is the policy of this resolution to extend the fol-
21 lowing tax relief consistent with current policy—
22 (1) relief for the tens of millions of middle-in-
23 come households who would otherwise be subject to the
24 Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) under current law;
25 (2) middle-class tax relief; and
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1 (3) elimination of estate taxes on all but a
2 minute fraction of estates by reforming and substan-
3 tially increasing the unified tax credit.
4 In total, this resolution supports the extension of
5 $1,700,000,000,000 in tax relief to individuals and families
6 relative to current law. This resolution supports additional,
7 deficit-neutral tax relief, including the extension of AMT
8 relief, the research and experimentation tax credit, the de-
9 duction for State and local sales taxes, the enactment of
10 a tax credit for school construction bonds, and other tax
11 relief for working families. The cost of enacting such policies
12 may be offset by reforms within the Internal Revenue Code
13 of 1986 that produce higher rates of tax compliance to close
14 the ‘‘tax gap’’ and reduce taxpayer burdens through tax
15 simplification. The President’s budget proposes a variety of
16 other revenue offsets. Unless expressly provided, this resolu-
17 tion does not assume any of the specific revenue offset pro-
18 posals provided for in the President’s budget. Decisions
19 about specific revenue offsets are made by the Ways and
20 Means Committee, which is the tax-writing committee.
21 SEC. 502. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES.
22 It is the policy of this resolution that—

23 (1) there is no higher priority than the defense
24 of our Nation, and therefore the Administration and
25 Congress will make the necessary investments and re-
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1 forms to strengthen our military so that it can suc-
2 cessfully meet the threats of the 21st century;
3 (2) acquisition reform is needed at the Depart-
4 ment of Defense to end excessive cost growth in the de-
5 velopment of new weapons systems and to ensure that
6 weapons systems are delivered on time and in ade-
7 quate quantities to equip our servicemen and service-
8 women;
9 (3) the Department of Defense should review de-
10 fense plans to ensure that weapons developed to
11 counter Cold War-era threats are not redundant and
12 are applicable to 21st century threats;
13 (4) sufficient resources should be provided for the
14 Department of Defense to aggressively address the 758
15 unimplemented recommendations made by the Gov-
16 ernment Accountability Office (GAO) since 2001 to
17 improve practices at the Department of Defense,
18 which could save billions of dollars that could be ap-
19 plied to priorities identified in this section;
20 (5) the Department of Defense should review the
21 role that contractors play in its operations, including
22 the degree to which contractors are performing inher-
23 ently governmental functions, to ensure it has the
24 most effective mix of government and contracted per-
25 sonnel;
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1 (6) the Department of Defense report to Congress
2 on its assessment of Cold War-era weaponry, its
3 progress on implementing GAO recommendations,
4 and its review of contractors at the Department as
5 outlined in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) by a date to
6 be determined by the appropriate committees;
7 (7) the GAO provide a report to the appropriate
8 congressional committees by December 31, 2009, on
9 the Department of Defense’s progress in implementing
10 its audit recommendations;
11 (8) ballistic missile defense technologies that are
12 not proven to work through adequate testing and that
13 are not operationally viable should not be deployed,
14 and that no funding should be provided for the re-
15 search or development of space-based interceptors;
16 (9) cooperative threat reduction and other non-
17 proliferation programs (securing ‘‘loose nukes’’ and
18 other materials used in weapons of mass destruction),
19 which were highlighted as high priorities by the 9/11
20 Commission, need to be funded at a level that is com-
21 mensurate with the evolving threat;
22 (10) readiness of our troops, particularly the Na-
23 tional Guard and Reserves, is a high priority, and
24 that continued emphasis is needed to ensure adequate
25 equipment and training;
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1 (11) improving military health care services and
2 ensuring quality health care for returning combat vet-
3 erans is a high priority;
4 (12) military pay and benefits should be en-
5 hanced to improve the quality of life for military per-
6 sonnel and their families;
7 (13) the Department of Defense should make
8 every effort to investigate the national security bene-
9 fits of energy independence, including those that may
10 be associated with alternative energy sources and en-
11 ergy efficiency conversions;
12 (14) the Administration’s budget requests should
13 continue to comply with section 1008, Public Law
14 109–364, the John Warner National Defense Author-
15 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, and that to the ex-
16 tent practicable overseas military operations should
17 no longer be funded through emergency supplemental
18 appropriations; and
19 (15) when assessing security threats and review-
20 ing the programs and funding needed to counter these
21 threats, the Administration should do so in a com-
22 prehensive manner that includes all agencies involved
23 in our national security.
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1 TITLE VI—SENSE OF THE HOUSE
2 SEC. 601. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON VETERANS’ AND
3 SERVICEMEMBERS’ HEALTH CARE.
4 It is the sense of the House that—

5 (1) the House supports excellent health care for
6 current and former members of the United States
7 Armed Services—they have served well and honorably
8 and have made significant sacrifices for this Nation;
9 (2) the President’s budget will improve health
10 care for veterans by increasing appropriations for VA
11 by 10 percent more than the 2009 level, increasing
12 VA’s appropriated resources for every year after 2010,
13 and restoring health care eligibility to additional
14 nondisabled veterans with modest incomes;
15 (3) VA is not and should not be authorized to
16 bill private insurance companies for treatment of
17 health conditions that are related to veterans’ mili-
18 tary service;
19 (4) VA may find it difficult to realize the level
20 of increase in medical care collections estimated in
21 the President’s budget for 2010 using existing au-
22 thorities; therefore, this resolution provides
23 $540,000,000 more for Function 700 (Veterans Bene-
24 fits and Services) than the President’s budget to safe-
25 guard the provision of health care to veterans;
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1 (5) it is important to continue providing suffi-
2 cient and timely funding for veterans’ and
3 servicemembers’ health care; and
4 (6) this resolution provides additional funding
5 above the 2009 levels for VA to research and treat
6 mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, and
7 traumatic brain injury.
8 SEC. 602. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON HOMELAND SECURITY.
9 It is the sense of the House that because making the

10 country safer and more secure is such a critical priority,
11 the resolution therefore provides robust resources in the four
12 budget functions—Function 400 (Transportation), Func-
13 tion 450 (Community and Regional Development), Func-
14 tion 550 (Health), and Function 750 (Administration of
15 Justice)—that fund most nondefense homeland security ac-
16 tivities that can be used to address our key security prior-
17 ities, including—
18 (1) safeguarding the Nation’s transportation sys-
19 tems, including rail, mass transit, ports, and air-
20 ports;
21 (2) continuing with efforts to identify and to
22 screen for threats bound for the United States;
23 (3) strengthening border security;
24 (4) enhancing emergency preparedness and
25 training and equipping first responders;
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1 (5) helping to make critical infrastructure more
2 secure and resilient against the threat of terrorism
3 and natural disasters;
4 (6) making the Nation’s cyber infrastructure re-
5 sistive to attack; and
6 (7) increasing the preparedness of the public
7 health system.
8 SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON PROMOTING AMERICAN
9 INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVE-
10 NESS.

12 (1) the House should provide sufficient invest-
13 ments to enable our Nation to continue to be the
14 world leader in education, innovation, and economic
15 growth as envisioned in the goals of the America
16 COMPETES Act;
17 (2) this resolution builds on significant funding
18 provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment
19 Act for scientific research and education in Function
20 250 (General Science, Space and Technology), Func-
21 tion 270 (Energy), Function 300 (Natural Resources
22 and Environment), Function 500 (Education, Train-
23 ing, Employment, and Social Services), and Function
24 550 (Health);
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1 (3) the House also should pursue policies de-
2 signed to ensure that American students, teachers,
3 businesses, and workers are prepared to continue
4 leading the world in innovation, research, and tech-
5 nology well into the future; and
6 (4) this resolution recognizes the importance of
7 the extension of investments and tax policies that pro-
8 mote research and development and encourage inno-
9 vation and future technologies that will ensure Amer-
10 ican economic competitiveness.
11 SEC. 604. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING PAY PARITY.
12 It is the sense of the House that rates of compensation

13 for civilian employees of the United States should be ad-
14 justed at the same time, and in the same proportion, as
15 are rates of compensation for members of the uniformed
16 services.
17 SEC. 605. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON COLLEGE AFFORD-
18 ABILITY.
19 It is the sense of the House that nothing in this resolu-

20 tion should be construed to reduce any assistance that
21 makes college more affordable and accessible for students,
22 including but not limited to student aid programs and serv-
23 ices provided by nonprofit State agencies.
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1 SEC. 606. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON GREAT LAKES RES-
2 TORATION.
3 It is the sense of the House that this resolution recog-

4 nizes the importance of funding for an interagency initia-
5 tive to address regional environmental issues that affect the
6 Great Lakes, and that coordinated planning and implemen-
7 tation among the Federal, State, and local government and
8 nongovernmental stakeholders is essential to more effectively
9 addressing the most significant problems within the Great
10 Lakes basin.
11 SEC. 607. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE IMPOR-
12 TANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

14 (1) additional legislative action is needed to en-
15 sure that States have the necessary resources to collect
16 all child support that is owed to families and to allow
17 them to pass 100 percent of support on to families
18 without financial penalty; and
19 (2) when 100 percent of child support payments
20 are passed to the child, rather than administrative ex-
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1 penses, program integrity is improved and child sup-
2 port participation increases.
Attest:
Clerk.
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111TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 13
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In the House of Representatives, U. S.

1 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010.

3 (a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this resolu-

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House.

Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care reform.

TITLE IV—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 401. Adjustments for direct spending and revenues.

Sec. 501. Policy on middle-class tax relief and revenues.

TITLE VI—SENSE OF THE HOUSE

4 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each

22 The Congress determines and declares that the appro-

8 (a) HEALTH CARE REFORM.—

6 (Senate reconciliation instructions to be supplied by

11 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

2 ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND COMPLETION.

3 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

17 ING ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.

18 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

17 ICA’S VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS.

18 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

20 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

6 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

18 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

4 TURAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE RE-

6 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

18 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

5 FORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND.

6 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

17 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

5 COME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

7 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

18 The chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

8 (a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee on

11 CLASS TAX RELIEF.

12 (a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee on

14 OF THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX (AMT).

15 (a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee on

4 OF THE ESTATE AND GIFT TAX.

5 (a) PROCEDURE.—The chairman of the Committee on

24 (a) ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINTAIN CURRENT POLICY.—

3 (a) PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES.—

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to consideration of

8 ANCE.—Prior to consideration of any bill, joint reso-

23 PROGRAM.—Prior to consideration of any bill, joint

9 TEGRITY ACTIVITIES.—Prior to consideration of any

25 RITY INNOVATION.—Prior to consideration of any bill,

24 TIVITIES.—If any bill, joint resolution, amendment,

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

13 All committees are encouraged to conduct rigorous

2 TIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 302(a)(1)

20 CATIONS AND AGGREGATES.

21 (a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations

22 CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

23 Upon the enactment of any bill or joint resolution pro-

4 The House adopts the provisions of this title—

18 It is the policy of this resolution to minimize fiscal

22 It is the policy of this resolution that—

3 SERVICEMEMBERS’ HEALTH CARE.

4 It is the sense of the House that—

9 It is the sense of the House that because making the