[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 373 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 373

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2007 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
                    fiscal years 2008 through 2011.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 2006

 Mr. Hensarling (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
 Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
Campbell of California, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, 
  Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
Franks of Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, 
Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, 
Mr. Marchant, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
Westmoreland, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) submitted the following 
   concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                                 Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2007 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
                    fiscal years 2008 through 2011.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.

    The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2007 is hereby established and that the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 are set forth.

                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 2011:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2007: $1,758,926,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $1,845,251,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $1,927,713,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $2,016,539,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2011: $2,084,848,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be reduced are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2007: $60,447,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $76,088,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $103,277,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $118,773,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2011: $271,582,000,000.
            (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget 
        authority are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2007: $2,197,306,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $2,208,964,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $2,247,453,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $2,271,960,000,000
                            Fiscal year 2011: $2,329,022,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2007: $2,262,787,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $2,257,421,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $2,263,020,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $2,301,476,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2011: $2,340,846,000,000.
            (4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits (on-budget) are 
        as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2007: $503,861,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $412,170,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $335,307,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $284,937,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2011: $255,998,000,000.
            (5) Debt 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:
                            Fiscal year 2007: $9,156,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $9,690,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $10,146,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $10,542,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2011: $10,916,000,000,000.
            (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of 
        debt held by the public are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2007: $5,270,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $5,477,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $5,591,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $5,637,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2011: $5,637,000,000,000.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2007 through 2011 for 
each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $510,580,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $534,623,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $481,271,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $502,489,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $481,126,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $489,152,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $481,099,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $484,908,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $481,134,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $486,641,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,820,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,603,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,179,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,863,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,456,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,853,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,443,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,894,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,432,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,817,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,666,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,804,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,531,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,073,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,237,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,206,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,096,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,882,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,901,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,672,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $817,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $247,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $41,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,116,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$169,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,398,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$395,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,583,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$509,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,693,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,230,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,991,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,649,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,547,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,419,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,435,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,340,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,284,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $26,629,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,859,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $26,006,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,581,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,430,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,739,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,742,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,006,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,392,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,506,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,534,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,767,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,853,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,025,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,028,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,025,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $6,735,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,504,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,493,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,298,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,885,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $69,371,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $70,226,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $67,054,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $72,017,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $63,686,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $68,586,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,197,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $50,759,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,594,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,178,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,080,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,942,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,963,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,875,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,963,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,974,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,965,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,423,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,967,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,466,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,706,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $86,415,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $75,421,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,978,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $73,973,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $74,089,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,876,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $72,155,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $71,986,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $70,929,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $269,698,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $272,369,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $279,170,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $279,387,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $291,222,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $288,810,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $300,435,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $299,486,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $312,928,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $311,802,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $359,207,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $364,668,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $376,393,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $376,441,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $395,226,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $394,815,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $413,594,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $413,906,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $437,641,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $437,686,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $346,496,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $355,735,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $355,080,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $361,544,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $365,727,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $369,553,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $376,340,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $378,687,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $390,469,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $391,965,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,918,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,918,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,817,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,817,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,697,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,697,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,869,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,869,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $26,483,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,483,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $73,806,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $72,887,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $75,996,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $76,254,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $76,885,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,093,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $77,271,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,312,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $81,471,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $81,289,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,307,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,166,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,721,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,941,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,620,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,375,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,514,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,785,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,404,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,382,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,206,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,353,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,880,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,962,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,988,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,849,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,905,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,142,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,940,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $351,718,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $351,718,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $377,930,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $377,930,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $395,761,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $395,761,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $411,255,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $411,255,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $421,915,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $421,915,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,830,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,685,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,830,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,260,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,830,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,545,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,830,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,685,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,830,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,770,000,000.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$66,349,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$66,799,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$68,760,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$69,085,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$82,276,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$82,026,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$67,105,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$66,765,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$70,567,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$70,367,000,000.

                  TITLE II--RECONCILIATION SUBMISSIONS

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Submissions to Slow the Growth in Mandatory Spending and to 
Achieve Deficit Reduction.--(1) Not later than April 28, 2006, the 
House committees named in paragraph (2) shall submit their 
recommendations to the House Committee on the Budget. After receiving 
those recommendations, the House Committee on the Budget shall report 
to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all such 
recommendations without any substantive revision.
    (2) Instructions.--
            (A) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
        Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending 
        for that committee by $2,083,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2007 and $29,116,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal 
        years 2007 through 2011.
            (B) Committee on armed services.--The House Committee on 
        Armed Services shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending 
        for that committee by $52,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2007 and $120,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 
        2007 through 2011.
            (C) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
        in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level 
        of direct spending for that committee by $1,010,000,000 in 
        outlays for fiscal year 2007 and $7,470,000,000 in outlays for 
        the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
            (D) Committee on energy and commerce.--The House Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending 
        for that committee by $1,125,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2007 and $91,697,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal 
        years 2007 through 2011.
            (E) Committee on government reform.--The House Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending 
        for that committee by $140,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2007 and $1,670,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal 
        years 2007 through 2011.
            (F) Committee on resources.--The House Committee on 
        Resources shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
        sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that 
        committee by $0 in outlays for fiscal year 2007 and 
        $6,793,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2007 
        through 2011.
            (G) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
        House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
        report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the level of direct spending for that committee by 
        $32,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2007 and $230,000,000 in 
        outlays for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
            (H) Committee on ways and means.--The House Committee on 
        Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by 
        $27,457,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and $221,189,000,000 for 
        the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
            (I) Special rule.--The chairman of the Committee on the 
        Budget may take into account legislation enacted after the 
        adoption of this resolution that is determined to reduce the 
        deficit and may make applicable adjustments in reconciliation 
        instructions, allocations, and budget aggregates and may also 
        make adjustments in reconciliation instructions to protect 
        earned benefit programs.
    (b) Submission Providing for Changes in Revenue.--The House 
Committee on Ways and Means shall report a reconciliation bill not 
later than April 28, 2006, that consists of changes in laws within its 
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce revenues by not more than 
$18,391,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and by not more than 
$346,271,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
    (c) Revision of Allocations.--(1) Upon the submission to the 
Committee on the Budget of the House of a recommendation that has 
complied with its reconciliation instructions solely by virtue of 
section 310(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of 
that committee may file with the House appropriately revised 
allocations under section 302(a) of such Act and revised functional 
levels and aggregates.
    (2) Upon the submission to the House of a conference report 
recommending a reconciliation bill or resolution in which a committee 
has complied with its reconciliation instructions solely by virtue of 
this section, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House 
may file with the House appropriately revised allocations under section 
302(a) of such Act and revised functional levels and aggregates.
    (3) Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to this subsection 
shall be considered to be allocations and aggregates established by the 
concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 301 of such 
Act.

SEC. 202. SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON VETERANS' SAVINGS.

    In the House, not later than May 15, 2006, the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the Committee on the Budget its 
findings that identify savings amounting to one percent of total 
spending under its jurisdiction from activities that are determined to 
be wasteful, unnecessary, or lower-priority. For purposes of this 
section, the report by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs shall be 
inserted in the Congressional Record by the chairman of the Committee 
on the Budget not later than May 21, 2006.

                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUND

SEC. 301. RESERVE FUND FOR EMERGENCIES.

    In the House of Representatives and the Senate, if the Committee on 
Appropriations reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an amendment 
thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted, that 
provides new budget authority (and outlays flowing therefrom) for 
emergencies and complies with the requirement of section 403, then the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget of that House shall make the 
appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent 
that such legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 
2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

                      TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 401. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--(1) In the House, except as provided in subsection 
(b), an advance appropriation may not be reported in a bill or joint 
resolution making a general appropriation or continuing appropriation, 
and may not be in order as an amendment thereto.
    (2) Managers on the part of the House may not agree to a Senate 
amendment that would violate paragraph (1) unless specific authority to 
agree to the amendment first is given by the House by a separate vote 
with respect thereto.
    (b) Exception.--In the House, an advance appropriation may be 
provided for fiscal year 2008 and fiscal years 2009 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 $23,565,000,000 in new budget authority.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any discretionary new budget authority in a bill 
or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 that first becomes available for 
any fiscal year after 2007.

SEC. 402. TURN OFF THE GEPHARDT RULE.

    Rule XXVII shall not apply with respect to the adoption by the 
Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007.

SEC. 403. EMERGENCY SPENDING.

    (a) Designations.--
            (1) Guidance.--In the House, if a provision of legislation 
        is designated as an emergency requirement under this section, 
        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 paragraph (2). If 
        such legislation is to be considered by the House without being 
        reported, then the committee shall cause the explanation to be 
        published in the Congressional Record in advance of floor 
        consideration.
            (2) Criteria.--
                    (A) In general.--Any such provision is an emergency 
                requirement if the underlying situation poses a threat 
                to life, property, or national security and is--
                            (i) sudden, quickly coming into being, and 
                        not building up over time;
                            (ii) an urgent, pressing, and compelling 
                        need requiring immediate action;
                            (iii) subject to subparagraph (B), 
                        unforeseen, unpredictable, and unanticipated; 
                        and
                            (iv) not permanent, temporary in nature.
                    (B) Unforeseen.--An emergency that is part of an 
                aggregate level of anticipated emergencies, 
                particularly when normally estimated in advance, is not 
                unforeseen.
    (b) Enforcement.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment or 
conference report that contains an emergency designation unless that 
designation meets the criteria set out in subsection (a)(2).
    (c) Enforcement in the House of Representatives.--It shall not be 
in order in the House of Representatives to consider a rule or order 
that waives the application of subsection (c).
    (d) Disposition of Points of Order in the House.--As disposition of 
a point of order under subsection (b) or subsection (c), the Chair 
shall put the question of consideration with respect to the proposition 
that is the subject of the point of order. A question of consideration 
under this section shall be debatable for 10 minutes by the Member 
initiating the point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent of the 
point of order, but shall otherwise be decided without intervening 
motion except one that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the 
Whole rise, as the case may be.

SEC. 404. CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES RESULTING FROM 
              REALISTIC SCORING OF MEASURES AFFECTING REVENUES.

    (a) Whenever the House considers a bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, motion or conference report, including measures filed in 
compliance with section 201(b) or 201(c), that propose to change 
Federal revenues, the impact of such measure on Federal revenues shall 
be calculated by the Joint Committee on Taxation in a manner that takes 
into account--
            (1) the impact of the proposed revenue changes on--
                    (A) Gross Domestic Product, including the growth 
                rate for the Gross Domestic Product;
                    (B) total domestic employment;
                    (C) gross private domestic investment;
                    (D) general price index;
                    (E) interest rates; and
                    (F) other economic variables; and
            (2) the impact on Federal Revenue of the changes in 
        economic variables analyzed under paragraph (1).
    (b) the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make any 
necessary changes to allocations and aggregates in order to conform 
this concurrent resolution with the determinations made by the Joint 
Committee on Taxation pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 405. PROHIBITION ON USING REVENUE INCREASES TO COMPLY WITH BUDGET 
              ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES.

    (a) For the purpose of enforcing this concurrent resolution in the 
House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall not take into 
account the provisions of any piece of legislation which propose to 
increase revenue or offsetting collections if the net effect of the 
bill is to increase the level of revenue or offsetting collections 
beyond the level assumed in this concurrent resolution.
    (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any provision of a piece of 
legislation that proposes a new or increased fee for the receipt of a 
defined benefit or service (including insurance coverage) by the person 
or entity paying the fee.

SEC. 406. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
              AGGREGATES.

    (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 
        practicable.
    (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--
            (1) 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; and
            (2) such chairman may make any other necessary adjustments 
        to such levels to carry out this resolution.

SEC. 407. DIRECT SPENDING SAFEGUARD.

    (a) It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to 
consider an direct spending legislation that would increase an on-
budget deficit or decrease an on-budget surplus as provided by 
subsection (e) for any applicable time period.
    (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``applicable time 
period'' means any of the following periods:
            (1) The period of the first 5 fiscal years covered by the 
        most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget.
            (2) The period of the 5 fiscal years following first 5 
        years covered in the most recently adopted concurrent 
        resolution on the budget.
    (c) For purposes of this section and except as provided in 
subsection (d), the term ``direct-spending legislation'' means any 
bill, joint resolution, amendment, 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.
    (d) For purposes of this section, the term ``direct-spending 
legislation'' does not include--
            (1) any legislation the title of which is as follows: ``A 
        bill to preserve Social Security.''; or
            (2) any legislation that would cause a net increase in 
        aggregate direct spending of less than $100,000,000 for any 
        applicable time period.
    (e) If direct spending legislation increases the on-budget deficit 
or decreases an on-budget surpluses when taken individually, it must 
also increase the on-budget deficit or decrease the on-budget surplus 
when taken together with all direct spending legislation enacted since 
the beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in the baseline 
assumed for the most recent concurrent resolution on the budget, except 
that direct spending effects resulting in net deficit reduction enacted 
pursuant to reconciliation instructions since the beginning of that 
same calendar year shall not be available.
    (f) This section may be waived by the affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
    (g) For purposes of this section, the levels of budget authority 
and outlays for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of 
estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.
    (h) The Committee on Rules may not report a rule or order proposing 
a waiver of subsection (a).

SEC. 408. BUDGET PROTECTION MANDATORY ACCOUNT.

    (a)(1) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall maintain 
an account to be known as the ``Budget Protection Mandatory Account''. 
The Account shall be divided into entries corresponding to the 
allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget, 
except that it shall not include the Committee on Appropriations.
    (2) Each entry shall consist only of amounts credited to it under 
subsection (b). No entry of a negative amount shall be made.
    (b)(1) Upon the engrossment of a House bill or joint resolution or 
a House amendment to a Senate bill or joint resolution (other than an 
appropriation bill), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
shall--
            (A) credit the applicable entries of the Budget Protection 
        Mandatory Account by the amounts specified in paragraph (2); 
        and
            (B) reduce the applicable section 302(a) allocations by the 
        amount specified in paragraph (2).
    (2) Each amount specified in paragraph (1)(A) shall be the net 
reduction in mandatory budget authority (either under current law or 
proposed by the bill or joint resolution under consideration) provided 
by each amendment that was adopted in the House to the bill or joint 
resolution.
    (c)(1) If an amendment includes a provision described in paragraph 
(2), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall, upon the 
engrossment of a House bill or joint resolution or a House amendment to 
a Senate bill or joint resolution, other than an appropriation bill, 
reduce the level of total revenues set forth in the applicable 
concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year or for the 
total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years in an 
amount equal to the net reduction in mandatory authority (either under 
current law or proposed by a bill or joint resolution under 
consideration) provided by each amendment adopted by the House to the 
bill or joint resolution. Such adjustment shall be in addition to the 
adjustments described in subsection (b).
    (2)(A) The provision specified in paragraph (1) is as follows: 
``The amount of mandatory budget authority reduced by this amendment 
may be used to offset a decrease in revenues.''
    (B) All points of order are waived against an amendment including 
the text specified in subparagraph (A) provided the amendment is 
otherwise in order.
    (d) As used in this rule, the term--
            (1) ``appropriation bill'' means any general or special 
        appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making 
        supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations through 
        the end of fiscal year 2007 or any subsequent fiscal year, as 
        the case may be; and
            (2) ``mandatory budget authority'' means any entitlement 
        authority as defined by, and interpreted for purposes of, the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    (e) During the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall maintain a running tally, 
which shall be available to all Members, of the amendments adopted 
reflecting increases and decreases of budget authority in the bill or 
joint resolution.

SEC. 409. BUDGET DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS.

    (a)(1) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall maintain 
an account to be known as the ``Budget Protection Discretionary 
Account''. The Account shall be divided into entries corresponding to 
the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations, and the committee's 
suballocations, under section 302(a) and 302(b) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974.
    (2) Each entry shall consist only of amounts credited to it under 
subsection (b). No entry of a negative amount shall be made.
    (b)(1) Upon the engrossment of a House appropriations bill, the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall--
            (A) credit the applicable entries of the Budget Protection 
        Discretionary Account by the amounts specified in paragraph 
        (2); and
            (B) reduce the applicable 302(a) and (b) allocations by the 
        amount specified in paragraph (2).
    (2) Each amount specified in subparagraph (A) shall be the net 
reduction in discretionary budget authority provided by each amendment 
adopted by the House to the bill or joint resolution.
    (c)(1) If an amendment includes a provision described in paragraph 
(2), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall, upon the 
engrossment of a House appropriations bill, reduce the level of total 
revenues set forth in the applicable concurrent resolution on the 
budget for the fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year 
and the ensuing fiscal years in an amount equal to the net reduction in 
discretionary budget authority provided by each amendment that was 
adopted by the House to the bill or joint resolution. Such adjustment 
shall be in addition to the adjustments described in subsection (b).
    (2)(A) The provision specified in paragraph (1) is as follows: 
``The amount of discretionary budget authority reduced by this 
amendment may be used to offset a decrease in revenues.''
    (B) All points of order are waived against an amendment including 
the text specified in subparagraph (A) provided the amendment is 
otherwise in order.
    (d) As used in this rule, the term ``appropriation bill'' means any 
general or special appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution 
making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations through 
the end of fiscal year 2007 or any subsequent fiscal year, as the case 
may be.
    (e) During the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall maintain a running tally, 
which shall be available to all Members, of the amendments adopted 
reflecting increases and decreases of budget authority in the bill or 
joint resolution.
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