[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 376 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 376

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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

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

    (a) Declaration.--The Congress declares that this is the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007, including appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
    (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007.
                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 of Representatives.
                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

Sec. 301. Reserve fund for the disposal of underutilized Federal real 
                            property.
Sec. 302. Reserve fund for Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
                            Determination Act Reauthorization.
Sec. 303. Reserve fund for calendar year 2007 alternative minimum tax 
                            relief.
Sec. 304. Reserve fund for the National Flood Insurance Program to meet 
                            outstanding claims for flood damage in the 
                            Gulf.
Sec. 305. Reserve fund for the reform of the regulation of government-
                            sponsored enterprises.
Sec. 306. Reserve fund to accommodate fully offset appropriations for 
                            Labor/HHS, Education, and other domestic 
                            priorities.
                      TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 401. Restrictions on advance appropriations.
Sec. 402. Contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism 
                            and for unanticipated defense needs.
Sec. 404. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
                            aggregates.
Sec. 405. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 406. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act 
                            of 1990.
Sec. 407. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
Sec. 408. Treatment of allocations in the House.
Sec. 409. Budgetary treatment of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Sec. 410. Adjustments for tax legislation.
                    TITLE V--EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND

Sec. 501. Nondefense reserve fund for emergencies.
Sec. 502. Emergency criteria.
Sec. 503. Development of guidelines for application of emergency 
                            definition.
Sec. 504. Committee notification of emergency legislation.
Sec. 505. Up-to-date tabulations.
                      TITLE VI--SENSE OF CONGRESS

Sec. 601. Sense of Congress on long-term budgeting.
Sec. 602. Sense of Congress on closing the tax gap to reduce the 
                            deficit.
Sec. 603. Importance of funding FY2007 Departments of Labor, Health and 
                            Human Services, Education, and Related 
                            Agencies Appropriation bill.
Sec. 604. Unobligated funding offset.

                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: $1,780,666,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $1,913,598,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $2,011,187,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $2,122,195,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2011: $2,212,263,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be reduced are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2007: $38,933,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2008: $8,178,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2009: $20,384,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2010: $13,782,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2011: $144,808,000,000.
            (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: $2,283,029,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $2,332,599,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $2,426,014,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $2,526,861,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $2,649,474,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2007: $2,325,998,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $2,364,794,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $2,434,610,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $2,524,168,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $2,640,119,000,000.
            (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: $545,332,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $451,196,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $423,423,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $401,973,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $427,856,000,000.
            (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: $9,182,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $9,744,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $10,275,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $10,781,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $11,307,000,000,000.
            (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of 
        debt held by the public are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2007: $5,328,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $5,577,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $5,781,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $5,946,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $6,120,000,000,000.

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, $512,901,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $534,858,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $484,661,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $505,516,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $504,753,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $505,874,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $514,858,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $512,573,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $525,781,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $524,894,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,216,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $34,270,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,206,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,410,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,178,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,275,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,869,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,093,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,293,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,717,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,938,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,108,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,146,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,083,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,193,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,135,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $29,410,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,263,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,689,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,483,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,262,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $915,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,688,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $703,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,317,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $913,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,190,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $867,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,094,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $711,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $29,650,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,038,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,833,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,756,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $29,238,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,285,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,687,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,724,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,595,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,313,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,356,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,782,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,205,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,564,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,512,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,829,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,370,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,560,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,011,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,281,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,518,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,049,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,178,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,997,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,278,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,987,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,062,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,857,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,866,000,000
                            (B) Outlays, $5,390,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,258,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $75,774,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $81,283,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $78,557,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,878,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $78,329,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,926,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,828,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $73,477,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,833,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,942,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,345,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,917,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,443,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,981,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,661,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,988,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,777,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,218,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,680,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $84,849,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $87,530,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $84,140,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $85,316,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $83,989,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $83,273,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $83,393,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $82,575,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $83,343,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $82,597,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $273,450,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $274,616,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $289,867,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $291,070,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $310,193,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $308,529,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $326,949,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $326,511,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $348,509,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $346,802,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $382,803,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $388,276,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $413,350,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $413,417,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $443,331,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $443,022,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $472,962,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $473,238,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $523,267,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $523,305,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $356,761,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $362,086,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $371,174,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $374,267,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $381,732,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $384,278,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $391,682,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $393,209,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $406,687,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $406,960,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,922,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,922,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,814,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,814,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,694,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,694,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,866,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,866,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $26,480,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,480,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $74,627,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $73,944,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $76,925,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $77,814,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,982,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,232,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $78,264,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $82,398,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $82,249,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,795,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,621,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,908,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,578,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,454,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,716,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,816,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,903,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $44,862,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,492,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,981,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,873,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,332,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,318,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,365,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,099,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,250,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,020,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,479,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,213,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $354,138,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $354,138,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $383,621,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $383,621,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $405,846,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $405,846,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $427,510,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $427,510,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $449,248,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $449,248,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,247,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,280,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$7,922,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$5,437,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$7,252,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$5,918,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$7,384,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$6,882,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$7,539,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$7,282,000,000.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$68,585,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$69,427,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$68,727,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$68,399,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$74,480,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$74,199,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$66,775,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$66,588,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$69,284,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$69,247,000,000.

                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Submissions to Provide for the Continued Reform of Mandatory 
Spending.--(1) Not later than June 9, 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 deficit by $55,000,000 
        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 deficit by $175,000,000 
        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 
        deficit by $1,323,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 
        through 2011.
            (D) Committee on financial services instruction to trigger 
        release of flood insurance reserve fund to cover additional 
        claims in the gulf region.--The House Committee on Financial 
        Services shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
        sufficient to reduce the deficit by $400,000,000 for the period 
        of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
            (E) Committee on international relations.--The House 
        Committee on International Relations shall report changes in 
        laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit 
        by $250,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 
        2011.
            (F) Committee on the judiciary.--The House Committee on the 
        Judiciary shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
        sufficient to reduce the deficit by $500,000,000 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 deficit by $50,000,000 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 $4,000,000,000 
        for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
    (b) Submission of Revised 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(c) 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.

                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

SEC. 301. RESERVE FUND FOR THE DISPOSAL OF UNDERUTILIZED FEDERAL REAL 
              PROPERTY.

    If the Committee on Government Reform of the House reports a bill 
or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference 
report is submitted thereon, that enhances the Government's real 
property disposal authority and generates discretionary savings, the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate 
adjustments in allocations and aggregates by the amount provided by 
that measure for that purpose, but not to exceed $25,000,000 in new 
budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2007, 
and $25,000,000 in new budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom 
for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

SEC. 302. RESERVE FUND FOR SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
              DETERMINATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION.

    In the House, after the filing of a rule that provides for the 
consideration of any bill or joint resolution or whenever any bill or 
joint resolution is placed on any calendar, or if an amendment is 
offered to or conference report is submitted on any bill or joint 
resolution that provides for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Public Law 106-393), then 
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate 
adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent that such 
legislation would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011.

SEC. 303. RESERVE FUND FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007 ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX 
              RELIEF.

    If the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill, or an amendment 
is offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that 
would increase the exemption amounts specified in section 55(d)(1) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to taxable years 
beginning in calendar year 2007, the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget may make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and 
aggregates for fiscal year 2007 to the extent that such legislation 
would not reduce revenues below the aggregate level of revenues 
provided in section 101(1)(A) for the period of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011.

SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM TO MEET 
              OUTSTANDING CLAIMS FOR FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE GULF.

    If the Committee on Financial Services of the House reports a bill 
or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference 
report is submitted thereon, that--
            (1) establishes more actuarially sound rates on policies 
        issued by the National Flood Insurance Program; and
            (2) phases out flood insurance subsidies on pre-FIRM 
        structures not used as primary residences;
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate 
adjustments in allocations and aggregates by the amount provided by 
that measure for the purpose of liquidating the National Flood 
Insurance Fund's remaining contractual obligations resulting from 
claims made as a result of floods that occurred in 2005, but not to 
exceed $3,325,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2007 for 
that purpose. Such adjustments may also be made if the reforms set 
forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been enacted prior to the 
consideration of the measure referred to in this section.

SEC. 305. RESERVE FUND FOR THE REFORM OF THE REGULATION OF GOVERNMENT-
              SPONSORED ENTERPRISES.

    In the House, if--
            (1) the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
        reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an amendment is 
        offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, 
        that reforms the regulation of certain housing-related 
        Government-sponsored enterprises; and
            (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
        under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate 
adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the extent that such 
legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2007 and the 
period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

SEC. 306. RESERVE FUND TO ACCOMMODATE FULLY OFFSET APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
              LABOR/HHS, EDUCATION, AND OTHER DOMESTIC PRIORITIES.

    In the House, if any measure is enacted that reduces direct 
spending for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011, and so designates some or all of such savings provisions 
pursuant to this section, then the chairman of the Committee on Budget 
shall increase the allocation of new budget authority (and outlays 
flowing therefrom) to the Committee on Appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 by an amount not to exceed the reduction in budget authority for 
that fiscal year achieved by such designated provisions. Adjustments 
made pursuant to this section may not be--
            (1) greater than the savings achieved by the measure in 
        which such designated provisions are included; or
            (2) in excess of $3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
Such chairman may make any other appropriate adjustments to applicable 
aggregates and allocations under this section.

                      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) Advance Appropriation.--In the House, an advance appropriation 
may be provided for the fiscal years 2008 and 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 in each 
year.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any new budget authority provided in a bill or 
joint resolution making general appropriations or any new budget 
authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 that first becomes available for 
any fiscal year after 2007.

SEC. 402. CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS RELATED TO THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 
              AND FOR UNANTICIPATED DEFENSE NEEDS.

    (a) Exemption of Contingency Operations Related to the Global War 
on Terrorism and for Unanticipated Defense Needs.--In the House, if any 
bill or joint resolution is reported, or an amendment is offered 
thereto or a conference report is filed thereon, that makes 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for contingency operations directly 
related to the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated 
defense-related operations, then the new budget authority, new 
entitlement authority, outlays, or receipts resulting therefrom shall 
not count for purposes of titles III or IV of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974.
    (b) Current Level.--Amounts included in this resolution for the 
purpose set forth in this section shall be considered to be current law 
for purposes of the preparation of the current level of budget 
authority and outlays and the appropriate levels shall be adjusted upon 
the enactment of such bill.

SEC. 404. 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, including adjustments necessary, and in the 
        House separate allocations, to reflect the timing of responses 
        to reconciliation directives pursuant to section 201 of this 
        resolution.

SEC. 405. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

    Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution providing for a 
change in concepts or definitions, the appropriate chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget shall make adjustments to the levels and 
allocations in this resolution in accordance with section 251(b) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect 
prior to September 30, 2002).

SEC. 406. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT 
              OF 1990.

    (a) In General.--In the House and the Senate, notwithstanding 
section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 
13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying the conference report on any concurrent 
resolution on the budget shall include in its allocation under section 
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee on 
Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of 
the Social Security Administration.
    (b) Special Rule.--In the House, for purposes of applying section 
302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates of the level 
of total new budget authority and total outlays provided by a measure 
shall include any discretionary amounts provided for the Social 
Security Administration.

SEC. 407. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

    Congress adopts the provisions of this title--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and the House, respectively, and as such they shall be 
        considered as part of the rules of each House, or of that House 
        to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall 
        supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
        inconsistent therewith; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change those rules (so far as they relate to 
        that house) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
        extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

SEC. 408. TREATMENT OF ALLOCATIONS IN THE HOUSE.

    (a) In General.--In the House, the Committee on Appropriations may 
make a separate suballocation for appropriations for the legislative 
branch for the first fiscal year of this resolution. Such suballocation 
shall be deemed to be made under section 302(b) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 and shall be treated as such a suballocation for all 
purposes under section 302 of such Act.
    (b) Display of Committee Allocations.--An allocation to a committee 
under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 may 
display an amount to reflect a committee's instruction under the 
reconciliation process, but it shall not constitute an allocation 
within the meaning of section 302 of such Act. Any deficit reduction 
achieved in a reconciliation bill submitted pursuant to title II of 
this resolution shall not be included in current levels of new budget 
authority and outlays for purposes of enforcing an allocation under 
302(a) of such Act.

SEC. 409. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Treatment.--For purposes of the allocations and aggregates in 
this resolution, the reconciliation directives established by this 
resolution, and for any other purpose under titles III and IV of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the budgetary effects of any bill or 
joint resolution, amendment thereto, or conference report thereon, or 
any recommendations submitted pursuant to section 201 that includes the 
reforms set forth in subsection (b) shall be scored without regard to 
the obligations resulting from the enactment of Public Law 109-208. 
Such estimate shall assume the liquidating of the National Flood 
Insurance Fund's remaining contractual obligations resulting from 
claims made as a result of floods that occurred in 2005.
    (b) Legislation.--The legislation referred to in subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) establish more actuarially sound rates on policies 
        issued by the National Flood Insurance Program; and
            (2) end flood insurance subsidies on pre-FIRM structures 
        not used as primary residences.

SEC. 410. ADJUSTMENTS FOR TAX LEGISLATION.

    In the House, if the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill or 
joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference 
report is submitted thereon, that amends the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 by extending the expiration dates for Federal tax policies that 
expired during fiscal year 2006 or that expire during the period of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2011, then the chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget may make appropriate adjustments in the allocations and 
aggregates of budget authority, outlays, and revenue set forth in this 
resolution to reflect the budgetary effects of such legislation, but 
only to the extent the adjustments would not cause the level of revenue 
to be less than the level of revenue provided for in this resolution 
for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 and would not cause 
the deficit to exceed the appropriate level of deficits provided for in 
this resolution for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

                    TITLE V--EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND

SEC. 501. NONDEFENSE RESERVE FUND FOR EMERGENCIES.

    (a) Nondefense Reserve Funds.--
            (1) Discretionary reserve fund.--In the House and except as 
        provided by subsection (b), if a bill or joint resolution is 
        reported, or an amendment is offered thereto (or considered as 
        adopted) or a conference report is filed thereon, that provides 
        new discretionary budget authority (and outlays flowing 
        therefrom), and such provision is designated as an emergency 
        pursuant to this section, the chairman of the Committee on the 
        Budget shall make adjustments to the allocations and aggregates 
        set forth in this resolution up to the amount of such 
        provisions if the requirements set forth in section 504 are 
        met, but the sum of all adjustments made under this paragraph 
        shall not exceed $6,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
            (2) Other adjustments.--In the House, if a bill or joint 
        resolution is reported or a conference report is filed thereon, 
        and a direct spending or receipt provision included therein is 
        designated as an emergency pursuant to this paragraph, the 
        chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make adjustments to 
        the allocations and aggregates set forth in this resolution.
    (b) Additional Adjustment Procedures.--In the House, before any 
adjustment is made pursuant to this section for any bill, joint 
resolution, or conference report that designates a provision an 
emergency, the enactment of which would cause the total amount of the 
reserve fund set forth in subsection (a)(1) for fiscal year 2007 to be 
exceeded:
            (1) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall 
        convene a meeting of that committee, where it shall be in 
        order, subject to the terms set forth in this section, for one 
        motion described in paragraph (2) to be made to authorize the 
        chairman to make adjustments above the maximum amount of 
        adjustments set forth in subsection (a).
            (2) The motion referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in the 
        following form: `I move that the chairman of the Committee on 
        the Budget be authorized to adjust the allocations and 
        aggregates set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget 
        for fiscal year 2007 by the following amount: $___ for fiscal 
        year 2007.', with the blank being filled in with amount 
        determined by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget. For 
        any measure referred to in subsection (a)(1), such amount shall 
        not exceed the total amount for fiscal year 2007 designated as 
        an emergency in excess of the applicable amount remaining in 
        the reserve fund.
            (3) The motion set forth in paragraph (2) shall be open for 
        debate and amendment, but any amendment offered thereto is only 
        in order if limited to changing an amount in the motion.
            (4) Except as provided by paragraph (5), the chairman of 
        the Committee on the Budget may not make any adjustments under 
        subsection (a) or subsection (b) unless or until the committee 
        filing a report or joint statement of managers on a conference 
        report on a measure including an emergency designation fulfills 
        the terms set forth in section 504.
            (5) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall make 
        any adjustments he deems necessary under this section if he 
        determines the enactment of the provision or provisions 
        designated as an emergency is essential to respond to an urgent 
        and imminent need, the chairman determines the exceptional 
        circumstances referred to in rule 3 of the rules of the 
        committee are met and the committee cannot convene to consider 
        the motion referred to in this section in a timely fashion.
    (c) Application of Adjustments.--The adjustments made pursuant to 
subsection (a) or (b) shall--
            (1) apply while that bill, joint resolution, conference 
        report or amendment is under consideration;
            (2) take effect upon the enactment of that legislation; and
            (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 
        practicable.

SEC. 502. EMERGENCY CRITERIA.

    As used in this title:
            (1) The term ``emergency'' means a situation that--
                    (A) requires new budget authority and outlays (or 
                new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom) 
                for the prevention or mitigation of, or response to, 
                loss of life or property, or a threat to national 
                security; and
                    (B) is unanticipated.
            (2) The term ``unanticipated'' means that the underlying 
        situation is--
                    (A) Sudden, which means quickly coming into being 
                or not building up over time;
                    (B) Urgent, which means a pressing and compelling 
                need requiring immediate action;
                    (C) Unforeseen, which means not predicted or 
                anticipated as an emerging need; and
                    (D) Temporary, which means not of a permanent 
                duration.

SEC. 503. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION OF EMERGENCY 
              DEFINITION.

    In the House, as soon as practicable after the adoption of this 
resolution, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall, after 
consultation with the chairmen of the applicable committees, and the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office, prepare guidelines for 
application of the definition of an emergency and publish such 
guidelines in the Congressional Record, and may issue any committee 
print from the Committee on the Budget for this or other purposes.

SEC. 504. COMMITTEE NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

    (a) Committee Notification.--Whenever a committee of the House 
(including a committee of conference) reports any bill or joint 
resolution that includes a provision designated as an emergency 
pursuant to this title, the report accompanying that bill or joint 
resolution (or the joint explanatory statement of managers in the case 
of a conference report on any such bill or joint resolution) shall 
identify all provisions that provide amounts designated as an emergency 
and shall provide an explanation of the manner in which the provision 
meets the criteria set forth in section 502.
    (b) Congressional Record.--If such a measure is to be considered by 
the House without being reported by the committee of jurisdiction, then 
the committee shall cause the explanation to be published in the 
Congressional Record as soon as practicable.

SEC. 505. UP-TO-DATE TABULATIONS.

    The Committee on the Budget of the House shall publish in the 
Congressional Record up-to-date tabulations of amounts remaining in the 
reserve fund set forth in section 501, or authorized in excess thereof, 
as soon as practicable after the enactment of such amounts designated 
as emergencies.

                      TITLE VI--SENSE OF CONGRESS

SEC. 601. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LONG-TERM BUDGETING.

    It is the sense of Congress that the determination of the 
congressional budget for the United States Government and the 
President's budget request should include consideration of the 
Financial Report of the United States Government, especially its 
information regarding the Government's net operating cost, financial 
position, and long-term liabilities.

SEC. 602. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CLOSING THE TAX GAP TO REDUCE THE 
              DEFICIT.

    It is the sense of Congress that any revenues increases achieved 
through recovery of taxes legally owed to the U.S. Treasury but not 
actually paid, the so-called ``tax gap'', shall be dedicated entirely 
to reducing the deficit and the accumulated debt, and not to financing 
additional spending.

SEC. 603. IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING FY2007 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND 
              HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
              APPROPRIATION BILL.

    (a) Findings.--The House of Representatives finds that--
            (1) the budget resolution sets total discretionary spending 
        at $872,778,000,000; and
            (2) additional funding can be provided for discretionary 
        programs under the budget resolution provided that it is offset 
        with mandatory or discretionary savings in negotiations with 
        the Senate.
    (b) Recognition.--The House of Representatives recognizes the need 
to increase the President's fiscal year 2007 request for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriation bill by not less than $7,158,000,000.

SEC. 604. UNOBLIGATED FUNDING OFFSET.

    There should be included in any offsets enacted to provide for the 
increases relative to the President's request for the Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill a 
rescission of at least $1,000,000,000 from available, unobligated funds 
previously appropriated for reconstruction activities in Iraq.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 18 (legislative 
      day, May 17), 2006.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 376

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                         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.