[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 70 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 612
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 70

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
                fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2008

 Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following 
    original concurrent resolution; which was placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
                fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009.

    (a) Declaration.--Congress declares that this resolution is the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2009 and that this 
resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2008 and 2010 through 2013.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this concurrent 
resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2009.
                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Social Security.
Sec. 103. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses.
Sec. 104. Major functional categories.
                        TITLE II--BUDGET PROCESS

                Subtitle A--Direct Spending and Receipts

Sec. 201. Senate point of order against legislation increasing long-
                            term deficits.
                   Subtitle B--Discretionary Spending

Sec. 211. Discretionary spending limits, program integrity initiatives, 
                            and other adjustments.
Sec. 212. Point of order against advance appropriations.
Sec. 213. Senate point of order against provisions of appropriations 
                            legislation that constitute changes in 
                            mandatory programs with net costs.
Sec. 214. Discretionary administrative expenses of the Postal Service.
                      Subtitle C--Other Provisions

Sec. 221. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
                            aggregates.
Sec. 222. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 223. Debt disclosure requirement.
Sec. 224. Debt disclosures.
Sec. 225. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen and stimulate the 
                            American economy and provide economic 
                            relief to American families.
Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improving education.
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for investments in America's 
                            infrastructure.
Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy, 
                            preserve the environment, and provide for 
                            certain settlements.
Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for America's veterans and 
                            wounded servicemembers and for a post 9/11 
                            GI bill.
Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve America's health.
Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for judicial pay and judgeships.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $1,871,888,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $2,013,878,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $2,199,989,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $2,432,588,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $2,656,131,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $2,755,116,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: -$7,652,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: -$83,246,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $17,125,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $4,563,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $2,816,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $376,000,000.
            (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 2008: $2,579,255,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $2,533,732,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $2,555,303,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $2,687,125,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $2,726,134,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $2,846,988,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $2,476,755,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $2,575,712,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $2,616,270,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $2,708,326,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $2,717,061,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $2,838,995,000,000.
            (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
        resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $604,867,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $561,834,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $416,281,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $275,738,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $60,930,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $83,879,000,000.
            (5) Public debt.--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 2008: $9,618,792,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $10,276,776,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $10,801,592,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $11,182,340,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $11,375,053,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $11,573,680,000,000.
            (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of 
        debt held by the public are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $5,418,643,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $5,801,633,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $6,029,151,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $6,096,509,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $5,936,083,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $5,793,011,000,000.

SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

    (a) Social Security Revenues.--For purposes of Senate enforcement 
under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
amounts of revenues of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as 
follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $666,705,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $695,876,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $733,571,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $772,468,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $809,798,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $845,044,000,000.
    (b) Social Security Outlays.--For purposes of Senate enforcement 
under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
amounts of outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008: $463,746,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $493,607,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $520,158,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $540,487,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $566,249,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013: $595,544,000,000.
    (c) Social Security Administrative Expenses.--In the Senate, the 
amounts of new budget authority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-
Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,160,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,989,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,473,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $5,476,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,623,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $5,581,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,788,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $5,759,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,962,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $5,932,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013:
                    (A) New budget authority, $6,147,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $6,115,000,000.

SEC. 103. POSTAL SERVICE DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget 
outlays of the Postal Service for discretionary administrative expenses 
are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $250,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $237,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $258,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $258,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $267,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $267,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $275,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $275,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $284,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $284,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2013:
                    (A) New budget authority, $293,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $293,000,000.

SEC. 104. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of new 
budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2008 through 2013 for 
each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $693,273,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $604,289,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $612,497,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $645,433,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $550,414,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $607,032,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $557,026,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $577,925,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $565,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $561,666,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $576,223,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $570,503,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,608,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,771,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,472,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,324,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,663,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,898,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,322,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,514,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,866,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,415,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $37,024,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,082,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,407,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,456,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $29,936,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,681,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,369,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,280,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,848,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,107,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,332,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,638,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,816,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,623,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $3,548,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,681,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,026,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,843,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,935,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,533,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,916,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,481,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,895,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,981,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,858,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $6,159,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $32,560,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $34,440,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,748,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,230,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,705,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,014,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,399,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,193,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,086,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,370,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,787,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,732,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,423,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,495,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,377,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,127,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,532,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,501,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,665,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,659,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,994,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,176,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,307,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,513,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,516,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,441,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,350,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,764,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,133,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,562,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,713,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $824,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,028,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $492,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,254,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $195,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $83,789,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,870,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $75,131,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $83,311,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,075,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $85,504,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,913,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $86,779,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $79,763,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $88,515,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $80,640,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $90,534,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,029,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,819,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,024,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,392,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,235,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,080,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,473,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,202,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,716,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,159,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,949,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,847,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $91,381,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $90,912,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $94,141,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $91,112,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $103,891,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $98,377,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $106,486,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $103,694,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $108,255,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $104,858,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $101,660,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $103,626,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $286,108,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $287,211,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $309,404,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $307,274,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $324,863,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $325,285,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $345,558,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $344,735,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $368,273,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $367,091,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $393,283,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $391,805,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $390,458,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $390,454,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $420,389,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $420,150,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $445,380,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $445,513,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $494,477,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $494,305,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $491,399,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $491,163,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $551,039,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $551,161,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $393,591,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $394,613,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $411,748,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $417,187,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $416,312,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $418,131,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $425,425,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $426,180,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $411,458,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $411,587,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $426,718,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $426,609,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,378,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,378,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,308,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,308,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,794,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,794,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,330,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,330,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,342,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,342,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,162,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,162,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $86,365,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $83,551,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $93,268,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $92,352,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $95,615,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $95,394,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $100,959,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $100,748,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $97,782,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $97,064,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $103,241,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $102,521,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,282,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,322,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $47,498,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $46,411,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $47,977,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $49,155,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $48,866,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $49,680,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $49,778,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $49,751,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $50,727,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $50,425,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $56,407,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $56,920,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,474,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,432,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,966,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,166,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,387,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,399,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,788,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,932,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,103,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,987,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $349,462,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $349,462,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, $335,088,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $335,088,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, $372,156,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $372,156,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, $408,964,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $408,964,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, $430,098,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $430,098,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, $438,484,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $438,484,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$1,087,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,351,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$8,067,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$7,460,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$8,239,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$8,030,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$8,416,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$8,134,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$8,596,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$9,281,000,000.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 2008:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$86,330,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$86,330,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$67,060,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$67,060,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$70,645,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$70,645,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$73,364,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$73,364,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$76,104,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$76,104,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2013:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$79,691,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$79,691,000,000.

                        TITLE II--BUDGET PROCESS

                Subtitle A--Direct Spending and Receipts

SEC. 201. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION INCREASING LONG-
              TERM DEFICITS.

    (a) Congressional Budget Office Analysis of Proposals.--The 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent 
practicable, prepare for each bill and joint resolution reported from 
committee (except measures within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Appropriations), and amendments thereto and conference reports thereon, 
an estimate of whether the measure would cause, relative to current 
law, a net increase in deficits in excess of $0 in any of the 4 
consecutive 10-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that 
is 10 years after the budget year provided for in the most recently 
adopted concurrent resolution on the budget.
    (b) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to 
consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
report that would cause a net increase in deficits in excess of $0 in 
any of the 4 consecutive 10-year periods described in subsection (a).
    (c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal in the Senate.--
            (1) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended only 
        by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 
        chosen and sworn.
            (2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
        Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an 
        appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised 
        under this section.
    (d) Determinations of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this section, 
the levels of net deficit increases shall be determined on the basis of 
estimates provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget.
    (e) Sunset.--This section shall expire on September 30, 2017.
    (f) Repeal.--In the Senate, subsections (a) through (d) and 
subsection (f) of section 203 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) shall 
no longer apply.

                   Subtitle B--Discretionary Spending

SEC. 211. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS, PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES, 
              AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Senate Point of Order.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        section, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 
        bill or joint resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference 
        report on that bill or joint resolution) that would cause the 
        discretionary spending limits in this section to be exceeded.
            (2) Supermajority waiver and appeals.--
                    (A) Waiver.--This subsection may be waived or 
                suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of 
                three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
                    (B) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the 
                decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of 
                this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 
                equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
                appellant and the manager of the bill or joint 
                resolution. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
                Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 
                required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the 
                Chair on a point of order raised under this subsection.
    (b) Senate Discretionary Spending Limits.--In the Senate and as 
used in this section, the term ``discretionary spending limit'' means--
            (1) for fiscal year 2008, $1,055,478,000,000 in new budget 
        authority and $1,093,343,000,000 in outlays; and
            (2) for fiscal year 2009, $1,008,482,000,000 in new budget 
        authority and $1,108,449,000,000 in outlays;
as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment procedures in subsection 
(c).
    (c) Adjustments in the Senate.--
            (1) In general.--After the reporting of a bill or joint 
        resolution relating to any matter described in paragraph (2), 
        or the offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a 
        conference report thereon--
                    (A) the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 
                Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, 
                budgetary aggregates, and allocations pursuant to 
                section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
                by the amount of new budget authority in that measure 
                for that purpose and the outlays flowing therefrom; and
                    (B) following any adjustment under subparagraph 
                (A), the Senate Committee on Appropriations may report 
                appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to 
                section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
                to carry out this subsection.
            (2) Matters described.--Matters referred to in paragraph 
        (1) are as follows:
                    (A) Continuing disability reviews and ssi 
                redeterminations.--If a bill or joint resolution is 
                reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2009 
                that appropriates $264,000,000 for continuing 
                disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income 
                redeterminations for the Social Security 
                Administration, and provides an additional 
                appropriation of up to $240,000,000 for continuing 
                disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income 
                redeterminations for the Social Security 
                Administration, then the discretionary spending limits, 
                allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, 
                and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided 
                in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed 
                $240,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing 
                therefrom for fiscal year 2009.
                    (B) Internal revenue service tax enforcement.--If a 
                bill or joint resolution is reported making 
                appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates 
                $6,997,000,000 for the Internal Revenue Service for 
                enhanced tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap 
                (taxes owed but not paid) and provides an additional 
                appropriation of up to $490,000,000 for the Internal 
                Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to address 
                the Federal tax gap, then the discretionary spending 
                limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on 
                Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the 
                amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, 
                but not to exceed $490,000,000 in budget authority and 
                outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2009.
                    (C) Health care fraud and abuse control.--If a bill 
                or joint resolution is reported making appropriations 
                for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates up to 
                $198,000,000 to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
                program at the Department of Health and Human Services, 
                then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to 
                the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates 
                may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such 
                legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed 
                $198,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing 
                therefrom for fiscal year 2009.
                    (D) Unemployment insurance improper payment 
                reviews.--If a bill or joint resolution is reported 
                making appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that 
                appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and 
                eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance 
                improper payment reviews, and provides an additional 
                appropriation of up to $40,000,000 for in-person 
                reemployment and eligibility assessments and 
                unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, then 
                the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the 
                Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may 
                be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation 
                for that purpose, but not to exceed $40,000,000 in 
                budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for 
                fiscal year 2009.
                    (E) Comparative effectiveness research at the 
                agency for healthcare research and quality.--If a bill 
                or joint resolution is reported making appropriations 
                for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates $30,000,000 for 
                comparative effectiveness research as authorized under 
                section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
                Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, and provides 
                an additional appropriation of up to $70,000,000 for 
                that purpose, then the discretionary spending limits, 
                allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, 
                and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided 
                in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed 
                $70,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 2009 
                and the outlays flowing therefrom.
                    (F) Reducing waste in defense contracting.--If a 
                bill or joint resolution is reported making 
                appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates 
                up to $100,000,000 to the Department of Defense for 
                additional activities to reduce waste, fraud, abuse, 
                and overpayments in defense contracting; achieve the 
                legal requirement to submit auditable financial 
                statements; or reduce waste by improving accounting for 
                and ordering of spare parts, then the discretionary 
                spending limits, allocation to the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate, and aggregates may be 
                adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation 
                for that purpose, but not to exceed $100,000,000 in 
                budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for 
                fiscal year 2009.
            (3) Adjustments for costs of the wars in iraq and 
        afghanistan.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 
        Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, 
        allocations to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and 
        aggregates for one or more--
                    (A) bills reported by the Senate Committee on 
                Appropriations or passed by the House of 
                Representatives;
                    (B) joint resolutions or amendments reported by the 
                Senate Committee on Appropriations;
                    (C) amendments between the Houses received from the 
                House of Representatives or Senate amendments offered 
                by the authority of the Senate Committee on 
                Appropriations; or
                    (D) conference reports;
        making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 or 2009 for the wars 
        in Iraq and Afghanistan, by the amounts provided in such 
        legislation for those purposes (and so designated pursuant to 
        this paragraph), up to $108,056,000,000 in budget authority for 
        fiscal year 2008 and the new outlays flowing therefrom, and up 
        to $70,000,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 2009 and 
        the new outlays flowing therefrom.
    (d) Oversight of Government Performance.--In the Senate, all 
committees are directed to review programs within their jurisdictions 
to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in program spending, giving 
particular scrutiny to issues raised by Government Accountability 
Office reports. Based on these oversight efforts and committee 
performance reviews of programs within their jurisdictions, committees 
are directed to include recommendations for improved governmental 
performance in their annual views and estimates reports required under 
section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the 
Committees on the Budget.
    (e) Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008.--If 
legislation making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 is 
enacted, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget shall make 
the appropriate adjustments in allocations, aggregates, discretionary 
spending limits, and other levels of new budget authority and outlays 
to reflect the difference between such measure and the corresponding 
levels assumed in this resolution.
    (f) Inapplicability.--In the Senate, subsections (a), (b), (c), 
(e), and (f) of section 207 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) shall 
no longer apply.

SEC. 212. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Point of order.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
        it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, 
        joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that 
        would provide an advance appropriation.
            (2) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
        appropriation'' means any new budget authority provided in a 
        bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 
        2009 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 
        2009, or any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint 
        resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
        appropriations for fiscal year 2010, that first becomes 
        available for any fiscal year after 2010.
    (b) Exceptions.--Advance appropriations may be provided--
            (1) for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 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 $29,352,000,000 in new budget 
        authority in each year; and
            (2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
    (c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--
            (1) Waiver.--In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived or 
        suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
        Members, duly chosen and sworn.
            (2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
        Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required 
        to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of 
        order raised under subsection (a).
    (d) Form of Point of Order.--A point of order under subsection (a) 
may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    (e) Conference Reports.--When the Senate is considering a 
conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation 
to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to 
this section, and such point of order being sustained, such material 
contained in such conference report shall be deemed stricken, and the 
Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate 
shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or 
concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may 
be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the 
conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so 
stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case 
in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report 
(or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation 
of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order.
    (f) Inapplicability.--In the Senate, section 206(a) of S. Con. Res. 
21 (110th Congress) shall no longer apply.

SEC. 213. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
              LEGISLATION THAT CONSTITUTE CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS 
              WITH NET COSTS.

    (a) In General.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order to 
consider any appropriations legislation, including any amendment 
thereto, motion in relation thereto, or conference report thereon, that 
includes any provision which constitutes a change in a mandatory 
program producing net costs, as defined in subsection (b), that would 
have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts under 
section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002) were they included in 
legislation other than appropriations legislation. A point of order 
pursuant to this section shall be raised against such provision or 
provisions as described in subsections (e) and (f).
    (b) Changes in Mandatory Programs Producing Net Costs.--A provision 
or provisions shall be subject to a point of order pursuant to this 
section if--
            (1) the provision would increase budget authority in at 
        least 1 of the 9 fiscal years that follow the budget year and 
        over the period of the total of the budget year and the 9 
        fiscal years following the budget year;
            (2) the provision would increase net outlays over the 
        period of the total of the 9 fiscal years following the budget 
        year; and
            (3) the sum total of all changes in mandatory programs in 
        the legislation would increase net outlays as measured over the 
        period of the total of the 9 fiscal years following the budget 
        year.
    (c) Determination.--The determination of whether a provision is 
subject to a point of order pursuant to this section shall be made by 
the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
    (d) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or 
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths 
of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required 
to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 
raised under this section.
    (e) General Point of Order.--It shall be in order for a Senator to 
raise a single point of order that several provisions of a bill, 
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report violate this 
section. The Presiding Officer may sustain the point of order as to 
some or all of the provisions against which the Senator raised the 
point of order. If the Presiding Officer so sustains the point of order 
as to some of the provisions (including provisions of an amendment, 
motion, or conference report) against which the Senator raised the 
point of order, then only those provisions (including provision of an 
amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Presiding 
Officer sustains the point of order shall be deemed stricken pursuant 
to this section. Before the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of 
order, any Senator may move to waive such a point of order as it 
applies to some or all of the provisions against which the point of 
order was raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable in accordance 
with rules and precedents of the Senate. After the Presiding Officer 
rules on such a point of order, any Senator may appeal the ruling of 
the Presiding Officer on such a point of order as it applies to some or 
all of the provisions on which the Presiding Officer ruled.
    (f) Form of the Point of Order.--When the Senate is considering a 
conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation 
to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to 
this section, and such point of order being sustained, such material 
contained in such conference report or amendment shall be deemed 
stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of 
whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a 
further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further 
amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of 
only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the 
case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion shall be debatable. In 
any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference 
report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by 
operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order.
    (g) Effectiveness.--This section shall not apply to any provision 
constituting a change in a mandatory program in appropriations 
legislation if such provision has been enacted in each of the 3 fiscal 
years prior to the budget year.

SEC. 214. DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE POSTAL SERVICE.

    In the Senate, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 2009a of title 39, United 
States Code, the joint explanatory statement accompanying the 
conference report on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall 
include in its allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations amounts for the 
discretionary administrative expenses of the Postal Service.

                      Subtitle C--Other Provisions

SEC. 221. 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 the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct 
spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses 
for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on the 
basis of estimates made by the Senate Committee on the Budget.

SEC. 222. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

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

SEC. 223. DEBT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--It shall not be in order to consider a budget 
resolution in the Senate unless it contains a debt disclosure section 
including all, and only, the following disclosures regarding debt:

``SEC. __. DEBT DISCLOSURES.

    ``(a) In General.--The levels assumed in this budget resolution 
allow the gross Federal debt of the nation to rise/fall by $______ from 
the current year, fiscal year 20__, to the fifth year of the budget 
window, fiscal year 20__.
    ``(b) Per Person.--The levels assumed in this budget resolution 
allow the gross Federal debt of the nation to rise/fall by $____ on 
every United States citizen from the current year, fiscal year 20__ to 
the fifth year of the budget window, fiscal year 20__.
    ``(c) Social Security.--The levels assumed in this budget 
resolution project that $____ of the Social Security surplus will be 
spent over the 5-year budget window, fiscal years 20__-20__, on things 
other than Social Security which represents __ percent of the projected 
Social Security surplus over this period.''.
    (b) Social Security.--If any portion of the Social Security surplus 
is projected to be spent and/or the gross Federal debt in the fifth 
year of the budget window is greater than the debt projected in the 
current year, as described in the debt disclosure section described in 
subsection (a) of this section, the report, print, or statement of 
managers accompanying the budget resolution shall contain a section 
that--
            (1) details the circumstances making it in the national 
        interest to allow Federal debt to increase rather than taking 
        steps to reduce the debt; and
            (2) provides a justification for allowing the surpluses in 
        the Social Security Trust Fund to be spent on other functions 
        of Government even as the baby boom generation retires, program 
        costs are projected to rise dramatically, the debt owed to 
        Social Security is about to come due, and the Trust Fund is 
        projected to go insolvent.
    (c) Definitions.--The term ``gross Federal debt'' described above 
represents nominal increases in gross Federal debt measured at the end 
of each fiscal year during the period of the budget, not debt as a 
percentage of gross domestic product, and not levels relative to 
baseline projections.

SEC. 224. DEBT DISCLOSURES.

    (a) In General.--The levels assumed in this budget resolution allow 
the gross Federal debt of the nation to rise by $2,000,000,000,000 from 
the current year, fiscal year 2008, to the fifth year of the budget 
window, fiscal year 2013.
    (b) Per Person.--The levels assumed in this budget resolution allow 
the gross Federal debt of the nation to rise by $6,440 on every United 
States citizen from the current year, fiscal year 2008, to the fifth 
year of the budget window, fiscal year 2013.
    (c) Social Security.--The levels assumed in this budget resolution 
project $800,000,000,000 of the Social Security surplus will be spent 
over the 5-year budget window, fiscal years 2009-2013, on things other 
than Social Security, which represents 70 percent of the projected 
Social Security surplus over this period.

SEC. 225. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

    Congress adopts the provisions of this title--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, 
        and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of 
        the Senate and such rules shall supersede other rules only to 
        the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; 
        and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        the Senate to change those rules at any time, in the same 
        manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule 
        of the Senate.

                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO STRENGTHEN AND STIMULATE THE 
              AMERICAN ECONOMY AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF TO AMERICAN 
              FAMILIES.

    (a) Tax Relief.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget 
may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 
motions, or conference reports that would provide tax relief, including 
extensions of expiring tax relief and refundable tax relief, by the 
amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that 
such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period 
of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the 
total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (b) Manufacturing.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, 
amendments, motions, or conference reports, including tax legislation, 
that would revitalize the United States domestic manufacturing sector 
by increasing Federal research and development, by expanding the scope 
and effectiveness of manufacturing programs across the Federal 
government, by increasing support for development of alternative fuels 
and leap-ahead automotive and energy technologies, or by establishing 
tax incentives to encourage the continued production in the United 
States of advanced technologies and the infrastructure to support such 
technologies, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those 
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 
or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (c) Housing.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget 
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, 
and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 
resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would 
provide housing assistance, which may include low income rental 
assistance, or establish an affordable housing fund financed by the 
housing government sponsored enterprises or other sources, by the 
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that 
such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period 
of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the 
total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (d) Flood Insurance Reform.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee 
on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, 
joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that 
would provide for flood insurance reform and modernization, by the 
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that 
such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period 
of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the 
total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (e) Trade.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution 
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or 
conference reports relating to trade agreements, preferences, 
sanctions, enforcement, or customs, by the amounts provided in such 
legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would 
not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 
through 2018.
    (f) Economic Relief for American Families.--The Chairman of the 
Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a 
committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 
motions, or conference reports which--
            (1) reauthorizes the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families supplemental grants or makes improvements to the 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, child welfare 
        programs, or the child support enforcement program;
            (2) provides up to $5,000,000,000 for the child care 
        entitlement to States;
            (3) improves the unemployment compensation program; or
            (4) reauthorizes the trade adjustment assistance programs;
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 
either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the 
period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (g) America's Farms and Economic Investment in Rural America.--
            (1) Farm bill.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 
        Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
        appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, 
        joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports 
        that provide for the reauthorization of the programs of the 
        Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 or prior Acts, 
        authorize similar or related programs, provide for revenue 
        changes, or any combination of the preceding purposes, by the 
        amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes up to 
        $15,000,000,000 over the period of the total of fiscal years 
        2008 through 2013, provided that such legislation would not 
        increase the deficit over either the period of the total of 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
            (2) County payments.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee 
        on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or 
        committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits 
        in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, 
        amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for the 
        reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
        Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393), make changes to 
        the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-565), 
        or both, by the amounts provided by that legislation for those 
        purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the 
        deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 
        2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 
        2008 through 2018.

SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION.

    The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the 
aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this 
resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 
motions, or conference reports that would make higher education more 
accessible or more affordable, which may include increasing funding for 
the Federal Pell Grant program, facilitate modernization of school 
facilities through renovation or construction bonds, reduce the cost of 
teachers' out-of-pocket expenses for school supplies, or provide tax 
incentives for highly-qualified teachers to serve in high-needs 
schools, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those 
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 
or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. The 
legislation may include tax benefits and other revenue provisions.

SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVESTMENTS IN AMERICA'S 
              INFRASTRUCTURE.

    The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the 
aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels and limits in 
this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 
motions, or conference reports that provide for a robust federal 
investment in America's infrastructure, which may include projects for 
transit, public housing, energy, water, highway, bridge, or other 
infrastructure projects, by the amounts provided in that legislation 
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 
the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 
2018.

SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY, 
              PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT, AND PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN 
              SETTLEMENTS.

    (a) Energy and the Environment.--The Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or 
committees, aggregates, and other levels and limits in this resolution 
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or 
conference reports that would decrease greenhouse gas emissions, reduce 
our Nation's dependence on imported energy, produce green jobs, or 
preserve or protect national parks, oceans, or coastal areas, by the 
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that 
such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period 
of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the 
total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. The legislation may include 
tax legislation such as a proposal to extend energy tax incentives like 
the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable 
resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bond program, or provisions to 
encourage energy efficient buildings, products, and power plants.
    (b) Settlements.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or 
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference 
reports that would fulfill the purposes of the San Joaquin River 
Restoration Settlement Act or implement a Navajo Nation water rights 
settlement and other provisions authorized by the Northwestern New 
Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, by the amounts provided by that 
legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would 
not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 
through 2018.

SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS AND 
              WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS AND FOR A POST 9/11 GI BILL.

    (a) Veterans and Wounded Servicemembers.--The Chairman of the 
Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a 
committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 
motions, or conference reports which would--
            (1) enhance medical care, disability evaluations, or 
        disability benefits for wounded or disabled military personnel 
        or veterans;
            (2) provide for or increase benefits to Filipino veterans 
        of World War II, their survivors and dependents; or
            (3) allow for the transfer of education benefits from 
        servicemembers to family members;
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 
provided that such legislation does not include increased fees charged 
to veterans for pharmacy co-payments, annual enrollment, or third-party 
insurance payment offsets, and further provided that such legislation 
would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2018.
    (b) Post 9/11 GI Bill.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 
Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or 
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference 
reports which would enhance educational benefits of service members and 
veterans with service on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after 
September 11, 2001, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the 
deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 
2018.

SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S HEALTH.

    (a) SCHIP.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may 
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 
this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
conference report that provides up to $50,000,000,000 in outlays over 
the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 for 
reauthorization of SCHIP, if such legislation maintains coverage for 
those currently enrolled in SCHIP, continues efforts to enroll 
uninsured children who are already eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid but 
are not enrolled, or supports States in their efforts to move forward 
in covering more children, by the amounts provided in that legislation 
for those purposes, provided that the outlay adjustment shall not 
exceed $50,000,000,000 in outlays over the period of the total of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2013, and provided that such legislation 
would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2018.
    (b) Medicare Improvements.--
            (1) Physician payments.--The Chairman of the Senate 
        Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, 
        and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, 
        joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
        increases the reimbursement rate for physician services under 
        section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act and that includes 
        financial incentives for physicians to improve the quality and 
        efficiency of items and services furnished to Medicare 
        beneficiaries through the use of consensus-based quality 
        measures, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those 
        purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the 
        deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 
        2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 
        2008 through 2018.
            (2) Other improvements to medicare.--The Chairman of the 
        Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, 
        allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution 
        for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
        report that makes improvements to the Medicare program, which 
        may include improvements to the prescription drug benefit under 
        Medicare Part D, adjustments to the Medicare Savings Program, 
        and reductions in beneficiary cost-sharing for preventive 
        benefits under Medicare Part B, or measures to encourage 
        physicians to train in primary care residencies and attract 
        more physicians and other health care providers to States that 
        face a shortage of health care providers, by the amounts 
        provided in such legislation for those purposes up to 
        $10,000,000,000, provided that such legislation would not 
        increase the deficit over either the period of the total of 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (c) Health Care Quality, Effectiveness, Efficiency, and 
Transparency.--
            (1) Comparative effectiveness research.--The Chairman of 
        the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations 
        of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate 
        levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 
        resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that 
        establish a new Federal or public-private initiative for 
        comparative effectiveness research, by the amounts provided in 
        such legislation for those purposes, provided that such 
        legislation would not increase the deficit over either the 
        period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the 
        period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
            (2) Improving the health care system.--The Chairman of the 
        Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, 
        aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, 
        joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report 
        that--
                    (A) creates a framework and parameters for the use 
                of Medicare data for the purpose of conducting 
                research, public reporting, and other activities to 
                evaluate health care safety, effectiveness, efficiency, 
                quality, and resource utilization in Federal programs 
                and the private health care system; and
                    (B) includes provisions to protect beneficiary 
                privacy and to prevent disclosure of proprietary or 
                trade secret information with respect to the transfer 
                and use of such data;
        provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
        over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 
        through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal 2008 through 
        2018.
            (3) Health information technology and adherence to best 
        practices.--
                    (A) Health information technology.--The Chairman of 
                the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise 
                the allocations of a committee or committees, 
                aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in 
                this resolution for 1 or more bills, joint resolutions, 
                amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide 
                incentives or other support for adoption of modern 
                information technology to improve quality and protect 
                privacy in health care, such as activities by the 
                Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs to integrate their electronic health record 
                data, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 
                that purpose, provided that such legislation would not 
                increase the deficit over either the period of the 
                total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period 
                of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
                    (B) Adherence to best practices.--The Chairman of 
                the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise 
                the allocations of a committee or committees, 
                aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in 
                this resolution for 1 or more bills, joint resolutions, 
                amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide 
                incentives for Medicare providers or suppliers to 
                comply with, where available and medically appropriate, 
                clinical protocols identified as best practices, by the 
                amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, 
                provided in the Senate that such legislation would not 
                increase the deficit over either the period of the 
                total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period 
                of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (d) Food and Drug Administration.--
            (1) Regulation.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on 
        the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other 
        appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint 
        resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that 
        authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to regulate 
        products and assess user fees on manufacturers and importers of 
        those products to cover the cost of the Food and Drug 
        Administration's regulatory activities, by the amounts provided 
        in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such 
        legislation would not increase the deficit over either the 
        period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the 
        period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
            (2) Drug importation.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee 
        on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other 
        levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, 
        amendment, or conference report that permits the safe 
        importation of prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug 
        Administration from a specified list of countries, by the 
        amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 
        provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
        over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 
        through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 
        through 2018.
    (e) Medicaid.--
            (1) Rules or administrative actions.--The Chairman of the 
        Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, 
        aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for 
        a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
        report that includes provisions regarding the final rule 
        published on May 29, 2007, on pages 29748 through 29836 of 
        volume 72, Federal Register (relating to parts 433, 447, and 
        457 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations) or any other rule 
        or other administrative action that would affect the Medicaid 
        program or SCHIP in a similar manner, or place restrictions on 
        coverage of or payment for graduate medical education, 
        rehabilitation services, or school-based administration, 
        school-based transportation, or optional case management 
        services under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or 
        includes provisions regarding administrative guidance issued in 
        August 2007 affecting SCHIP or any other administrative action 
        that would affect SCHIP in a similar manner, by the amounts 
        provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that 
        such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the 
        total of the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the 
        total of the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
            (2) Transitional medical assistance.--The Chairman of the 
        Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a 
        committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate 
        levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 
        resolutions, amendments, motions or conference reports that 
        extend the Transitional Medical Assistance program, included in 
        title XIX of the Social Security Act, by the amounts provided 
        in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such 
        legislation would not increase the deficit over either the 
        total of the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the 
        total of the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (f) Other Improvements in Health.--The Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or 
committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution 
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or 
conference reports which--
            (1) make health insurance coverage more affordable or 
        available to small businesses and their employees, through 
        pooling arrangements that provide appropriate consumer 
        protections;
            (2) improve health care, provide quality health insurance 
        for the uninsured and underinsured, and protect individuals 
        with current health coverage;
            (3) reauthorize the special diabetes program for Indians 
        and the special diabetes programs for Type 1 diabetes;
            (4) improve long-term care, enhance the safety and dignity 
        of patients, encourage appropriate use of institutional and 
        community-based care, promote quality care, or provide for the 
        cost-effective use of public resources; or
            (5) provide parity between heath insurance coverage of 
        mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical 
        services, including parity in public programs;
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 
either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the 
period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
    (g) Pediatric Dental Care.--The Chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget of the Senate may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other 
appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, motion, or conference report that would provide for improved 
access to pediatric dental care for children from low-income families, 
by the amounts provided in such legislation for such purpose, provided 
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the 
period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of 
the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR JUDICIAL PAY AND JUDGESHIPS.

    The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the 
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels 
in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, 
amendments, motions, or conference reports that would authorize salary 
adjustments for justices and judges of the United States or increase 
the number of Federal judgeships, by the amounts provided in such 
legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would 
not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 
through 2018.




                                                       Calendar No. 612

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            S. CON. RES. 70

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
                fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.

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                             March 7, 2008

                         Placed on the calendar