[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 25 Engrossed in House (EH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 25

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014.

    (a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that this 
concurrent resolution establishes the


              

 budget for fiscal year 2014 and sets forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.
    (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 2014.
                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--RECOMMENDED LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2030, 2040, AND 2050

Sec. 301. Long-term budgeting.
                        TITLE IV--RESERVE FUNDS

Sec. 401. Reserve fund for the repeal of the 2010 health care laws.
Sec. 402. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reform of the 2010 
                            health care laws.
Sec. 403. Deficit-neutral reserve fund related to the Medicare 
                            provisions of the 2010 health care laws.
Sec. 404. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the sustainable growth rate 
                            of the Medicare program.
Sec. 405. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reforming the tax code.
Sec. 406. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade agreements.
Sec. 407. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for revenue measures.
Sec. 408. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for rural counties and schools.
Sec. 409. Implementation of a deficit and long-term debt reduction 
                            agreement.
                 TITLE V--ESTIMATES OF DIRECT SPENDING

Sec. 501. Direct spending.
                      TITLE VI--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 601. Limitation on advance appropriations.
Sec. 602. Concepts and definitions.
Sec. 603. Adjustments of aggregates, allocations, and appropriate 
                            budgetary levels.
Sec. 604. Limitation on long-term spending.
Sec. 605. Budgetary treatment of certain transactions.
Sec. 606. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
                            aggregates.
Sec. 607. Congressional Budget Office estimates.
Sec. 608. Transfers from the general fund of the treasury to the 
                            highway trust fund that increase public 
                            indebtedness.
Sec. 609. Separate allocation for overseas contingency operations/
                            global war on terrorism.
Sec. 610. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
                      TITLE VII--POLICY STATEMENTS

Sec. 701. Policy statement on economic growth and job creation.
Sec. 702. Policy statement on tax reform.
Sec. 703. Policy statement on Medicare.
Sec. 704. Policy statement on Social Security.
Sec. 705. Policy statement on higher education affordability.
Sec. 706. Policy statement on deficit reduction through the 
                            cancellation of unobligated balances.
Sec. 707. Policy statement on responsible stewardship of taxpayer 
                            dollars.
Sec. 708. Policy statement on deficit reduction through the reduction 
                            of unnecessary and wasteful spending.
Sec. 709. Policy statement on unauthorized spending.
               TITLE VIII--SENSE OF THE HOUSE PROVISIONS

Sec. 801. Sense of the House on the importance of child support 
                            enforcement.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2023:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this concurrent resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
    Fiscal year 2014: $2,270,932,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2015: $2,606,592,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2016: $2,778,891,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2017: $2,903,673,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2018: $3,028,951,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2019: $3,149,236,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2020: $3,284,610,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2021: $3,457,009,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2022: $3,650,699,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2023: $3,832,145,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2014: $0.
    Fiscal year 2015: $0.
    Fiscal year 2016: $0.
    Fiscal year 2017: $0.
    Fiscal year 2018: $0.
    Fiscal year 2019: $0.
    Fiscal year 2020: $0.
    Fiscal year 2021: $0.
    Fiscal year 2022: $0.
    Fiscal year 2023: $0.
            (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this concurrent resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        new budget authority are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2014: $2,769,406,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2015: $2,681,581,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2016: $2,857,258,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2017: $2,988,083,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2018: $3,104,777,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2019: $3,281,142,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2020: $3,414,838,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2021: $3,540,165,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2022: $3,681,407,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2023: $3,768,151,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this concurrent resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2014: $2,815,079,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2015: $2,736,849,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2016: $2,850,434,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2017: $2,958,619,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2018: $3,079,296,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2019: $3,231,642,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2020: $3,374,336,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2021: $3,495,489,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2022: $3,667,532,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2023: $3,722,071,000,000.
            (4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this concurrent resolution, the amounts of the deficits (on-
        budget) are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2014: -$544,147,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2015: -$130,257,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2016: -$71,544,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2017: -$54,947,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2018: -$50,345,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2019: -$82,405,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2020: -$89,726,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2021: -$38,480,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2022: -$16,833,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2023: $110,073,000,000.
            (5) Debt subject to limit.--The appropriate levels of the 
        public debt are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2014: $17,776,278,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2015: $18,086,450,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2016: $18,343,824,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2017: $18,635,129,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2018: $18,938,669,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2019: $19,267,212,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2020: $19,608,732,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2021: $19,900,718,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2022: $20,162,755,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2023: $20,319,503,000,000.
            (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of 
        debt held by the public are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2014: $12,849,621,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2015: $13,069,788,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2016: $13,225,569,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2017: $13,362,146,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2018: $13,485,102,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2019: $13,648,470,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2020: $13,836,545,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2021; $13,992,649,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2022: $14,154,363,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2023: $14,210,984,000,000.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2014 through 2023 for 
each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $560,225,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $579,235,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $574,359,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $563,976,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $585,556,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $570,288,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $598,822,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $575,457,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $612,125,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $582,678,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $625,445,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $600,508,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $639,780,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $614,250,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $654,096,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $628,265,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $671,181,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $649,221,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $688,640,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $660,461,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $41,010,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,005,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,357,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,876,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,355,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,019,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $41,343,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,821,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,342,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,922,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,349,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,248,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $44,366,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,070,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $44,898,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,970,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,240,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,208,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $47,304,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,030,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,733,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,811,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,318,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,193,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,994,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,641,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $29,677,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,251,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,386,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,932,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,088,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,574,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,798,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,275,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $32,506,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,886,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,244,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,609,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,991,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,344,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$1,218,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,366,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,527,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,024,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,433,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $984,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,570,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,091,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,764,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,331,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,932,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,612,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,121,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,864,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,039,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,105,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,989,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$12,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$147,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,146,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,002,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $37,457,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,169,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,445,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,860,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $37,295,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,612,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,120,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,378,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,552,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,655,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,530,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,167,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,730,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,332,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,124,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,330,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,792,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,382,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,731,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,377,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,737,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,452,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,254,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,827,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,344,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,856,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,776,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,238,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,087,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,461,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,380,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,864,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,856,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,365,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,736,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,244,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,335,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,859,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,548,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$9,000,000,000..
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$7,818,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$19,413,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$7,398,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$21,697,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$6,328,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$22,908,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,946,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$20,314,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$866,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$23,410,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$579,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$22,954,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$295,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$17,517,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$1,076,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$19,406,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$1,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$20,654,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $87,056,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $93,142,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,030,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $82,089,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $81,453,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $74,235,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $91,498,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $85,791,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $68,776,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $84,548,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $92,602,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $82,681,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,693,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $84,625,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $92,988,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $85,244,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $74,694,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $85,945,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $99,499,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $86,906,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,533,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,669,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,401,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,978,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,341,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,911,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,442,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,910,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,556,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,925,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,766,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,787,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,962,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,418,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,172,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,283,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,424,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,209,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,641,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,271,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $56,440,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,310,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $73,848,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,042,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $85,577,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $84,250,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $95,462,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $93,615,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $100,910,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $99,755,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $95,734,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $95,741,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $97,329,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $97,270,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $98,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $98,917,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $99,965,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $100,219,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $101,606,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $101,780,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $363,762,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $378,695,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $358,156,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $353,470,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $359,280,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $362,833,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $375,308,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $375,956,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $387,073,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $386,264,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $393,079,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $392,141,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $422,229,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $410,876,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $420,834,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $419,365,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $441,207,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $439,353,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $456,935,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $455,134,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $515,944,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $515,713,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $534,494,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $534,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $581,788,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $581,834,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $597,570,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $597,637,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $621,384,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $621,480,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $679,457,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $679,661,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $723,313,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $723,481,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $770,764,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $771,261,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $845,828,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $843,504,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $875,417,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $874,988,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $509,418,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $508,082,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $480,285,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $476,897,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $487,623,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $487,046,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $484,222,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $479,516,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $484,653,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $475,612,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $495,065,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $490,660,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $501,101,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $496,983,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $505,927,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $501,832,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $515,637,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $516,362,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $510,654,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $506,354,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,506,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,616,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,233,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,308,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,369,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $33,407,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,691,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,691,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,005,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,005,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,421,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,421,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,954,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $46,954,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $50,474,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $50,474,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $54,235,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $54,235,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $58,441,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,441,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $145,730,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $145,440,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $149,792,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $149,313,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $162,051,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $161,441,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $160,947,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $160,117,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $159,423,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $158,565,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $171,032,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $170,144,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $175,674,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $174,791,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $179,585,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $178,655,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $191,294,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $190,344,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $187,945,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $186,882,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $51,933,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $53,376,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $53,116,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $52,918,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $56,644,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $55,745,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $56,712,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $57,949,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $58,586,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $59,859,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $60,495,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $60,666,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $62,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $61,878,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $64,507,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $63,950,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $70,150,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $69,561,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,809,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $72,195,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,225,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,172,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,922,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,749,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,263,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,559,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,814,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,435,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,573,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,158,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,454,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,803,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $26,293,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,645,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,178,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,566,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,821,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,219,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,717,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,116,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $341,099,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $341,099,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $367,647,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $367,647,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $405,960,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $405,960,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $476,448,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $476,448,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $555,772,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $555,772,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $613,411,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $613,411,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $661,810,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $661,810,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $694,647,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $694,647,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $723,923,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $723,923,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $745,963,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $745,963,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$59,061,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$44,044,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$58,840,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$53,255,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$65,587,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$59,258,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$71,859,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$65,151,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$77,299,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$71,278,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$82,155,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$76,769,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$85,543,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$81,785,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$89,377,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$85,845,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$88,897,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$85,661,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$92,469,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$89,323,000,000.
            (20) Government-wide savings (930):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$9,407,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$6,660,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$21,577,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$9,971,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$17,617,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$8,873,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$13,371,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$6,739,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$11,556,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$3,340,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$9,584,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$703,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$8,457,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,740,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$7,094,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,666,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$21,151,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,703,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$35,807,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$13,555,000,000.
            (21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$75,946,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$75,946,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$80,864,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$80,864,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$86,525,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$86,525,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$90,525,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$90,525,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$91,645,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$91,645,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$99,220,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$99,220,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $101,316,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$101,316,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $106,332,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$106,332,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $109,276,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$109,276,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $115,049,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$115,049,000,000.
            (22) Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
        Terrorism (970):
                    Fiscal year 2014:
                            (A) New budget authority, $93,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $46,621,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2015:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,851,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2016:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,948,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2017:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,789,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2018:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,451,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2019:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,570,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2020:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,431,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2021:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,466,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2022:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,102,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2023:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,694,000,000.

                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Submissions of Spending Reduction.--The House committees named 
in subsection (b) shall submit, not later than ______, 2013, 
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives. After receiving those recommendations, such committee 
shall report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all such 
recommendations without substantive revision.
    (b) Instructions.--
            (1) Committee on agriculture.--The Committee on Agriculture 
        shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
        to reduce the deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for the period 
        of fiscal years 2013 through 2023.
            (2) Committee on education and the workforce.--The 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce shall submit changes 
        in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the 
        deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
        years 2013 through 2023.
            (3) Committee on energy and commerce.--The Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce shall submit changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by at least 
        $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2013 through 
        2023.
            (4) Committee on financial services.--The Committee on 
        Financial Services shall submit changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by at least 
        $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2013 through 
        2023.
            (5) Committee on the judiciary.--The Committee on the 
        Judiciary shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
        sufficient to reduce the deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for 
        the period of fiscal years 2013 through 2023.
            (6) Committee on natural resources.--The Committee on 
        Natural Resources shall submit changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by at least 
        $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2013 through 
        2023.
            (7) Committee on oversight and government reform.--The 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall submit 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce 
        the deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
        years 2013 through 2023.
            (8) Committee on ways and means.--The Committee on Ways and 
        Means shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
        sufficient to reduce the deficit by at least $1,000,000,000 for 
        the period of fiscal years 2013 through 2023.

  TITLE III--RECOMMENDED LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2030, 2040, AND 2050

SEC. 301. LONG-TERM BUDGETING.

    The following are the recommended revenue, spending, and deficit 
levels for each of fiscal years 2030, 2040, and 2050 as a percent of 
the gross domestic product of the United States:
            (1) Federal revenues.--The appropriate levels of Federal 
        revenues are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2030: 19.1 percent.
    Fiscal year 2040: 19.1 percent.
    Fiscal year 2050: 19.1 percent.
            (2) Budget outlays.--The appropriate levels of total budget 
        outlays are not to exceed:
    Fiscal year 2030: 19.1 percent.
    Fiscal year 2040: 19.1 percent.
    Fiscal year 2050: 19.1 percent.
            (3) Deficits.--The appropriate levels of deficits are not 
        to exceed:
    Fiscal year 2030: 0 percent.
    Fiscal year 2040: 0 percent.
    Fiscal year 2050: 0 percent.

                        TITLE IV--RESERVE FUNDS

SEC. 401. RESERVE FUND FOR THE REPEAL OF THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAWS.

    In the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 
concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
only consists of a full repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and the health care-related provisions of the Health Care and 
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

SEC. 402. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE REFORM OF THE 2010 
              HEALTH CARE LAWS.

    In the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 
concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
reforms or replaces the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or 
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, if such 
measure would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 
2014 through 2023.

SEC. 403. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATED TO THE MEDICARE 
              PROVISIONS OF THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAWS.

    In the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 
concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
repeals all or part of the decreases in Medicare spending included in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and 
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, if such measure would not 
increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

SEC. 404. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE 
              OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    In the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 
concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
includes provisions amending or superseding the system for updating 
payments under section 1848 of the Social Security Act, if such measure 
would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2014 
through 2023.

SEC. 405. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REFORMING THE TAX CODE.

    In the House, if the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill or 
joint resolution that reforms the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, 
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution 
for the budgetary effects of any such bill or joint resolution, or 
amendment thereto or conference report thereon, if such measure would 
not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 
2023.

SEC. 406. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS.

    In the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 
concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint 
resolution reported by the Committee on Ways and Means, or amendment 
thereto or conference report thereon, that implements a trade 
agreement, but only if such measure would not increase the deficit for 
the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

SEC. 407. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REVENUE MEASURES.

    In the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 
concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint 
resolution reported by the Committee on Ways and Means, or amendment 
thereto or conference report thereon, that decreases revenue, but only 
if such measure would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2023.

SEC. 408. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR RURAL COUNTIES AND SCHOOLS.

    In the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in 
this resolution for the budgetary effects of any bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
makes changes to or provides for the reauthorization of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106-393) by the amounts provided by that legislation for those 
purposes, if such legislation requires sustained yield timber harvests 
obviating the need for funding under P.L. 106-393 in the future and 
would not increase the deficit or direct spending for fiscal year 2014, 
the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, or the period of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2023.

SEC. 409. IMPLEMENTATION OF A DEFICIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT REDUCTION 
              AGREEMENT.

    In the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 
concurrent resolution to accommodate the enactment of a deficit and 
long-term debt reduction agreement if it includes permanent spending 
reductions and reforms to direct spending programs.

                 TITLE V--ESTIMATES OF DIRECT SPENDING

SEC. 501. DIRECT SPENDING.

    (a) Means-tested Direct Spending.--
            (1) For means-tested direct spending, the average rate of 
        growth in the total level of outlays during the 10-year period 
        preceding fiscal year 2014 is 6.7 percent.
            (2) For means-tested direct spending, the estimated average 
        rate of growth in the total level of outlays during the 10-year 
        period beginning with fiscal year 2014 is 6.2 percent under 
        current law.
            (3) The following reforms are proposed in this concurrent 
        resolution for means-tested direct spending:
                    (A) In 1996, a Republican Congress and a Democratic 
                president reformed welfare by limiting the duration of 
                benefits, giving States more control over the program, 
                and helping recipients find work. In the five years 
                following passage, child-poverty rates fell, welfare 
                caseloads fell, and workers' wages increased. This 
                budget applies the lessons of welfare reform to both 
                the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and 
                Medicaid.
                    (B) For Medicaid, this budget converts the Federal 
                share of Medicaid spending into a flexible State 
                allotment tailored to meet each State's needs, indexed 
                for inflation and population growth. Such a reform 
                would end the misguided one-size-fits-all approach that 
                has tied the hands of State governments. Instead, each 
                State would have the freedom and flexibility to tailor 
                a Medicaid program that fits the needs of its unique 
                population. Moreover, this budget repeals the Medicaid 
                expansions in the President's health care law, 
                relieving State governments of its crippling one-size-
                fits-all enrollment mandates.
                    (C) For the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
                Program, this budget converts the program into a 
                flexible State allotment tailored to meet each State's 
                needs, increases in the Department of Agriculture 
                Thrifty Food Plan index and beneficiary growth. Such a 
                reform would provide incentives for States to ensure 
                dollars will go towards those who need them most. 
                Additionally, it requires that more stringent work 
                requirements and time limits apply under the program.
    (b) Nonmeans-tested Direct Spending.--
            (1) For nonmeans-tested direct spending, the average rate 
        of growth in the total level of outlays during the 10-year 
        period preceding fiscal year 2014 is 5.9 percent.
            (2) For nonmeans-tested direct spending, the estimated 
        average rate of growth in the total level of outlays during the 
        10-year period beginning with fiscal year 2014 is 5.3 percent 
        under current law.
            (3) The following reforms are proposed in this concurrent 
        resolution for nonmeans-tested direct spending:
                    (A) For Medicare, this budget advances policies to 
                put seniors, not the Federal Government, in control of 
                their health care decisions. Those in or near 
                retirement will see no changes, while future retirees 
                would be given a choice of private plans competing 
                alongside the traditional fee-for-service Medicare 
                program. Medicare would provide a premium-support 
                payment either to pay for or offset the premium of the 
                plan chosen by the senior, depending on the plan's 
                cost. The Medicare premium-support payment would be 
                adjusted so that the sick would receive higher payments 
                if their conditions worsened; lower-income seniors 
                would receive additional assistance to help cover out-
                of-pocket costs; and wealthier seniors would assume 
                responsibility for a greater share of their premiums. 
                Putting seniors in charge of how their health care 
                dollars are spent will force providers to compete 
                against each other on price and quality. This market 
                competition will act as a real check on widespread 
                waste and skyrocketing health care costs.
                    (B) In keeping with a recommendation from the 
                National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and 
                Reform, this budget calls for Federal employees--
                including Members of Congress and congressional staff--
                to make greater contributions toward their own 
                retirement.

                      TITLE VI--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 601. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The Veterans Health Care Budget and Reform Transparency 
        Act of 2009 provides advance appropriations for the following 
        veteran medical care accounts: Medical Services, Medical 
        Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities.
            (2) The President has yet to submit a budget request as 
        required under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
        including the request for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
        for fiscal year 2014, hence the request for veteran medical 
        care advance appropriations for fiscal year 2015 is unavailable 
        as of the writing of this concurrent resolution.
            (3) This concurrent resolution reflects the most up-to-date 
        estimate on veterans' health care needs included in the 
        President's fiscal year 2013 request for fiscal year 2015.
    (b) In General.--In the House, except as provided for in subsection 
(c), any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference 
report thereon, making a general appropriation or continuing 
appropriation may not provide for advance appropriations.
    (c) Exceptions.--An advance appropriation may be provided for 
programs, projects, activities, or accounts referred to in subsection 
(d)(1) or identified in the report to accompany this concurrent 
resolution or the joint explanatory statement of managers to accompany 
this concurrent resolution under the heading ``Accounts Identified for 
Advance Appropriations''.
    (d) Limitations.--For fiscal year 2015, the aggregate level of 
advance appropriations shall not exceed--
            (1) $55,483,000,000 for the following programs in the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs--
                    (A) Medical Services;
                    (B) Medical Support and Compliance; and
                    (C) Medical Facilities accounts of the Veterans 
                Health Administration; and
            (2) $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority for all 
        programs identified pursuant to subsection (c).
    (e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any new discretionary budget authority provided 
in a bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference 
report thereon, making general appropriations or any new discretionary 
budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015.

SEC. 602. CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

    Upon the enactment of any bill or joint resolution providing for a 
change in budgetary concepts or definitions, the chair of the Committee 
on the Budget may adjust any allocations, aggregates, and other 
appropriate levels in this concurrent resolution accordingly.

SEC. 603. ADJUSTMENTS OF AGGREGATES, ALLOCATIONS, AND APPROPRIATE 
              BUDGETARY LEVELS.

    (a) Adjustments of Discretionary and Direct Spending Levels.--If a 
committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations) reports a bill 
or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 
providing for a decrease in direct spending (budget authority and 
outlays flowing therefrom) for any fiscal year and also provides for an 
authorization of appropriations for the same purpose, upon the 
enactment of such measure, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may 
decrease the allocation to such committee and increase the allocation 
of discretionary spending (budget authority and outlays flowing 
therefrom) to the Committee on Appropriations for fiscal year 2014 by 
an amount equal to the new budget authority (and outlays flowing 
therefrom) provided for in a bill or joint resolution making 
appropriations for the same purpose.
    (b) Adjustments to Implement Discretionary Spending Caps and to 
Fund Veterans' Programs and Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism.--
            (1) Findings.--(A) The President has not submitted a budget 
        for fiscal year 2014 as required pursuant to section 1105(a) of 
        title 31, United States Code, by the date set forth in that 
        section.
            (B) In missing the statutory date by which the budget must 
        be submitted, this will be the fourth time in five years the 
        President has not complied with that deadline.
            (C) This concurrent resolution reflects the levels of 
        funding for veterans' medical programs as set forth in the 
        President's fiscal year 2013 budget request.
            (2) President's budget submission.--In order to take into 
        account any new information included in the budget submission 
        by the President for fiscal year 2014, the chair of the 
        Committee on the Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, 
        and other appropriate budgetary levels for veterans' programs, 
        Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism, or the 
        302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations set forth 
        in the report of this concurrent resolution to conform with 
        section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
        Control Act of 1985 (as adjusted by section 251A of such Act).
            (3) Revised congressional budget office baseline.--The 
        chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust the 
        allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate budgetary levels 
        to reflect changes resulting from technical and economic 
        assumptions in the most recent baseline published by the 
        Congressional Budget Office.
    (c) Determinations.--For the purpose of enforcing this concurrent 
resolution on the budget in the House, the allocations and aggregate 
levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new 
entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for fiscal 
year 2014 and the period of fiscal years 2014 through fiscal year 2023 
shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the chair of the 
Committee on the Budget and such chair may adjust such applicable 
levels of this concurrent resolution.

SEC. 604. LIMITATION ON LONG-TERM SPENDING.

    (a) In General.--In the House, it shall not be in order to consider 
a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee (other than the 
Committee on Appropriations), or an amendment thereto or a conference 
report thereon, if the provisions of such measure have the net effect 
of increasing direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 for any 
period described in subsection (b).
    (b) Time Periods.--The applicable periods for purposes of this 
section are any of the four consecutive ten fiscal-year periods 
beginning with fiscal year 2024.

SEC. 605. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget 
Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 4001 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1989, the report accompanying this concurrent 
resolution on the budget or 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 and the United States Postal Service.
    (b) Special Rule.--For purposes of applying sections 302(f) and 311 
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 off-budget discretionary amounts.
    (c) Adjustments.--The chair of the Committee on the Budget may 
adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels for 
legislation reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform that reforms the Federal retirement system, if such adjustments 
do not cause a net increase in the deficit for fiscal year 2014 and the 
period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

SEC. 606. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
              AGGREGATES.

    (a) Application.--Any adjustments of the allocations, aggregates, 
and other appropriate levels made pursuant to this concurrent 
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 included in this concurrent resolution.
    (c) Budget Compliance.--(1) The consideration of any bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, for 
which the chair of the Committee on the Budget makes adjustments or 
revisions in the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels 
of this concurrent resolution shall not be subject to the points of 
order set forth in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives or section 604.
    (2) Section 314(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall 
not apply in the House of Representatives to any bill, joint 
resolution, or amendment that provides new budget authority for a 
fiscal year or to any conference report on any such bill or resolution, 
if--
            (A) the enactment of that bill or resolution;
            (B) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or
            (C) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form 
        recommended in that conference report;
would not cause the appropriate allocation of new budget authority made 
pursuant to section 302(a) of such Act for that fiscal year to be 
exceeded or the sum of the limits on the security and non-security 
category in section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act as reduced pursuant to such section.

SEC. 607. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATES.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) Costs of Federal housing loans and loan guarantees are 
        treated unequally in the budget. The Congressional Budget 
        Office uses fair-value accounting to measure the costs of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but determines the cost of other 
        Federal housing programs on the basis of the Federal Credit 
        Reform Act of 1990 (``FCRA'').
            (2) The fair-value accounting method uses discount rates 
        which incorporate the risk inherent to the type of liability 
        being estimated in addition to Treasury discount rates of the 
        proper maturity length. In contrast, cash-basis accounting 
        solely uses the discount rates of the Treasury, failing to 
        incorporate risks such as prepayment and default risk.
            (3) The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the $635 
        billion of loans and loan guarantees issued in 2013 alone would 
        generate budgetary savings of $45 billion over their lifetime 
        using FCRA accounting. However, these same loans and loan 
        guarantees would have a lifetime cost of $11 billion under 
        fair-value methodology.
            (4) The majority of loans and guarantees issued in 2013 
        would show deficit reduction of $9.1 billion under FCRA 
        methodology, but would increase the deficit by $4.7 billion 
        using fair-value accounting.
    (b) Fair Value Estimates.--Upon the request of the chair or ranking 
member of the Committee on the Budget, any estimate prepared by the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office for a measure under the 
terms of title V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, ``credit 
reform'', as a supplement to such estimate shall, to the extent 
practicable, also provide an estimate of the current actual or 
estimated market values representing the ``fair value'' of assets and 
liabilities affected by such measure.
    (c) Fair Value Estimates for Housing Programs.--Whenever the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office prepares an estimate 
pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 of the 
costs which would be incurred in carrying out any bill or joint 
resolution and if the Director determines that such bill or joint 
resolution has a cost related to a housing or residential mortgage 
program under the FCRA, then the Director shall also provide an 
estimate of the current actual or estimated market values representing 
the ``fair value'' of assets and liabilities affected by the provisions 
of such bill or joint resolution that result in such cost.
    (d) Enforcement.--If the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office provides an estimate pursuant to subsection (b) or (c), the 
chair of the Committee on the Budget may use such estimate to determine 
compliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other 
budgetary enforcement controls.

SEC. 608. TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY TO THE 
              HIGHWAY TRUST FUND THAT INCREASE PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS.

    For purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or the rules or 
orders of the House of Representatives, a bill or joint resolution, or 
an amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that transfers funds 
from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund shall 
be counted as new budget authority and outlays equal to the amount of 
the transfer in the fiscal year the transfer occurs.

SEC. 609. SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/
              GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.

    (a) Allocation.--In the House, there shall be a separate allocation 
to the Committee on Appropriations for overseas contingency operations/
global war on terrorism. For purposes of enforcing such separate 
allocation under section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the ``first fiscal year'' and the ``total of fiscal years'' shall 
be deemed to refer to fiscal year 2014. Such separate allocation shall 
be the exclusive allocation for overseas contingency operations/global 
war on terrorism under section 302(a) of such Act. Section 302(c) of 
such Act shall not apply to such separate allocation. The Committee on 
Appropriations may provide suballocations of such separate allocation 
under section 302(b) of such Act. Spending that counts toward the 
allocation established by this section shall be designated pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.
    (b) Adjustment.--In the House, for purposes of subsection (a) for 
fiscal year 2014, no adjustment shall be made under section 314(a) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 if any adjustment would be made 
under section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 610. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

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

                      TITLE VII--POLICY STATEMENTS

SEC. 701. POLICY STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) Although the U.S. economy technically emerged from 
        recession roughly four years ago, the recovery has felt more 
        like a malaise than a rebound with the unemployment rate still 
        elevated and real economic growth essentially flat in the final 
        quarter of 2012.
            (2) The enormous build-up of Government debt in the past 
        four years has worsened the already unsustainable course of 
        Federal finances and is an increasing drag on the U.S. economy.
            (3) During the recession and early stages of recovery, the 
        Government took a variety of measures to try to boost economic 
        activity. Despite the fact that these stimulus measures added 
        over $1 trillion to the debt, the economy continues to perform 
        at a sub-par trend.
            (4) Investors and businesses make decisions on a forward-
        looking basis. They know that today's large debt levels are 
        simply tomorrow's tax hikes, interest rate increases, or 
        inflation - and they act accordingly. It is this debt overhang, 
        and the uncertainty it generates, that is weighing on U.S. 
        growth, investment, and job creation.
            (5) Economists have found that the key to jump-starting 
        U.S. economic growth and job creation is tangible action to 
        rein in the growth of Government spending with the aim of 
        getting debt under control.
            (6) Stanford economist John Taylor has concluded that 
        reducing Government spending now would ``reduce the threats of 
        higher taxes, higher interest rates and a fiscal crisis'', and 
        would therefore provide an immediate stimulus to the economy.
            (7) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has stated that 
        putting in place a credible plan to reduce future deficits 
        ``would not only enhance economic performance in the long run, 
        but could also yield near-term benefits by leading to lower 
        long-term interest rates and increased consumer and business 
        confidence.''
            (8) Lowering spending would boost market confidence and 
        lessen uncertainty, leading to a spark in economic expansion, 
        job creation, and higher wages and income.
    (b) Policy on Economic Growth and Job Creation.--It is the policy 
of this resolution to promote faster economic growth and job creation. 
By putting the budget on a sustainable path, this resolution ends the 
debt-fueled uncertainty holding back job creators. Reforms to the tax 
code put American businesses and workers in a better position to 
compete and thrive in the 21st century global economy. This resolution 
targets the regulatory red tape and cronyism that stack the deck in 
favor of special interests. All of the reforms in this resolution serve 
as means to the larger end of growing the economy and expanding 
opportunity for all Americans.

SEC. 702. POLICY STATEMENT ON TAX REFORM.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) A world-class tax system should be simple, fair, and 
        promote (rather than impede) economic growth. The U.S. tax code 
        fails on all three counts - it is notoriously complex, patently 
        unfair, and highly inefficient. The tax code's complexity 
        distorts decisions to work, save, and invest, which leads to 
        slower economic growth, lower wages, and less job creation.
            (2) Since 2001 alone, there have been more than 3,250 
        changes to the code. Many of the major changes over the years 
        have involved carving out special preferences, exclusions, or 
        deductions for various activities or groups. These loopholes 
        add up to more than $1 trillion per year and make the code 
        unfair, inefficient, and very complex.
            (3) These tax preferences are disproportionately used by 
        upper-income individuals. For instance, the top 1 percent of 
        taxpayers reap about 3 times as much benefit from special tax 
        credits and deductions (excluding refundable credits) than the 
        middle class and 13 times as much benefit than the lowest 
        income quintile.
            (4) The large amount of tax preferences that pervade the 
        code end up narrowing the tax base by as much as 50 percent. A 
        narrow tax base, in turn, requires much higher tax rates to 
        raise a given amount of revenue.
            (5) The National Taxpayer Advocate reports that taxpayers 
        spent 6.1 billion hours in 2012 complying with tax 
        requirements.
            (6) Standard economic theory shows that high marginal tax 
        rates dampen the incentives to work, save, and invest, which 
        reduces economic output and job creation. Lower economic 
        output, in turn, mutes the intended revenue gain from higher 
        marginal tax rates.
            (7) Roughly half of U.S. active business income and half of 
        private sector employment are derived from business entities 
        (such as partnerships, S corporations, and sole 
        proprietorships) that are taxed on a ``pass-through'' basis, 
        meaning the income flows through to the tax returns of the 
        individual owners and is taxed at the individual rate structure 
        rather than at the corporate rate. Small businesses in 
        particular tend to choose this form for Federal tax purposes, 
        and the top Federal rate on such small business income reaches 
        44.6 percent. For these reasons, sound economic policy requires 
        lowering marginal rates on these pass-through entities.
            (8) The U.S. corporate income tax rate (including Federal, 
        State, and local taxes) sums to just over 39 percent, the 
        highest rate in the industrialized world. The total Federal 
        marginal tax rate on corporate income now reaches 55 percent, 
        when including the shareholder-level tax on dividends and 
        capital gains. Tax rates this high suppress wages and 
        discourage investment and job creation, distort business 
        activity, and put American businesses at a competitive 
        disadvantage with foreign competitors.
            (9) By deterring potential investment, the U.S. corporate 
        tax restrains economic growth and job creation. The U.S. tax 
        rate differential with other countries also fosters a variety 
        of complicated multinational corporate behaviors intended to 
        avoid the tax, which have the effect of moving the tax base 
        offshore, destroying American jobs, and decreasing corporate 
        revenue.
            (10) The ``worldwide'' structure of U.S. international 
        taxation essentially taxes earnings of U.S. firms twice, 
        putting them at a significant competitive disadvantage with 
        competitors with more competitive international tax systems.
            (11) Reforming the U.S. tax code to a more competitive 
        international system would boost the competitiveness of U.S. 
        companies operating abroad and it would also greatly reduce tax 
        avoidance.
            (12) The tax code imposes costs on American workers through 
        lower wages, on consumers in higher prices, and on investors in 
        diminished returns.
            (13) Revenues have averaged 18 percent of the economy 
        throughout modern American history. Revenues rise above this 
        level under current law to 19.1 percent of the economy, and - 
        if the spending restraints in this budget are enacted - this 
        level is sufficient to fund Government operations over time.
            (14) Attempting to raise revenue through tax increases to 
        meet out-of-control spending would sink the economy.
            (15) Closing tax loopholes to fund spending does not 
        constitute fundamental tax reform.
            (16) The goal of tax reform should be to curb or eliminate 
        loopholes and use those savings to lower tax rates across the 
        board - not to fund more wasteful Government spending. Tax 
        reform should be revenue-neutral and should not be an excuse to 
        raise taxes on the American people.
    (b) Policy on Tax Reform.--It is the policy of this resolution that 
Congress should enact legislation during fiscal year 2014 that provides 
for a comprehensive reform of the U.S. tax code to promote economic 
growth, create American jobs, increase wages, and benefit American 
consumers, investors, and workers through revenue-neutral fundamental 
tax reform, which should be reported by the Committee on Ways and Means 
to the House not later than December 31, 2013, that--
            (1) simplifies the tax code to make it fairer to American 
        families and businesses and reduces the amount of time and 
        resources necessary to comply with tax laws;
            (2) substantially lowers tax rates for individuals, with a 
        goal of achieving a top individual rate of 25 percent and 
        consolidating the current seven individual income tax brackets 
        into two brackets with a first bracket of 10 percent;
            (3) repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax;
            (4) reduces the corporate tax rate to 25 percent; and
            (5) transitions the tax code to a more competitive system 
        of international taxation.

SEC. 703. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICARE.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) More than 50 million Americans depend on Medicare for 
        their health security.
            (2) The Medicare Trustees Report has repeatedly recommended 
        that Medicare's long-term financial challenges be addressed 
        soon. Each year without reform, the financial condition of 
        Medicare becomes more precarious and the threat to those in or 
        near retirement becomes more pronounced. According to the 
        Congressional Budget Office--
                    (A) the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be 
                exhausted in 2023 and unable to pay scheduled benefits; 
                and
                    (B) Medicare spending is growing faster than the 
                economy and Medicare outlays are currently rising at a 
                rate of 6.2 percent per year, and under the 
                Congressional Budget Office's alternative fiscal 
                scenario, direct spending on Medicare is projected to 
                exceed 7 percent of GDP by 2040 and reach 13 percent of 
                GDP by 2085.
            (3) The President's health care law created a new Federal 
        agency called the Independent Payment Advisory Board (``IPAB'') 
        empowered with unilateral authority to cut Medicare spending. 
        As a result of that law--
                    (A) IPAB will be tasked with keeping the Medicare 
                per capita growth below a Medicare per capita target 
                growth rate. Prior to 2018, the target growth rate is 
                based on the five-year average of overall inflation and 
                medical inflation. Beginning in 2018, the target growth 
                rate will be the five-year average increase in the 
                nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) plus one 
                percentage point;
                    (B) the fifteen unelected, unaccountable 
                bureaucrats of IPAB will make decisions that will 
                reduce seniors access to care;
                    (C) the nonpartisan Office of the Medicare Chief 
                Actuary estimates that the provider cuts already 
                contained in the Affordable Care Act will force 15 
                percent of hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and 
                home health agencies to close in 2019; and
                    (D) additional cuts from the IPAB board will force 
                even more health care providers to close their doors, 
                and the Board should be repealed.
            (4) Failing to address this problem will leave millions of 
        American seniors without adequate health security and younger 
        generations burdened with enormous debt to pay for spending 
        levels that cannot be sustained.
    (b) Policy on Medicare Reform.--It is the policy of this resolution 
to protect those in or near retirement from any disruptions to their 
Medicare benefits and offer future beneficiaries the same health care 
options available to Members of Congress.
    (c) Assumptions.--This resolution assumes reform of the Medicare 
program such that:
            (1) Current Medicare benefits are preserved for those in or 
        near retirement.
            (2) For future generations, when they reach eligibility, 
        Medicare is reformed to provide a premium support payment and a 
        selection of guaranteed health coverage options from which 
        recipients can choose a plan that best suits their needs.
            (3) Medicare will maintain traditional fee-for-service as 
        an option.
            (4) Medicare will provide additional assistance for lower-
        income beneficiaries and those with greater health risks.
            (5) Medicare spending is put on a sustainable path and the 
        Medicare program becomes solvent over the long-term.

SEC. 704. POLICY STATEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) More than 55 million retirees, individuals with 
        disabilities, and survivors depend on Social Security. Since 
        enactment, Social Security has served as a vital leg on the 
        ``three-legged stool'' of retirement security, which includes 
        employer provided pensions as well as personal savings.
            (2) The Social Security Trustees Report has repeatedly 
        recommended that Social Security's long-term financial 
        challenges be addressed soon. Each year without reform, the 
        financial condition of Social Security becomes more precarious 
        and the threat to seniors and those receiving Social Security 
        disability benefits becomes more pronounced:
                    (A) In 2016, the Disability Insurance Trust Fund 
                will be exhausted and program revenues will be unable 
                to pay scheduled benefits.
                    (B) In 2033, the combined Old-Age and Survivors and 
                Disability Trust Funds will be exhausted, and program 
                revenues will be unable to pay scheduled benefits.
                    (C) With the exhaustion of the Trust Funds in 2033, 
                benefits will be cut 25 percent across the board, 
                devastating those currently in or near retirement and 
                those who rely on Social Security the most.
            (3) The recession and continued low economic growth have 
        exacerbated the looming fiscal crisis facing Social Security. 
        The most recent CBO projections find that Social Security will 
        run cash deficits of $1.319 trillion over the next 10 years.
            (4) Lower-income Americans rely on Social Security for a 
        larger proportion of their retirement income. Therefore, 
        reforms should take into consideration the need to protect 
        lower-income Americans' retirement security.
            (5) The Disability Insurance program provides an essential 
        income safety net for those with disabilities and their 
        families. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 
        between 1970 and 2012, the number of people receiving 
        disability benefits (both disabled workers and their dependent 
        family members) has increased by over 300 percent from 2.7 
        million to over 10.9 million. This increase is not due strictly 
        to population growth or decreases in health. David Autor and 
        Mark Duggan have found that the increase in individuals on 
        disability does not reflect a decrease in self-reported health. 
        CBO attributes program growth to changes in demographics, 
        changes in the composition of the labor force and compensation, 
        as well as Federal policies.
            (6) If this program is not reformed, families who rely on 
        the lifeline that disability benefits provide will face benefit 
        cuts of up to 25 percent in 2016, devastating individuals who 
        need assistance the most.
            (7) Americans deserve action by the President, the House, 
        and the Senate to preserve and strengthen Social Security. It 
        is critical that bipartisan action be taken to address the 
        looming insolvency of Social Security. In this spirit, this 
        resolution creates a bipartisan opportunity to find solutions 
        by requiring policymakers to ensure that Social Security 
        remains a critical part of the safety net.
    (b) Policy Statement on Social Security.--It is the policy of this 
resolution that Congress should work on a bipartisan basis to make 
Social Security sustainably solvent. This resolution assumes reform of 
a current law trigger, such that:
            (1) If in any year the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
        Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
        Disability Insurance Trust Fund annual Trustees Report 
        determines that the 75-year actuarial balance of the Social 
        Security Trust Funds is in deficit, and the annual balance of 
        the Social Security Trust Funds in the 75th year is in deficit, 
        the Board of Trustees shall, no later than September 30 of the 
        same calendar year, submit to the President recommendations for 
        statutory reforms necessary to achieve a positive 75-year 
        actuarial balance and a positive annual balance in the 75th-
        year. Recommendations provided to the President must be agreed 
        upon by both Public Trustees of the Board of Trustees.
            (2) Not later than December 1 of the same calendar year in 
        which the Board of Trustees submit their recommendations, the 
        President shall promptly submit implementing legislation to 
        both Houses of Congress including his recommendations necessary 
        to achieve a positive 75-year actuarial balance and a positive 
        annual balance in the 75th year. The Majority Leader of the 
        Senate and the Majority Leader of the House shall introduce the 
        President's legislation upon receipt.
            (3) Within 60 days of the President submitting legislation, 
        the committees of jurisdiction to which the legislation has 
        been referred shall report the bill which shall be considered 
        by the full House or Senate under expedited procedures.
            (4) Legislation submitted by the President shall--
                    (A) protect those in or near retirement;
                    (B) preserve the safety net for those who count on 
                Social Security the most, including those with 
                disabilities and survivors;
                    (C) improve fairness for participants;
                    (D) reduce the burden on, and provide certainty 
                for, future generations; and
                    (E) secure the future of the Disability Insurance 
                program while addressing the needs of those with 
                disabilities today and improving the determination 
                process.

SEC. 705. POLICY STATEMENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) A well-educated workforce is critical to economic, job, 
        and wage growth.
            (2) More than 21 million students are enrolled in American 
        colleges and universities.
            (3) Over the last decade, tuition and fees have been 
        growing at an unsustainable rate. Between the 2001-2002 
        Academic Year and the 2011-2012 Academic Year:
                    (A) Published tuition and fees for in-State 
                students at public four-year colleges and universities 
                increased at an average rate of 5.6 percent per year 
                beyond the rate of general inflation.
                    (B) Published tuition and fees for in-State 
                students at public two-year colleges and universities 
                increased at an average rate of 3.8 percent per year 
                beyond the rate of general inflation.
                    (C) Published tuition and fees for in-State 
                students at private four-year colleges and universities 
                increased at an average rate of 2.6 percent per year 
                beyond the rate of general inflation.
            (4) Over that same period, Federal financial aid has 
        increased 140 percent beyond the rate of general inflation.
            (5) This spending has failed to make college more 
        affordable.
            (6) In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President Obama 
        noted that, ``We can't just keep subsidizing skyrocketing 
        tuition; we'll run out of money.''
            (7) American students are chasing ever-increasing tuition 
        with ever-increasing debt. According to the Federal Reserve 
        Bank of New York, student debt nearly tripled between 2004 and 
        2012, and now stands at nearly $1 trillion. Student debt now 
        has the second largest balance after mortgage debt.
            (8) Students are carrying large debt loads and too many 
        fail to complete college or end up defaulting on these loans 
        due to their debt burden and a weak economy and job market.
            (9) Based on estimates from the Congressional Budget 
        Office, the Pell Grant Program will face a fiscal shortfall 
        beginning in fiscal year 2015 and continuing in each subsequent 
        year in the current budget window.
            (10) Failing to address these problems will jeopardize 
        access and affordability to higher education for America's 
        young people.
    (b) Policy on Higher Education Affordability.--It is the policy of 
this resolution to address the root drivers of tuition inflation, by--
            (1) targeting Federal financial aid to those most in need;
            (2) streamlining programs that provide aid to make them 
        more effective;
            (3) maintaining the maximum Pell grant award level at 
        $5,645 in each year of the budget window; and
            (4) removing regulatory barriers in higher education that 
        act to restrict flexibility and innovative teaching, 
        particularly as it relates to non-traditional models such as 
        online coursework and competency-based learning.

SEC. 706. POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION THROUGH THE 
              CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) According to the last available estimate from the 
        Office of Management and Budget, Federal agencies were expected 
        to hold $698 billion in unobligated balances at the close of 
        fiscal year 2013.
            (2) These funds represent direct and discretionary spending 
        made available by Congress that remains available for 
        expenditure beyond the fiscal year for which they are provided.
            (3) In some cases, agencies are granted funding and it 
        remains available for obligation indefinitely.
            (4) The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
        1974 requires the Office of Management and Budget to make funds 
        available to agencies for obligation and prohibits the 
        Administration from withholding or cancelling unobligated funds 
        unless approved by an act of Congress.
            (5) Greater congressional oversight is required to review 
        and identify potential savings from unneeded balances of funds.
    (b) Policy Statement on Deficit Reduction Through the Cancellation 
of Unobligated Balances.--Congressional committees shall through their 
oversight activities identify and achieve savings through the 
cancellation or rescission of unobligated balances that neither 
abrogate contractual obligations of the Government nor reduce or 
disrupt Federal commitments under programs such as Social Security, 
veterans' affairs, national security, and Treasury authority to finance 
the national debt.
    (c) Deficit Reduction.--Congress, with the assistance of the 
Government Accountability Office, the Inspectors General, and other 
appropriate agencies should make it a high priority to review 
unobligated balances and identify savings for deficit reduction.

SEC. 707. POLICY STATEMENT ON RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF TAXPAYER 
              DOLLARS.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The House of Representatives cut budgets for Members of 
        Congress, House committees, and leadership offices by 5 percent 
        in 2011 and an additional 6.4 percent in 2012.
            (2) The House of Representatives achieved savings of $36.5 
        million over three years by consolidating House operations and 
        renegotiating contracts.
    (b) Policy.--It is the policy of this resolution that:
            (1) The House of Representatives must be a model for the 
        responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources and therefore 
        must identify any savings that can be achieved through greater 
        productivity and efficiency gains in the operation and 
        maintenance of House services and resources like printing, 
        conferences, utilities, telecommunications, furniture, grounds 
        maintenance, postage, and rent. This should include a review of 
        policies and procedures for acquisition of goods and services 
        to eliminate any unnecessary spending. The Committee on House 
        Administration should review the policies pertaining to the 
        services provided to Members and committees of the House, and 
        should identify ways to reduce any subsidies paid for the 
        operation of the House gym, barber shop, salon, and the House 
        dining room.
            (2) No taxpayer funds may be used to purchase first class 
        airfare or to lease corporate jets for Members of Congress.

SEC. 708. POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION THROUGH THE REDUCTION 
              OF UNNECESSARY AND WASTEFUL SPENDING.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The Government Accountability Office (``GAO'') is 
        required by law to identify examples of waste, duplication, and 
        overlap in Federal programs, and has so identified dozens of 
        such examples.
            (2) In testimony before the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform, the Comptroller General has stated that 
        addressing the identified waste, duplication, and overlap in 
        Federal programs ``could potentially save tens of billions of 
        dollars.''
            (3) In 2011 and 2012, the Government Accountability Office 
        issued reports showing excessive duplication and redundancy in 
        Federal programs including--
                    (A) 209 ``Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
                Mathematics'' (``STEM'') education programs in 13 
                different Federal agencies at a cost of $3 billion 
                annually;
                    (B) 200 separate Department of Justice crime 
                prevention and victim services grant programs with an 
                annual cost of $3.9 billion in 2010;
                    (C) 20 different Federal entities administer 160 
                housing programs and other forms of Federal assistance 
                for housing with a total cost of $170 billion in 2010;
                    (D) 17 separate Homeland Security preparedness 
                grant programs that spent $37 billion between fiscal 
                year 2011 and 2012;
                    (E) 13 programs, 3 tax benefits, and one loan 
                program to reduce diesel emissions; and
                    (F) 94 different initiatives run by 11 different 
                agencies to encourage ``green building'' in the private 
                sector.
            (4) The Federal Government spends about $80 billion each 
        year for information technology. GAO has identified broad 
        acquisition failures, waste, and unnecessary duplication in the 
        Government's information technology infrastructure. Experts 
        have estimated that eliminating these problems could save 25 
        percent - or $20 billion - of the Government's annual 
        information technology budget.
            (5) Federal agencies reported an estimated $108 billion in 
        improper payments in fiscal year 2012.
            (6) Under clause 2 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives, each standing committee must hold at least one 
        hearing during each 120 day period following its establishment 
        on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government 
        programs.
            (7) According to the Congressional Budget Office, by fiscal 
        year 2014, 42 laws will expire, possibly resulting in $685 
        billion in unauthorized appropriations. Timely reauthorizations 
        of these laws would ensure assessments of program justification 
        and effectiveness.
            (8) The findings resulting from congressional oversight of 
        Federal Government programs should result in programmatic 
        changes in both authorizing statutes and program funding 
        levels.
    (b) Policy Statement on Deficit Reduction Through the Reduction of 
Unnecessary and Wasteful Spending.--Each authorizing committee annually 
shall include in its Views and Estimates letter required under section 
301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 recommendations to the 
Committee on the Budget of programs within the jurisdiction of such 
committee whose funding should be reduced or eliminated.

SEC. 709. POLICY STATEMENT ON UNAUTHORIZED SPENDING.

    It is the policy of this resolution that the committees of 
jurisdiction should review all unauthorized programs funded through 
annual appropriations to determine if the programs are operating 
efficiently and effectively. Committees should reauthorize those 
programs that in the committees' judgment should continue to receive 
funding.

               TITLE VIII--SENSE OF THE HOUSE PROVISIONS

SEC. 801. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT 
              ENFORCEMENT.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) additional legislative action is needed to ensure that 
        States have the necessary resources to collect all child 
        support that is owed to families and to allow them to pass 100 
        percent of support on to families without financial penalty; 
        and
            (2) when 100 percent of child support payments are passed 
        to the child, rather than administrative expenses, program 
        integrity is improved and child support participation 
        increases.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 21, 2013.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                            H. CON. RES. 25

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

  Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
  year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
                        years 2015 through 2023.