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IV Union Calendar No. 172 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 71 [Report No. 115–240] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2017 Mrs. Black, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following concurrent resolution; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027.

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Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018

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Declaration

The Congress determines and declares that prior concurrent resolutions on the budget are replaced as of fiscal year 2018 and that this concurrent resolution establishes the budget for fiscal year 2018 and sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (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 2018. Title I—Recommended levels and amounts Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. Sec. 102. Major functional categories. Title II—Reconciliation and Related Matters Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives. Title III—Budget enforcement in the House of Representatives Subtitle A—Budget enforcement Sec. 301. Point of order against increasing long-term direct spending. Sec. 302. Allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. Sec. 303. Limitation on changes in certain mandatory programs. Sec. 304. Limitation on advance appropriations. Sec. 305. Estimates of debt service costs. Sec. 306. Fair-value credit estimates. Sec. 307. Estimates of macroeconomic effects of major legislation. Sec. 308. Adjustments for improved control of budgetary resources. Sec. 309. Scoring rule for Energy Savings Performance Contracts. Sec. 310. Limitation on transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund. Sec. 311. Prohibition on use of Federal Reserve surpluses as an offset. Sec. 312. Prohibition on use of guarantee fees as an offset. Subtitle B—Other provisions Sec. 321. Budgetary treatment of administrative expenses. Sec. 322. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. Sec. 323. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. Sec. 324. Adjustment for changes in the baseline. Sec. 325. Application of rule regarding limits on discretionary spending. Sec. 326. Exercise of rulemaking powers. Title IV—Reserve funds in the House of Representatives Sec. 401. Reserve fund for commercialization of air traffic control. Sec. 402. Reserve fund for investments in national infrastructure. Sec. 403. Reserve fund for comprehensive tax reform. Sec. 404. Reserve fund for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Sec. 405. Reserve fund for the repeal or replacement of President Obama’s health care laws. Title V—Policy Statements in the House of Representatives Sec. 501. Policy statement on a balanced budget amendment. Sec. 502. Policy statement on budget process reform. Sec. 503. Policy statement on Federal regulatory budgeting and reform. Sec. 504. Policy statement on unauthorized appropriations. Sec. 505. Policy statement on Federal accounting. Sec. 506. Policy statement on Commission on Budget Concepts. Sec. 507. Policy statement on budget enforcement. Sec. 508. Policy statement on improper payments. Sec. 509. Policy statement on expenditures from agency fees and spending. Sec. 510. Policy statement on promoting real health care reform. Sec. 511. Policy statement on Medicare. Sec. 512. Policy statement on combating the opioid epidemic. Sec. 513. Policy statement on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Sec. 514. Policy statement on medical discovery, development, delivery, and innovation. Sec. 515. Policy statement on public health preparedness. Sec. 516. Policy statement on Social Security. Sec. 517. Policy statement on Medicaid work requirements. Sec. 518. Policy statement on welfare reform and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements. Sec. 519. Policy Statement on State flexibility in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Sec. 520. Policy statement on higher education and workforce development opportunity. Sec. 521. Policy statement on supplemental wildfire suppression funding. Sec. 522. Policy statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 523. Policy statement on moving the United States Postal Service on budget. Sec. 524. Policy statement on the Judgment Fund. Sec. 525. Policy statement on responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars. Sec. 526. Policy statement on tax reform.

July 21, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed