[House Report 110-79]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     110-79

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H. CON. RES. 
99) REVISING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
  FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007, ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE 
   UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008, AND SETTING FORTH 
    APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012

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   March 27, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Mr. Sutton, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 275]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 275, by a record vote of 9 to 3 report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 
99, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2008, under 
a structured rule. The rule provides a total of four hours of 
general debate, three hours to be equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Budget and one hour on the subject of economic 
goals and policies to be equally divided and controlled by 
Representative Maloney of New York and Representative Saxton of 
New Jersey. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the concurrent resolution and provides that 
the concurrent resolution shall be considered as read.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report. The amendments made in order may be offered only 
in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for a division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the 
amendments are waived except that the adoption of an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion 
of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment. 
The rule permits the Chairman of the Budget Committee to offer 
amendments in the House to achieve mathematical consistency. 
Finally the rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question of its 
adoption.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the concurrent resolution, the Committee is 
not aware of any specific points of order. The waiver of all 
points of order against consideration of the concurrent 
resolution is prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 110

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Rep. 
Cooper (TN), #6. This substitute mirrors the president's 
defense request, as well as the increased veterans funding 
offered by the reported bill for defense discretionary 
spending. Non-defense discretionary spending grows at a rate 
equal to one percentage point above the CBO baseline. This 
level is below the reported bill's non-defense discretionary 
growth, but higher than the President's request. It also 
proposes to curb the growth of entitlement programs by 
directing the Ways & Means Committee to find inefficiencies in 
service delivery that create real and significant savings to 
stretch over the lifetime of the ten-year budget. Additionally, 
it provides for the reauthorization of the State Children's 
Health Insurance Program at $50 billion over 5 years. While the 
reported bill assumes scheduled expiration in 2010 of the 
majority of the president's tax cuts, and provides for only a 
one-year fix to the Alternative Minimum Tax, this substitute 
prioritizes those tax rates that most directly benefit middle 
class working families. By permanently extending the 10% tax 
bracket, $1,000 child tax credit, marriage penalty relief, 
capital gains and dividends rates, State and local sales tax 
deduction, and minimizing any negative effect on the economy by 
phasing in marginal changes over three years, keeps over 50% of 
the tax cuts set to expire.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 111

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Conaway (TX) #14 concerning 
earmark disclosure.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay: Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 112

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Porter (NV) #15 concerning 
Yucca Mountain funding.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 113

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. McCaul (TX) #16 concerning 
Customs and Border protection funding.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 114

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Murphy, Tim (PA)/Heller (NV) 
#17 concerning the child tax credit.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 115

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Burgess (TX) #10 concerning 
malpractice lawsuits.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 116

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Brown-Waite (FL) #13 
concerning the Department of Veteran's Affairs funding.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 117

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Foxx (NC) #22 concerning the 
Legislative Line-item Veto Act.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 118

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for the amendments en bloc by Reps. Shays (CT) #8 
concerning capital gains and dividends; Jordan (OH) #9 
concerning reduced marginal income tax rates; Weller (IL)/
Bachmann (MN) #11 concerning marriage penalty tax; Brady, Kevin 
(TX) #19 concerning State and local sales tax deductions; 
Hulshof (MO)/Bachmann (MN)/Lamborn (CO) #21 concerning the 
estate tax.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 119

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for the amendment by Rep. Goodlatte (VA) #4, which 
expresses the sense of the House that the money the Federal 
Government spends is not the Government's, but rather the hard-
earned dollars of the American taxpayer, that Congress has a 
duty to scrutinize the way it spends this money to guard 
against waste and excessive spending, that Congress should 
balance the federal budget and that Congress should act 
expeditiously to pass a Constitutional amendment requiring a 
balanced budget.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 120

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Kirk (IL)/Dent (PA) #5, which 
requires the Chairman or Ranking Member of the Budget Committee 
to hold hearings on budget process reform and introduce budget 
reform legislation by Sept. 30, 2007.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 121

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Akin (MO) #7 concerning 
extension of tax provisions.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 122

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Gingrey (GA) #18 concerning 
reauthorization of SCHIP.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 123

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Drake (VA) #20 concerning BRAC 
funding.
    Results: Defeated 3-9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 124

    Date: March 27, 2007.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 99.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 9-3.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--
Yea; Sutton--Yea; Dreier--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--
Nay; Slaughter--Yea.

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE MADE IN ORDER UNDER 
                                THE RULE

    (Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
    1. Scott, Robert (VA)/Kilpatrick (MI), Amendment in the 
Nature of a Substitute. This substitute balances the budget in 
FY 2012, and produces a total cumulative deficit that is $339 
billion lower than that of the President's budget. It also 
funds essential programs and services, especially in the areas 
of health care, education and Gulf Coast reconstruction. It 
also provides for additional services for veterans and homeland 
security, including port and rail security.--40 minutes
    2. Woolsey (CA), Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. 
This substitute has a nondefense, domestic discretionary 
spending number of just over $483 billion. It balances the 
budget by FY 2010. It spends $395 billion on defense while 
projecting complete U.S. military redeployment out of Iraq 
during 2007. It also projects enactment of the Common Sense 
Budget Act, which would save at least $60 billion per year on 
largely obsolete Cold War weapons systems plus tens of billions 
more in waste, fraud, and abuse in DOD spending identified by 
the nonpartisan Government Accounting Office (GAO). It repeals 
the Bush tax cuts for the top 1% of taxpayers and cracks down 
on corporate welfare by eliminating certain tax breaks and 
corporate loopholes. It includes the SMART Security Alternative 
to Preemption Doctrine, which shifts some spending and 
increases other non-military spending to enhance homeland 
security and fight the root causes of terrorism through 21st 
century diplomacy and meeting basic human needs (e.g. HIV/AIDS/
TB, universal basic education for all). It provides funding for 
immediate, cost-effective steps to redress global warming and 
the rapid acceleration of renewable energy development. It 
fully funds NCLB and IDEA to improve Teacher Corps and job 
training. It also fully funds the S-CHIP program to ensure 
every American child eligible is covered for basic health 
insurance. It ensures whatever federal funding is needed to 
provide health care (including mental health care) for all 
American veterans (including but not limited to veterans of the 
Iraq and Afghanistan military operations). Finally, the 
substitute increases funding for Community Development Block 
Grants, Hurricane Katrina relief and reconstruction, community 
policing, and priority clean-up of leaking underground storage 
tanks that threaten the drinking water of nearly half of all 
Americans.--40 minutes
    3. Ryan, Paul (WI), Amendment in the Nature of a 
Substitute. This substitute retains the 2001 and 2003 tax 
provisions, and provides for one-year extensions of alternative 
minimum tax [AMT] relief, the State and local sales tax 
deduction, and the research and experimentation [R&E] tax 
credit. It sets discretionary spending at $1,079.6 billion in 
fiscal year 2008 and $5,079.8 billion over 5 years. Defense 
discretionary spending equals the President's request for 2008 
and 2009--including funds for overseas operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. Non-defense discretionary spending totals $433.9 
billion in 2008, essentially freezing the 2007 level (excluding 
emergencies). Within this amount, the budget accommodates 
priority increases above the freeze for Homeland Security, 
Veterans' Health Care, National Institutes of Health, Community 
Development Block Grants, and Science and Technology. 
Additionally, the budget calls for continued reforms to make 
the government's major entitlements more responsive, flexible, 
and sustainable--and in the process saves $279 billion over 5 
years. Finally, the substitute includes emergency set-aside, 
Legislative Line Item Veto, PAYGO for spending only, and 
discretionary spending caps.--40 minutes

 TEXT OF AMENDMENTS IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE MADE IN ORDER UNDER 
                                THE RULE

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Virginia, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008.

  The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2008 is hereby established and that the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012 
are set forth.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,125,897,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,195,626,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,257,721,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,434,651,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,618,596,000,000.00.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be reduced are as 
                follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $75,100,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2009: $88,700,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2010: $94,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2011: $40,100,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2012: $21,500,000,000.00.
          (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels 
        of total new budget authority are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,563,074,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,569,841,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,612,809,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,719,483,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,746,964,000,000.00.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,503,314,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,620,443,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,647,959,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,730,582,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,734,344,000,000.00.
          (4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of the 
        deficits (on-budget) are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $-377,417,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2009: $-424,817,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2010: $-390,237,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2011: $-295,931,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2012: $-115,749,000,000.00.
          (5) Debt subject to limit.--Pursuant to section 
        301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
        appropriate levels of the public debt are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $9,423,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2009: $9,965,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2010: $10,473,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2011: $10,882,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2012: $11,124,000,000,000.00.
          (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels 
        of debt held by the public are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $5,231,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2009: $5,452,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2010: $5,625,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2011: $5,686,000,000,000.00.
          Fiscal year 2012: $5,556,000,000,000.00.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $506,955,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $514,401,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $534,705,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $524,384,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $545,171,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $536,433,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $550,944,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $547,624,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $559,799,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $548,169,000,000.00.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $37,745,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,785,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $37,577,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,660,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $37,127,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,466,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $37,136,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,405,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $37,267,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,592,000,000.00.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,772,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,561,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $28,754,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,521,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,923,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,578,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,158,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,162,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,477,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,418,000,000.00.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $3,494,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,194,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $3,229,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,627,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $3,260,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,800,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $3,315,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,821,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $3,368,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,084,000,000.00.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $33,895,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $35,459,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $34,286,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $36,073,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $35,013,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $36,201,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $35,180,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $36,256,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $36,214,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $36,653,000,000.00.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,945,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,972,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,328,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,496,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,414,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,418,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,349,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,650,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,537,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,013,000,000.00.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $10,610,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,074,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $10,989,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,121,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,486,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $4,248,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,320,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,482,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,171,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,483,000,000.00.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $83,657,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $81,202,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $77,043,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $84,628,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $77,751,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $86,753,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $78,632,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $87,506,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $79,409,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $89,103,000,000.00.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,166,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,551,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,422,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,488,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,175,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,463,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,060,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,946,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,040,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,039,000,000.00.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $121,203,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $101,179,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $121,552,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $119,883,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $120,276,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $120,003,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $117,706,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $118,433,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $116,785,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $115,930,000,000.00.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $302,810,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $298,678,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $322,072,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $320,093,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $338,846,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $339,499,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $359,694,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $359,503,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $382,231,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $381,804,000,000.00
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $389,886,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $389,996,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $417,031,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $416,682,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $442,669,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $442,889,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $489,400,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $489,409,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $487,128,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $486,740,000,000.00
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $384,558,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $387,232,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $394,570,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $397,238,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $404,132,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $405,323,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $419,163,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $419,193,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $404,632,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $403,985,000,000.00
          (14) Social Security (650):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,644,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $19,644,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,518,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $21,518,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,701,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $23,701,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,009,000,000.00
                          (B) Outlays, $27,009,000,000.00
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,898,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,898,000,000.00.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $88,602,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $85,330,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $90,174,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $90,324,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $92,085,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $91,560,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $97,203,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $96,705,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $94,144,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $93,505,000,000.00.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $49,267,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $47,900,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $47,740,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $49,114,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $48,308,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $48,766,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $49,177,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $49,048,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $50,169,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $49,826,000,000.00.
          (17) General Government (800):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,114,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,373,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,614,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,716,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,131,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,036,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,819,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,560,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,479,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,326,000,000.00.
          (18) Net Interest (900):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $368,582,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $368,582,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $386,707,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $386,707,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $408,810,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $408,810,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $425,770,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $425,770,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $437,358,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $437,358,000,000.00.
          (19) Allowances (920):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,985,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,269,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,090,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,313,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,463,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,619,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,024,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,134,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $717,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $793,000,000.00.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-70,979,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $-70,979,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-66,560,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $-66,569,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-66,933,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $-66,933,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-69,575,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $-69,575,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-71,857,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $-71,860,000,000.00.
          (21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $145,163,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $114,914,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $50,000,000,000.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $109,425,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, $00.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $42,324,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, $00.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,561,000,000.00.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, $00.00.
                          (B) Outlays, $4,485,000,000.00.

                   TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT TO CONGRESS.

  (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
          (1) between 2001 and 2006, GAO provided the 
        Department of Defense with 2544 recommendations, many 
        related to improving their business practices and, to 
        date, the Department of Defense has implemented 1014 
        recommendations and closed 152 recommendations without 
        implementation; and
          (2) the GAO estimates that the 1014 implemented 
        recommendations have yielded the Department of Defense 
        a savings of $52.7 billion between fiscal years 2001 
        and 2006.
  (b) Assumption; Report.--
          (1) Assumption.--This resolution assumes $300,000,000 
        to be used by the Department of Defense to implement 
        the remaining 1378 recommendations of the Government 
        Accountability Office.
          (2) Report.--The Secretary of Defense should submit a 
        report to Congress within 90 days that demonstrates how 
        each such recommendation will be implemented, and, in 
        the case of any such recommendation that cannot be 
        implemented, a detailed reason for such inability to 
        implement such recommendation.
                              ----------                              


2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Woolsey of California, 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008.

  The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2008 is hereby established and that the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2017 
are set forth.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2017:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,150,937,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,222,766,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,310,761,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,540,991,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,644,436,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2013: $2,734,699,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2014: $2,865,665,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2015: $3,006,549,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2016: $3,156,674,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2017: $3,317,482,000,000.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be increased are as 
                follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $100,140,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $115,840,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $147,040,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $146,440,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $47,340,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2013: $27,640,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2014: $27,440,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2015: $27,140,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2016: $27,140,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2017: $27,140,000,000.
          (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels 
        of total new budget authority are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,353,935,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,442,610,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,535,026,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,652,452,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,717,674,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2013: $2,828,667,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2014: $2,937,865,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2015: $3,055,071,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2016: $3,217,325,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2017: $3,322,445,000,000.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,402,616,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,465,058,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,538,061,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,646,858,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,697,966,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2013: $2,810,051,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2014: $2,918,322,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2015: $3,034,657,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2016: $3,202,993,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2017: $3,303,257,000,000.
          (4) Deficits or surpluses (on-budget).--For purposes 
        of the enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of 
        the deficits (on-budget) are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $-251,678,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $-242,291,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $-227,299,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $-105,868,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $-53,530,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2013: $-75,352,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2014: $-52,656,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2015: $-28,107,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2016: $-46,320,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2017: $14,224,000,000.
          (5) Debt subject to limit.--Pursuant to section 
        301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
        appropriate levels of the public debt are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $9,295,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $9,654,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $10,000,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $10,219,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $10,399,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2013: $10,599,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2014: $10,778,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2015: $10,934,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2016: $11,102,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2017: $11,209,000,000,000.
          (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels 
        of debt held by the public are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $5,104,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $5,142,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $5,152,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $5,023,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $4,831,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2013: $4,653,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2014: $4,448,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2015: $4,215,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2016: $4,000,000,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2017: $3,727,000,000,000.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 
2008 through 2017 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $398,744,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $493,286,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $409,871,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $446,218,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $421,524,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $430,322,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $433,189,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $435,605,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $445,237,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $435,975,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $457,936,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $451,495,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $470,915,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $464,070,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $484,527,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $477,291,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $497,989,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $495,508,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $512,131,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $504,943,000,000.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $53,558,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $45,562,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $54,617,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $49,046,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $55,138,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,298,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $55,936,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $51,663,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $56,714,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $53,721,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $57,548,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $54,368,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $58,435,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $55,018,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $59,261,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $55,822,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $60,033,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $56,603,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $60,898,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $57,403,000,000.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,619,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,449,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $26,126,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,764,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $26,656,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,764,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,192,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,669,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,732,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $27,182,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $28,298,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $27,731,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $28,868,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,291,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,468,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,871,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,047,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,453,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,654,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,045,000,000.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,126,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $12,764,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,937,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,691,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,022,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,250,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,114,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,583,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,193,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,883,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,288,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,858,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,381,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,182,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,479,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,417,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,573,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,532,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,679,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,649,000,000.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,713,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $35,681,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $33,429,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $35,798,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $34,383,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $35,769,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $35,052,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $35,963,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $36,094,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $36,443,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $37,066,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $37,441,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $38,147,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $38,536,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $38,843,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $39,189,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $41,159,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $41,481,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $43,384,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $43,664,000,000.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,481,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,047,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,033,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,146,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,238,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,207,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,256,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,534,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,502,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,963,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,843,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,341,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,323,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,813,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,855,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,376,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,478,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,959,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,072,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,478,000,000.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,847,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,836,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,652,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $189,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,616,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $222,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,641,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,822,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $557,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,952,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $563,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,002,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $358,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,226,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $264,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,271,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,397,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $5,090,000,000.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $92,701,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $85,871,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $84,918,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $91,260,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $85,736,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $93,558,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $86,664,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $94,170,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $87,544,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $95,773,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $88,465,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $97,245,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $89,401,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $99,052,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $90,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $101,080,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $91,406,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $103,132,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $92,440,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $105,218,000,000.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,792,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,590,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,755,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,471,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,028,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,599,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,218,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,571,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,455,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,854,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,519,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,141,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,344,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,441,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,626,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,730,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,927,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,029,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,230,000,000.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $114,824,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $102,279,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $118,436,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $112,310,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $122,096,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $117,654,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $124,407,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $121,544,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $127,025,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $123,668,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $129,926,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $126,517,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $133,423,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $129,974,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $137,070,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $133,574,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $140,884,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $137,381,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $144,874,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $141,298,000,000.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $310,767,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $305,039,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $331,814,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $328,766,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $349,838,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $349,457,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $371,549,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $370,401,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $394,682,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $393,687,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $405,069,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $403,648,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $432,515,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $430,676,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $462,190,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $459,904,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $494,433,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $491,703,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $534,065,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $531,073,000,000.
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $389,566,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $389,685,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $416,710,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $416,364,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $442,347,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $442,569,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $489,077,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $489,087,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $486,804,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $486,417,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $540,509,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $540,743,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $578,438,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $578,437,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $621,256,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $620,761,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $697,785,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $698,014,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $729,187,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $729,166,000,000.
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $384,578,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $388,437,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $397,573,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $399,481,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $408,429,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $409,273,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $424,216,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $424,074,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $410,464,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $409,717,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $426,369,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $425,129,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $438,065,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $436,839,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $449,761,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $448,287,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $466,647,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $465,168,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $473,677,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $471,998,000,000.
          (14) Social Security (650):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,644,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,644,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,518,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,518,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,701,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,701,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,009,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $27,009,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,898,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,898,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,656,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $32,656,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $35,652,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $35,652,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $38,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $38,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $42,535,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $42,535,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $46,483,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,483,000,000.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $90,207,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $90,887,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $91,641,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $91,619,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $93,063,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $93,024,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $97,416,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $97,409,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $128,472,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $128,297,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $132,946,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $132,770,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $134,557,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,405,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $136,261,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $136,087,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $141,593,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $141,562,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $140,005,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $140,030,000,000.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $46,220,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,091,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $45,797,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $47,024,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $46,968,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $47,258,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $48,179,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $47,941,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $49,410,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $48,998,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $50,659,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,142,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $51,959,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $51,440,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $56,434,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $55,893,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $58,153,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $57,619,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $59,826,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $59,276,000,000.
          (17) General Government (800):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,126,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,058,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,776,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,752,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,398,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,292,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,159,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,890,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,871,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,706,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,578,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,177,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,299,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,888,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,885,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,498,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,638,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,418,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,415,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,984,000,000.
          (18) Net Interest (900):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $365,581,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $365,581,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $376,713,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $376,713,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $390,894,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $390,894,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $399,750,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $399,750,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $405,529,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $405,529,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $411,266,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $411,266,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $418,293,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $418,293,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $424,021,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $424,021,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $429,637,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $429,637,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $432,297,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $432,297,000,000.
          (19) Allowances (920):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $820,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $808,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $854,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $852,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $884,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $883,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $921,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $921,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $957,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $957,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $996,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $996,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,033,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,033,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,075,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,075,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,115,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,115,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,160,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,160,000,000.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-70,979,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-70,979,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-66,560,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-66,569,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-66,933,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-66,933,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-69,575,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-69,595,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-71,857,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-71,860,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2013:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-75,557,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-75,555,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2014:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-77,982,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-77,979,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2015:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-81,282,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-81,279,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2016:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-84,781,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-84,780,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2017:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-94,228,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-94,228,000,000.
                              ----------                              


 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008.

  (a) Declaration.--The Congress declares that the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 is hereby 
established and that the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2009 through 2012 are set forth.
  (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

                 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--POLICY STATEMENTS

Sec. 301. Policy of the United States Congress on taxation.
Sec. 302. Policy of the United States Congress on entitlement spending.

                  TITLE IV--GENERAL BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 401. Restrictions on advance appropriations.
Sec. 402. Contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism 
          and for unanticipated defense needs.
Sec. 403. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
          aggregates.
Sec. 404. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 405. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 
          1990.
Sec. 406. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
Sec. 407. Adjustments for tax legislation.
Sec. 408. Repeal of the Gephardt rule.
Sec. 409. Budget compliance statements.
Sec. 410. Cost estimates for conference reports and unreported measures.
Sec. 411. Roll call votes for new spending.
Sec. 412. Budget process reform.
Sec. 413. Treasury Department study and report.
Sec. 414. Assistance by Federal agencies to standing committees of the 
          Senate and the House of Representatives.
Sec. 415. Budgetary treatment of the National Flood Insurance Program.

                     TITLE V--EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND

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

             TITLE VI--LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY

Sec. 601. Presidential recommendations.
Sec. 602. Procedures in United States Congress.
Sec. 603. Identification of targeted tax benefits.
Sec. 604. Additional matters.
Sec. 605. Expiration.
Sec. 606. Sense of Congress on deferral authority.
Sec. 607. Sense of Congress on abuse of proposed cancellations.

                     TITLE VII--EARMARK TRANSPARENCY

Sec. 701. Prohibition on obligation of funds for earmarks included only 
          in congressional reports.
Sec. 702. Definitions.

                        TITLE VIII--PAY-AS-YOU-GO

Sec. 801. Pay-as-you-go point of order.

                 TITLE IX--DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS

Sec. 901. Discretionary spending limits in the House.

                       TITLE X--SENSES OF CONGRESS

Sec. 1001. Sense of the House regarding the importance of child support 
          enforcement.
Sec. 1002. Sense of the House on State veterans cemetaries.
Sec. 1003. Sense of Congress on health insurance reform.
Sec. 1004. Sense of the House on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,002,088,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,097,634,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,148,718,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,244,002,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,374,337,000,000.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be decreased are as 
                follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $48,912,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $9,366,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $15,282,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $150,998,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $222,663,000,000.
          (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels 
        of total new budget authority are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,452,253,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,432,323,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,464,843,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,575,993,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,613,919,000,000.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $2,427,922,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $2,484,251,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $2,468,400,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $2,529,608,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $2,530,737,000,000.
          (4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of the 
        deficits (on-budget) are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $425,834,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $386,617,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $319,682,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $285,609,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $156,400,000,000.
          (5) Debt subject to limit.--Pursuant to section 
        301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
        appropriate levels of the public debt are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $9,476,349,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $9,979,952,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $10,418,522,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $10,820,002,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $11,105,786,000,000.
          (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels 
        of debt held by the public are as follows:
          Fiscal year 2008: $5,284,759,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2009: $5,467,610,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2010: $5,570,986,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2011: $5,624,371,000,000.
          Fiscal year 2012: $5,537,610,000,000.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $648,770,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $617,792,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $584,705,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $626,892,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $550,790,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $561,384,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $564,117,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $536,057,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $579,375,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $525,407,000,000.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,989,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,637,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,387,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,263,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,199,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,873,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,268,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,679,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,336,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,774,000,000.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,461,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,413,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,083,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,674,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,083,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,531,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,083,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,915,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,083,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,894,000,000.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,513,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-488,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,751,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,258,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,754,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,340,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,748,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,294,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,726,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,499,000,000.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,564,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $33,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,425,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $32,411,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,958,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,754,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,365,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,129,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,250,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,890,000,000.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,330,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,401,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,183,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,412,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,988,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,120,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,502,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,876,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,099,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,645,000,000.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,127,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,237,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,020,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-413,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $7,731,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-638,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $7,486,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-1,105,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $7,384,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-845,000,000.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $79,363,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $79,252,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $73,326,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $80,458,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $73,419,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $80,553,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $73,445,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $79,371,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $73,441,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $79,041,000,000.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,376,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,123,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $11,020,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,179,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $10,930,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,106,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $10,968,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,695,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $11,052,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $12,306,000,000.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $84,465,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $84,263,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $87,802,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $86,146,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $88,652,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $86,697,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $87,541,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $86,709,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $87,560,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $85,480,000,000.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $276,635,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $277,551,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $289,549,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $289,960,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $301,940,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $302,472,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $316,550,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $317,366,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $332,483,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $334,000,000,000.
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $379,676,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $379,821,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $398,904,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $398,592,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $414,261,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $414,518,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $450,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $450,147,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $436,189,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $435,845,000,000.
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $376,258,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $381,323,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $383,853,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $383,617,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $392,348,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $391,046,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $406,091,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $403,954,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $405,114,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $402,614,000,000.
          (14) Social Security (650):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,644,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,644,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,518,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,518,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,701,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,701,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,009,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $27,009,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,898,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,898,000,000.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $84,493,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $84,512,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $89,019,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $89,033,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $92,397,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $90,798,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $98,286,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $96,779,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $96,528,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $94,838,000,000.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $45,765,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,432,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $45,471,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,631,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $45,742,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,466,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $45,995,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,323,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $46,198,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,166,000,000.
          (17) General Government (800):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,873,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,353,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,844,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,013,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,270,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,262,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,801,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,649,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,264,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,230,000,000.
          (18) Net Interest (900):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $370,521,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $370,421,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $388,836,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $387,436,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $410,258,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $405,258,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $431,411,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $421,411,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $450,561,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $434,561,000,000.
          (19) Allowances (920):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $6,439,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $5,544,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-11,795,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-6,242,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-5,709,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-6,972,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-150,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-3,007,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $4,167,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,286,000,000.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2008:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-71,009,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-71,009,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2009:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-66,578,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-66,587,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2010:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-71,869,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-71,869,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2011:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-69,623,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-69,643,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2012:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-72,789,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $-72,792,000,000.

                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

  (a) Submission To Provide for the Reform of Mandatory 
Spending.--(1) Not later than June 8, 2007, the House 
committees named in paragraph (2) shall submit their 
recommendations to the House Committee on the Budget. After 
receiving those recommendations, the House Committee on the 
Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying 
out all such recommendations without substantive revision.
          (2) Instructions.--
                  (A) Committee on agriculture.--The House 
                Committee on Agriculture shall report changes 
                in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
                reduce direct spending by $452,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2008, $3,277,000,000 for fiscal 
                year 2012, and $9,849,000,000 for the period of 
                fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
                  (B) Committee on armed services.--The House 
                Committee on Armed Services shall report 
                changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
                sufficient to reduce direct spending by 
                $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $100,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2012, and $410,000,000 for the 
                period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
                  (C) Committee on education on labor.--The 
                House Committee on Education and the Labor 
                shall report changes in laws within its 
                jurisdiction sufficient to reduce direct 
                spending by $3,456,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2008, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
                $4,906,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
                2008 through 2012.
                    (D) Committee on energy and commerce.--The 
                House Committee on Energy and Commerce shall 
                report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
                sufficient to reduce direct spending by 
                $8,344,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
                $30,602,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
                $97,359,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
                2008 through 2012.
                    (E) Committee on financial services.--The 
                House Committee on Financial Services shall 
                report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
                sufficient to reduce direct spending by 
                $00,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $140,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2012, and $400,000,000 for the 
                period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
                    (F) Committee on foreign relations.--The 
                House Committee on Foreign Relations shall 
                report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
                sufficient to reduce direct spending by 
                $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $90,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2012, and $250,000,000 for the 
                period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
                    (G) Committee on the judiciary.--The House 
                Committee on the Judiciary shall report changes 
                in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
                reduce direct spending by $265,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2008, $1,010,000,000 for fiscal 
                year 2012, and $3,515,000,000 for the period of 
                fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
                    (H) Committee on natural resources.--The 
                House Committee on Natural Resources shall 
                report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
                sufficient to reduce direct spending by 
                $1,507,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
                $535,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
                $4,647,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
                2008 through 2012.
                  (I) Committee on transportation and 
                infrastructure.--The House Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure shall report 
                changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
                sufficient to reduce direct spending by 
                $460,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
                $1,063,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
                $4,272,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
                2008 through 2012.
                  (J) Committee on ways and means.--The House 
                Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
                changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
                sufficient to reduce direct spending by 
                $10,109,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
                $41,543,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
                $153,122,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
                2008 through 2012, sufficient to reduce 
                revenues by not more than $48,912,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2008 and by not more than 
                $447,221,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
                2008 through 2012.
  (b) Submission of Revised Allocations.--(1) Upon the 
submission to the Committee on the Budget of the House of a 
recommendation that has complied with its reconciliation 
instructions solely by virtue of section 310(c) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of that 
committee may file with the House appropriately revised 
allocations under section 302(a) of such Act and revised 
functional levels and aggregates.
          (2) Upon the submission to the House of a conference 
        report recommending a reconciliation bill or resolution 
        in which a committee has complied with its 
        reconciliation instructions solely by virtue of this 
        section, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 
        the House may file with the House appropriately revised 
        allocations under section 302(a) of such Act and 
        revised functional levels and aggregates.
          (3) Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to 
        this subsection shall be considered to be allocations 
        and aggregates established by the concurrent resolution 
        on the budget pursuant to section 301 of such Act.

                      TITLE III--POLICY STATEMENTS

SEC. 301. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ON TAXATION.

  The United States Congress reaffirms the statement of 
principle that the Federal Government should not raise taxes on 
American families or reverse the policies that have led to 
strong growth in the United States economy, and instead should 
move towards balancing the budget by reigning in the Federal 
Government's spending; it is further the policy assumption 
underlying this resolution that the tax relief enacted in 2001 
and 2003 should be continued.

SEC. 302. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ON ENTITLEMENT SPENDING.

  (a) Findings.--
          (1) Entitlement growth is unsustainable. Entitlements 
        are currently growing at 6 percent per year 
        significantly faster than our entire economy, and more 
        than twice the rate of inflation.
          (2) Entitlements currently consume more than half of 
        the entire Federal budget. If simply left on ``auto-
        pilot'' (assuming no new entitlement spending or 
        benefits):
                  (A) By 2015 in less than a decade
                  (B) By 2040 social security, medicare, and 
                medicaid alone will consume 20 percent of our 
                economy
                  (C) By 2040 Americans will have to pay twice 
                the current rate of taxes
          (3) Entitlements must be reformed to survive with the 
        retirement of the baby boomers, the situation will only 
        get worse, making the necessary reforms more sudden and 
        severe.
          (4) Entitlements aren't all that's at risk. If left 
        unreformed, these programs will also impose a crushing 
        burden on both the budget and the economy. Our now 
        strong economy, which has created millions of jobs and 
        been the key factor in reducing the deficit. 
        Entitlements will eventually crowd out all other 
        priorities such as education, veterans, science, 
        agriculture, environment, even defense and homeland 
        security.
          (5) The rising costs of government entitlements are a 
        ``fiscal cancer'' that threaten ``catastrophic 
        consequences for our country'' and could ``bankrupt 
        America'' said America's chief accountant, U.S. 
        Comptroller General David Walker.
          (6) Without ``early and meaningful action'' to 
        address the rapid growth of entitlements, ``the U.S. 
        economy could be seriously weakened, with future 
        generations bearing much of the cost'' warned Fed 
        Chairman Ben Bernanke.
          (7) Spending is the problem. Massive Tax Hikes are 
        Not the Solution. Even if taxes are raised to balance 
        the budget in the short term, entitlements would 
        quickly drive the Federal Government back into deficit.
          (8) The U.S. Comptroller General testified that the 
        United States Government ``cannot grow [its] way out of 
        this problem; eliminating earmarks will not solve the 
        problem; wiping out fraud, waste, and abuse will not 
        solve the problem; ending the war or cutting way back 
        on defense will not solve the problem''.
          (9) The budget must drive entitlement reform. 
        Entitlement programs are well-intended, and provide a 
        critical safety net for millions of Americans, but 
        their costs are out of control, and growing worse every 
        year typically without regular reform or congressional 
        oversight. Congress must use the budget process to 
        promote reforms that will make these programs better, 
        more efficient, and more sustainable for the long term.
  (b) Policy on Entitlements.--It is the policy of this 
resolution that Congress must immediately address the out-of-
control growth of entitlement spending that may do substantial 
harm to the United States economy and hurt the standard of 
living of future generations. Furthermore, Congress must also 
commit itself to consider during this fiscal year fundamental 
reform packages to secure the long-term solvency of medicare, 
medicaid and social security.

SEC. 303. BONNEVILLE POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION.

    It is the policy of this resolution that it does not 
specifically assume any savings from the President's proposal 
related to the Bonneville Power Marketing Administrations and 
the Energy and Commerce Committee will determine its own 
policies subject to the applicable numerical allocation limits 
and reconciliation directives.

                  TITLE IV--GENERAL BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 401. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--(1) In the House, except as provided in 
subsection (b), an advance appropriation may not be reported in 
a bill or joint resolution making a general appropriation or 
continuing appropriation, and may not be in order as an 
amendment thereto.
  (2) Managers on the part of the House may not agree to a 
Senate amendment that would violate paragraph (1) unless 
specific authority to agree to the amendment first is given by 
the House by a separate vote with respect thereto.
  (b) Advance Appropriation.--In the House, an advance 
appropriation may be provided for the fiscal years 2009 and 
2010 for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified 
in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying 
this resolution under the heading ``Accounts Identified for 
Advance Appropriations'' in an aggregate amount not to exceed 
$23,565,000,000 in new budget authority in each year.
  (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any new budget authority provided in a 
bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or any 
new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution 
making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that 
first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2008.

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

  (a) Exemption of Contingency Operations Related to the Global 
War on Terrorism and for Unanticipated Defense Needs.--In the 
House, if any bill or joint resolution is reported, or an 
amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is filed 
thereon, that makes appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related operations, 
then the new budget authority, new entitlement authority, 
outlays, or receipts resulting therefrom shall not count for 
purposes of titles III or IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.
  (b) Current Level.--Amounts included in this resolution for 
the purpose set forth in this section shall be considered to be 
current law for purposes of the preparation of the current 
level of budget authority and outlays and the appropriate 
levels shall be adjusted upon the enactment of such bill.

SEC. 403. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
                    AGGREGATES.

  (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and 
aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall
          (1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
          (2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; 
        and
          (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon 
        as practicable.
  (b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised 
allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments 
shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in 
this resolution.
  (c) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this 
resolution--
          (1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays, 
        direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, 
        deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of 
        fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of 
        estimates made by the appropriate Committee on the 
        Budget; and
          (2) such chairman may make any other necessary 
        adjustments to such levels to reflect the timing of 
        responses to reconciliation directives pursuant to 
        section 201 of this resolution.

SEC. 404. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

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

SEC. 405. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT 
                    OF 1990.

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

SEC. 406. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

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

SEC. 407. ADJUSTMENTS FOR TAX LEGISLATION.

  In the House, if the Committee on Ways and Means reports a 
bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or 
a conference report is submitted thereon, that amends the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by extending the expiration dates 
for Federal tax policies that expired during fiscal year 2008 
or that expire during the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012, then the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make 
appropriate adjustments in the allocations and aggregates of 
budget authority, outlays, and revenue set forth in this 
resolution to reflect the budgetary effects of such 
legislation, but only to the extent the adjustments would not 
cause the level of revenue to be less than the level of revenue 
provided for in this resolution for the period of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 and would not cause the deficit to exceed the 
appropriate level of deficits provided for in this resolution 
for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

SEC. 408. REPEAL OF THE GEPHARDT RULE.

  With respect to the adoption by the Congress of a concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008, the clerk of the 
House shall not prepare an engrossment of a joint resolution 
increasing or decreasing, as the case may be, the statutory 
limit on the public debt.

SEC. 409. BUDGET COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS.

  Each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint 
resolution shall contain a budget compliance statement prepared 
by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget, if timely 
submitted prior to the filing of the report, which shall 
include assessment by such chairman as to whether the bill or 
joint resolution complies with the requirements of sections 
302, 303, 306, 311, and 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.

SEC. 410. COST ESTIMATES FOR CONFERENCE REPORTS AND UNREPORTED 
                    MEASURES.

  It shall not be in order to consider a conference report or 
an unreported bill or joint resolution unless an estimate of 
costs as described in clause 3(d)(2) of Rule XIII has been 
printed in the Congressional Record at least one day before its 
consideration.

SEC. 411. ROLL CALL VOTES FOR NEW SPENDING.

  The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when the 
Speaker puts the question on passage of a bill or joint 
resolution, or on adoption of a conference report, for which 
the chairman of the Budget Committee has advised the Speaker 
that such bill, joint resolution or conference report 
authorizes or provides new budget authority of not less than 
$50,000,000. The Speaker may not entertain a unanimous consent 
request or motion to suspend this section.

SEC. 412. BUDGET PROCESS REFORM.

  Before September 30, 2007, the chairman or ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives shall introduce, and the committee shall 
conduct hearings on, budget reform legislation that includes 
the following provisions:
          (1) Statutory discretionary spending limits.
          (2) Provisions to slow the growth of entitlement 
        spending by requiring offsets for new benefits, and 
        examining programs with annual increases higher than 
        the rate of inflation.
          (3) Presidential legislative line item veto authority 
        that preserves Congress' constitutional power of the 
        purse by requiring an expedited up or down vote on the 
        President's proposals.
          (4) Enforcement tools that restrict the definition of 
        ``emergency'' so that emergency supplemental 
        appropriation bills include only needs that are sudden, 
        urgent, unforeseen, unpredictable, unanticipated, and 
        temporary in nature.
          (5) Accrual accounting of the Government's long-term 
        obligations.
          (6) Periodic reporting from the Government 
        Accountability Office that examine the causes of long-
        term deficits and present options to reduce these 
        deficits.
          (7) Annual audit summaries from the Federal 
        Accounting Standards Advisory Board for all departments 
        of the Government that represent more than 20 percent 
        of discretionary spending, with recommendations on how 
        to improve the quality of financial information 
        available to Congress.

SEC. 413. TREASURY DEPARTMENT STUDY AND REPORT.

  (a) Request.--Not later than June 1, 2007, the chairman or 
ranking member of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives shall submit a request to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for a study of the impact of the current United States 
tort system on global competition and gross domestic product 
(GDP) growth.
  (b) Submission of Study.--The results of the study described 
in subsection (a) shall be submitted by the Secretary of the 
Treasury to the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives not later than September 30, 2007.

SEC. 414. ASSISTANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES TO STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE 
                    SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

  (a) Information Regarding Agency Appropriations Requests.--To 
assist each standing committee of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate in carrying out its responsibilities, the 
chairman of each authorizing committee of the House and Senate 
shall request the head of each Federal agency which administers 
the laws or parts of laws under the jurisdiction of such 
committee, to provide to such committee such studies, 
information, analyses, reports, and assistance.
  (b) Information Regarding Agency Program Administration.--To 
assist each standing committee of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate in carrying out its responsibilities, the 
chairman of each authorizing committee of the House and Senate 
shall request of the head of any agency under his committee's 
jurisdiction, to furnish to such committee documentation, 
containing information received, compiled, or maintained by the 
agency as part of the operation or administration of a program, 
or specifically compiled pursuant to a request in support of a 
review of a program, as may be requested by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of such committee.
  (c) Summaries by Comptroller General.--Within thirty days 
after the receipt of a request from a chairman and ranking 
minority member of a standing committee having jurisdiction 
over a program being reviewed and studied by such committee 
under this section, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall furnish to such committee summaries of any audits 
or reviews of such program which the Comptroller General has 
completed during the preceding six years.
  (d) Congressional Assistance.--Consistent with their duties 
and functions under law, the Comptroller General of the United 
States, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, and 
the Director of the Congressional Research Service shall 
continue to furnish (consistent with established protocols) to 
each standing committee of the House of Representatives or the 
Senate such information, studies, analyses, and reports as the 
chairman and ranking minority member may request to assist the 
committee in conducting reviews and studies of programs under 
this section.

SEC. 415. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

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

                    TITLE V--EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND

SEC. 501. NONDEFENSE RESERVE FUND FOR EMERGENCIES.

  (a) Nondefense Set Aside.--
          (1) Discretionary set aside fund.--In the House and 
        except as provided by subsection (b), if a bill or 
        joint resolution is reported, or an amendment is 
        offered thereto (or considered as adopted) or a 
        conference report is filed thereon, that provides new 
        discretionary budget authority (and outlays flowing 
        therefrom), and such provision is designated as an 
        emergency pursuant to this section, the chairman of the 
        Committee on the Budget shall make adjustments to the 
        allocations and aggregates set forth in this resolution 
        up to the amount of such provisions if the requirements 
        set forth in section 504 are met, but the sum of all 
        adjustments made under this paragraph shall not exceed 
        $6,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
          (2) Other adjustments.--In the House, if a bill or 
        joint resolution is reported or a conference report is 
        filed thereon, and a direct spending or receipt 
        provision included therein is designated as an 
        emergency pursuant to this paragraph, the chairman of 
        the Committee on the Budget may make adjustments to the 
        allocations and aggregates set forth in this 
        resolution.
  (b) Additional Adjustment Procedures.--In the House, before 
any adjustment is made pursuant to this section for any bill, 
joint resolution, or conference report that designates a 
provision an emergency, the enactment of which would cause the 
total amount of the set aside fund set forth in subsection 
(a)(1) for fiscal year 2008 to be exceeded:
          (1) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall 
        convene a meeting of that committee, where it shall be 
        in order, subject to the terms set forth in this 
        section, for one motion described in paragraph (2) to 
        be made to authorize the chairman to make adjustments 
        above the maximum amount of adjustments set forth in 
        subsection (a). If the Chairman does not call such a 
        meeting within 24 hours of a committee reporting such a 
        measure, any member of the Committee may call such a 
        meeting.
          (2) The motion referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
        in the following form: ``I move that the chairman of 
        the Committee on the Budget be authorized to adjust the 
        allocations and aggregates set forth in the concurrent 
        resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 by the 
        following amount: $_____ for fiscal year 2008.'', with 
        the blank being filled in with amount determined by the 
        chairman of the Committee on the Budget. For any 
        measure referred to in subsection (a)(1), such amount 
        shall not exceed the total amount for fiscal year 2008 
        designated as an emergency in excess of the applicable 
        amount remaining in the set aside fund.
          (3) The motion set forth in paragraph (2) shall be 
        open for debate and amendment, but any amendment 
        offered thereto is only in order if limited to changing 
        an amount in the motion.
          (4) Except as provided by paragraph (5), the chairman 
        of the Committee on the Budget may not make any 
        adjustments under subsection (a) or subsection (b) 
        unless or until the committee filing a report or joint 
        statement of managers on a conference report on a 
        measure including an emergency designation fulfills the 
        terms set forth in section 504.
          (5) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall 
        make any adjustments he deems necessary under this 
        section if he determines the enactment of the provision 
        or provisions designated as an emergency is essential 
        to respond to an urgent and imminent need, the chairman 
        determines the exceptional circumstances referred to in 
        rule 3 of the rules of the committee are met and the 
        committee cannot convene to consider the motion 
        referred to in this section in a timely fashion.
  (c) Application of Adjustments.--The adjustments made 
pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) shall
          (1) apply while that bill, joint resolution, 
        conference report or amendment is under consideration;
          (2) take effect upon the enactment of that 
        legislation; and
          (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon 
        as practicable.

SEC. 502. EMERGENCY CRITERIA.

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

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

  In the House, as soon as practicable after the adoption of 
this resolution, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
shall, after consultation with the chairmen of the applicable 
committees, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Budget, 
and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, prepare 
additional guidelines for application of the definition of an 
emergency and shall issue a committee print from the Committee 
on the Budget for this purpose.

SEC. 504. COMMITTEE NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

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

SEC. 505. UP-TO-DATE TABULATIONS.

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

             TITLE VI--LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY

SEC. 601. PRESIDENTIAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

  (a) Proposed Cancellations.--If, within 45 calendar days 
after the enactment of any bill or joint resolution providing 
any discretionary budget authority, item of direct spending, 
limited tariff benefit, or targeted tax benefit, the President 
proposes, in the manner provided in subsection (b), the 
cancellation of any dollar amount of such discretionary budget 
authority, item of direct spending, or targeted tax benefit, 
such recommendation shall be introduced as a freestanding 
measure consistent with the terms of this title and shall be 
eligible for the expedited procedures set forth herein. If the 
45 calendar-day period expires during a period where either 
House of Congress stands adjourned sine die at the end of a 
Congress or for a period greater than 45 calendar days, the 
President may propose a cancellation under this section and 
transmit a special message under subsection (b) on the first 
calendar day of session following such a period of adjournment.
  (b) Transmittal of Special Message.--
          (1) Special message.--
                  (A) Contents of special message.--Each 
                special message shall specify, with respect to 
                the discretionary budget authority, items of 
                direct spending proposed, limited tariff 
                benefits, or targeted tax benefits to be 
                canceled--
                          (i) the dollar amount of 
                        discretionary budget authority, the 
                        specific item of direct spending (that 
                        OMB, after consultation with CBO, 
                        estimates to increase budget authority 
                        or outlays as required by section 
                        1017(9)), the limited tariff benefit, 
                        or the targeted tax benefit that the 
                        President proposes be canceled;
                          (ii) any account, department, or 
                        establishment of the Government to 
                        which such discretionary budget 
                        authority is available for obligation, 
                        and the specific project or 
                        governmental functions involved;
                          (iii) the reasons why such 
                        discretionary budget authority, item of 
                        direct spending, limited tariff 
                        benefit, or targeted tax benefit should 
                        be canceled;
                          (iv) to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, the estimated fiscal, 
                        economic, and budgetary effect 
                        (including the effect on outlays and 
                        receipts in each fiscal year) of the 
                        proposed cancellation;
                          (v) to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, all facts, circumstances, 
                        and considerations relating to or 
                        bearing upon the proposed cancellation 
                        and the decision to propose the 
                        cancellation, and the estimated effect 
                        of the proposed cancellation upon the 
                        objects, purposes, or programs for 
                        which the discretionary budget 
                        authority, item of direct spending, 
                        limited tariff benefit, or the targeted 
                        tax benefit is provided;
                          (vi) a numbered list of cancellations 
                        to be included in an approval bill 
                        that, if enacted, would cancel 
                        discretionary budget authority, items 
                        of direct spending, limited tariff 
                        benefit, or targeted tax benefits 
                        proposed in that special message; and
                          (vii) if the special message is 
                        transmitted subsequent to or at the 
                        same time as another special message, a 
                        detailed explanation why the proposed 
                        cancellations are not substantially 
                        similar to any other proposed 
                        cancellation in such other message.
                  (C) Duplicative proposals prohibited.--The 
                President may not propose to cancel the same or 
                substantially similar discretionary budget 
                authority, item of direct spending, limited 
                tariff benefit, or targeted tax benefit more 
                than one time under this Act.
                  (D) Maximum number of special messages.--The 
                President may not transmit to the Congress more 
                than 5 special messages under this subsection 
                related to any bill or joint resolution 
                described in subsection (a), but may transmit 
                not more than 10 special messages for any 
                omnibus budget reconciliation or appropriation 
                measure.
          (2) Enactment of approval bill.--
                  (A) Deficit reduction.--Amounts of budget 
                authority, items of direct spending, limited 
                tariff benefit, or targeted tax benefits which 
                are canceled pursuant to enactment of a bill as 
                provided under this section shall be dedicated 
                only to reducing the deficit or increasing the 
                surplus.
                  (B) Adjustment of levels in the concurrent 
                resolution on the budget.--Not later than 5 
                days after the date of enactment of an approval 
                bill as provided under this section, the chairs 
                of the Committees on the Budget of the Senate 
                and the House of Representatives shall revise 
                allocations and aggregates and other 
                appropriate levels under the appropriate 
                concurrent resolution on the budget to reflect 
                the cancellation, and the applicable committees 
                shall report revised suballocations pursuant to 
                section 302(b), as appropriate.
                  (C) Trust funds and special funds.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), nothing in 
                this title shall be construed to require or 
                allow the deposit of amounts derived from a 
                trust fund or special fund which are canceled 
                pursuant to enactment of a bill as provided 
                under this section to any other fund.

SEC. 602. PROCEDURES IN UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

  (a) Expedited Consideration.--
          (1) In general.--The majority leader or minority 
        leader of each House or his designee shall (by request) 
        introduce an approval bill as defined in section 1017 
        not later than the third day of session of that House 
        after the date of receipt of a special message 
        transmitted to the Congress under section 1011(b). If 
        the bill is not introduced as provided in the preceding 
        sentence in either House, then, on the fourth day of 
        session of that House after the date of receipt of the 
        special message, any Member of that House may introduce 
        the bill.
          (2) Consideration in the house of representatives.--
                  (A) Referral and reporting.--Any committee of 
                the House of Representatives to which an 
                approval bill is referred shall report it to 
                the House without amendment not later than the 
                seventh legislative day after the date of its 
                introduction. If a committee fails to report 
                the bill within that period or the House has 
                adopted a concurrent resolution providing for 
                adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, 
                such committee shall be automatically 
                discharged from further consideration of the 
                bill and it shall be placed on the appropriate 
                calendar.
                  (B) Proceeding to consideration.--After an 
                approval bill is reported by or discharged from 
                committee or the House has adopted a concurrent 
                resolution providing for adjournment sine die 
                at the end of a Congress, it shall be in order 
                to move to proceed to consider the approval 
                bill in the House. Such a motion shall be in 
                order only at a time designated by the Speaker 
                in the legislative schedule within two 
                legislative days after the day on which the 
                proponent announces his intention to offer the 
                motion. Such a motion shall not be in order 
                after the House has disposed of a motion to 
                proceed with respect to that special message. 
                The previous question shall be considered as 
                ordered on the motion to its adoption without 
                intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the 
                vote by which the motion is disposed of shall 
                not be in order.
                  (C) Consideration.--The approval bill shall 
                be considered as read. All points of order 
                against an approval bill and against its 
                consideration are waived. The previous question 
                shall be considered as ordered on an approval 
                bill to its passage without intervening motion 
                except five hours of debate equally divided and 
                controlled by the proponent and an opponent and 
                one motion to limit debate on the bill. A 
                motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the 
                bill shall not be in order.
                  (D) Senate bill.--An approval bill received 
                from the Senate shall not be referred to 
                committee.
          (3) Consideration in the senate.--
                  (A) Motion to proceed to consideration.--A 
                motion to proceed to the consideration of a 
                bill under this subsection in the Senate shall 
                not be debatable. It shall not be in order to 
                move to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
                to proceed is agreed to or disagreed to.
                  (B) Limits on debate.--Debate in the Senate 
                on a bill under this subsection, and all 
                debatable motions and appeals in connection 
                therewith (including debate pursuant to 
                subparagraph (D)), shall not exceed 10 hours, 
                equally divided and controlled in the usual 
                form.
                  (C) Appeals.--Debate in the Senate on any 
                debatable motion or appeal in connection with a 
                bill under this subsection shall be limited to 
                not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided and 
                controlled in the usual form.
                  (D) Motion to limit debate.--A motion in the 
                Senate to further limit debate on a bill under 
                this subsection is not debatable.
                  (E) Motion to recommit.--A motion to recommit 
                a bill under this subsection is not in order.
                  (F) Consideration of the house bill.--
                          (i) In general.--If the Senate has 
                        received the House companion bill to 
                        the bill introduced in the Senate prior 
                        to the vote required under paragraph 
                        (1)(C), then the Senate may consider, 
                        and the vote under paragraph (1)(C) may 
                        occur on, the House companion bill.
                          (ii) Procedures after vote on senate 
                        bill.--If the Senate votes, pursuant to 
                        paragraph (1)(C), on the bill 
                        introduced in the Senate, then 
                        immediately following that vote, or 
                        upon receipt of the House companion 
                        bill, the House bill shall be deemed to 
                        be considered, read the third time, and 
                        the vote on passage of the Senate bill 
                        shall be considered to be the vote on 
                        the bill received from the House.
  (b) Amendments Prohibited.--No amendment to, or motion to 
strike a provision from, a bill considered under this section 
shall be in order in either the Senate or the House of 
Representatives.

SEC. 603. IDENTIFICATION OF TARGETED TAX BENEFITS.

  (a) Statement.--The chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate acting jointly (hereafter in 
this subsection referred to as ``the chairmen'' shall review 
any revenue or reconciliation bill or joint resolution which 
includes any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
that is being prepared for filing by a committee of conference 
of the two Houses, and shall identify whether such bill or 
joint resolution contains any targeted tax benefits. The 
chairmen shall provide to the committee of conference a 
statement identifying any such targeted tax benefits or 
declaring that the bill or joint resolution does not contain 
any targeted tax benefits. Any such statement shall be made 
available to any Member of Congress by the chairmen immediately 
upon request.
  (b) Statement Included in Legislation.--
          (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other rule of 
        the House of Representatives or any rule or precedent 
        of the Senate, any revenue or reconciliation bill or 
        joint resolution which includes any amendment to the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 reported by a committee 
        of conference of the two Houses may include, as a 
        separate section of such bill or joint resolution, the 
        information contained in the statement of the chairmen, 
        but only in the manner set forth in paragraph (2).
          (2) Applicability.--The separate section permitted 
        under subparagraph (A) shall read as follows: ``Section 
        1021 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
        Control Act of 1974 shall ______ apply to 
        ______,______,000,000'', with the blank spaces being 
        filled in with--
                  (A) in any case in which the chairmen 
                identify targeted tax benefits in the statement 
                required under subsection (a), the word 
                ``only'' in the first blank space and a list of 
                all of the specific provisions of the bill or 
                joint resolution in the second blank space; or
                  (B) in any case in which the chairmen declare 
                that there are no targeted tax benefits in the 
                statement required under subsection (a), the 
                word ``not'' in the first blank space and the 
                phrase ``any provision of this Act'' in the 
                second blank space.
  (c) Identification in Revenue Estimate.--With respect to any 
revenue or reconciliation bill or joint resolution with respect 
to which the chairmen provide a statement under subsection (a), 
the Joint Committee on Taxation shall--
          (1) in the case of a statement described in 
        subsection (b)(2)(A), list the targeted tax benefits in 
        any revenue estimate prepared by the Joint Committee on 
        Taxation for any conference report which accompanies 
        such bill or joint resolution, or
          (2) in the case of a statement described in section 
        13(b)(2)(B), indicate in such revenue estimate that no 
        provision in such bill or joint resolution has been 
        identified as a targeted tax benefit.
  (d) President's Authority.--If any revenue or reconciliation 
bill or joint resolution is signed into law--
          (1) with a separate section described in subsection 
        (b)(2), then the President may use the authority 
        granted in this section only with respect to any 
        targeted tax benefit in that law, if any, identified in 
        such separate section; or
          (2) without a separate section described in 
        subsection (b)(2), then the President may use the 
        authority granted in this section with respect to any 
        targeted tax benefit in that law.

SEC. 604. ADDITIONAL MATTERS.

  (a) Definitions.--
          (1) Appropriation law.--The term ``appropriation 
        law'' means an Act referred to in section 105 of title 
        I, United States Code, including any general or special 
        appropriation Act, or any Act making supplemental, 
        deficiency, or continuing appropriations, that has been 
        signed into law pursuant to Article I, section 7, of 
        the Constitution of the United States.
          (2) Approval bill.--The term ``approval bill'' means 
        a bill or joint resolution which only approves proposed 
        cancellations of dollar amounts of discretionary budget 
        authority, items of new direct spending, limited tariff 
        benefits, or targeted tax benefits in a special message 
        transmitted by the President under this part and--
                  (A) the title of which is as follows: ``A 
                bill approving the proposed cancellations 
                transmitted by the President on ____'', the 
                blank space being filled in with the date of 
                transmission of the relevant special message 
                and the public law number to which the message 
                relates;
                  (B) which does not have a preamble; and
                  (C) which provides only the following after 
                the enacting clause: That the Congress approves 
                of proposed cancellations ____, the blank space 
                being filled in with a list of the 
                cancellations contained in the President's 
                special message, as transmitted by the 
                President in a special message on ____, the 
                blank space being filled in with the 
                appropriate date, regarding ____, the blank 
                space being filled in with the Public Law 
                number to which the special message relates;
                  (D) which only includes proposed 
                cancellations that are estimated by CBO to meet 
                the definition of discretionary budgetary 
                authority or items of direct spending, or 
                limited tariff benefits, or that are identified 
                as targeted tax benefits pursuant to section 
                1014;
                  (E) if any proposed cancellation other than 
                discretionary budget authority or targeted tax 
                benefits is estimated by CBO to not meet the 
                definition of item of direct spending, then the 
                approval bill shall include at the end: The 
                President shall cease the suspension of the 
                implementation of the following under section 
                1013 of the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 
                2006: ____, the blank space being filled in 
                with the list of such proposed cancellations; 
                and
                  (F) if no CBO estimate is available, then the 
                entire list of legislative provisions proposed 
                by the President is inserted in the second 
                blank space in subparagraph (C).
          (3) Calendar day.--The term ``calendar day'' means a 
        standard 24-hour period beginning at midnight.
          (4) Cancel or cancellation.--The terms ``cancel'' or 
        ``cancellation'' means to prevent--
                  (A) budget authority from having legal force 
                or effect;
                  (B) in the case of entitlement authority, to 
                prevent the specific legal obligation of the 
                United States from having legal force or 
                effect;
                  (C) in the case of the food stamp program, to 
                prevent the specific provision of law that 
                provides such benefit from having legal force 
                or effect; or
                  (D) a limited tariff benefit from having 
                legal force or effect, and to make any 
                necessary, conforming statutory change to 
                ensure that such limited tariff benefit is not 
                implemented; or
                  (E) a targeted tax benefit from having legal 
                force or effect, and to make any necessary, 
                conforming statutory change to ensure that such 
                targeted tax benefit is not implemented and 
                that any budgetary resources are appropriately 
                canceled.
          (5) CBO.--The term ``CBO'' means the Director of the 
        Congressional Budget Office.
          (6) Direct spending.--The term ``direct spending'' 
        means--
                  (A) budget authority provided by law (other 
                than an appropriation law);
                  (B) entitlement authority; and
                  (C) the food stamp program.
          (7) Dollar amount of discretionary budget 
        authority.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        the term ``dollar amount of discretionary budget 
        authority'' means the entire dollar amount of budget 
        authority--
                  (i) specified in an appropriation law, or the 
                entire dollar amount of budget authority or 
                obligation limitation required to be allocated 
                by a specific proviso in an appropriation law 
                for which a specific dollar figure was not 
                included;
                  (ii) represented separately in any table, 
                chart, or explanatory text included in the 
                statement of managers or the governing 
                committee report accompanying such law;
                  (iii) required to be allocated for a specific 
                program, project, or activity in a law (other 
                than an appropriation law) that mandates the 
                expenditure of budget authority from accounts, 
                programs, projects, or activities for which 
                budget authority is provided in an 
                appropriation law;
                  (iv) represented by the product of the 
                estimated procurement cost and the total 
                quantity of items specified in an appropriation 
                law or included in the statement of managers or 
                the governing committee report accompanying 
                such law; or
                  (v) represented by the product of the 
                estimated procurement cost and the total 
                quantity of items required to be provided in a 
                law (other than an appropriation law) that 
                mandates the expenditure of budget authority 
                from accounts, programs, projects, or 
                activities for which budget authority is 
                provided in an appropriation law.
                  (B) The term ``dollar amount of discretionary 
                budget authority'' does not include--
                          (i) direct spending;
                          (ii) budget authority in an 
                        appropriation law which funds direct 
                        spending provided for in other law;
                          (iii) any existing budget authority 
                        canceled in an appropriation law; or
                          (iv) any restriction, condition, or 
                        limitation in an appropriation law or 
                        the accompanying statement of managers 
                        or committee reports on the expenditure 
                        of budget authority for an account, 
                        program, project, or activity, or on 
                        activities involving such expenditure.
          (8) Item of direct spending.--The term ``item of 
        direct spending'' means any provision of law that 
        results in an increase in budget authority or outlays 
        for direct spending relative to the most recent levels 
        calculated consistent with the methodology used to 
        calculate a baseline under section 257 of the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and 
        included with a budget submission under section 1105(a) 
        of title 31, United States Code, in the first year or 
        the 5-year period for which the item is effective. 
        However, such item does not include an extension or 
        reauthorization of existing direct spending, but 
        instead only refers to provisions of law that increase 
        such direct spending.
          (9) Limited tariff benefit.--The term ``limited 
        tariff benefit'' means any provision of law that 
        modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
        States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer entities 
        (as defined in paragraph (12)(B)).
          (10) OMB.--The term ``OMB'' means the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget.
          (11) Omnibus reconciliation or appropriation 
        measure.--The term ``omnibus reconciliation'' or 
        ``appropriation measure'' means--
                  (A) in the case of a reconciliation bill, any 
                such bill that is reported to its House by the 
                Committee on the Budget; or
                  (B) in the case of an appropriation measure, 
                any such measure that provides appropriations 
                for programs, projects, or activities falling 
                within 2 or more section 302(b) suballocations.
          (12) Targeted tax benefit.--
                  (A) The ``term targeted tax benefit'' means 
                any revenue-losing provision that provides a 
                Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or 
                preference to ten or fewer beneficiaries 
                (determined with respect to either present law 
                or any provision of which the provision is a 
                part) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
                in any year for which the provision is in 
                effect;
                  (B) For purposes of subparagraph (a).--
                          (i) all businesses and associations 
                        that are members of the same controlled 
                        group of corporations (as defined in 
                        section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986) shall be treated as a 
                        single beneficiary;
                          (ii) all shareholders, partners, 
                        members, or beneficiaries of a 
                        corporation, partnership, association, 
                        or trust or estate, respectively, shall 
                        be treated as a single beneficiary;
                          (iii) all employees of an employer 
                        shall be treated as a single 
                        beneficiary;
                          (iv) all qualified plans of an 
                        employer shall be treated as a single 
                        beneficiary;
                          (v) all beneficiaries of a qualified 
                        plan shall be treated as a single 
                        beneficiary;
                          (vi) all contributors to a charitable 
                        organization shall be treated as a 
                        single beneficiary;
                          (vii) all holders of the same bond 
                        issue shall be treated as a single 
                        beneficiary; and
                          (viii) if a corporation, partnership, 
                        association, trust or estate is the 
                        beneficiary of a provision, the 
                        shareholders of the corporation, the 
                        partners of the partnership, the 
                        members of the association, or the 
                        beneficiaries of the trust or estate 
                        shall not also be treated as 
                        beneficiaries of such provision;
                  (C) For the purpose of this paragraph, the 
                term ``revenue-losing provision'' means any 
                provision that is estimated to result in a 
                reduction in federal tax revenues (determined 
                with respect to either present law or any 
                provision of which the provision is a part) for 
                any one of the two following periods--
                          (i) the first fiscal year for which 
                        the provision is effective; or
                          (ii) the period of the 5 fiscal years 
                        beginning with the first fiscal year 
                        for which the provision is effective;
                  (D) the ``term targeted tax benefit'' does 
                not include any provision which applies 
                uniformly to an entire industry; and
                  (E) the terms used in this paragraph shall 
                have the same meaning as those terms have 
                generally in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
                unless otherwise expressly provided.

SEC. 605. EXPIRATION.

  This title shall have no force or effect on or after October 
1, 2012.

SEC. 606. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFERRAL AUTHORITY.

  It is the sense of Congress that legislation providing the 
authority to temporarily defer spending on proposed rescissions 
should be enacted.

SEC. 607. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ABUSE OF PROPOSED CANCELLATIONS.

  It is the sense of Congress that no President or any 
executive branch official should condition the inclusion or 
exclusion or threaten to condition the inclusion or exclusion 
of any proposed cancellation in any special message under this 
title upon any vote cast or to be cast by any Member of either 
House of Congress.

                    TITLE VII--EARMARK TRANSPARENCY

SEC. 701. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR EARMARKS INCLUDED ONLY 
                    IN CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.

  (a) Requirement That Earmarks Must Be in Legislative Text.--
Notwithstanding any other rule of the House, in addition to the 
requirements set forth in clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, it shall not be in order to 
consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment thereto, or 
conference report thereon, unless the list of congressional 
earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits, 
required by clause 9(a)of rule XXI are also set forth in the 
text of such measure.
  (b) Availability on the Internet.--Notwithstanding any other 
rule of the House, in addition to the requirements set forth in 
clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, it shall not be in order to consider any bill, 
joint resolution, or conference report thereon, unless the 
lists required by paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of clause 9 of 
rule XXI are made available on the Internet in a searchable 
format to the general public for at least 48 hours before 
consideration.

SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.

  (a) Congressional Earmark.--The term ``congressional 
earmark'' means a provision or report language included 
primarily at the request of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, or Senator providing, authorizing or recommending 
a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit 
authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, 
loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure 
with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality 
or Congressional district, other than through a statutory or 
administrative formula-driven or competitive award process.
  (b) Limited Benefits.--
          (1) Limited tariff benefit.--The term ``limited 
        tariff benefit'' means any provision of law that 
        modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
        States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer entities 
        (as defined in paragraph (12)(B)).
          (2) Limited tax benefit.--(A) The term ``limited tax 
        benefit'' means any revenue-losing provision that 
        provides a Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or 
        preference to ten or fewer beneficiaries (determined 
        with respect to either present law or any provision of 
        which the provision is a part) under the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 in any year for which the 
        provision is in effect;
                  (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
                          (i) all businesses and associations 
                        that are members of the same controlled 
                        group of corporations (as defined in 
                        section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986) shall be treated as a 
                        single beneficiary;
                          (ii) all shareholders, partners, 
                        members, or beneficiaries of a 
                        corporation, partnership, association, 
                        or trust or estate, respectively, shall 
                        be treated as a single beneficiary;
                          (iii) all employees of an employer 
                        shall be treated as a single 
                        beneficiary;
                          (iv) all qualified plans of an 
                        employer shall be treated as a single 
                        beneficiary;
                          (v) all beneficiaries of a qualified 
                        plan shall be treated as a single 
                        beneficiary;
                          (vi) all contributors to a charitable 
                        organization shall be treated as a 
                        single beneficiary;
                          (vii) all holders of the same bond 
                        issue shall be treated as a single 
                        beneficiary; and
                          (viii) if a corporation, partnership, 
                        association, trust or estate is the 
                        beneficiary of a provision, the 
                        shareholders of the corporation, the 
                        partners of the partnership, the 
                        members of the association, or the 
                        beneficiaries of the trust or estate 
                        shall not also be treated as 
                        beneficiaries of such provision;
                  (C) For the purpose of this paragraph, the 
                term ``revenue-losing provision'' means any 
                provision that is estimated to result in a 
                reduction in federal tax revenues (determined 
                with respect to either present law or any 
                provision of which the provision is a part) for 
                any one of the two following periods--
                          (i) the first fiscal year for which 
                        the provision is effective; or
                          (ii) the period of the 5 fiscal years 
                        beginning with the first fiscal year 
                        for which the provision is effective;
                  (D) the term ``limited tax benefit'' does not 
                include any provision which applies uniformly 
                to an entire industry; and
                  (E) the terms used in this paragraph shall 
                have the same meaning as those terms have 
                generally in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
                unless otherwise expressly provided.
  (c) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of the 
Rules of the House, the definitions set forth in this section 
shall apply for congressional earmarks, limited tariff 
benefits, and limited tax benefits.

                       TITLE VIII--PAY-AS-YOU-GO

SEC. 801. PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER

  (a) Point of Order.--
          (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the 
        House or the Senate to consider any direct spending 
        legislation, excluding the impact of any revenue 
        provisions, that would increase the on-budget deficit 
        or cause an on-budget deficit for any 1 of 4 applicable 
        time periods as measured in paragraphs (5) and (6).
          (2) Applicable time periods.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term ``applicable time period'' means 
        any 1 of the 4 following periods:
                  (A) The current fiscal year.
                  (B) The budget year.
                  (C) The period of the 5 fiscal years 
                following the current fiscal year.
                  (D) The period of the 5 fiscal years 
                following the 5 fiscal years referred to in 
                subparagraph (C).
          (3) Direct spending legislation.--For purposes of 
        this subsection and except as provided in paragraph 
        (4), the term ``direct spending legislation'' means any 
        bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
        conference report that affects direct spending as that 
        term is defined by, and interpreted for purposes of, 
        the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
        of 1985.
          (4) Baseline.--Estimates prepared pursuant to this 
        subsection shall--
                  (A) use the most recent baseline estimates 
                supplied by the Congressional Budget Office 
                consistent with section 257 of the Balanced 
                Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
                1985 used in considering a concurrent 
                resolution on the budget; or
                  (B) after the beginning of a new calendar 
                year and before consideration of a concurrent 
                resolution on the budget, the most recent 
                baseline estimates supplied by the 
                Congressional Budget Office consistent with 
                section 257 of the Balanced Budget and 
                Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
          (5) Prior surplus.--If direct spending or revenue 
        legislation increases the on-budget deficit or causes 
        an on-budget deficit when taken individually, it must 
        also increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-
        budget deficit when taken together with all direct 
        spending and revenue legislation enacted since the 
        beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in the 
        baseline under paragraph (5)(A), except that direct 
        spending or revenue effects resulting in net deficit 
        reduction enacted in any bill pursuant to a 
        reconciliation instruction since the beginning of that 
        same calendar year shall never be made available on the 
        pay-as-you-go ledger and shall be dedicated only for 
        deficit reduction.
  (b) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this 
section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, and 
revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of 
estimates made by the Committees on the Budget.
  (c) Point of Order Protection in the House.--In the House, it 
shall not be in order to consider a rule or order that waives 
the application of subsection (a). As disposition of a point of 
order under this paragraph, the Chair shall put the question of 
consideration with respect to the rule or order that waives the 
application of subsection (a). The question of consideration 
shall be debatable for 10 minutes by the Member initiating the 
point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent, but shall 
otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one that 
the House adjourn.

                TITLE IX--DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS

SEC. 901. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS IN THE HOUSE

  (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House to 
consider any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto, 
that provides new budget authority that would cause the 
discretionary spending limits to be exceeded for any fiscal 
year.
  (b) Discretionary Spending Limits.--In the House and as used 
in this section, the term ``discretionary spending limit'' 
means--
          (1) with respect to fiscal year 2008, for the 
        discretionary category: $1,079,593,000,000 in new 
        budget authority and $1,127,623,000,000 in outlays;
          (2) with respect to fiscal year 2009, for the 
        discretionary category: $1,004,865,000,000 in new 
        budget authority and $1,121,730,000,000 in outlays;
          (3) with respect to fiscal year 2010, for the 
        discretionary category: $977,058,000,000 in new budget 
        authority and $1,050,106,000,000 in outlays;
as adjusted in conformance with subsection (c).
  (c) Adjustments.--
          (1) In general.--
                  (A) Chairman.--After the reporting of a bill 
                or joint resolution, the offering of an 
                amendment thereto, or the submission of a 
                conference report thereon, the chairman of the 
                Committee on the Budget may make the 
                adjustments set forth in subparagraph (B) for 
                the amount of new budget authority in that 
                measure (if that measure meets the requirements 
                set forth in paragraph (2)) and the outlays 
                flowing from that budget authority. The 
                chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
                also make appropriate adjustments for the 
                reserve funds set forth in this resolution.
                  (B) Matters to be adjusted.--The adjustments 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) are to be made 
                to--
                          (i) the discretionary spending 
                        limits, if any, set forth in the 
                        appropriate concurrent resolution on 
                        the budget;
                          (ii) the allocations made pursuant to 
                        the appropriate concurrent resolution 
                        on the budget pursuant to section 
                        302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
                        of 1974; and
                          (iii) the budgetary aggregates as set 
                        forth in the appropriate concurrent 
                        resolution on the budget.
          (2) Amounts of adjustments.--The adjustment referred 
        to in paragraph (1) shall be an amount provided and 
        designated as an emergency requirement;
          (3) Application of adjustments.--The adjustments made 
        for legislation pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
                  (A) apply while that legislation is under 
                consideration;
                  (B) take effect upon the enactment of that 
                legislation; and
                  (C) be published in the Congressional Record 
                as soon as practicable.
          (4) Application of this section.--The provisions of 
        this section shall apply to legislation providing new 
        budget authority for fiscal years 2008 through 2010.
  (d) Enforcement in the House of Representatives.--
          (1) Waiver protection.--It shall not be in order in 
        the House of Representatives to consider a rule or 
        order that waives the application of this section.
          (2) Consideration in the house.--
                  (A) This subsection shall apply only to the 
                House of Representatives.
                  (B) In order to be cognizable by the Chair, a 
                point of order under this section must specify 
                the precise language on which it is premised.
                  (C) As disposition of points of order under 
                this section, the Chair shall put the question 
                of consideration with respect to the 
                proposition that is the subject of the points 
                of order.
                  (D) A question of consideration under this 
                section shall be debatable for 10 minutes by 
                each Member initiating a point of order and for 
                10 minutes by an opponent on each point of 
                order, but shall otherwise be decided without 
                intervening motion except one that the House 
                adjourn or that the Committee of the Whole 
                rise, as the case may be.
                  (E) The disposition of the question of 
                consideration under this subsection with 
                respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be 
                considered also to determine the question of 
                consideration under this subsection with 
                respect to an amendment made in order as 
                original text.
          (3) Extension of spending limits.--It shall not be in 
        order in the House of Representatives to consider a 
        concurrent resolution on the budget as described in 
        section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
        unless such resolution incudes discretionary spending 
        limits that are in the same amounts or less than those 
        included in this section.

                      TITLE X--SENSES OF CONGRESS

SEC. 1001. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT 
                    ENFORCEMENT.

  It is the Sense of the House that 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. It is further the Sense of the House 
that when 100 percent of child support payments are passed on 
to the child, rather than administrative expenses, program 
integrity is improved and child support participation 
increases.

SEC. 1002. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON STATE VETERANS CEMETARIES.

  It is the sense of the House that the Federal Government 
should pay the plot allowance for the internment in a State 
veterans cemetery of any spouse or eligible child of a veteran, 
consistent with the pay-as-you-go principle.

SEC. 1003. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM.

  It is the sense of the Congress that legislation should be 
considered that does the following:
          (1) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow 
        individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for health 
        insurance costs paid for the benefit of the taxpayer, 
        the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents.
          (2) Requires business taxpayers who receive payments 
        for certain employee health insurance coverage to file 
        informational returns.
          (3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make 
        advance payments of health insurance tax credit amounts 
        to health insurance providers.
          (4) Limits the tax exclusion for employer-provided 
        health care coverage.

SEC. 1004. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

  (a) Sense of Congress on the Termination of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.--No tax shall be imposed by the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986--
          (1) for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 
        2010; and
          (2) in the case of any tax not imposed on the basis 
        of a taxable year, on any taxable event or for any 
        period after December 31, 2010.
  (b) Exception.--It is further the sense of the House of 
Representatives that legislation enacted pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall not apply to taxes imposed by--
          (1) chapter 2 of such Code (relating to tax on self-
        employment income);
          (2) chapter 21 of such Code (relating to Federal 
        Insurance Contributions Act); and
          (3) chapter 22 of such Code (relating to Railroad 
        Retirement Tax Act).
  (c) Structure of a New Federal Tax System.--Congress declares 
that any new Federal tax system should be a simple and fair 
system that--
          (1) applies a low rate to all Americans;
          (2) provides tax relief for working Americans;
          (3) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax 
        collection abuses;
          (4) eliminates the bias against savings and 
        investment;
          (5) promotes economic growth and job creation; and
          (6) does not penalize marriage or families.
  (d) Timing of Implementation.--In order to ensure an easy 
transition and effective implementation, the Congress hereby 
declares that any new Federal tax system should be approved by 
Congress in its final form no later than July 4, 2010.

                                  
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