[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 123, 111th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


<> JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES--CONTINUATION

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That effective from January 6, 2009, the joint committee created by
Senate Concurrent Resolution 67 (110th Congress), to make the necessary
arrangements for the inauguration, is hereby continued with the same
power and authority provided for in that resolution.Sec. 2.  Effective
from January 6, 2009, the provisions of Senate Concurrent Resolution 68
(110th Congress), to authorize the rotunda of the United States Capitol
to be used in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies for the
inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the
United States, are continued with the same power and authority provided
for in that resolution.

Agreed to January 7, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Wednesday,
January 28, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to

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this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it
stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 2009, or until the
time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent
resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the House adjourns on
the legislative day of Wednesday, February 4, 2009, on a motion offered
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his
designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2009,
or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.Sec. 2.  The Speaker or
her designee, after consultation with the Minority Leader, shall notify
the Members of the House to reassemble at such place and time as she may
designate if, in her opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to January 28, 2009.

BIRTH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL CEREMONY--CAPITOL
ROTUNDA <>  AUTHORIZATION

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That rotunda of the United States Capitol is authorized to be used on
February 12, 2009, for a ceremony in honor of the bicentennial of the
birth of President Abraham Lincoln. Physical preparations for the
conduct of the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such
conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.

Agreed to February 3, 2009.

<> JOINT SESSION

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House of
Representatives on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at 9 p.m., for the
purpose of receiving such communication as the President of the United
States shall be pleased to make to them.

Agreed to February 11, 2009.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT <>  OF COLORED PEOPLE--100TH ANNIVERSARY

Whereas the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(referred to in this resolution as the ``NAACP''), originally known
as the National Negro Committee, was founded in New York City on
February 12, 1909, the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, by a
multiracial group of activists who met in

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a national conference to discuss the civil and political rights of
African-Americans;

Whereas the NAACP was founded by a distinguished group of leaders in the
struggle for civil and political liberty, including Ida Wells-
Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moscowitz, Mary White Ovington, Oswald
Garrison Villard, and William English Walling;

Whereas the NAACP is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in
the United States;

Whereas the mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political,
educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons
and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination;

Whereas the NAACP is committed to achieving its goals through
nonviolence;

Whereas the NAACP advances its mission through reliance upon the press,
the petition, the ballot, and the courts, and has been persistent in
the use of legal and moral persuasion, even in the face of overt and
violent racial hostility;

Whereas the NAACP has used political pressure, marches, demonstrations,
and effective lobbying to serve as the voice, as well as the shield,
for minority Americans;

Whereas after years of fighting segregation in public schools, the
NAACP, under the leadership of Special Counsel Thurgood Marshall,
won one of its greatest legal victories in the Supreme Court's
decision in Brown v. Board of Education, 374 U.S. 483 (1954);

Whereas in 1955, NAACP member Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for
refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery,
Alabama--an act of courage that would serve as the catalyst for the
largest grassroots civil rights movement in the history of the
United States;

Whereas the NAACP was prominent in lobbying for the passage of the Civil
Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, and 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Cesar E.
Chavez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Velasquez, and Dr. Hector P.
Garcia Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006,
and the Fair Housing Act, laws that ensured Government protection
for legal victories achieved;

Whereas in 2005, the NAACP launched the Disaster Relief Fund to help
survivors in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, and Alabama to
rebuild their lives;

Whereas in the 110th Congress, the NAACP was prominent in lobbying for
the passage of H. Res. 826, whose resolved clause expresses that:
(1) the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the
purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be
criminal; (2) this conduct should be investigated thoroughly by
Federal authorities; and (3) any criminal violations should be
vigorously prosecuted; and

Whereas in 2008 the NAACP vigorously supported the passage of the Emmett
Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 (28 U.S.C. 509 note), a
law that puts additional Federal resources into solving the heinous
crimes that occurred in the early days of the civil rights struggle
that remain unsolved and bringing

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those who perpetrated such crimes to justice: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That the Congress--
(1) recognizes the 100th anniversary of the historic
founding of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People; and
(2) honors and praises the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its anniversary
for its work to ensure the political, educational, social, and
economic equality of all persons.

Agreed to February 13, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday,
February 12, 2009, through Monday, February 16, 2009, on a motion
offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or
his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 23,
2009, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate
recesses or adjourns on any day from Friday, February 13, 2009, through
Friday, February 20, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
recessed or adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2009, or such
other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess or
adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of
this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
Sec. 2.  The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the
Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation
with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the
Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate,
respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate
if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to February 13, 2009.

<> SOAP BOX DERBY RACES--CAPITOL
GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.

The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association (in this
resolution referred to as the ``Association'') shall be permitted to

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sponsor a public event, soap box derby races, on the Capitol Grounds on
June 20, 2009, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate may jointly designate.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be free of
admission charge to the public and arranged not to interfere with the
needs of Congress, under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of
the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board; except that the Association
shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities
incident to all activities associated with the event.

SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

For the purposes of this resolution, the Association is authorized
to erect upon the Capitol Grounds, subject to the approval of the
Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound amplification devices, and
other related structures and equipment as may be required for the event
to be carried out under this resolution.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are
authorized to make any such additional arrangements that may be required
to carry out the event under this resolution.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the
restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United Stats
Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on
the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the
Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event to be carried out under this
resolution.

Agreed to March 12, 2009.

2009 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT <>  TORCH RUN--CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR DC SPECIAL
OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN.

On June 5, 2009, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate may jointly designate, the 2009 District of Columbia Special
Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (in this resolution referred to as
the ``event'') may be run through the Capitol Grounds as part of the
journey of the Special Olympics torch to the District of Columbia
Special Olympics summer games.

SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.

The Capitol Police Board shall take such actions as may be necessary
to carry out the event.

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SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARATIONS.

The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions for physical
preparations for the event.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the
restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States
Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on
the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the
Capitol Grounds, in connection with the event.

Agreed to March 17, 2009.

DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
COMMEMORATION <>  CEREMONY--
CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION

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

SECTION 1. USE OF ROTUNDA FOR HOLOCAUST DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY.

The Rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used on April 23,
2009, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of
remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. Physical preparations for the
ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the
Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.

Agreed to April 1, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, April
2, 2009, through Saturday, April 4, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant
to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it
stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, or until the
time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent
resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses or
adjourns on any day from Thursday, April 2, 2009, through Sunday, April
5, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by
its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned
until noon on Monday, April 20, 2009, or such other time on that day as
may be specified in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time
of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first.Sec. 2.  The Speaker of the House and the
Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting
jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the
Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and
the Senate, respectively, to reassemble

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at such place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the
public interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to April 3, 2009.

<> SOJOURNER TRUTH BUST--
EMANCIPATION HALL AUTHORIZATION

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

SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR UNVEILING OF SOJOURNER TRUTH
BUST.

(a) Authorization.--Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center
is authorized to be used for an event on April 28, 2009, to unveil a
bust of Sojourner Truth.
(b) Preparations.--Physical preparations for the conduct of the
ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance
with such conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the
Capitol.

Agreed to April 23, 2009.

<> RONALD WILSON REAGAN STATUE
CEREMONY--CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION

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

SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE OF STATUE OF RONALD WILSON REAGAN FROM THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA FOR PLACEMENT IN UNITED STATES CAPITOL.

(a) In General.--The statue of Ronald Wilson Reagan furnished by the
people of California for placement in the United States Capitol in
accordance with section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (2 U.S.C. 2131), is accepted in the name of the United States,
and the thanks of the Congress are tendered to the people of California
for providing this commemoration of one of California's most eminent
persons.
(b) Presentation Ceremony.--The State of California is authorized to
use the rotunda of the Capitol on June 3, 2009, for a presentation
ceremony for the statue accepted under this section. The Architect of
the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board shall take such action as may
be necessary with respect to physical preparations and security for the
ceremony.
(c) Display in Rotunda.--The Architect of the Capitol shall provide
for the display of the statue accepted under this section in the rotunda
of the Capitol, in accordance with the procedures described in section
311(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C.
2132(e)).

Agreed to April 23, 2009.


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<> FEDERAL BUDGET--FISCAL YEAR
2010

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010.

(a) Declaration.--Congress declares that this resolution is the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 and that this
resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2009 and 2011 through 2014.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this concurrent
resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.

TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

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

TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the Senate.
Sec. 202. Reconciliation in the House.

TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

Subtitle A--Senate Reserve Funds

Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to transform and modernize
America's health care system.
Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and
preserve the environment.
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education.
Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child nutrition and WIC.
Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for investments in America's
infrastructure.
Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic stabilization
and growth.
Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for America's veterans and
wounded servicemembers.
Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for judicial pay and judgeships,
postal retiree assistance, and certain pension obligations.
Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for defense acquisition and
Federal contracting reform.
Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for investments in our Nation's
counties and schools.
Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Food and Drug
Administration.
Sec. 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for a comprehensive investigation
into the current financial crisis.
Sec. 313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for increased transparency at the
Federal Reserve.
Sec. 314. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for 21st century community
learning centers.
Sec. 315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for provision of critical
resources to firefighters and fire departments.
Sec. 316. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote tax equity for States
without personal income taxes, and other selected tax relief
policies.
Sec. 317. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote individual savings and
financial security.
Sec. 318. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase FDIC and NCUA
borrowing authority.
Sec. 319. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improving the well-being of
children.
Sec. 320. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program.

Subtitle B--House Reserve Funds

Sec. 321. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care reform.
Sec. 322. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for college access,
affordability, and completion.

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Sec. 323. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy
independence.
Sec. 324. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for America's veterans and
wounded servicemembers.
Sec. 325. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for certain tax relief.
Sec. 326. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program.
Sec. 327. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child nutrition.
Sec. 328. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for structural unemployment
insurance reforms.
Sec. 329. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child support.
Sec. 330. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Affordable Housing Trust
Fund.
Sec. 331. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for home visiting.
Sec. 332. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for low-income home energy
assistance program trigger.
Sec. 333. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for county payments legislation.
Sec. 334. Reserve fund for the surface transportation reauthorization.

TITLE IV--BUDGET PROCESS

Subtitle A--Senate Provisions

PART I--Budget Enforcement

Sec. 401. Discretionary spending limits, program integrity initiatives,
and other adjustments.
Sec. 402. Point of order against advance appropriations.
Sec. 403. Emergency legislation.
Sec. 404. Point of order against legislation increasing short-term
deficit.
Sec. 405. Point of order against certain legislation related to surface
transportation funding.

PART II--Other Provisions

Sec. 411. Oversight of Government performance.
Sec. 412. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative
expenses.
Sec. 413. Application and effect of changes in allocations and
aggregates.
Sec. 414. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 415. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

Subtitle B--House Enforcement Provisions

Sec. 421. Adjustments for direct spending and revenues.
Sec. 422. Adjustments to discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 423. Costs of overseas deployments and emergency needs.
Sec. 424. Point of order against advance appropriations.
Sec. 425. Oversight of government performance.
Sec. 426. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative
expenses.
Sec. 427. Application and effect of changes in allocations and
aggregates.
Sec. 428. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 429. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

TITLE V--POLICY

Sec. 501. Policy on middle-class tax relief and revenues.
Sec. 502. Policy on defense priorities.

TITLE VI--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS

Sec. 601. Sense of the Congress on veterans' and servicemembers' health
care.
Sec. 602. Sense of the Congress on homeland security.
Sec. 603. Sense of the Congress on promoting American innovation and
economic competitiveness.
Sec. 604. Sense of the Congress regarding pay parity.
Sec. 605. Sense of the Congress on college affordability and student
loan reform.
Sec. 606. Sense of the Congress on Great Lakes restoration.
Sec. 607. Sense of the Congress regarding the importance of child
support enforcement.

TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal
years 2009 through 2014:

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(1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of
this resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are
as follows:
Fiscal year 2009: $1,532,571,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $1,653,682,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $1,929,625,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,129,601,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,291,120,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: $2,495,781,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of
Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
Fiscal year 2009: $0.
Fiscal year 2010: -$12,304,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: -$159,006,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: -$230,792,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: -$224,217,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: -$137,877,000,000.
(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 2009: $3,675,927,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,888,691,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,844,910,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,848,117,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $3,012,193,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: $3,188,847,000,000.
(3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of this
resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays are
as follows:
Fiscal year 2009: $3,356,270,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $3,001,311,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,967,908,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,881,842,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $3,019,375,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: $3,174,814,000,000.
(4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the enforcement
of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
Fiscal year 2009: $1,823,699,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $1,347,629,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $1,038,283,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $752,241,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $728,255,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: $679,033,000,000.
(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 2009: $12,016,335,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $13,233,246,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $14,349,372,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $15,277,119,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $16,159,829,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: $17,022,631,000,000.
(6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of debt
held by the public are as follows:
Fiscal year 2009: $7,728,718,000,000.

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Fiscal year 2010: $8,778,081,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $9,683,425,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $10,345,343,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $10,930,977,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: $11,499,230,000,000.

SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

(a) Social Security Revenues.--For purposes of Senate enforcement
under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
amounts of revenues of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
Fiscal year 2009: $653,117,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $668,208,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $694,864,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $726,045,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $766,065,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: $802,166,000,000.
(b) Social Security Outlays.--For purposes of Senate enforcement
under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
amounts of outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
Fiscal year 2009: $513,029,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $544,140,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $564,523,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $586,897,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $612,017,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014: $639,054,000,000.
(c) Social Security Administrative Expenses.--In the Senate, the
amounts of new budget authority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-
Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability
Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses are as follows:
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $5,296,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $4,945,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $6,072,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,934,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $6,568,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,433,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $6,895,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,809,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $7,223,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $7,148,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $7,599,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $7,517,000,000.

SEC. 103. POSTAL SERVICE DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget
outlays of the Postal Service for discretionary administrative expenses
are as follows:

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Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $253,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $253,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $262,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $262,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $267,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $267,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $272,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $272,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $277,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $277,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $283,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $283,000,000.

SEC. 104. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of new
budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2009 through 2014 for each
major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $618,057,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $646,810,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $562,033,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $606,043,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $570,107,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $587,945,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $579,135,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $576,023,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $589,895,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $584,670,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $603,828,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $595,476,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $40,885,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $37,797,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $47,866,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $44,668,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $51,505,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $50,423,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $52,205,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $52,078,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $53,553,000,000.

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(B) Outlays, $52,899,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $54,928,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $52,777,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $35,389,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $30,973,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $31,139,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $32,467,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $33,993,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $34,532,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $34,246,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $33,532,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $34,473,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $33,823,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $34,841,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $34,141,000,000.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $43,919,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,952,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $4,989,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,275,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $5,037,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,089,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $4,995,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,760,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $5,272,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,758,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $5,280,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,121,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $56,009,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $36,834,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $37,587,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $40,557,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $37,859,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $39,889,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $38,579,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $39,535,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $38,718,000,000.

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(B) Outlays, $39,191,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $39,338,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $39,322,000,000.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $24,974,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,070,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $23,690,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,951,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $24,726,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,025,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $21,640,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,545,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $22,449,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,026,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $23,116,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,090,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $694,439,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $665,437,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $61,113,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $85,750,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $26,181,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $38,016,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $9,561,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,649,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $17,247,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,585,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $11,226,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$2,500,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $122,457,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $87,784,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $88,151,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $95,695,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $89,071,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $96,474,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $90,047,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $95,851,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $90,866,000,000.

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(B) Outlays, $96,150,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $91,809,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $96,793,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $23,811,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $29,983,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $18,308,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $29,303,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $21,232,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,530,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $16,311,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,767,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $16,202,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,945,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $16,270,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,147,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services
(500):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $164,276,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $73,219,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $94,430,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $140,624,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $107,858,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $141,412,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $117,121,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $118,480,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $115,931,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $118,911,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $125,788,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $120,959,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $380,158,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $354,397,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $384,309,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $388,885,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $363,778,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $367,412,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $367,840,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $367,391,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:

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(A) New budget authority, $386,483,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $382,172,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $395,248,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $396,541,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $427,076,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $426,736,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $449,668,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $449,798,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $504,895,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $504,721,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $505,686,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $505,436,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $540,017,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $540,146,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $593,421,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $593,233,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $520,123,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $503,020,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $536,740,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $540,202,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $509,101,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $512,335,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $451,472,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $452,176,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $455,310,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $455,184,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $455,984,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $454,858,000,000.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $31,820,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $31,264,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $20,255,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,378,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $23,380,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,513,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $26,478,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $26,628,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:

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123 STAT. 3515

(A) New budget authority, $29,529,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $29,679,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $32,728,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $32,728,000,000.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $97,705,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $94,831,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $106,498,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $105,578,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $112,977,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $112,520,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $108,839,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $108,242,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $113,942,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $113,293,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $116,163,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $115,624,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $55,783,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $49,853,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $53,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $52,043,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $53,892,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,589,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $53,738,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,468,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $53,569,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $54,537,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $54,247,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $54,058,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $30,405,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,629,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $21,979,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,757,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $22,264,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,099,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $22,620,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,689,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:

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(A) New budget authority, $22,396,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,196,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $22,898,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,167,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $288,952,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $288,952,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $284,153,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $284,153,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $323,325,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $323,325,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $387,488,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $387,488,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $470,412,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $470,412,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $558,265,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $558,265,000,000.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $7,150,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $1,788,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $1,157,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,548,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, -$14,278,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$8,066,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, -$14,914,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$13,147,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, -$16,126,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$14,979,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, -$16,670,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$15,235,000,000.
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, -$78,206,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$78,206,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, -$68,774,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$68,774,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, -$71,993,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$71,993,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, -$74,970,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$74,970,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:

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123 STAT. 3517

(A) New budget authority, -$77,945,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$77,945,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, -$79,861,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$79,861,000,000.
(21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970):
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $90,745,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,147,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $130,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $98,410,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $50,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $76,118,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $50,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $65,221,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $50,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $56,722,000,000.
Fiscal year 2014:
(A) New budget authority, $50,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $52,110,000,000.

TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.

(a) Committee on Finance.--The Senate Committee on Finance shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by
$1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
(b) Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.--The Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions shall report changes
in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by $1,000,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
(c) Submissions.--In the Senate, not later than October 15, 2009,
the Senate committees named in subsections (a) and (b) shall submit
their recommendations to the Senate Committee on the Budget. Upon
receiving all such recommendations, the Senate Committee on the Budget
shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out all such
recommendations without any substantive revision.

SEC. 202. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE.

(a) Health Care Reform.--
(1) The House Committee on Energy and Commerce shall report
changes in laws to reduce the deficit by $1,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
(2) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report
changes in laws to reduce the deficit by $1,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
(3) The House Committee on Education and Labor shall report
changes in laws to reduce the deficit by $1,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.

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123 STAT. 3518

(b) Investing in Education.--The House Committee on Education and
Labor shall report changes in laws to reduce the deficit by
$1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
(c) Submissions.--In the House, not later than October 15, 2009, the
House committees named in subsections (a) and (b) shall submit their
recommendations to the House Committee on the Budget. Upon receiving all
such recommendations, the House Committee on the Budget shall report to
the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all such changes without
any substantive revision.

TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

Subtitle A--Senate Reserve Funds

SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO TRANSFORM AND MODERNIZE
AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

(a) Transform and Modernize America's Health Care System.--The
chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution, and make adjustments
to the pay-as-you-go ledger that are deficit-neutral over 11 years, for
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference
reports that are deficit-neutral, reduce excess cost growth in health
care spending and are fiscally sustainable over the long term, and--
(1) protect families' financial health including restraining
the growth of health premiums and other health-related costs;
(2) make health coverage affordable to businesses (in
particular to small business and individuals who are self-
employed), households, and governments, including by reducing
wasteful and inefficient spending in the health care system with
periodic reports on savings achieved through these efforts, and
by moving forward with improvements to the health care delivery
system, including Medicare;
(3) aim for quality, affordable health care for all
Americans;
(4) provide portability of coverage and assurance of
coverage with appropriate consumer protections;
(5) guarantee choice of health plans and health care
providers to Americans;
(6) invest in prevention and wellness and address issues of
health disparities;
(7) improve patient safety and quality care, including the
appropriate use of health information technology and health
data, and promote transparency in cost and quality information
to Americans; or
(8) maintain long-term fiscal sustainability and pays for
itself by reducing health care cost growth, improving
productivity, or dedicating additional sources of revenue;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(b) Other Revisions.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or
conference reports that--

[[Page 3519]]
123 STAT. 3519

(1) increase the reimbursement rate for physician services
under section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act and that
include financial incentives for physicians to improve the
quality and efficiency of items and services furnished to
Medicare beneficiaries through the use of consensus-based
quality measures;
(2) include measures to encourage physicians to train in
primary care residencies and ensure an adequate supply of
residents and physicians;
(3) improve the Medicare program for beneficiaries and
protect access to outpatient therapy services (including
physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language
pathology services) through measures such as repealing the
current outpatient therapy caps while protecting beneficiaries
from associated premium increases; or
(4) promote payment policies that address the systemic
inequities of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that lead to
access problems in rural areas, including access to primary care
and outpatient services, hospitals, and an adequate supply of
providers in the workforce or that reward quality and efficient
care and address geographic variations in spending in the
Medicare program;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY AND
PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT.

(a) Investing in Clean Energy and Preserving the Environment.--The
chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills,
joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that
would--
(1) reduce our Nation's dependence on imported energy;
(2) produce green jobs;
(3) promote renewable energy development (including
expediting research on the viability of using higher ethanol
blends at the service station pump);
(4) authorize long-term contracts for procurement of
alternative fuels from domestic sources, provided that such
procurement is consistent with section 526 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140);
(5) accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and
deployment of advanced technologies to capture and store carbon
dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and other
industrial emission sources and to use coal in an
environmentally acceptable manner;
(6) strengthen and retool manufacturing supply chains;
(7) create a clean energy investment fund;
(8) improve electricity transmission;
(9) encourage conservation and efficiency;
(10) make improvements to the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program;
(11) set aside additional funding from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund for Arctic oil spill research;
(12) implement water settlements;

[[Page 3520]]
123 STAT. 3520

(13) provide additional resources for wildland fire
management activities (including the removal of the requirement
for State matching funds); or
(14) preserve or protect public lands, oceans or coastal
areas;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. The legislation may include
tax provisions.
(b) Climate Change Legislation.--The chairman of the Senate
Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or
committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this
resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
motions, or conference reports that would--
(1) invest in clean energy technology initiatives;
(2) decrease greenhouse gas emissions;
(3) create new jobs in a clean technology economy;
(4) strengthen the manufacturing competitiveness of the
United States;
(5) diversify the domestic clean energy supply to increase
the energy security of the United States;
(6) protect consumers (including policies that address
regional differences);
(7) provide incentives for cost-savings achieved through
energy efficiencies;
(8) provide voluntary opportunities for agriculture and
forestry communities to contribute to reducing the levels of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; and
(9) help families, workers, communities, and businesses make
the transition to a clean energy economy;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills,
joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that make
higher education more accessible and affordable while maintaining a
competitive private sector role in the student loan program, which may
include legislation to expand and strengthen student aid, such as Pell
Grants, or increase college enrollment and completion rates for low-
income students, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. The
legislation may include tax provisions.

SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills,
joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports

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123 STAT. 3521

that would reauthorize child nutrition programs or the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC
program), by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVESTMENTS IN AMERICA'S
INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) Infrastructure.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or
conference reports that provide for a robust Federal investment in
America's infrastructure, which may include projects for public housing,
energy, water, transportation, freight and passenger rail, or other
infrastructure projects, by the amounts provided in that legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the
deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through
2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(b) Surface Transportation.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on
the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or
conference reports that provide new contract authority paid out of the
Highway Trust Fund for surface transportation programs to the extent
such new contract authority is offset by an increase in receipts to the
Highway Trust Fund (excluding transfers from the general fund of the
Treasury into the Highway Trust Fund not offset by a similar increase in
receipts), provided further that such legislation would not increase the
deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through
2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(c) Multimodal Transportation Projects.--The chairman of the Senate
Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or
committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this
resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
motions, or conference reports that would authorize multimodal
transportation projects that--
(1) provide a set of performance measures;
(2) require a cost-benefit analysis be conducted to ensure
accountability and overall project goals are met; and
(3) provide flexibility for States, cities, and localities
to create strategies that meet the needs of their communities;

by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(d) Flood Control Projects and Insurance Reform.--The chairman of
the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a
committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and
limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions,
amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for levee
modernization, maintenance, repair, and

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123 STAT. 3522

improvement, or provide for flood insurance reform and modernization, by
the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION
AND GROWTH.

(a) Manufacturing.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or
conference reports, including tax legislation, that would revitalize and
strengthen the United States domestic manufacturing sector by increasing
Federal research and development, by expanding the scope and
effectiveness of manufacturing programs across the Federal Government,
by increasing efforts to train and retrain manufacturing workers, by
enhancing workers' technical skills in the use of the new advanced
manufacturing technologies to produce competitive energy efficient
products, by increasing support for sector workforce training, by
increasing support for the redevelopment of closed manufacturing plants,
by increasing support for development of alternative fuels and leap-
ahead automotive and energy technologies such as advanced batteries, or
by establishing tax incentives to encourage the continued production in
the United States of advanced technologies and the infrastructure to
support such technologies, by the amounts provided in that legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009
through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through
2019.
(b) Tax Relief.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and
other appropriate levels in this resolution by the amounts provided by
one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference
reports that would provide tax relief, including but not limited to
extensions of expiring and expired tax relief, or refundable tax relief,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(c) Tax Reform.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and
other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would
reform the Internal Revenue Code to ensure a sustainable revenue base
that would lead to a fairer and more efficient tax system and to a more
competitive business environment for United States enterprises, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that
such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period
of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the
total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(d) Trade.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and
other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more

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123 STAT. 3523

bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports
related to trade by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(e) Housing Assistance.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or
conference reports related to housing assistance, which may include low
income rental assistance, or assistance provided through the Housing
Trust Fund created under section 1131 of the Housing and Economic
Recovery Act of 2008, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the
deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through
2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(f) Unemployment Mitigation.--The chairman of the Senate Committee
on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference
reports that reduce the unemployment rate or provide assistance to the
unemployed, particularly in the states and localities with the highest
rates of unemployment, or improve the implementation of the unemployment
compensation program, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the
deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through
2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS AND
WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would--
(1) expand the number of disabled military retirees who
receive both disability compensation and retired pay;
(2) accelerate the phase-in of concurrent receipt;
(3) reduce or eliminate the offset between Survivor Benefit
Plan annuities and Veterans' Dependency and Indemnity
Compensation;
(4) enhance or maintain the affordability of health care for
military personnel, military retirees or veterans;
(5) improve disability benefits or evaluations for wounded
or disabled military personnel or veterans (including measures
to expedite the claims process);
(6) enhance servicemember education benefits for members of
the National Guard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits keep
pace with the national average cost of tuition; or
(7) expand veterans' benefits (including for veterans living
in rural areas);

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over

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123 STAT. 3524

either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR JUDICIAL PAY AND JUDGESHIPS,
POSTAL RETIREE ASSISTANCE, AND CERTAIN PENSION OBLIGATIONS.

(a) Judicial Pay and Judgeships.--The chairman of the Senate
Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or
committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this
resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
motions, or conference reports that would authorize salary adjustments
for justices and judges of the United States, or increase the number of
Federal judgeships, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the
deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through
2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(b) Postal Retirees.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference
reports relating to adjustments to funding for postal retiree health
coverage, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(c) Pension Obligations.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on
the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference
reports that would authorize funding to cover the full cost of pension
obligations for current and past employees of laboratories and
environmental cleanup sites under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Energy (including benefits paid to security personnel) in a manner that
does not impact the missions of those laboratories and environmental
cleanup sites, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION AND
FEDERAL CONTRACTING REFORM.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills,
joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that--
(1) provide funding to the Department of Defense for
additional activities to reduce waste, fraud, abuse and
overpayments in defense contracting;
(2) enhance the capability of the Federal acquisition or
contracting workforce to achieve better value for taxpayers;
(3) reduce the use of no-bid and cost-plus contracts;
(4) reform Department of Defense processes for acquiring
weapons systems or services in order to reduce costs, improve
cost and schedule estimation, enhance developmental testing

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123 STAT. 3525

of weapons, enhance oversight, or increase the rigor of reviews
of programs that experience critical cost growth;
(5) reduce the award of contracts to contractors with
seriously delinquent tax debts;
(6) reduce the use of non-competitive contracts and the
continuation of task orders for logistics support;
(7) reduce the use of contracts for acquisition, oversight,
and management support services;
(8) enhance the capability of auditors and inspectors
general to oversee Federal acquisition and procurement;
(9) reform the processes for payment of bonuses to
contractors and government executives responsible for over-
budget projects and programs that fail to meet basic performance
requirements; or
(10) achieve savings by requiring that Federal departments
and agencies eliminate improper payments and increase the use of
recovery audits;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 310. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVESTMENTS IN OUR NATION'S
COUNTIES AND SCHOOLS.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills,
joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that
provide for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393) or make
changes to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-
565), or both, by the amounts provided by that legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Regulation.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and
other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that authorize
the Food and Drug Administration to regulate products and assess user
fees on manufacturers and importers of those products to cover the cost
of the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory activities, by the
amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that
such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period
of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the
total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
(b) Drug Importation.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference
reports that permit the safe importation of prescription drugs approved
by the Food and Drug Administration from a specified list of countries,
by the amounts provided in such legislation

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123 STAT. 3526

for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009
through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through
2019.
(c) Food Safety.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and
other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more
bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports
that would improve the safety of the food supply in the United States,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for these purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 312. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION
INTO THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills,
joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that
provide resources for a comprehensive investigation to determine the
cause of the current financial crisis, hold those responsible
accountable, and provide recommendations to prevent another financial
crisis of this magnitude from occurring again by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation
would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of
fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal
years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 313. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AT THE
FEDERAL RESERVE.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills,
joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that
increase transparency at the Federal Reserve System, including audits of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal
reserve banks, to include--
(1) an evaluation of the appropriate number and the
associated costs of Federal reserve banks;
(2) publication on its website, with respect to all lending
and financial assistance facilities created by the Board to
address the financial crisis, of--
(A) the nature and amounts of the collateral that
the central bank is accepting on behalf of American
taxpayers in the various lending programs, on no less
than a monthly basis;
(B) the extent to which changes in valuation of
credit extensions to various special purpose vehicles,
such as Maiden Lane I, Maiden Lane II, and Maiden Lane
III, are a result of losses on collateral which will not
be recovered;
(C) the number of borrowers that participate in each
of the lending programs and details of the credit
extended, including the extent to which the credit is
concentrated in one or more institutions; and

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123 STAT. 3527

(D) information on the extent to which the central
bank is contracting for services of private sector firms
for the design, pricing, management, and accounting for
the various lending programs and the terms and nature of
such contracts and bidding processes; and
(3) including the identity of each entity to which the Board
has provided all loans and other financial assistance since
March 24, 2008, the value or amount of that financial
assistance, and what that entity is doing with such financial
assistance;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 314. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY
LEARNING CENTERS.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels
and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions,
amendments, motions, or conference reports that would increase funding
for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program by the amounts
provided in such legislation for such purpose, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the
total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 315. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PROVISION OF CRITICAL
RESOURCES TO FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels
and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions,
amendments, motions, or conference reports that would provide
firefighters and fire departments with critical resources under the
Assistance to Firefighters Grant and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response Firefighters Grant of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, by the amounts provided in such legislation for such
purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 316. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE TAX EQUITY FOR STATES
WITHOUT PERSONAL INCOME TAXES, AND OTHER SELECTED TAX RELIEF
POLICIES.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would
extend permanently the deduction for State and local sales taxes, extend
incentives for enhanced charitable giving from individual retirement
accounts, including life-income gifts, or enhance the employer-provided
child care credit and the dependent care tax credit, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the
total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

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123 STAT. 3528

SEC. 317. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS AND
FINANCIAL SECURITY.

The chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise
the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
motions, or conference reports that promote financial security through
financial literacy, retirement planning, and savings incentives,
including individual development accounts and child savings accounts,
provided that such legislation does not increase the deficit over either
the period of the total fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 318. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INCREASE FDIC AND NCUA
BORROWING AUTHORITY.

The chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise
the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
motions, or conference reports to increase the borrowing authority of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union
Administration, provided that such legislation does not increase the
deficit over either the period of the total fiscal years 2009 through
2014 or the period of the total fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 319. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF
CHILDREN.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that--
(1) make improvements to child welfare programs, including
strengthening the recruitment and retention of foster families,
or make improvements to the child support enforcement program;
(2) improve the Federal foster care payment system to better
support children, improve family support, family preservation,
family reunification services, address the needs of children
prior to removal, during removal, and post placement or address
the needs of children who have been abused or neglected; or
(3) provide funds to states for a program of home visits to
low-income mothers-to-be and low-income families that will
produce sizeable, sustained improvements in the health, well-
being, or school readiness of children or their parents;

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

SEC. 320. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR A 9/11 HEALTH PROGRAM.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would
establish a program, including medical monitoring and treatment,
addressing the adverse health impacts linked to the September

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123 STAT. 3529

11, 2001 attacks, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

Subtitle B--House Reserve Funds

SEC. 321. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
makes improvements to health care in America, which may include making
affordable health coverage available for all, improving the quality of
health care, reducing rising health care costs, building on and
strengthening existing public and private insurance coverage, including
employer-sponsored coverage, and preserving choice of provider and plan
by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period
provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 322. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COLLEGE ACCESS,
AFFORDABILITY, AND COMPLETION.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
makes college more affordable or accessible or that increases college
enrollment and completion through reforms to the Higher Education Act of
1965 or other legislation, including increasing the maximum Pell grant
award annually by an amount equal to one percentage point more than the
Consumer Price Index, or student loan reform, by the amounts provided in
such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease
the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of
the Rules of the House of Representatives, and minimize disruption to
schools, students, and the employees of the student loan originating and
servicing industry.

SEC. 323. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INCREASING ENERGY
INDEPENDENCE.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that--
(1) provides tax incentives for or otherwise encourages the
production of renewable energy or increased energy efficiency;
(2) encourages investment in emerging energy or vehicle
technologies or carbon capture and sequestration;
(3) limits and provides for reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions;
(4) assists businesses, industries, States, communities, the
environment, workers, or households as the United States moves
toward reducing and offsetting the impacts of greenhouse gas
emissions; or

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123 STAT. 3530

(5) facilitates the training of workers for these industries
(``green collar jobs'');

by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period
provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 324. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS AND
WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that would:
(1) expand the number of disabled military retirees who
receive both disability compensation and retired pay (concurrent
receipt);
(2) accelerate the phase-in of concurrent receipt;
(3) reduce or eliminate the offset between Survivor Benefit
Plan annuities and Veterans' Dependency and Indemnity
Compensation;
(4) enhance or maintain the affordability of health care for
military personnel, military retirees or veterans;
(5) improve disability benefits or evaluations for wounded
or disabled military personnel or veterans (including measures
to expedite the claims process);
(6) enhance servicemember education benefits for members of
the National Guard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits keep
pace with the national average cost of tuition; or
(7) expand veterans' benefits (including for veterans living
in rural areas);

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the
surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the
Rules of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 325. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CERTAIN TAX RELIEF.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
provides for tax relief that supports working families (such as
expanding the refundable child credit), businesses, States, or
communities, by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure
would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time
period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 326. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR A 9/11 HEALTH PROGRAM.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
would establish a program, including medical monitoring and treatment,
addressing the adverse health impacts linked to the September 11, 2001,
attacks by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would
not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period
provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.

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123 STAT. 3531

SEC. 327. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD NUTRITION.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
reauthorizes, expands, or improves child nutrition programs by the
amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the
deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in
clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 328. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE REFORMS.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
makes structural reforms to make the unemployment insurance system
respond better to serious economic downturns by the amounts provided in
such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease
the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of
the Rules of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 329. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD SUPPORT.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
increases parental support for children, particularly from non-custodial
parents, including legislation that results in a greater share of
collected child support reaching the child, by the amounts provided in
such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease
the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of
the Rules of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 330. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST
FUND.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
capitalizes the existing Affordable Housing Trust Fund by the amounts
provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit
or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of
rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 331. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HOME VISITING.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
provides funds to states for a program of home visits to low-income
mothers-to-be and low-income families which will produce sizeable,
sustained improvements in the health, well-being, or school readiness of
children or their parents, by the amounts provided in such measure if
such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for
either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives.

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SEC. 332. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TRIGGER.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
makes the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program more responsive to
energy price increases by the amounts provided in such measure if such
measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for
either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives.

SEC. 333. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COUNTY PAYMENTS LEGISLATION.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
provides for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393) or makes
changes to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-565)
by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period
provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 334. RESERVE FUND FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION.

The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that
reauthorizes surface transportation programs or that authorizes other
transportation-related spending by providing new contract authority by
the amounts provided in such measure if such measure establishes or
maintains a solvent Highway Trust Fund over the period of fiscal years
2009 through 2015. ``Solvency'' is defined as a positive cash balance.
Such measure may include a transfer into the Highway Trust Fund from
other Federal funds, as long as the transfer of Federal funds is fully
offset.

TITLE IV--BUDGET PROCESS

Subtitle A--Senate Provisions

PART I--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 401. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS, PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES,
AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

(a) Senate Point of Order.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any
bill or joint resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference
report on that bill or joint resolution) that would cause the
discretionary spending limits in this section to be exceeded.
(2) Supermajority waiver and appeals.--
(A) Waiver.--This subsection may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

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(B) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the
decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this
subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally
divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and
the manager of the bill or joint resolution. An
affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the
Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to
sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point
of order raised under this subsection.
(b) Senate Discretionary Spending Limits.--In the Senate and as used
in this section, the term ``discretionary spending limit'' means--
(1) for fiscal year 2009, $1,391,471,000,000 in new budget
authority and $1,220,843,000,000 in outlays; and
(2) for fiscal year 2010, $1,082,250,000,000 in new budget
authority and $1,269,471,000,000 in outlays;

as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment procedures in subsection
(c).
(c) Adjustments in the Senate.--
(1) In general.--After the reporting of a bill or joint
resolution relating to any matter described in paragraph (2), or
the offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a
conference report thereon--
(A) the chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits,
budgetary aggregates, and allocations pursuant to
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
by the amount of new budget authority in that measure
for that purpose and the outlays flowing therefrom; and
(B) following any adjustment under subparagraph (A),
the Senate Committee on Appropriations may report
appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to section
302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry
out this subsection.
(2) Matters described.--Matters referred to in paragraph (1)
are as follows:
(A) Continuing disability reviews and ssi
redeterminations.--
(i) In general.--If a bill or joint resolution
is reported making appropriations for fiscal year
2010 that appropriates $273,000,000 for continuing
disability reviews and Supplemental Security
Income redeterminations for the Social Security
Administration, and provides an additional
appropriation of up to $485,000,000 for continuing
disability reviews and Supplemental Security
Income redeterminations for the Social Security
Administration, then the discretionary spending
limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by
the amounts provided in such legislation for that
purpose, but not to exceed $485,000,000 in budget
authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal
year 2010.
(ii) Asset verification.--The additional
appropriation of $485,000,000 may also provide
that a portion of that amount, not to exceed
$34,000,000, instead may be used for asset
verification for Supplemental Security Income
recipients, but only if and to the extent

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that the Office of the Chief Actuary estimates
that the initiative would be at least as cost
effective as the redeterminations of eligibility
described in subparagraph (i).
(B) Internal revenue service tax enforcement.--If a
bill or joint resolution is reported making
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates
$7,100,000,000 for the Internal Revenue Service for
enhanced tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap
(taxes owed but not paid) and provides an additional
appropriation of up to $890,000,000 for the Internal
Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to address
the Federal tax gap, then the discretionary spending
limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the
amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose,
but not to exceed $890,000,000 in budget authority and
outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2010.
(C) Health care fraud and abuse control.--If a bill
or joint resolution is reported making appropriations
for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates up to
$311,000,000 to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control
program at the Department of Health and Human Services,
then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to
the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates
may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such
legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed
$311,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing
therefrom for fiscal year 2010.
(D) Unemployment insurance improper payment
reviews.--If a bill or joint resolution is reported
making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that
appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and
eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance
improper payment reviews, and provides an additional
appropriation of up to $50,000,000 for in-person
reemployment and eligibility assessments and
unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, then
the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the
Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may
be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation
for that purpose, but not to exceed $50,000,000 in
budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for
fiscal year 2010.
(3) Low-income home energy assistance program (liheap).--If
a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for
fiscal year 2010 that appropriates $3,200,000,000 in funding for
the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and provides an
additional appropriation of up to $1,900,000,000 for that
program, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to
the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be
adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that
purpose, but not to exceed $1,900,000,000 in budget authority
and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2010.
(4) Adjustments to support ongoing overseas deployments and
other activities.--The chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget may adjust the discretionary

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spending limits, allocations to the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, and aggregates for one or more--
(A) bills reported by the Senate Committee on
Appropriations or passed by the House of
Representatives;
(B) joint resolutions or amendments reported by the
Senate Committee on Appropriations;
(C) amendments between the Houses received from the
House of Representatives or Senate amendments offered by
the authority of the Senate Committee on Appropriations;
or
(D) conference reports;
making appropriations for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for
overseas deployments and other activities by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes (and so
designated pursuant to this paragraph), up to the amounts of
budget authority specified in section 104(21) for fiscal years
2009 and 2010 and the new outlays flowing therefrom.
(5) Revised appropriations for fiscal year 2010.--
(A) In general.--If after adoption of this
resolution by the Congress, the President submits his
budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
re-estimates the budget, the chairman of the Senate
Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary
spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allocations
pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 by the aggregate difference for
discretionary appropriations and related outlays between
the CBO re-estimate and the President's Budget.
(B) Suballocations.--Following any adjustment under
subparagraph (A), the Senate Committee on Appropriations
may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant
to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 to carry out this paragraph.
(d) Inapplicability.--In the Senate, subsections (a), (b), (c), and
(d) of section 312 of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress) shall no longer
apply.

SEC. 402. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--
(1) Point of order.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill,
joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that
would provide an advance appropriation.
(2) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance
appropriation'' means any new budget authority provided in a
bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year
2010 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after
2010, or any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint
resolution making general appropriations or continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2011, that first becomes
available for any fiscal year after 2011.
(b) Exceptions.--Advance appropriations may be provided--
(1) for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 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

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an aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget
authority in each year;
(2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and
(3) for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Medical
Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities
accounts of the Veterans Health Administration.
(c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--
(1) Waiver.--In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required
to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of
order raised under subsection (a).
(d) Form of Point of Order.--A point of order under subsection (a)
may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(e) Conference Reports.--When the Senate is considering a conference
report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill,
upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this
section, and such point of order being sustained, such material
contained in such conference report shall be deemed stricken, and the
Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate
shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or
concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may
be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the
conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so
stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case
in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report
(or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of
this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order.
(f) Inapplicability.--In the Senate, section 313 of S. Con. Res. 70
(110th Congress) shall no longer apply.

SEC. 403. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

(a) Authority to Designate.--In the Senate, with respect to a
provision of direct spending or receipts legislation or appropriations
for discretionary accounts that Congress designates as an emergency
requirement in such measure, the amounts of new budget authority,
outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years resulting from that provision
shall be treated as an emergency requirement for the purpose of this
section.
(b) Exemption of Emergency Provisions.--Any new budget authority,
outlays, and receipts resulting from any provision designated as an
emergency requirement, pursuant to this section, in any bill, joint
resolution, amendment, or conference report shall not count for purposes
of sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section
201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) (relating to pay-as-you-go),
section 311 of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress) (relating to long-term
deficits), and sections 401 and 404 of this resolution (relating to
discretionary spending and short-term deficits). Designated emergency
provisions shall not count for the purpose of revising allocations,
aggregates, or other levels pursuant to procedures established under
section 301(b)(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for deficit-
neutral reserve funds

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and revising discretionary spending limits set pursuant to section 301
of this resolution.
(c) Designations.--If a provision of legislation is designated as an
emergency requirement under this section, the committee report and any
statement of managers accompanying that legislation shall include an
explanation of the manner in which the provision meets the criteria in
subsection (f).
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``direct spending'',
``receipts'', and ``appropriations for discretionary accounts'' mean any
provision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference
report that affects direct spending, receipts, or appropriations as
those terms have been defined and interpreted for purposes of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(e) Point of Order.--
(1) In general.--When the Senate is considering a bill,
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, if a point
of order is made by a Senator against an emergency designation
in that measure, that provision making such a designation shall
be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an
amendment from the floor.
(2) Supermajority waiver and appeals.--
(A) Waiver.--Paragraph (1) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(B) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the
decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this
subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally
divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and
the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the case
may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be
required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair
on a point of order raised under this subsection.
(3) Definition of an emergency designation.--For purposes of
paragraph (1), a provision shall be considered an emergency
designation if it designates any item as an emergency
requirement pursuant to this subsection.
(4) Form of the point of order.--A point of order under
paragraph (1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section
313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(5) Conference reports.--When the Senate is considering a
conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in
relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any
Senator pursuant to this section, and such point of order being
sustained, such material contained in such conference report
shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to
consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from
its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in
the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may
be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion
of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be,
not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be
debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained
against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from
such conference report by operation of this subsection), no
further amendment shall be in order.

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(f) Criteria.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, any provision
is an emergency requirement if the situation addressed by such
provision is--
(A) necessary, essential, or vital (not merely
useful or beneficial);
(B) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not
building up over time;
(C) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need
requiring immediate action;
(D) subject to paragraph (2), unforeseen,
unpredictable, and unanticipated; and
(E) not permanent, temporary in nature.
(2) Unforeseen.--An emergency that is part of an aggregate
level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally
estimated in advance, is not unforeseen.
(g) Inapplicability.--In the Senate, section 204(a) of S. Con. Res.
21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2008, shall no longer apply.

SEC. 404. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION INCREASING SHORT-TERM
DEFICIT.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to
consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference
report (except measures within the jurisdiction of the Committee on
Appropriations) that would cause a net increase in the deficit in excess
of $10,000,000,000 in any fiscal year provided for in the most recently
adopted concurrent resolution on the budget unless it is fully offset
over the period of all fiscal years provided for in the most recently
adopted concurrent resolution on the budget.
(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal in the Senate.--
(1) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended only by
the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen
and sworn.
(2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an
appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised
under this section.
(c) Limitation.--The provisions of this section shall not apply to
any bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports
for which the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget has made
adjustments to the allocations, levels or limits contained in this
resolution pursuant to Section 301(a) of this resolution.
(d) Determinations of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this section,
the levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the
Senate Committee on the Budget.
(e) Sunset.--This section shall expire on September 30, 2018.
(f) Inapplicability.--In the Senate, section 315 of S. Con. Res. 70
(110th Congress), the concurrent resolution in the budget for fiscal
year 2009, shall no longer apply.

SEC. 405. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN LEGISLATION RELATED TO SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to
consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference
report that extends the authority or reauthorizes surface transportation
programs that appropriates budget authority from

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sources other than the Highway Trust Fund, including the Mass Transit
Account of such fund.
(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeals in the Senate.--
(1) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended only by
an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen
and sworn.
(2) Appeals.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required
to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of
order raised under this section.
(c) Sunset.--This section shall expire on September 30, 2018.

PART II--OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. 411. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE.

In the Senate, all committees are directed to review programs within
their jurisdiction to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in program
spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by Government
Accountability Office reports. Based on these oversight efforts and
committee performance reviews of programs within their jurisdiction,
committees are directed to include recommendations for improved
governmental performance in their annual views and estimates reports
required under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
the Senate Committee on the Budget.

SEC. 412. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.

In the Senate, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget
Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 2009a of title 39, United States
Code, the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report
on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its
allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
to the Senate Committee on Appropriation amounts for the discretionary
administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and of the
Postal Service.

SEC. 413. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND
AGGREGATES.

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

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and limits in this resolution for legislation which has received final
Congressional approval in the same form by the House of Representatives
and the Senate, but has yet to be presented to or signed by the
President at the time of final consideration of this resolution.

SEC. 414. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

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

SEC. 415. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

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

Subtitle B--House Enforcement Provisions

SEC. 421. ADJUSTMENTS FOR DIRECT SPENDING AND REVENUES.

(a) Adjustments for Current Policy.--
(1) In general.--For the policies set forth in and not to
exceed the amounts in paragraph (2), and subject to the
condition specified in paragraph (3), when the chairman of the
House Committee on the Budget evaluates the budgetary effects of
any provision in a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or
conference report for the purposes of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, this concurrent resolution, or the Rules of the
House of Representatives relative to baseline estimates
consistent with section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, he may exclude from his evaluation
the budgetary effects of such provisions if such effects would
have been reflected in a baseline adjusted for current policy.
(2) Policies and amounts.--Paragraph (1) shall apply only to
the following provisions:
(A) Medicare improvements.--An increase in the
deficit of not to exceed $38,000,000,000 in fiscal years
2010 through 2014 and of not to exceed $38,000,000,000
in fiscal years 2010 through 2019 by reforming the
Medicare payment system for physicians to--
(i) change incentives to encourage efficiency
and higher quality care in a way that supports
fiscal sustainability;
(ii) improve payment accuracy to encourage
efficient use of resources and ensure that primary
care receives appropriate compensation;

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(iii) improve coordination of care among all
providers serving a patient in all appropriate
settings; or
(iv) hold providers accountable for their
utilization patterns and quality of care.
(B) Middle class tax relief.--A decrease in revenues
(or increase in outlays, as appropriate) of an amount
not to exceed $512,165,000,000 in fiscal years 2010
through 2014 and of an amount not to exceed
$1,294,476,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2019,
resulting from extending certain provisions of the
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2001 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation
Act of 2003 for middle class tax relief, including--
(i) the 10 percent individual income tax
bracket;
(ii) marriage penalty relief;
(iii) the child credit at $1,000 and partial
refundability of the credit;
(iv) education incentives;
(v) other incentives for middle class families
and children;
(vi) other reductions to individual income tax
brackets; and
(vii) small business tax relief.
(C) Reform of the alternative minimum tax.--A
decrease in revenues of an amount not to exceed
$214,433,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and
fiscal years 2010 through 2019 resulting from reform of
the AMT so that tens of millions of working families
will not become subject to it.
(D) Reform of the estate and gift tax.--A decrease
in revenues of an amount not to exceed $72,033,000,000
in fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and of an amount not
to exceed $256,244,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through
2019 resulting from reform of the Estate and Gift Tax so
that only a minute fraction of estates owe tax, by
extending the law as in effect for 2009 for the Estate
and Gift Tax.
(3) Condition.--Subsection (a) shall apply only if the House
of Representatives has previously passed a bill to impose
statutory pay-as-you-go requirements or the measure containing
the provision being evaluated by the chairman of the House
Committee on the Budget imposes such requirements and such bill
is designated as providing statutory pay-as-you-go-requirements
under this subsection.
(4) Revisions.--The chairman of the House Committee on the
Budget may revise or adjust the allocations, aggregates, and
other appropriate levels in this resolution to reflect current
policy adjustments made pursuant to this section.
(b) Deposit Insurance.--When the chairman of the House Committee on
the Budget evaluates the budgetary effects of a provision of a bill,
joint resolution, amendment, or conference report for the purposes of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this resolution, or the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the chairman shall exclude the budgetary
effects of any provision that affects the full funding of the deposit
insurance guarantee commitment

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in effect on the date of enactment of Public Law 110-343, the Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

SEC. 422. ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

(a) Program Integrity Initiatives.--
(1) Social security administration program integrity
initiatives.--
(A) In general.--In the House, prior to
consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment,
or conference report making appropriations for fiscal
year 2010 that appropriates $273,000,000 for continuing
disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income
redeterminations for the Social Security Administration
and (except as provided in subparagraph (B)) provides an
additional appropriation of up to $485,000,000, and that
amount is designated for continuing disability reviews
and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for
the Social Security Administration, the allocation to
the House Committee on Appropriations shall be increased
by the amount of the additional budget authority and
outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal
year 2010.
(B) Asset verification.--The additional
appropriation of $485,000,000 may also provide that a
portion of that amount, not to exceed $34,000,000,
instead may be used for asset verification for
Supplemental Security Income recipients, but only if and
to the extent that the Office of the Chief Actuary
estimates that the initiative would be at least as cost
effective as the redeterminations of eligibility
described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Internal revenue service tax compliance.--In the House,
prior to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment,
or conference report making appropriations for fiscal year 2010
that appropriates $4,904,000,000 to the Internal Revenue Service
for Enforcement and provides an additional appropriation of up
to $600,000,000 for Enforcement to address the Federal tax gap,
and provides that such sums as may be necessary shall be
available from the Operations Support account in the Internal
Revenue Service to fully support these Enforcement activities,
the allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations shall be
increased by the amount of the additional budget authority and
outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal year
2010.
(3) Health care fraud and abuse control program.--In the
House, prior to consideration of any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report making appropriations for fiscal
year 2010 that appropriates up to $311,000,000, and the amount
is designated to the health care fraud and abuse control program
at the Department of Health and Human Services, the allocation
to the House Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by
the amount of additional budget authority and outlays resulting
from that budget authority for fiscal year 2010.
(4) Unemployment insurance program integrity activities.--In
the House, prior to consideration of any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report making appropriations for fiscal
year 2010 that appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person
reemployment and eligibility assessments and

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unemployment insurance improper payment reviews for the
Department of Labor and provides an additional appropriation of
up to $50,000,000, and the amount is designated for in-person
reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment
insurance improper payment reviews for the Department of Labor,
the allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations shall be
increased by the amount of additional budget authority and
outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal year
2010.
(5) Procedure for adjustments.--Prior to consideration of
any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report, the
chairman of the House Committee on the Budget shall make the
adjustments set forth in this subsection for the incremental new
budget authority in that measure and the outlays resulting from
that budget authority if that measure meets the requirements set
forth in this subsection.
(b) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).--In the
House, prior to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment,
or conference report making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that
appropriates $3,200,000,000 in funding for the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program and provides additional appropriations of up to
$1,900,000,000 for that program, if a mandatory trigger for LIHEAP is
not enacted, the chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may
allocate such additional budget authority and outlays resulting from
that budget authority to the House Committee on Appropriations.
(c) Revised Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010.--
(1) In general.--If after adoption of this resolution by the
Congress, the President submits his budget pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and the Congressional
Budget Office (CBO) re-estimates the budget, the chairman of the
House Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary
spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and the allocation to the
House Committee on Appropriations by the aggregate difference
for discretionary appropriations and related outlays between the
CBO re-estimate and the President's Budget.
(2) Suballocations.--Following any adjustment under
subparagraph (A), the House Committee on Appropriations may
report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to section
302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this
paragraph.

SEC. 423. COSTS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND EMERGENCY NEEDS.

(a) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities.--
(1) In the House, if any bill, joint resolution, amendment,
or conference report makes appropriations for fiscal year 2009
or fiscal year 2010 for overseas deployments and other
activities and such amounts are so designated pursuant to this
paragraph, then the allocation to the House Committee on
Appropriations may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such
legislation for that purpose up to the amounts of budget
authority specified in section 104(21) for fiscal year 2009 or
fiscal year 2010 and the new outlays resulting therefrom.
(2) In the House, if any bill, joint resolution, amendment,
or conference report makes appropriations for fiscal year 2009

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or fiscal year 2010 for overseas deployments and other
activities above the amounts of budget authority and new outlays
specified in paragraph (1) and such amounts are so designated
pursuant to this paragraph, then new budget authority, outlays,
or receipts resulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or this resolution.
(b) Emergency Needs.--If any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or
conference report makes appropriations for discretionary amounts and
such amounts are designated as necessary to meet emergency needs
pursuant to this subsection, then new budget authority and outlays
resulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or this resolution.

SEC. 424. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--In the House, except as provided in subsection (b),
any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report making a
general appropriation or continuing appropriation may not provide for
advance appropriations.
(b) Exceptions.--Advance appropriations may be provided--
(1) for fiscal year 2011 for programs, projects, activities,
or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of
managers to accompany this resolution under the heading
``Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations'' in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget
authority, and for 2012, accounts separately identified under
the same heading; and
(2) for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Medical
Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities
accounts of the Veterans Health Administration.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance appropriation''
means any new discretionary budget authority provided in a bill or joint
resolution making general appropriations or any new discretionary budget
authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that first becomes available for any
fiscal year after 2010.

SEC. 425. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE.

In the House, all committees are directed to conduct rigorous
oversight hearings to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in all aspects of
Federal spending and Government operations, giving particular scrutiny
to issues raised by the Federal Office of the Inspector General or the
Comptroller General of the United States. Based upon these oversight
efforts, the committees are directed to make recommendations to reduce
wasteful Federal spending to promote deficit reduction and long-term
fiscal responsibility. Such recommendations should be submitted to the
House Committee on the Budget in the views and estimates reports
prepared by committees as required under 301(d) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974.

SEC. 426. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.

(a) In General.--In the House, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget
Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 4001 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1989, the joint explanatory statement accompanying
the conference report on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall
include in its allocation under section 302(a)

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of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the House Committee on
Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of
the Social Security Administration and of the Postal Service.
(b) Special Rule.--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 off-budget discretionary amounts.

SEC. 427. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND
AGGREGATES.

(a) Application.--In the House, 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 included in this resolution.
(c) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this
resolution, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct
spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses
for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on the
basis of estimates made by the House Committee on the Budget.
(d) Adjustments.--The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget
may adjust the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this
resolution for legislation which has received final Congressional
approval in the same form by the House of Representatives and the
Senate, but has yet to be presented to or signed by the President at the
time of final consideration of this resolution.

SEC. 428. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

Upon the enactment of any bill or joint resolution providing for a
change in budgetary concepts or definitions, the chairman of the House
Committee on the Budget shall adjust any appropriate levels and
allocations in this resolution accordingly.

SEC. 429. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

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

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TITLE V--POLICY

SEC. 501. POLICY ON MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RELIEF AND REVENUES.

It is the policy of this resolution to minimize fiscal burdens on
working families and their children and grandchildren. It is the policy
of this resolution to extend the following tax relief consistent with
current policy--
(1) relief for the tens of millions of middle-income
households who would otherwise be subject to the Alternative
Minimum Tax (AMT) under current law;
(2) middle-class tax relief; and
(3) elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction
of estates.

In total, this resolution supports the extension of over
$1,750,000,000,000 in tax relief to individuals and families relative to
current law. This resolution supports additional, deficit-neutral tax
relief, including the extension of AMT relief, expanding the eligibility
for the refundable child credit, the research and experimentation tax
credit, the deduction for State and local sales taxes, the enactment of
a tax credit for school construction bonds, and other tax relief for
working families. The cost of enacting such policies may be offset by
reforms within the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that produce higher
rates of tax compliance to close the ``tax gap'' and reduce taxpayer
burdens through tax simplification. The President's budget proposes a
variety of other revenue offsets. Unless expressly provided, this
resolution does not assume any of the specific revenue offset proposals
provided for in the President's budget. Decisions about specific revenue
offsets are made by the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate
Committee on Finance, which are the tax-writing committees.

SEC. 502. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES.

It is the policy of this resolution that--
(1) there is no higher priority than the defense of our
Nation, and therefore the Administration and Congress will make
the necessary investments and reforms to strengthen our military
so that it can successfully meet the threats of the 21st
century;
(2) acquisition reform is needed at the Department of
Defense to end excessive cost growth in the development of new
weapons systems and to ensure that weapons systems are delivered
on time and in adequate quantities to equip our servicemen and
servicewomen;
(3) the Department of Defense should review defense plans to
ensure that weapons developed to counter Cold War-era threats
are not redundant and are applicable to 21st century threats;
(4) sufficient resources should be provided for the
Department of Defense to aggressively address the 758
unimplemented recommendations made by the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) since 2001 to improve practices at
the Department of Defense, which could save billions of dollars
that could be applied to priorities identified in this section;
(5) the Department of Defense should review the role that
contractors play in its operations, including the degree to
which contractors are performing inherently governmental
functions,

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to ensure it has the most effective mix of government and
contracted personnel;
(6) the Department of Defense report to Congress on its
assessment of Cold War-era weaponry, its progress on
implementing GAO recommendations, and its review of contractors
at the Department as outlined in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) by
a date to be determined by the appropriate committees;
(7) the GAO provide a report to the appropriate
congressional committees by December 31, 2009, on the Department
of Defense's progress in implementing its audit recommendations;
(8) ballistic missile defense technologies that are not
proven to work through adequate testing and that are not
operationally viable should not be deployed, and that no funding
should be provided for the research or development of space-
based interceptors;
(9) cooperative threat reduction and other nonproliferation
programs (securing ``loose nukes'' and other materials used in
weapons of mass destruction), which were highlighted as high
priorities by the 9/11 Commission, need to be funded at a level
that is commensurate with the evolving threat;
(10) readiness of our troops, particularly the National
Guard and Reserves, is a high priority, and that continued
emphasis is needed to ensure adequate equipment and training;
(11) improving military health care services and ensuring
quality health care for returning combat veterans is a high
priority;
(12) military pay and benefits should be enhanced to improve
the quality of life for military personnel and their families;
(13) the Department of Defense should make every effort to
investigate the national security benefits of energy
independence, including those that may be associated with
alternative energy sources and energy efficiency conversions;
(14) the Administration's budget requests should continue to
comply with section 1008, Public Law 109-364, the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, and
that to the extent practicable overseas military operations
should no longer be funded through emergency supplemental
appropriations; and
(15) when assessing security threats and reviewing the
programs and funding needed to counter these threats, the
Administration should do so in a comprehensive manner that
includes all agencies involved in our national security.

TITLE VI--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS

SEC. 601. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON VETERANS' AND SERVICEMEMBERS' HEALTH
CARE.

It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Congress supports excellent health care for current
and former members of the United States Armed Services--they
have served well and honorably and have made significant
sacrifices for this Nation;
(2) the President's budget will improve health care for
veterans by increasing appropriations for VA by 10 percent

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more than the 2009 level, increasing VA's appropriated resources
for every year after 2010, and restoring health care eligibility
to additional nondisabled veterans with modest incomes;
(3) VA is not and should not be authorized to bill private
insurance companies for treatment of health conditions that are
related to veterans' military service;
(4) VA may find it difficult to realize the level of
increase in medical care collections estimated in the
President's budget for 2010 using existing authorities, and
increases to veterans beneficiary travel reimbursement are
important; therefore, this resolution provides $673,000,000 more
for Function 700 (Veterans Benefits and Services) than the
President's budget to safeguard the provision of health care to
veterans;
(5) it is important to continue providing sufficient and
timely funding for veterans' and servicemembers' health care;
and
(6) this resolution provides additional funding above the
2009 levels for VA to research and treat mental health, post-
traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury.

SEC. 602. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON HOMELAND SECURITY.

It is the sense of the Congress that because making the country
safer and more secure is such a critical priority, the resolution
therefore provides robust resources in the four budget functions--
Function 400 (Transportation), Function 450 (Community and Regional
Development), Function 550 (Health), and Function 750 (Administration of
Justice)--that fund most nondefense homeland security activities that
can be used to address our key security priorities, including--
(1) safeguarding the Nation's transportation systems,
including rail, mass transit, ports, and airports;
(2) continuing with efforts to identify and to screen for
threats bound for the United States;
(3) strengthening border security;
(4) enhancing emergency preparedness and training and
equipping first responders;
(5) helping to make critical infrastructure more secure and
resilient against the threat of terrorism and natural disasters;
(6) making the Nation's cyber infrastructure resistive to
attack; and
(7) increasing the preparedness of the public health system.

SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON PROMOTING AMERICAN INNOVATION AND
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Congress should provide sufficient investments to
enable our Nation to continue to be the world leader in
education, innovation, and economic growth as envisioned in the
goals of the America COMPETES Act;
(2) this resolution builds on significant funding provided
in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for scientific
research and education in Function 250 (General Science, Space
and Technology), Function 270 (Energy), Function 300 (Natural
Resources and Environment), Function 500 (Education, Training,
Employment, and Social Services), and Function 550 (Health);

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(3) the Congress also should pursue policies designed to
ensure that American students, teachers, businesses, and workers
are prepared to continue leading the world in innovation,
research, and technology well into the future; and
(4) this resolution recognizes the importance of the
extension of investments and tax policies that promote research
and development and encourage innovation and future technologies
that will ensure American economic competitiveness.

SEC. 604. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PAY PARITY.

It is the sense of the Congress that rates of compensation for
civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same
time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for
members of the uniformed services.

SEC. 605. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND STUDENT
LOAN REFORM.

It is the Sense of the Congress that--
(1) nothing in the resolution should be construed to reduce
any assistance that makes college more affordable and accessible
for students, including but not limited to student aid programs
and services provided by nonprofit State agencies and private
lenders;
(2) private and non-profit lenders, originators, and loan
servicers help students plan for, apply to, and pay for post-
secondary education and training;
(3) any reform of the federal student loan programs to
ensure that students have reliable and efficient access to
federal loans should include some future role for the currently
involved private and non-profit entities, including state non-
profits with 100% FFEL lending in the State, and capitalize on
the current infrastructure provided by private and non-profit
entities, in order both to provide employment to many Americans
during this time of economic distress and to maintain valuable
services that make post-secondary education more accessible and
attainable for many Americans; and
(4) therefore, pursuant to any changes to the student loan
programs, loan processing, administration, and servicing should
continue to be performed, as needed, by for-profit and non-
profit entities.

SEC. 606. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON GREAT LAKES RESTORATION.

It is the sense of the Congress that this resolution recognizes the
need to address significant and long-standing problems affecting the
major large scale aquatic, estuarine, and coastal ecosystems nationwide.
This resolution includes funding for a new interagency initiative to
address such regional ecosystems. It also includes funding to work with
Great Lakes States, tribes, local communities, and organizations to more
effectively address issues prioritized in the Great Lakes Regional
Collaborative. This initiative could address issues such as invasive
species, habitat restoration and conservation, non-point source
pollution, and contaminated sediment. The resolution also supports the
President's proposal to use outcome-oriented performance goals and
measures to target the most significant problems and track progress in
addressing these ecosystems.

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SEC. 607. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILD
SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

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

Agreed to April 29, 2009

<> NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH--SUPPORT

Whereas on average, a person is sexually assaulted in the United States
every two-and-a-half minutes;

Whereas the Department of Justice reports that 191,670 people in the
United States were sexually assaulted in 2005;

Whereas 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have been victims of rape or
attempted rape;

Whereas the Department of Defense received 2,688 reports of sexual
assault involving members of the Armed Forces in fiscal year 2007;

Whereas children and young adults are most at risk of sexual assault, as
44 percent of sexual assault victims are under the age of 18, and 80
percent are under the age of 30;

Whereas sexual assault affects women, men, and children of all racial,
social, religious, age, ethnic, and economic groups in the United
States;

Whereas only 41 percent of sexual assault victims pursue prosecution by
reporting their attack to law enforcement agencies;

Whereas two-thirds of sexual crimes are committed by persons who are not
strangers to the victims;

Whereas sexual assault survivors suffer emotional scars long after the
physical scars have healed;

Whereas prevention education programs carried out by rape crisis and
women's health centers have the potential to reduce the prevalence
of sexual assault in their communities;

Whereas because of recent advances in DNA technology, law enforcement
agencies have the potential to identify the rapists in tens of
thousands of unsolved rape cases;

Whereas aggressive prosecution can incarcerate rapists and therefore
prevent them from committing further crimes;

Whereas free, confidential help is available to all survivors of sexual
assault through the National Sexual Assault Hotline, more than 1,000
rape crisis centers across the United States, and other
organizations that provide services to assist survivors of sexual
assault; and


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Whereas April is recognized as ``National Sexual Assault Awareness and
Prevention Month'': Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That--
(1) it is the sense of Congress that--
(A) National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention
Month provides a special opportunity to educate the
people of the United States about sexual violence and to
encourage the prevention of sexual assault, the improved
treatment of its survivors, and the prosecution of its
perpetrators;
(B) it is appropriate to properly acknowledge the
more than 20,000,000 men and women who have survived
sexual assault in the United States and salute the
efforts of survivors, volunteers, and professionals who
combat sexual assault;
(C) national and community organizations and private
sector supporters should be recognized and applauded for
their work in promoting awareness about sexual assault,
providing information and treatment to its survivors,
and increasing the number of successful prosecutions of
its perpetrators; and
(D) public safety, law enforcement, and health
professionals should be recognized and applauded for
their hard work and innovative strategies to increase
the percentage of sexual assault cases that result in
the prosecution and incarceration of the offenders;
(2) Congress strongly recommends national and community
organizations, businesses in the private sector, colleges and
universities, and the media to promote, through National Sexual
Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, awareness of sexual
violence and strategies to decrease the incidence of sexual
assault; and
(3) Congress supports the goals and ideals of National
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Agreed to April 30, 2009.

<> NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS'
MEMORIAL SERVICE--CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION

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

SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL
SERVICE.

(a) In General.--The Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police
and its auxiliary (in this resolution referred to as the ``sponsor'')
shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the 28th annual National
Peace Officers' Memorial Service (in this resolution referred to as the
``event''), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to honor the law
enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2008.
(b) Date of Event.--The event shall be held on May 15, 2009, or on
such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives

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and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly
designate.

SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

(a) In General.--Under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect
of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be--
(1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and
(2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress.
(b) Expenses and Liabilities.--The sponsor shall assume full
responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all
activities associated with the event.

SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor
is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound
amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment, as
may be required for the event.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the
restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States
Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on
the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the
Capitol Grounds, in connection with the event.

Agreed to May 12, 2009.

<> KING KAMEHAMEHA BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION--EMANCIPATION HALL AUTHORIZATION

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

SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR EVENT TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY OF
KING KAMEHAMEHA.

(a) Authorization.--Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center
is authorized to be used for an event on June 7, 2009, to celebrate the
birthday of King Kamehameha.
(b) Preparations.--Physical preparations for the conduct of the
ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance
with such conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the
Capitol.

Agreed to May 13, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, May
21, 2009, through Sunday, May 24, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to
this concurrent resolution by its Majority

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Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June
2, 2009, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of
this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the
Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, May 21, 2009,
through Sunday, May 24, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, June 1, 2009, or such other
time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess or adjourn,
or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.Sec. 2.  The Speaker of
the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective
designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of
the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the
Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such
place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public
interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to May 21, 2009.

<> SUSAN G. KOMEN GLOBAL RACE FOR
THE CURE--RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT

Whereas breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women
worldwide, with more than 1,300,000 diagnosed each year;

Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women
worldwide, more than 465,000 die from the disease each year, and a
woman dies from breast cancer every 68 seconds;

Whereas there are more than 2,500,000 breast cancer survivors alive in
the United States today, the largest group of all cancer survivors;

Whereas a woman has a one-in-eight lifetime risk of developing breast
cancer, and only a small percentage of cases are due to heredity;

Whereas incidence rates for breast cancer are increasing by as much as
five percent annually in low-resource countries;

Whereas, since its inception, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested
more than $1,300,000,000 in breast cancer research, education, and
community health services that have raised awareness and improved
treatment, helping more people survive the disease and creating a
strong support community of breast cancer survivors;

Whereas publicly and privately funded research has resulted in treatment
that has raised the 5-year survival rate for women with localized
breast cancer from 80 percent in the 1950s to 98 percent in 2008;

Whereas the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series is the
organization's signature program and is the world's largest and most
successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer;


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Whereas more than 120 Komen Race for the Cure events are held across the
globe, raising significant funds and awareness for the fight against
breast cancer;

Whereas a record $3,700,000 from the 2008 Komen Race for the Cure was
granted to 18 organizations in the National Capital area for 2009, a
10 percent increase over last year's local funding;

Whereas these grants are awarded to projects dedicated to addressing
gaps and unmet needs in breast health education and breast cancer
screening and treatment in underserved populations throughout the
National Capital area;

Whereas 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the first Susan G. Komen
National Race for the Cure in Washington, DC;

Whereas this year the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure becomes
the first-ever Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, reflecting
Komen's global mission to end breast cancer wherever we find it, at
home or abroad; and

Whereas more than 50,000 participants, including 4,000 breast cancer
survivors and hundreds of congressional and Federal agency employees
are expected for the 20th annual 5K run/walk on Saturday, June 6,
2009, on the National Mall: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) remembers the lives of the women and men who have lost
their fight with breast cancer and expresses support and
admiration for those who have survived;
(2) congratulates those survivors, family, friends, and
other community members who participate in the Global Race for
the Cure in order to raise money for research and education so
that many more may survive and encourages Americans to walk this
year and to support their family and friends who participate;
and
(3) honors the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure for
its impact on the National Capital Area, the Nation, and the
world.

Agreed to June 8, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, June
25, 2009 through Sunday, June 28, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to
this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it
stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, July 6, 2009, or such
other time on that day as may be specified by its Majority Leader or his
designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time of any
reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first; and that when the House adjourns on any
legislative day from Thursday, June 25, 2009, through Sunday, June 28,
2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its
Majority

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Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
July 7, 2009, or such other time on that day as may be specified in the
motion to adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to
section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
Sec. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation
with the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the
House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and the House,
respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate
if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to June 26, 2009.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND NATIONAL <>  MOTTO ENGRAVINGS--CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

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

SECTION 1. ENGRAVING OF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND NATIONAL
MOTTO IN CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.

(a) Engraving Required.--The Architect of the Capitol shall engrave
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of ``In God
we trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center, in accordance with the
engraving plan described in subsection (b).
(b) Engraving Plan.--The engraving plan described in this subsection
is a plan setting forth the design and location of the engraving
required under subsection (a) which is prepared by the Architect of the
Capitol and approved by the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate.

Agreed to July 10, 2009.

PLACEMENT OF SLAVE LABOR <> MARKER--CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

Whereas enslaved African-Americans provided labor essential to the
construction of the United States Capitol;

Whereas the report of the Architect of the Capitol entitled ``History of
Slave Laborers in the Construction of the United States Capitol''
documents the role of slave labor in the construction of the
Capitol;

Whereas enslaved African-Americans performed the backbreaking work of
quarrying the stone which comprised many of the floors, walls, and
columns of the Capitol;


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Whereas enslaved African-Americans also participated in other facets of
construction of the Capitol, including carpentry, masonry, carting,
rafting, roofing, plastering, glazing, painting, and sawing;

Whereas the marble columns in the Old Senate Chamber and the sandstone
walls of the East Front corridor remain as the lasting legacies of
the enslaved African-Americans who worked the quarries;

Whereas slave-quarried stones from the remnants of the original Capitol
walls can be found in Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia;

Whereas the Statue of Freedom now atop the Capitol dome could not have
been cast without the pivotal intervention of Philip Reid, an
enslaved African-American foundry worker who deciphered the puzzle
of how to separate the 5-piece plaster model for casting when all
others failed;

Whereas the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center was named
Emancipation Hall to help acknowledge the work of the slave laborers
who built the Capitol;

Whereas no narrative on the construction of the Capitol that does not
include the contribution of enslaved African-Americans can fully and
accurately reflect its history;

Whereas recognition of the contributions of enslaved African-Americans
brings to all Americans an understanding of the continuing evolution
of our representative democracy; and

Whereas a marker dedicated to the enslaved African-Americans who helped
to build the Capitol will reflect the charge of the Capitol Visitor
Center to teach visitors about Congress and its development: Now,
therefore, be it

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

SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF MARKER IN CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ROLE OF SLAVE LABOR IN CONSTRUCTION OF CAPITOL.

(a) Procurement and Placement of Marker.--The Architect of the
Capitol, subject to the approval of the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate, shall design, procure, and place
in a prominent location in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor
Center a marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in
the construction of the United States Capitol.
(b) Criteria for Design of Marker.--In developing the design for the
marker required under subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol--
(1) shall take into consideration the recommendations
developed by the Slave Labor Task Force Working Group;
(2) shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that
the marker includes stone which was quarried by slaves in the
construction of the Capitol; and
(3) shall ensure that the marker includes a plaque or
inscription which describes the purpose of the marker.

Agreed to July 10, 2009.


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<> FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE--
RECOGNITION

Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture
has been promoting sound nutrition and fighting hunger in the United
States since 1969;

Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service works with State and local
governments, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based organizations
to provide food and nutritional support to over 36,000,000 people in
the United States who live in households that face food insecurity
on a daily basis;

Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service supports schools in the United
States by providing children with nutritious breakfasts and lunches
and promotes wellness policies to ensure that children have a
healthy start in life; and

Whereas the nutrition programs of the Food and Nutrition Service reach 1
in 5 citizens of the United States on a daily basis: Now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) recognizes the valuable historic and continued
contribution of the Food and Nutrition Service and its employees
to the citizens of the United States;
(2) commends the efforts of States, territories, local
governments, and nonprofit charitable and faith-based
organizations to end hunger and provide nutritious food to
citizens of the United States;
(3) encourages the continued efforts to educate the citizens
of the United States about the importance of eating nutritiously
and living a healthy lifestyle; and
(4) recognizes and reaffirms the commitment of the United
States to end hunger in the United States and continue to lead
the world in ending global hunger.

Agreed to July 21, 2009.

<> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS--
125TH ANNIVERSARY

Whereas the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a Bureau of Labor'',
approved on June 27, 1884 (23 Stat. 60), established a bureau to
``collect information upon the subject of labor, its relation to
capital, the hours of labor, and the earnings of laboring men and
women, and the means of promoting their material, social,
intellectual, and moral prosperity'';

Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal factfinding
agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor
economics and statistics, and in that role it collects, processes,
analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the public,
Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments,
business, and labor;


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Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics has completed 125 years of
service to government, business, labor, and the public by producing
indispensable data and special studies on prices, employment and
unemployment, productivity, wages and other compensation, economic
growth, industrial relations, occupational safety and health, the
use of time by the people of the United States, and the economic
conditions of States and metropolitan areas;

Whereas many public programs and private transactions are dependent
today on the quality of such statistics of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics as the unemployment rate and the Consumer Price Index,
which play essential roles in the allocation of Federal funds and
the adjustment of pensions, welfare payments, private contracts, and
other payments to offset the impact of inflation;

Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics pursues these responsibilities
with absolute integrity and is known for being unfailingly
responsive to the need for new types of information and indexes of
change;

Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics has earned an international
reputation as a leader in economic and social statistics;

Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Internet website, www.bls.gov,
began operating in 1995 and meets the public need for timely and
accurate information by providing an ever-expanding body of economic
data and analysis available to an ever-growing group of online
citizens; and

Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics has established the highest
standards of professional competence and commitment: Now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That Congress commends the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the occasion of
its 125th anniversary for the exemplary service its administrators and
employees provide in collecting and disseminating vital information for
the United States.

Agreed to July 21, 2009.

<> JOHN ARTHUR ``JACK'' JOHNSON,
POSTHUMOUS PARDON--SUPPORT

Whereas John Arthur ``Jack'' Johnson was a flamboyant, defiant, and
controversial figure in the history of the United States who
challenged racial biases;

Whereas Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878 to parents
who were former slaves;

Whereas Jack Johnson became a professional boxer and traveled throughout
the United States, fighting White and African-American heavyweights;

Whereas after being denied (on purely racial grounds) the opportunity to
fight 2 White champions, in 1908, Jack Johnson was granted an
opportunity by an Australian promoter to fight the reigning White
title-holder, Tommy Burns;


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123 STAT. 3559


Whereas Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns to become the first African-
American to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World;

Whereas the victory by Jack Johnson over Tommy Burns prompted a search
for a White boxer who could beat Jack Johnson, a recruitment effort
that was dubbed the search for the ``great white hope'';

Whereas in 1910, a White former champion named Jim Jeffries left
retirement to fight Jack Johnson in Reno, Nevada;

Whereas Jim Jeffries lost to Jack Johnson in what was deemed the
``Battle of the Century'';

Whereas the defeat of Jim Jeffries by Jack Johnson led to rioting,
aggression against African-Americans, and the racially motivated
murder of African-Americans nationwide;

Whereas the relationships of Jack Johnson with White women compounded
the resentment felt toward him by many Whites;

Whereas between 1901 and 1910, 754 African-Americans were lynched, some
for simply for being ``too familiar'' with White women;

Whereas in 1910, Congress passed the Act of June 25, 1910 (commonly
known as the ``White Slave Traffic Act'' or the ``Mann Act'') (18
U.S.C. 2421 et seq.), which outlawed the transportation of women in
interstate or foreign commerce ``for the purpose of prostitution or
debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose'';

Whereas in October 1912, Jack Johnson became involved with a White woman
whose mother disapproved of their relationship and sought action
from the Department of Justice, claiming that Jack Johnson had
abducted her daughter;

Whereas Jack Johnson was arrested by Federal marshals on October 18,
1912, for transporting the woman across State lines for an ``immoral
purpose'' in violation of the Mann Act;

Whereas the Mann Act charges against Jack Johnson were dropped when the
woman refused to cooperate with Federal authorities, and then
married Jack Johnson;

Whereas Federal authorities persisted and summoned a White woman named
Belle Schreiber, who testified that Jack Johnson had transported her
across State lines for the purpose of ``prostitution and
debauchery'';

Whereas in 1913, Jack Johnson was convicted of violating the Mann Act
and sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in Federal prison;

Whereas Jack Johnson fled the United States to Canada and various
European and South American countries;

Whereas Jack Johnson lost the Heavyweight Championship title to Jess
Willard in Cuba in 1915;

Whereas Jack Johnson returned to the United States in July 1920,
surrendered to authorities, and served nearly a year in the Federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas;

Whereas Jack Johnson subsequently fought in boxing matches, but never
regained the Heavyweight Championship title;

Whereas Jack Johnson served his country during World War II by
encouraging citizens to buy war bonds and participating in
exhibition boxing matches to promote the war bond cause;


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123 STAT. 3560


Whereas Jack Johnson died in an automobile accident in 1946; and

Whereas in 1954, Jack Johnson was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame:
Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That it is the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson should receive a
posthumous pardon--
(1) to expunge a racially motivated abuse of the
prosecutorial authority of the Federal Government from the
annals of criminal justice in the United States; and
(2) in recognition of the athletic and cultural
contributions of Jack Johnson to society.

Agreed to July 29, 2009.

<> POCKET VERSION OF THE UNITED
STATES CONSTITUTION--HOUSE PRINT

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

SECTION 1. POCKET VERSION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

(a) In General.--The 24th edition of the pocket version of the
United States Constitution shall be printed as a Senate document under
the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.
(b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, there shall
be printed the lesser of--
(1) 551,000 copies of the document, of which 441,000 copies
shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000
copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies
shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
(2) such number of copies of the document as does not exceed
a total production and printing cost of $218,379, with
distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described
in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number of
copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

Agreed to July 29, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That, in consonance with section 132(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946, when the House adjourns on the legislative
day of Friday, July 31, 2009, Saturday, August 1, 2009, or Sunday,
August 2, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent
resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned
until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, or until the time of any
reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on
any day from Thursday, August

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123 STAT. 3561

6, 2009, through Tuesday, August 11, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant
to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it
stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, or
such other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess
or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of
this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
Sec. 2.  The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the
Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation
with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the
Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate,
respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate
if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to July 31, 2009.

<> NATIONAL WEEKEND OF
REMEMBRANCE EVENT--CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION

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

SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL WEEKEND OF REMEMBRANCE
EVENT.

(a) In General.--The White House Commission on Remembrance (in this
resolution referred to as the ``sponsor'') shall be permitted to sponsor
a public event (in this resolution referred to as the ``event'') on the
Capitol Grounds to honor military personnel who have died in service to
the United States and to acknowledge the sacrifice of the families of
those individuals as part of the National Weekend of Remembrance.
(b) Date of Event.--The event shall be held on September 26, 2009,
or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly
designate.

SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

(a) In General.--Under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect
of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be--
(1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and
(2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress.
(b) Expenses and Liabilities.--The sponsor shall assume full
responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all
activities associated with the event.

SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor
is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound
amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment, as
may be required for the event.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the
restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States

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123 STAT. 3562

Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on
the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the
Capitol Grounds, in connection with the event.

Agreed to August 5, 2009.

<> JOINT SESSION

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House of
Representatives on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at 8:00 p.m., for the
purpose of receiving such communication as the President of the United
States shall be pleased to make to them.

Agreed to September 8, 2009.

<> SENIOR CAREGIVING--
RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT

Whereas 8,000 people in the United States turn 60 years old every day;

Whereas an estimated 35,900,000 people, 12.4 percent of the population,
are 65 years of age and older;

Whereas the United States population age 65 and older is expected to
more than double in the next 50 years to 86,700,000 in 2050;

Whereas the 85 and older population is projected to reach 9,600,000 in
2030 and double again to 20,900,000 in 2050;

Whereas it is estimated that 4,500,000 people in the United States have
Alzheimer's disease today;

Whereas it is estimated that number will increase to between 11,300,000
and 16,000,000 by 2050;

Whereas 70 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease and other
dementias live at home, and these individuals are examples of
individuals who need assistance in their homes with their
``activities of daily living'';

Whereas currently over 25 percent of all seniors need some level of
assistance with their ``activities of daily living'';

Whereas in order to address the surging population of seniors who have
significant needs for in-home care, the field of senior caregiving
will continue to grow;

Whereas there are an estimated 44,000,000 adults in the United States
providing care to adult relatives or friends and an estimated
725,000 nonfamily private paid senior caregivers;

Whereas both unpaid family caregivers and paid caregivers work together
to serve the daily living needs of seniors who live in their own
homes;

Whereas the Department of Labor estimated that paid caregivers for the
year 2006 worked a total of 835,000,000 hours, and the

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123 STAT. 3563

projected hours of paid senior caregivers are estimated to increase
to 4,350,000,000 hours by 2025; and

Whereas the longer a senior is able to provide for his or her own care,
the less burden is placed on public payment systems in State and
Federal governments: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) recognizes caregiving as a profession;
(2) supports the private home care industry and the efforts
of family caregivers nationwide by encouraging individuals to
provide care to family, friends, and neighbors;
(3) encourages accessible and affordable care for seniors;
(4) reviews Federal policies and supports current Federal
programs which address the needs of seniors and their family
caregivers; and
(5) encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
continue working to educate people in the United States on the
impact of aging and the importance of knowing the options
available to seniors when they need care to meet their personal
needs.

Agreed to September 23, 2009.

<> SICKLE CELL DISEASE
AWARENESS MONTH--SUPPORT

Whereas Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blood disorder that is a
major health problem in the United States and worldwide;

Whereas Sickle Cell Disease causes the rapid destruction of sickle
cells, which results in multiple medical complications, including
anemia, jaundice, gallstones, strokes, and restricted blood flow,
damaging tissue in the liver, spleen, and kidneys, and death;

Whereas Sickle Cell Disease causes episodes of considerable pain in
one's arms, legs, chest, and abdomen;

Whereas Sickle Cell Disease affects an estimated 70,000 to 100,000
Americans;

Whereas approximately 1,000 babies are born with Sickle Cell Disease
each year in the United States, with the disease occurring in
approximately 1 in 500 newborn African-American infants, 1 in 1,000
newborn Hispanic-Americans, and is found in persons of Greek,
Italian, East Indian, Saudi Arabian, Asian, Syrian, Turkish,
Cypriot, Sicilian, and Caucasian origin;

Whereas more than 2,000,000 Americans have the sickle cell trait, and 1
in 12 African-Americans carry the trait;

Whereas there is a 1 in 4 chance that a child born to parents who both
have the sickle cell trait will have the disease;

Whereas the life expectancy of a person with Sickle Cell Disease is
severely limited, with an average life span for an adult being 45
years;

Whereas, though researchers have yet to identify a cure for this painful
disease, advances in treating the associated complications have
occurred;


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123 STAT. 3564


Whereas researchers are hopeful that in less than two decades, Sickle
Cell Disease may join the ranks of chronic illnesses that, when
properly treated, do not interfere with the activity, growth, or
mental development of affected children;

Whereas Congress recognizes the importance of researching, preventing,
and treating Sickle Cell Disease by authorizing treatment centers to
provide medical intervention, education, and other services and by
permitting the Medicaid program to cover some primary and secondary
preventative medical strategies for children and adults with Sickle
Cell Disease;

Whereas the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. remains the
preeminent advocacy organization that serves the sickle cell
community by focusing its efforts on public policy, research
funding, patient services, public awareness, and education related
to developing effective treatments and a cure for Sickle Cell
Disease; and

Whereas the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. has
requested that the Congress designate September as Sickle Cell
Disease Awareness Month in order to educate communities across the
Nation about sickle cell and the need for research funding, early
detection methods, effective treatments, and prevention programs:
Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That the Congress supports the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease
Awareness Month.

Agreed to September 30, 2009.

<> ENROLLMENT CORRECTIONS--H.R.
2918

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2918) making appropriations
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010, and for other purposes, the Clerk of the House of Representatives
shall make the following corrections:
(1) In section 158(a) of division B, strike ``section 158''
and insert ``section 157''.
(2) In section 158(b) of division B, strike ``section 158''
and insert ``section 157''.
(3) In section 162 of division B, strike ``sections 158
through 162'' and insert ``sections 157 through 161''.

Agreed to September 30, 2009.

<> HUDSON RIVER QUADRICENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION--RECOGNITION

Whereas the Netherlands and the United States are two countries united
by shared values and historic ties;


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123 STAT. 3565


Whereas 2009 marks the Quadricentennial year that Henry Hudson captained
the ship ``Halve Maen'' under the auspices of the Dutch East India
Company and discovered the Hudson River;

Whereas the discovery of that river and its fertile lands gave rise to
the establishment of the New Netherland settlement and the ensuing
positive relations between the Netherlands and America;

Whereas the Netherlands was the first country to salute the U.S. flag in
1776 at St. Eustatius;

Whereas the drafters of the Declaration of Independence were influenced
by the Dutch Constitution;

Whereas the Netherlands has remained a friend and staunch ally of the
United States, from providing necessary loans during the
Revolutionary War to standing shoulder-to-shoulder in Afghanistan in
defense of democratic values, protection of human rights and
promotion of the rule of law;

Whereas the New Netherland settlement left a legacy of values such as
open-mindedness, entrepreneurship, democracy, tolerance and hard
work, as well as freedom of religion and speech;

Whereas the bonds of free trade, open markets and commerce have
continuously linked the Dutch and the Americans to such an extent
that the Netherlands remains among the top four foreign investors in
the U.S.;

Whereas the Netherlands provided immediate assistance in the aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina and continues today by sharing expertise in
water management that will help rebuild New Orleans and its levees;
and

Whereas the heritage of 400 years of friendship between the Netherlands
and the United States is a laudable example and should be properly
extolled: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That it is the sense of Congress that we reaffirm the historic ties and
friendship between the United States and the Netherlands by recognizing
the Quadricentennial celebration of the discovery of the Hudson River
and honoring the enduring values of the settlers of New Netherland that
continue to permeate American society.

Agreed to October 5, 2009.

<> HELEN KELLER STATUE--NATIONAL
STATUARY HALL

Whereas Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880,
and at the age of 19 months lost her sight and hearing as a result
of meningitis;

Whereas Helen was liberated from the ``double dungeon of darkness and
silence'' by her teacher, Anne Sullivan, when she discovered
language and communication at the water pump when she was 7 years
old;


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123 STAT. 3566


Whereas Helen enrolled in Radcliffe College in 1900 and graduated cum
laude in 1904 to become the first deaf and blind college graduate;

Whereas Helen's life served as a model for all people with disabilities
in America and worldwide;

Whereas Helen became recognized as one of Alabama's and America's best
known figures and became ``America's Goodwill Ambassador to the
World'';

Whereas Helen pioneered the concept of ``talking books'' for the blind;

Whereas LIFE Magazine hailed Helen as ``one of the 100 most important
Americans of the 20th Century--a national treasure''; and

Whereas Helen's presence in the Capitol will become an even greater
inspiration for people with disabilities worldwide: Now, therefore,
be it

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

SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE OF HELEN KELLER, FROM THE PEOPLE OF ALABAMA, FOR
PLACEMENT IN THE CAPITOL.

(a) In General.--The statue of Helen Keller, furnished by the people
of Alabama for placement in the Capitol, in accordance with section 1814
of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 2131), is
accepted in the name of the United States, and the thanks of Congress
are tendered to the people of Alabama for providing this commemoration
of one of Alabama's most eminent personages.
(b) Presentation Ceremony.--The State of Alabama is authorized to
use the Rotunda of the Capitol on October 7, 2009, for a presentation
ceremony for the statue. The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol
Police Board shall take such action as may be necessary with respect to
physical preparations and security for the ceremony.
(c) Display in Rotunda.--The Architect of the Capitol shall provide
for the display of the statue accepted under this section in the Rotunda
of the Capitol for a period of not more than 6 months, after which
period the statue shall be displayed in the Capitol, in accordance with
the procedures described in section 311(e) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132(e)).

SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL TO GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA.

The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit an enrolled copy of this
concurrent resolution to the Governor of Alabama.

Agreed to October 6, 2009.


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123 STAT. 3567

EDWARD W. BROOKE III, CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARD <>  CEREMONY--CAPITOL ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION

Whereas Edward William Brooke III was the first African American elected
by popular vote to the United States Senate and served with
distinction for 2 terms from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1979;

Whereas on March 29, 2007, the United States Senate passed S. 682,
sponsored by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy with 68 co-sponsors,
by unanimous consent, to award Senator Brooke the Congressional Gold
Medal;

Whereas on June 10, 2008, the House passed S. 682 under suspension of
the rules by voice vote and a similar measure, H.R. 1000 was
introduced in the House by Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton with
286 co-sponsors; and

Whereas the President signed the bill on July 1, 2008, and it became
Public Law 110-260: Now, therefore, be it

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

SECTION 1. USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

The rotunda of the United States Capitol is authorized to be used on
October 28, 2009, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal
to former Senator Edward Brooke. Physical preparations for the conduct
of the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions
as may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.

Agreed to October 21, 2009.

<> U.S. CITIZENS HELD IN IRAN--
ENCOURAGING COMMUNICATION <>  AND
REUNITING WITH THEIR FAMILIES

Whereas on July 31, 2009, officials of the Government of Iran took 3
United States citizens, Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah
Shourd, into custody near the Ahmed Awa region of northern Iraq,
after the 3 United States citizens reportedly crossed into the
territory of Iran while hiking in Iraq;

Whereas officials of the Government of Iran have confirmed that they are
holding the 3 United States citizens; and

Whereas officials of the Government of Iran have allowed consular access
by the Embassy of the Government of Switzerland (in its formal
capacity as the representative of the interests of the United States
in Iran) to the 3 young United States citizens in accordance with
the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April
24, 1963: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That Congress--

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(1) encourages the Government of Iran to allow Joshua
Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to communicate by
telephone with their families in the United States; and
(2) encourages the Government of Iran to allow Joshua
Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to reunite with their
families in the United States as soon as possible.

Agreed to October 29, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday,
November 6, 2009, through Tuesday, November 10, 2009, on a motion
offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or
his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 16,
2009, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate
recesses or adjourns on any day from Friday, November 6, 2009, through
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, November 16, 2009, or such
other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess or
adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of
this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
Sec. 2.  The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the
Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation
with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the
Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate,
respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate
if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to November 9, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Thursday,
November 19, 2009, or Friday, November 20, 2009, on a motion offered
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his
designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009,
or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate
recesses or adjourns on any day from Friday, November 20, 2009, through
Wednesday, November 25, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, November 30, 2009, or such

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other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess or
adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of
this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.Sec. 2.  The Speaker
of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective
designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of
the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the
Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such
place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public
interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to November 20, 2009.

<> MAGUINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MASSACRE--CONDOLENCES AND CONDEMNATION

Whereas, on November 23, 2009, 57 unarmed civilians were slain in
Maguindanao in the worst politically motivated violence in recent
Philippine history;

Whereas those killed were on their way to file nomination papers on
behalf of Ismael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan, who intended to
run against Andal Ampatuan, Jr. who is currently mayor of Datay
Unsu, in next year's gubernatorial elections to succeed Andal
Ampatuan, Sr., the father of Andal Ampatuan, Jr.;

Whereas many of those killed were women and children, including the wife
of Vice Mayor Ismael Mangudadatu and his two sisters;

Whereas most of the women were reportedly raped and their bodies were
mutilated after being shot;

Whereas as of December 2, 2009, initial charges have been filed in
connection with the massacre, according to press reports;

Whereas the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists reports that at least
30 journalists and media workers were killed in the Maguindanao
massacre;

Whereas, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports that prior to the
Maguindanao massacre, 30 journalists had been killed in the
Philippines since 2000, and suspects were prosecuted in no more than
4 cases, putting into question the safety of journalists and the
integrity of independent journalism in the Philippines;

Whereas government prosecutors and judges with jurisdiction over the
massacre have allegedly received threats and have been told to ``go
slow'' on the investigation;

Whereas President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of emergency
in Maguindanao the day after the massacre, vowing that ``no effort
will be spared to bring justice to the victims'';

Whereas extrajudicial killings and election-related violence are common
in the Philippines, though never on this scale and rarely with this
level of brutality; and

Whereas the United States and the Philippines share a strong friendship
based on shared history and the commitment to democracy and freedom:
Now, therefore, be it


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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) regrets the senseless killing of unarmed civilians and
expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the 57
victims;
(2) condemns the culture of impunity that continues to exist
among clans, politicians, armed elements, and other persons of
influence in the Philippines;
(3) calls for a thorough, transparent, and independent
investigation and prosecution of those who are responsible for
the massacre, including those who committed the killings and
anyone who may have ordered them, and that the proceedings be
conducted with the highest possible level of professionalism,
impartiality, and regard for witness protection to assure the
Filipino people that all the responsible persons are brought to
justice;
(4) calls for an end to extrajudicial killings and election-
related violence;
(5) calls for freedom of press and the safety of the
reporters investigating the massacre;
(6) urges the Departments of State and Justice and other
United States Government agencies to review their assistance
programs to the Government of the Philippines, and to offer any
technical assistance, such as forensics support, that Philippine
authorities may request; and
(7) reaffirms the United States commitment to working
alongside Philippine authorities to combat corruption,
terrorism, and security threats.

Agreed to December 18, 2009.

<> ARMY SIGNAL CORPS TRAINING
CENTER AT FORT GORDON, GEORGIA--60TH ANNIVERSARY

Whereas in 1940, in preparation for possible involvement in World War
II, the United States Army identified a site near Augusta, Georgia,
that was suitable for division-level training, and the War
Department entered into a $22 million contract to construct the new
installation;

Whereas, at the groundbreaking ceremony on October 18, 1941, the new
installation was named Camp Gordon in memory of John B. Gordon, a
general in the Civil War and former Georgia Governor;

Whereas during World War II, Camp Gordon was home to three Army
divisions, namely the 4th Infantry Division, the 26th Infantry
Division, and the 10th Armored Division until they were deployed to
Europe, where all three served with distinction;

Whereas after the war, on November 1, 1948, Camp Gordon began its signal
corps tradition by becoming the home of the Signal Corps Training
Center;

Whereas by 1950, the need for signalmen for the Army during the Korean
War led to a major expansion of the Signal Corps

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Training Center, making it the largest single source of Army
communications specialists;

Whereas, on March 21, 1956, Camp Gordon was made a permanent
installation and renamed Fort Gordon;

Whereas the military conflicts in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s,
together with advances in communications-electronics (C-E)
technology, placed heavy training demands on Fort Gordon;

Whereas at the height of the Vietnam War, the Signal Corps Training
Center was renamed the Southeastern Signal School and became the
primary source of personnel for tactical C-E units in Vietnam;

Whereas in September 1965, the Southeastern Signal School activated the
Signal Officer Candidate School, from which more than 2,000 officers
graduated by February 1968;

Whereas in the post-Vietnam era, as the Army reorganized and modernized,
signal training at Fort Gordon progressed to keep pace with rapid
technological advances on the modern battlefield, and the
Southeastern Signal School was renamed first as the United States
Army Signal School and subsequently the United States Army Signal
Center at Fort Gordon;

Whereas in June 1986, the United States Army Signal Corp Regiment was
established, and Fort Gordon was designated as the regimental home
base;

Whereas the Signal Center's efforts included the development of Mobile
Subscriber Equipment, the Army's communications architecture and
assuming the lead for the Army's Information Mission Area, which
included the integration of automation, communications, visual
information, records management, and publications and printing;

Whereas in 1990 and 1991, the Signal Center played a vital role in
preparing soldiers for deployment during Operation Desert Shield and
Operation Desert Storm;

Whereas in the 1990s, Fort Gordon became the home for training most of
the personnel within the Department of Defense who operate and
maintain satellites and continued to train signal troops of allied
and foreign countries;

Whereas Fort Gordon continues to serve as a power projection base for
several Signal units responsible for conducting operations overseas;

Whereas approximately 19,000 soldiers are stationed at Fort Gordon, and
many of these soldiers have been deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom
or Operation Enduring Freedom multiple times; and

Whereas the strength and unwavering support of the soldiers and their
families of Fort Gordon and the entire Augusta community have
contributed to making the United States a safe and secure country:
Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) recognizes Fort Gordon as the home of the United States
Army Signal Corps on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of
Fort Gordon serving as the home of the Signal Corps Training
Center;

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(2) commends the soldiers, their families, and the civilian
personnel at Fort Gordon for their service and dedication to the
United States; and
(3) recognizes the contributions of Fort Gordon to Operation
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Agreed to December 22, 2009.

<> ADJOURNMENT--HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Wednesday,
December 16, 2009, through Saturday, January 2, 2010, on a motion
offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or
his designee, it stand adjourned sine die, or until the time of any
reassembly pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution; and that
when the Senate adjourns on any day from Friday, December 18, 2009,
through Saturday, January 2, 2010, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
adjourned sine die, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to
section 3 of this concurrent resolution.Sec. 2.  When the House adjourns
on any legislative day of the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh
Congress from Tuesday, January 5, 2010, through Saturday, January 9,
2010, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its
Majority Leader or his designee, it shall stand adjourned until noon on
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant
to section 3 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and
that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day of the second
session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress from Tuesday, January 5,
2010, through Saturday, January 9, 2010, on a motion offered pursuant to
this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it
shall stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday, January 19,
2010, or until such other time on that day as may be specified by its
Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or
until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 3 of this
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.Sec. 3.  The Speaker of
the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective
designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of
the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the
Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such
place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public
interest shall warrant it.

Agreed to December 24, 2009.