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[H. Con. Res. 128 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 632
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 128
[Report No. 115-816]
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2020 through 2028.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 13, 2018
Mr. Womack from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following
concurrent resolution; which was committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
_______________________________________________________________________
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2020 through 2028.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019.
(a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that prior
concurrent resolutions on the budget are replaced as of fiscal year
2019 and that this concurrent resolution establishes the budget for
fiscal year 2019 and sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2020 through 2028.
(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 2019.
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Major functional categories.
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION AND RELATED MATTERS
Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives.
TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 301. Point of order against increasing long-term direct spending.
Sec. 302. Allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism.
Sec. 303. Limitation on changes in certain mandatory programs.
Sec. 304. Limitation on advance appropriations.
Sec. 305. Estimates of debt service costs.
Sec. 306. Fair-value credit estimates.
Sec. 307. Adjustments for improved control of budgetary resources.
Sec. 308. Limitation on transfers from the general fund of the Treasury
to the Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 309. Prohibition on use of guarantee fees as an offset.
Sec. 310. Budgetary treatment of administrative expenses.
Sec. 311. Application and effect of changes in allocations and
aggregates.
Sec. 312. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 313. Adjustment for changes in the baseline.
Sec. 314. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
TITLE IV--RESERVE FUNDS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 401. Deficit neutral reserve fund for investments in national
infrastructure.
Sec. 402. Deficit neutral reserve fund for amendments to the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
Sec. 403. Reserve fund for extending pro-growth tax policies.
Sec. 404. Reserve fund for the repeal or replacement of President
Obama's health care laws.
Sec. 405. Deficit neutral reserve fund for the clarification of
presumptions of service connection for
veterans who served offshore of the
Republic of Vietnam and Korea.
TITLE V--POLICY STATEMENTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 501. Policy statement on unauthorized appropriations.
Sec. 502. Policy statement on improper payments.
Sec. 503. Policy statement on expenditures from agency fees and
spending.
Sec. 504. Policy statement on combating the opioid epidemic.
Sec. 505. Policy statement on medical discovery, development, delivery,
and innovation.
Sec. 506. Policy statement on Medicaid work requirements.
Sec. 507. Policy statement on Medicare.
Sec. 508. Policy statement on Social Security.
Sec. 509. Policy statement on higher education and workforce
development opportunity.
Sec. 510. Policy statement on the Judgment Fund.
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal
years 2019 through 2028:
(1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of
this concurrent resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are
as follows:
Fiscal year 2019: $2,590,496,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020: $2,736,347,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021: $2,845,396,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022: $2,990,130,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023: $3,164,364,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024: $3,338,062,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025: $3,513,201,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026: $3,807,248,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027: $4,058,110,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028: $4,229,859,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of
Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
Fiscal year 2019: $0.
Fiscal year 2020: $0.
Fiscal year 2021: $0.
Fiscal year 2022: $0.
Fiscal year 2023: $0.
Fiscal year 2024: $0.
Fiscal year 2025: $0.
Fiscal year 2026: $0.
Fiscal year 2027: $0.
Fiscal year 2028: $0.
(2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement
of this concurrent resolution, the appropriate levels of total
new budget authority are as follows:
Fiscal year 2019: $3,478,974,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020: $3,488,774,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021: $3,563,231,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022: $3,669,991,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023: $3,783,347,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024: $3,856,688,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025: $3,899,811,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026: $4,005,410,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027: $4,094,293,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028: $4,125,676,000,000.
(3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of
this concurrent resolution, the appropriate levels of total
budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 2019: $3,379,438,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020: $3,458,307,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021: $3,545,070,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022: $3,673,780,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023: $3,761,485,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024: $3,817,215,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025: $3,870,702,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026: $3,982,738,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027: $4,066,253,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028: $4,131,191,000,000.
(4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the enforcement
of this concurrent resolution, the amounts of the deficits (on-
budget) are as follows:
Fiscal year 2019: $788,942,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020: $721,960,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021: $699,674,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022: $683,650,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023: $597,121,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024: $479,153,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025: $357,501,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026: $175,490,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027: $8,143,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028: -$98,668,000,000.
(5) Debt subject to limit.--The appropriate levels of debt
subject to limit are as follows:
Fiscal year 2019: $22,356,469,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020: $23,216,315,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021: $24,010,615,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022: $24,735,181,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023: $25,350,001,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024: $25,832,181,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025: $26,124,404,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026: $26,275,988,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027: $26,109,909,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028: $25,750,525,000,000.
(6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of
debt held by the public are as follows:
Fiscal year 2019: $16,568,177,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020: $17,363,858,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021: $18,125,630,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022: $18,869,457,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023: $19,512,838,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024: $20,026,824,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025: $20,412,479,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026: $20,614,633,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027: $20,645,322,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028: $20,560,545,000,000.
SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of
new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2019 through 2028 for
each major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $656,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $633,352,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $689,121,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $655,961,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $723,190,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $689,135,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $726,804,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $709,118,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $730,442,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $711,516,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $734,111,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $713,215,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $737,806,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $722,903,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $741,523,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $726,681,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $745,277,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $730,451,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $748,489,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $739,313,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $47,895,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $43,551,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $49,063,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $44,417,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $49,178,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,351,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $47,379,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,574,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $48,479,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,321,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $49,711,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,044,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $50,843,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,790,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $52,031,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,809,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $53,207,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $49,880,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $54,401,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,019,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $29,497,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $31,478,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $30,175,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $30,856,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $30,901,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $30,914,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $31,630,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $31,267,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $32,361,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $31,751,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $33,151,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $32,457,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $33,910,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $33,169,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $34,674,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $33,923,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $35,474,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $34,688,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $36,278,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $35,484,000,000.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, -$2,562,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $4,224,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $2,737,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $3,644,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, -$11,118,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$10,770,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $1,118,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $978,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $790,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $158,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $1,116,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $339,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $808,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $35,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $618,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$147,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $625,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $70,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $3,314,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,764,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $52,244,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $37,591,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $54,086,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $37,858,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $54,651,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $38,560,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $54,507,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $38,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $56,796,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $40,777,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $57,821,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $41,991,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $58,540,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $43,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $60,592,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,923,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $62,269,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,204,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $63,955,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $50,499,000,000.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $23,466,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,546,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $21,993,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,811,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $23,323,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,940,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $21,182,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,551,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $21,744,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,051,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $22,245,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,537,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $22,777,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,032,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $23,544,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,826,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $23,708,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,979,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $24,423,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,668,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, -$4,325,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$9,672,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, -$10,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$16,540,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, -$7,681,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$15,519,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, -$8,337,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$17,403,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, -$8,456,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$17,850,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, -$6,951,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$16,399,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, -$5,095,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$15,392,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, -$5,225,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$15,083,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, -$5,211,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$15,850,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, -$5,714,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$15,759,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $95,233,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $92,465,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $88,996,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $93,556,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $70,979,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $91,134,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $71,617,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $82,757,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $72,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $79,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $73,241,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $77,767,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $73,995,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $76,819,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $74,919,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $76,375,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $75,995,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $76,730,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $76,947,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $77,208,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $74,678,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $44,532,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $76,515,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $49,572,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $78,061,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,887,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $79,707,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $56,856,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $81,455,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $58,222,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $83,389,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $63,143,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $85,269,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $68,023,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $87,176,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $72,584,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $89,092,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $76,130,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $90,978,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $79,533,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services
(500):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $89,643,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $105,795,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $98,245,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $98,277,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $99,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $99,773,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $98,956,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $99,596,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $97,736,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $98,801,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $97,412,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $98,190,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $98,529,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $99,054,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $99,359,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $99,997,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $100,277,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $100,930,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $102,041,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $102,520,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $577,947,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $529,709,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $535,605,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $513,181,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $493,983,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $484,274,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $539,822,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $526,335,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $562,960,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $547,080,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $574,422,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $567,644,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $598,546,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $591,133,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $624,915,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $615,878,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $634,591,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $633,703,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $656,144,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $652,492,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $648,039,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $647,663,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $675,326,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $674,993,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $727,232,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $726,856,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $813,149,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $812,779,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $831,639,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $831,271,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $829,127,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $828,754,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $904,939,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $904,559,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $962,152,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $961,762,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,023,360,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $1,022,973,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,150,826,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $1,150,437,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $489,346,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $479,169,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $484,668,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $475,993,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $494,922,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $486,381,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $508,298,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $506,383,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $518,765,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $511,705,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $504,105,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $492,173,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $513,490,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $502,427,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $523,311,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $517,955,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $518,373,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $509,731,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $526,827,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $523,951,000,000.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $35,977,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $35,977,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $39,035,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $39,035,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $42,028,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $42,028,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $45,053,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,053,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $48,312,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,312,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $51,893,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,893,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $55,894,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,894,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $66,328,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $66,328,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $72,886,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $72,886,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $78,066,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $78,066,000,000.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $196,374,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $194,161,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $202,515,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $200,642,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $208,785,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $207,057,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $215,491,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $222,548,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $221,047,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $219,458,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $227,178,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $215,929,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $234,772,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $232,629,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $241,792,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $239,579,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $249,111,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $246,815,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $258,125,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $266,787,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $58,262,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $62,957,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $64,972,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $64,940,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $65,478,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $68,896,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $67,095,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $68,372,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $69,050,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $69,095,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $70,873,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $70,270,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $72,651,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $72,125,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $74,212,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $73,672,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $76,027,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $75,406,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $77,902,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $77,190,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $23,291,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,963,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $24,354,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,926,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $24,268,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,741,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $25,155,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,737,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $24,792,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,375,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $28,409,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,797,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $29,010,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,575,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $29,009,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,564,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $29,276,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,819,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $29,539,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $29,076,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $468,919,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $468,919,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $557,681,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $557,681,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $634,898,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $634,898,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $693,003,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $693,003,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $731,591,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $731,591,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $747,462,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $747,462,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $756,694,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $756,694,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $768,371,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $768,371,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $778,354,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $778,354,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $784,714,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $784,714,000,000.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, -$17,572,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$9,243,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, -$94,357,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$54,296,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, -$98,283,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$80,340,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, -
$102,752,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$93,350,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, -
$106,018,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$99,424,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, -
$110,314,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$105,251,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, -
$113,655,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$108,861,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, -
$116,726,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$112,133,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, -
$120,207,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$115,437,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, -
$118,070,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$116,294,000,000.
(20) Government-wide savings and adjustments (930):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, -$57,938,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$14,621,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, -$77,022,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$21,022,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, -$95,693,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$46,793,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, -
$193,392,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$140,888,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, -
$172,195,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$119,359,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, -
$122,509,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$72,158,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, -
$209,017,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$161,896,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, -
$227,777,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$184,208,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, -
$234,560,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$198,851,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, -
$385,389,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$333,720,000,000.
(21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, -$82,940,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$82,940,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, -$84,734,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$84,734,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, -$88,771,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$88,771,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, -$91,494,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$91,494,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, -$92,343,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$92,343,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, -
$101,204,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$101,204,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, -
$112,895,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$112,895,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, -
$109,388,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$109,388,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, -
$113,631,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$113,631,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, -
$128,120,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$128,120,000,000.
(22) Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism (970):
Fiscal year 2019:
(A) New budget authority, $77,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $38,862,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority, $60,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,555,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority, $43,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $43,438,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority, $26,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $32,507,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,877,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,622,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025:
(A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,585,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $4,470,000,000.
Fiscal year 2027:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $1,274,000,000.
Fiscal year 2028:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $363,000,000.
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION AND RELATED MATTERS
SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Submissions Providing for Reconciliation.--Not later than
September 14, 2018, the committees named in subsection (b) shall submit
recommendations on changes in laws within their jurisdictions to the
Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives that would
achieve the specified reduction in the deficit for the period of fiscal
years 2019 through 2028.
(b) Instructions.--
(1) Committee on agriculture.--The Committee on Agriculture
shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient
to reduce the deficit by $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
(2) Committee on armed services.--The Committee on Armed
Services shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the deficit by $1,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
(3) Committee on education and the workforce.--The
Committee on Education and the Workforce shall submit changes
in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the
deficit by $20,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019
through 2028.
(4) Committee on energy and commerce.--The Committee on
Energy and Commerce shall submit changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by
$20,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through
2028.
(5) Committee on financial services.--The Committee on
Financial Services shall submit changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by
$24,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through
2028.
(6) Committee on homeland security.--The Committee on
Homeland Security shall submit changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by $3,000,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
(7) Committee on the judiciary.--The Committee on the
Judiciary shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the deficit by $45,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
(8) Committee on natural resources.--The Committee on
Natural Resources shall submit changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by $5,000,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
(9) Committee on oversight and government reform.--The
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall submit
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce
the deficit by $32,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2019 through 2028.
(10) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The Committee on
Veterans' Affairs shall submit changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the deficit by $1,000,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
(11) Committee on ways and means.--The Committee on Ways
and Means shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the deficit by $150,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEC. 301. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING LONG-TERM DIRECT SPENDING.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives to consider any bill or joint resolution, or amendment
thereto or conference report thereon, that would cause a net increase
in direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the 4
consecutive 10-fiscal year periods described in subsection (b).
(b) Congressional Budget Office Analysis of Proposals.--The
Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent
practicable, prepare an estimate of whether a bill or joint resolution
reported by a committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations),
or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, would cause,
relative to current law, a net increase in direct spending in the House
of Representatives, in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the 4
consecutive 10-fiscal year periods beginning with the first fiscal year
that is 10 fiscal years after the current fiscal year.
(c) Limitation.--In the House of Representatives, the provisions of
this section shall not apply to any bills or joint resolutions, or
amendments thereto or conference reports thereon, for which the chair
of the Committee on the Budget has made adjustments to the allocations,
aggregates, or other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution.
(d) Determinations of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this section,
the levels of net increases in direct spending shall be determined on
the basis of estimates provided by the chair of the Committee on the
Budget of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 302. ALLOCATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON
TERRORISM.
(a) Separate Allocation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism.--In the House of Representatives, there shall be a
separate allocation of new budget authority and outlays provided to the
Committee on Appropriations for the purposes of Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism, which shall be deemed to be an
allocation under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974. Section 302(a)(3) of such Act shall not apply to such separate
allocation.
(b) Section 302 Allocations.--The separate allocation referred to
in subsection (a) shall be the exclusive allocation for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism under section 302(b) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives may provide suballocations of such
separate allocation under such section 302(b).
(c) Application.--For purposes of enforcing the separate allocation
referred to in subsection (a) under section 302(f) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the ``first fiscal year'' and the ``total of fiscal
years'' shall be deemed to refer to fiscal year 2019. Section 302(c) of
such Act shall not apply to such separate allocation.
(d) Designations.--New budget authority or outlays shall only be
counted toward the allocation referred to in subsection (a) if
designated pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(e) Adjustments.--For purposes of subsection (a) for fiscal year
2019, no adjustment shall be made under section 314(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 if any adjustment would be made under
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
(f) Adjustments to Fund Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War
on Terrorism.--In the House of Representatives, the chair of the
Committee on the Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and
other appropriate budgetary levels related to Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism or the allocation under section
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee on
Appropriations set forth in the report or joint explanatory statement
of managers, as applicable, accompanying this concurrent resolution as
necessary.
SEC. 303. LIMITATION ON CHANGES IN CERTAIN MANDATORY PROGRAMS.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``change in mandatory
programs'' means a provision that--
(1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending
or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to
September 30, 2002) if the provision were included in
legislation other than appropriation Acts; and
(2) results in a net decrease in budget authority in the
budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays
over the total of the current year, the budget year, and all
fiscal years covered under the most recently agreed to
concurrent resolution on the budget.
(b) Point of Order in the House of Representatives.--
(1) In general.--In the House of Representatives, it shall
not be in order to consider a bill or joint resolution making
appropriations for a full fiscal year that includes a provision
that proposes a change in mandatory programs, or amendment
thereto or conference report thereon, that, if enacted, would
cause the absolute value of the total budget authority of all
such changes in mandatory programs enacted in relation to a
full fiscal year to be more than the amount specified in
paragraph (2).
(2) Amount.--The amount specified in this paragraph is--
(A) for fiscal year 2019, $17,000,000,000; and
(B) for fiscal year 2020, $15,000,000,000.
(c) Determination.--For purposes of this section, budgetary levels
shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the chair of
the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 304. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--In the House of Representatives, except as
provided for in subsection (b), it shall not be in order to consider
any general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing
appropriations, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that
provides advance appropriations.
(b) Exceptions.--An advance appropriation may be provided for
programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the report or
the joint explanatory statement of managers, as applicable,
accompanying this concurrent resolution under the following headings:
(1) General.--``Accounts Identified for Advance
Appropriations''.
(2) Veterans.--``Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance
Appropriations''.
(c) Limitations.--The aggregate level of advance appropriations
shall not exceed the following:
(1) General.--$29,014,001,000 in new budget authority for
all programs identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
(2) Veterans.--$75,550,600,000 in new budget authority for
programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs identified
pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
(d) Definition.--The term ``advance appropriation'' means any new
discretionary budget authority provided in a general appropriation bill
or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year
2019, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that first
becomes available for the first fiscal year following fiscal year 2019.
SEC. 305. ESTIMATES OF DEBT SERVICE COSTS.
In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the
Budget may direct the Congressional Budget Office to include, in any
estimate of a bill or joint resolution prepared under section 402 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, an estimate of any change in debt
service costs resulting from carrying out such bill or resolution. Any
estimate of debt service costs provided under this section shall be
advisory and shall not be used for purposes of enforcement of such Act,
the rules of the House of Representatives, or this concurrent
resolution. This section shall not apply to authorizations of programs
funded by discretionary spending or to appropriation bills or joint
resolutions, but shall apply to changes in the authorization level of
appropriated entitlements.
SEC. 306. FAIR-VALUE CREDIT ESTIMATES.
(a) Fair-value Estimates.--Upon the request of chair of the
Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, any estimate
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office for a
measure that establishes or modifies any program providing loans or
loan guarantees shall, as a supplement to such estimate and to the
extent practicable, provide a fair-value estimate of such loan or loan
guarantee program.
(b) Baseline Estimates.--The Congressional Budget Office shall
include estimates of loan and loan guarantee programs, on a fair-value
and credit reform basis, as practicable, in its The Budget and Economic
Outlook.
(c) Enforcement in the House of Representatives.--If the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office provides an estimate pursuant to
subsection (a), the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House
of Representatives may use such estimate to determine compliance with
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other budget enforcement
requirements.
SEC. 307. ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES.
(a) Adjustments of Discretionary and Direct Spending Levels.--In
the House of Representatives, if a committee (other than the Committee
on Appropriations) reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment
thereto is offered or conference report thereon is submitted, providing
for a decrease in direct spending (budget authority and outlays flowing
therefrom) for any fiscal year and also provides for an authorization
of appropriations for the same purpose, upon the enactment of such
measure, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may decrease the
allocation to the applicable authorizing committee that reports such
measure and increase the allocation of discretionary spending (budget
authority and outlays flowing therefrom) to the Committee on
Appropriations for fiscal year 2019 by an amount equal to the new
budget authority (and outlays flowing therefrom) provided for in a bill
or joint resolution making appropriations for the same purpose.
(b) Determinations.--In the House of Representatives, for purposes
of enforcing this concurrent resolution, the allocations and aggregate
levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, revenues,
deficits, and surpluses for fiscal year 2019 and the total of fiscal
years 2019 through 2028 shall be determined on the basis of estimates
made by the chair of the Committee on the Budget and such chair may
adjust the applicable levels in this concurrent resolution.
SEC. 308. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY
TO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
In the House of Representatives, for purposes of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, and the rules or orders of the House of Representatives, a
bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report
thereon, that transfers funds from the general fund of the Treasury to
the Highway Trust Fund shall be counted as new budget authority and
outlays equal to the amount of the transfer in the fiscal year the
transfer occurs.
SEC. 309. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GUARANTEE FEES AS AN OFFSET.
In the House of Representatives, any provision of a bill or joint
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that
increases, or extends the increase of, any guarantee fees of the
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) shall not be counted for
purposes of enforcing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this
concurrent resolution, or clause 10 of rule XXI of the rules of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 310. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--In the House of Representatives, 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 report or the joint explanatory statement,
as applicable, accompanying this concurrent resolution shall include in
its allocation to the Committee on Appropriations under section 302(a)
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 amounts for the discretionary
administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and the
United States Postal Service.
(b) Special Rule.--In the House of Representatives, for purposes of
enforcing section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
estimates of the levels of total new budget authority and total outlays
provided by a measure shall include any discretionary amounts described
in subsection (a).
SEC. 311. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND
AGGREGATES.
(a) Application.--In the House of Representatives, any adjustments
of the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels made
pursuant to this concurrent resolution shall--
(1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as
practicable.
(b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised
allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be
considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as
the allocations and aggregates contained in this concurrent resolution.
(c) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this
concurrent resolution, the budgetary levels for a fiscal year or period
of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by
the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of
Representatives.
(d) Aggregates, Allocations and Application.--In the House of
Representatives, for purposes of this concurrent resolution and budget
enforcement, the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, or
amendment thereto or conference report thereon, for which the chair of
the Committee on the Budget makes adjustments or revisions in the
allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels of this concurrent
resolution shall not be subject to the points of order set forth in
clause 10 of rule XXI of the rules of the House of Representatives or
section 301 of this concurrent resolution.
(e) Other Adjustments.--The chair of the Committee on the Budget of
the House of Representatives may adjust other appropriate levels in
this concurrent resolution depending on congressional action on pending
reconciliation legislation.
SEC. 312. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.
In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the
Budget may adjust the appropriate aggregates, allocations, and other
budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for any change in
budgetary concepts and definitions consistent with section 251(b)(1) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 313. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN THE BASELINE.
In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the
Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, reconciliation targets,
and other appropriate budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution to
reflect changes resulting from the Congressional Budget Office's update
to its baseline for fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
SEC. 314. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.
The House of Representatives adopts the provisions of this title
and title II--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of
Representatives, and as such they shall be considered as part
of the rules of the House of Representatives, and 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 House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives.
TITLE IV--RESERVE FUNDS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEC. 401. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVESTMENTS IN NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.
In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the
Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or joint resolution,
or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that invests in
national infrastructure if such measure would not increase the deficit
for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
SEC. 402. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
In the House of Representatives, if the Committee on Ways and Means
reports a bill or joint resolution that amends the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate budgetary levels in this
concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any such bill or
joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, if
such measure would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal
years 2019 through 2028.
SEC. 403. RESERVE FUND FOR EXTENDING PRO-GROWTH TAX POLICIES.
In the House of Representatives, if the Committee on Ways and Means
reports a bill or joint resolution that extends the pro-growth tax
policies of Public Law 115-97, the chair of the Committee on the Budget
may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate budgetary
levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any
such bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference
report thereon.
SEC. 404. RESERVE FUND FOR THE REPEAL OR REPLACEMENT OF PRESIDENT
OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAWS.
In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the
Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary
effects of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or
conference report thereon, that repeals or replaces any provision of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or title I or subtitle B
of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
by the amount of budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom
provided by such measure for such purpose.
SEC. 405. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF
PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR VETERANS WHO
SERVED OFFSHORE OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AND KOREA.
In the House of Representatives, if the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs reports a bill or joint resolution that clarifies the
presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of
the Republic of Vietnam or Korea, the chair of the Committee on the
Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary
effects of any such bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or
conference report thereon, if such measure would not increase the
deficit for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
TITLE V--POLICY STATEMENTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEC. 501. POLICY STATEMENT ON UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) Article I of the Constitution vests all legislative
power in Congress.
(2) Central to the legislative powers of Congress is the
authorization of appropriations necessary to execute the laws
that establish agencies and programs and impose obligations.
(3) Clause 2 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives prohibits the consideration of appropriations
measures that provide appropriations for unauthorized programs.
(4) As of January 2018, more than $713 billion has been
appropriated for unauthorized programs, spanning 30 separate
laws that include 189 explicit authorizations of appropriations
set to expire on or before the end of fiscal year 2018.
(5) Agencies such as the Department of State have not been
authorized for nearly two decades.
(6) In the 115th Congress, the House adopted as part of H.
Res. 5 a requirement for each standing committee of the House
to adopt an authorization and oversight plan that enumerates
all unauthorized programs and agencies within its jurisdiction
that received funding in the prior fiscal year, among other
oversight requirements.
(b) Policy on Unauthorized Appropriations.--In the House, it is the
policy of this concurrent resolution that legislation should be enacted
that--
(1) establishes a schedule for reauthorizing all Federal
programs on a staggered five-year basis together with declining
spending targets for each year a program is not reauthorized
according to such schedule;
(2) prohibits the consideration of appropriations measures
in the House that provide appropriations in excess of spending
targets specified for such measures and ensures that such rule
should be strictly enforced; and
(3) limits funding for non-defense or non-security-related
Federal programs that are not reauthorized according to the
schedule described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 502. POLICY STATEMENT ON IMPROPER PAYMENTS.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) The Government Accountability Office defines improper
payments as any reported payment that should not have been made
or was made in an incorrect amount.
(2) Improper payments totaled roughly $1.3 trillion between
fiscal years 2003 and 2017.
(3) Improper payments increased from $107 billion in 2012
to $141 billion in 2017.
(4) The Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, and Medicaid
account for 74 percent of total improper payments.
(5) Eight agencies did not report payment estimates for 18
programs that the Comptroller General deems susceptible to
significant improper payments.
(b) Policy on Improper Payments.--It is the policy of this
concurrent resolution that an independent commission should be
established with the goal of finding tangible solutions to reduce total
improper payments by 50 percent within the next 5 years. The commission
should also develop a more stringent system of agency oversight to
achieve this goal.
SEC. 503. POLICY STATEMENT ON EXPENDITURES FROM AGENCY FEES AND
SPENDING.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) Many Federal departments and agencies have permanent
authority to collect and spend fees and other offsetting
collections.
(2) The Office of Management and Budget estimates the total
amount of offsetting fees and collections to be $542 billion in
fiscal year 2018.
(3) Agency budget justifications are, in some cases, not
fully transparent about the amount of program activity funded
through offsetting collections or fees. This lack of
transparency prevents effective and accountable Government.
(b) Policy on Expenditures From Agency Fees and Spending.--It is
the policy of this concurrent resolution that the House should reassert
its constitutional prerogative to control Federal spending and exercise
rigorous oversight over Federal agencies. Congress should subject all
fees paid by the public to Federal agencies to annual appropriations or
authorizing legislation and a share of these proceeds should be
reserved for taxpayers in the form of deficit reduction.
SEC. 504. POLICY STATEMENT ON COMBATING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), on average, 115 Americans die each day from
an opioid overdose.
(2) Forty percent of deaths from an opioid overdose are
attributable to overdose from prescription opioids.
(3) Opioid overdose deaths involving a prescription opioid
were five times higher in 2016 than in 1999.
(4) Since 1999, the number of prescription opioids sold in
the U.S. has nearly quadrupled.
(5) Since 1999, the number of deaths from prescription
opioids has more than quadrupled.
(6) The CDC asserts that improving opioid prescribing
practices will reduce exposure to opioids, prevent abuse, and
stop addiction.
(7) The CDC has found that individuals in rural counties
are almost twice as likely to overdose on prescription
painkillers as those in urban areas.
(8) According to the CDC, nearly 7,000 people are treated
in emergency rooms every day for using opioids in a non-
approved manner.
(9) The 21st Century Cures Act and the Comprehensive
Addiction and Recovery Act were signed into law in the 114th
Congress in an overwhelming display of congressional and
executive branch support in the fight against the opioid
epidemic.
(10) The Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee
on Ways and Means have considered dozens of opioid epidemic-
related bills during the 115th Congress.
(11) Bipartisan efforts to eliminate opioid abuse and
provide relief from addiction for all Americans should
continue.
(b) Policy on Opioid Abuse.--It is the policy of this concurrent
resolution that--
(1) combating opioid abuse using available budgetary
resources remains a high priority;
(2) the House, in a bipartisan manner, should continue to
examine the Federal response to the opioid abuse epidemic and
support essential activities to reduce and prevent substance
abuse;
(3) the House should continue to support initiatives
included in the 21st Century Cures Act and the Comprehensive
Addiction and Recovery Act;
(4) the House should continue its oversight efforts,
particularly ongoing investigations conducted by the House
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to ensure that taxpayer
dollars intended to combat opioid abuse are spent appropriately
and efficiently; and
(5) the House should collaborate with State, local, and
tribal entities to develop a comprehensive strategy for
addressing the opioid addiction crisis.
SEC. 505. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICAL DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY,
AND INNOVATION.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) The Nation's commitment to the discovery, development,
and delivery of new treatments and cures has made the United
States the biomedical innovation capital of the world for
decades.
(2) The history of scientific discovery and medical
breakthroughs in the United States is extensive, including the
creation of the polio vaccine, the first genetic mapping, and
the invention of the implantable cardiac pacemaker.
(3) Reuters ranked the United States Health and Human
Services Laboratories as first in the world for innovation on
its 2017 list of the Top 25 Global Innovators.
(4) The United States leads the world in the production of
medical devices, and the United States medical device market
accounts for approximately 40 percent of the global market.
(5) The United States remains a global leader in
pharmaceutical research and development investment, has
produced more than half of the world's new molecules in the
past decade, and represents the world's largest pharmaceutical
market, which is triple the size of the nearest rival, China.
(b) Policy on Medical Innovation.--It is the policy of this
concurrent resolution that--
(1) the Federal Government should foster investment in
health care innovation and maintain the Nation's world
leadership status in medical science by encouraging
competition;
(2) the House should continue to support the critical work
of medical innovators throughout the country through continued
funding for agencies, including the National Institutes of
Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to
conduct life-saving research and development; and
(3) the Federal Government should unleash the power of
private-sector medical innovation by removing regulatory
obstacles that impede the adoption of new medical technology
and pharmaceuticals.
SEC. 506. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) Medicaid is a Federal-State program that provides
health care coverage for impoverished Americans.
(2) Medicaid serves four major population categories: the
elderly, the blind and disabled, children, and adults.
(3) The Congressional Budget Office projects the average
monthly enrollment in Medicaid for fiscal year 2018 to be 76
million people.
(4) Of this 76 million people, 27 million - more than one
third of the enrollees - are non-elderly, non-disabled adults.
(5) Medicaid continues to grow at an unsustainable rate,
and will cost approximately one trillion dollars per year
within the decade, between Federal and State spending.
(6) Congress has a responsibility to preserve limited
Medicaid resources for America's most vulnerable - those who
cannot provide for themselves.
(7) In 2016, the Foundation for Government Accountability
conducted a first-of-its-kind study on the power of work. It
analyzed data from the State of Kansas, which demonstrates that
work requirements have led to greater employment, higher
incomes, and less poverty.
(8) The State of Maine implemented work requirements in
2014, and saw incomes rise for able-bodied welfare recipients
by an average of 114 percent within a year.
(9) Work is a valuable source of human dignity, and work
requirements help lift Americans out of poverty by
incentivizing self-reliance.
(b) Policy on Medicaid Work Requirements.--It is the policy of this
concurrent resolution that--
(1) Congress should enact legislation that encourages able-
bodied, non-elderly, non-pregnant adults without dependents to
work, actively seek work, participate in a job-training
program, or do community service, in order to receive Medicaid;
(2) Medicaid work requirements legislation could include 30
hours per week of work, of which 20 of those hours should be
spent in the core activities of: public or private sector
employment, work experience, on-the-job training, job-search or
job-readiness assistance program participation, community
service, or vocational training and education;
(3) States should be given flexibility to determine the
parameters of qualifying program participation and work-
equivalent experience;
(4) States should perform regular case checks to ensure
taxpayer dollars are appropriately spent; and
(5) the Government Accountability Office or the Department
of Health and Human Services Inspector General should conduct
annual audits of State Medicaid programs to ensure proper
reporting and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
SEC. 507. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICARE.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) More than 58 million Americans depend on Medicare for
their health security.
(2) The Medicare Trustees Report has repeatedly recommended
that Congress address Medicare's long-term financial
challenges. Each year without reform, the financial condition
of Medicare becomes more precarious and the threat to those in
or near retirement more pronounced. The current challenges that
Congress will need to address include--
(A) the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be
exhausted in 2026 and unable to pay the full scheduled
benefits;
(B) Medicare enrollment is expected to increase
more than 50 percent in the next two decades, as 10,000
baby boomers reach retirement age each day;
(C) due to extended life spans, enrollees remain in
Medicare three times longer than at the outset of the
program five decades ago;
(D) notwithstanding the program's trust fund
arrangement, current workers' payroll tax contributions
pay for current Medicare beneficiaries instead of being
set aside for their own future use;
(E) the number of workers supporting each
beneficiary continues to fall; in 1965, the ratio was
4.5 workers per beneficiary, and by 2030, the ratio
will be only 2.4 workers per beneficiary;
(F) the average Medicare beneficiary receives about
three dollars in Medicare benefits for every dollar
paid into the program;
(G) Medicare is growing faster than the economy,
with an average projected growth rate of 7 percent per
year over the next 10 years; and
(H) by 2028, Medicare spending will reach more than
$1.5 trillion, more than double the 2017 spending level
of $702 billion.
(3) Failing to address the impending insolvency of Medicare
will leave millions of American seniors without adequate health
security and younger generations burdened with having to pay
for these unsustainable spending levels.
(b) Policy on Medicare Reform.--It is the policy of this concurrent
resolution to save Medicare for those in or near retirement and to
strengthen the program's solvency for future beneficiaries.
(c) Assumptions.--This concurrent resolution assumes transition to
an improved Medicare program that ensures--
(1) Medicare is preserved for current and future
beneficiaries;
(2) future Medicare beneficiaries may select from competing
guaranteed health coverage options for a managed care plan that
best suits their needs;
(3) traditional fee-for-service Medicare remains a plan
option;
(4) Medicare provides additional assistance for lower-
income beneficiaries and those with greater health risks; and
(5) Medicare spending is put on a sustainable path and
becomes solvent over the long term.
SEC. 508. POLICY STATEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) More than 60 million retirees, individuals with
disabilities, and survivors depend on Social Security. Since
enactment, Social Security has served as a vital leg of the
``three-legged stool'' of retirement security, which includes
employer provided pensions as well as personal savings.
(2) Social Security's progressive benefit design provides
lower lifetime earners with a Social Security benefit that
replaces a higher percentage of their pre-retirement earnings
than is the case for higher earners. Reforms should align with
Social Security's progressive nature.
(3) The Social Security Trustees Report has repeatedly
recommended that Social Security's long-term financial
challenges be addressed soon.
(4) The financial condition of Social Security and the
threat to seniors and those receiving Social Security
disability benefits becomes more pronounced each year without
reform. For example, according to the Congressional Budget
Office (CBO)--
(A) in 2025, the Disability Insurance Trust Fund
will be exhausted and program revenues will be unable
to pay scheduled benefits; and
(B) with the exhaustion of the combined Old-Age and
Survivors and Disability Insurance Trust Funds in 2030,
benefits will be cut by 28 percent across the board.
(5) The recession and slow recovery exacerbated the looming
fiscal crisis facing Social Security. The most recent CBO
projections find that Social Security will run a cumulative
cash flow deficit of more than $1.5 trillion over the next 10
years.
(6) The Disability Insurance program provides an essential
income safety net for those with disabilities and their
families. According to CBO, between 1970 and 2018 the number of
disabled workers and their dependent family members receiving
disability benefits has increased by about 280 percent from 2.7
million to close to 10.3 million. This increase is not due
strictly to population growth or decreases in health. CBO also
attributes program growth to changes in demographics and the
composition of the labor force as well as Federal policies.
(7) In the past, Social Security has been reformed on a
bipartisan basis, most notably by the ``Greenspan Commission'',
which helped address Social Security shortfalls for more than a
generation.
(8) Americans deserve action by the President and Congress
to preserve and strengthen Social Security to ensure that
Social Security remains a critical part of the safety net.
(b) Policy on Social Security.--It is the policy of this concurrent
resolution that the House should work in a bipartisan manner to make
Social Security solvent on a sustainable basis. This concurrent
resolution assumes, under a reform trigger, that--
(1) if in any year the Board of Trustees of the Federal
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
Disability Insurance Trust Fund annual Trustees Report
determines that the 75-year actuarial balance of the Social
Security Trust Funds is in deficit, and the annual balance of
the Social Security Trust Funds in the 75th year is in deficit,
the Board of Trustees should, no later than September 30 of the
same calendar year, submit to the President recommendations for
statutory reforms necessary to achieve a positive 75-year
actuarial balance and a positive annual balance in the 75th
year, and any recommendations provided to the President must be
agreed upon by both Public Trustees of the Board of Trustees;
(2) not later than December 1 of the same calendar year in
which the Board of Trustees submit its recommendations, the
President should promptly submit implementing legislation to
both Houses of Congress including recommendations necessary to
achieve a positive 75-year actuarial balance and a positive
annual balance in the 75th year, and the majority leader of the
Senate and the majority leader of the House should introduce
the President's legislation upon receipt;
(3) within 60 days of the President submitting legislation,
the committees of jurisdiction should report a bill, which the
House or Senate should consider under expedited procedures; and
(4) legislation submitted by the President should--
(A) protect those in or near retirement;
(B) preserve the safety net for those who count on
Social Security the most, including those with
disabilities and survivors;
(C) improve fairness for participants;
(D) reduce the burden on and provide certainty for
future generations; and
(E) secure the future of the Disability Insurance
program while addressing the needs of those with
disabilities today and improving the determination
process.
(c) Policy on Disability Insurance.--It is the policy of this
concurrent resolution that the House should consider legislation on a
bipartisan basis to reform the Disability Insurance program prior to
the exhaustion of the Disability Insurance Trust Fund in 2025 and
should not reallocate funds from the Social Security Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund without reforms to the Disability
Insurance system. This concurrent resolution assumes reform that--
(1) promotes opportunity for those trying to return to
work;
(2) ensures benefits continue to be paid to individuals
with disabilities and their family members who rely on them;
(3) prevents a 12 percent across-the-board benefit cut; and
(4) improves the Disability Insurance program.
(d) Policy on Social Security Solvency.--It is the policy of this
concurrent resolution that any legislation the House considers to
improve the solvency of the Disability Insurance Trust Fund must also
improve the long-term solvency of the combined Old Age and Survivors
Disability Insurance Trust Funds.
SEC. 509. POLICY STATEMENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY.
(a) Findings on Higher Education.--The House finds the following:
(1) A well-educated, high-skilled workforce is critical to
economic, job, and wage growth.
(2) Average published tuition and fees have increased
consistently above the rate of inflation across all types of
colleges and universities.
(3) With an outstanding student loan portfolio of nearly
$1.4 trillion, the Federal Government is the largest education
lender to undergraduate and graduate students, parents, and
other guarantors.
(4) Students who do not complete their college degree are
at a greater risk of defaulting on their loans than those who
complete their degree.
(5) Participation in Federal income-driven repayment plans
is rising, in terms of the percent of both borrowers and loan
dollars, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Because these plans offer loan balance forgiveness after a
repayment period, this increased use portends higher projected
costs to taxpayers.
(b) Policy on Higher Education.--It is the policy of this
concurrent resolution to promote college affordability, access, and
success by--
(1) reserving Federal financial aid for those most in need
and streamlining grant and loan aid programs to help students
and families more easily assess their options for financing
postsecondary education; and
(2) removing regulatory barriers to reduce costs, increase
access, and allow for innovative teaching models.
(c) Findings on Workforce Development.--The House finds the
following:
(1) 6.1 million Americans are currently unemployed.
(2) Despite billions of dollars in spending, those looking
for work are stymied by a broken workforce development system
that fails to connect workers with assistance and employers
with skilled personnel.
(3) The House Committee on Education and the Workforce
successfully consolidated 15 workforce development programs
when Congress enacted the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act in 2014.
(d) Policy on Workforce Development.--It is the policy of this
concurrent resolution to build on the success of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act by--
(1) further streamlining and consolidating Federal
workforce development programs; and
(2) empowering States with the flexibility to tailor
funding and programs to the specific needs of their workforce.
SEC. 510. POLICY STATEMENT ON THE JUDGMENT FUND.
(a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
(1) The Judgment Fund (Fund), established in 1956, was
created to pay judgments and settlements of lawsuits against
the Federal Government.
(2) As a result of the Fund's design, it is ripe for
executive branch exploitation. The Obama Administration used
the Fund to make billions of dollars in payments to Federal
agencies and foreign entities. For example--
(A) on January 17, 2016, the State Department
announced the Federal Government agreed to pay the
Iranian government $1.7 billion to settle a case
related to the sale of military equipment prior to the
Iranian revolution, of which $1.3 billion was sourced
through the Fund, without prior congressional
notification; the Obama Administration's use of the
Fund to make this and other payments raises serious
concerns by sidestepping Congress; and
(B) in 2016, the Department of Health and Human
Services announced its intentions to use the Fund for
settlements with health insurers who sued the Federal
Government over the loss of funds for risk corridors
under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
(3) Failing to address the lack of oversight over the Fund
annually costs taxpayers billions of dollars, payments exceeded
$3.8 billion in 2017, $4.5 billion in 2016, and almost $29
billion in the preceding 10-year period.
(b) Policy on Judgment Fund.--It is the policy of this concurrent
resolution that the House should consider legislation that reclaims
Congress's power of the purse over the Fund. Such legislation should--
(1) prohibit interest payments paid from the Fund for
accounts or assets frozen by the Federal Government and listed
on--
(A) the Sanctions Programs list of the Office of
Foreign Asset Control of the Department of Treasury; or
(B) Sponsors of Terrorism list of the Department of
State;
(2) amend sections 2414 and 1304 of titles 28 and 31,
United States Code, respectively, to--
(A) provide a clear definition and explanation of a
``foreign court or tribunal''; and
(B) require congressional notification whenever the
Fund makes a settlement or court ordered lump sum or
aggregated payment exceeding $500 million; and
(3) require legislative action to approve payments from the
Fund in excess of a specified threshold, increase transparency,
and require Federal agencies to reimburse the Fund over a fixed
time period.
Union Calendar No. 632
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 128
[Report No. 115-816]
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2020 through 2028.
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July 13, 2018
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed