,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aggf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjai,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,harris1 and ,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,budget  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ca 
of the ,united ,states ,code to require 
that ,federal children's programs be    
separately displayed and analyzed in the
 ,president's budget4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,children's ,budget ,act4  #b4          
,amendment to title #ca ,section        
#aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#dj7 7,a7 ,a detailed1 
separate analysis for the prior fiscal  
year1 the current fiscal year1 the      
fiscal year for which the budget is     
submitted1 and the ensuing fiscal year  
identifying the amounts of gross and net
 appropriations or obligational         
authority and outlays that are directed 

to children within the ,united ,states  
and territories including-- 7i7         
summaries of the total amount of such   
appropriations or new obligational      
authority and outlays requested for     
children and children's programs2  7ii7 
an estimate of levels of spending on    
children and children's programs2 and   
7iii7 a detailed breakdown of spending  
on children and children's programs by  
agency and initiative4  7,b7 ,in this   
paragraph-- 7i7 the term children means 
individuals under #ai years of age2 and 
7ii7 the term spending on children      
includes-- 7,i7 ,federal entitlement    
spending that goes directly to children2
  7,,ii7 outlays for programs and       
initiatives that1 consistent with their 
mission1 deliver services exclusively to
 children2  7,,iii7 outlays for programs
 and initiatives that1 while not serving
 children directly1 have as a core      
mission goal the improvement of         
children's health1 education1 welfare1  
or general well-being2 and  7,,iv7 the  

share of funding for ,federal programs  
and initiatives that deliver services to
 both children and adults that is       
consistent with the share of program    
benefits for children based on the best 
available data4  7,c7 ,in implementing  
this paragraph1 including determining   
what ,federal activities or accounts    
constitutes spending on children or     
children's programs1 the ,office of     
,management and ,budget shall consult   
periodically with the ,committee on the 
,budget and the ,committee on           
,appropriations of the ,senate1 the     
,committee on the ,budget and the       
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives1 and the     
,congressional ,budget ,office4  4