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Calendar No. 50
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 12
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 1, 2019
Mr. Enzi, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following original concurrent resolution; which was placed on the calendar
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021
through 2024.
1.
Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2020
(a)
Declaration
Congress declares that this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2020 and that this resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2021 through 2024.
(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 2020.
TITLE I—Recommended levels and amounts
Sec. 1001. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 1002. Major functional categories.
Sec. 1003. Social Security in the Senate.
Sec. 1004. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses in the Senate.
TITLE II—Reconciliation
Sec. 2001. Reconciliation in the Senate.
TITLE III—Reserve funds
Sec. 3001. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory discretionary caps.
Sec. 3002. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote American energy and natural resources.
Sec. 3003. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for public lands and the environment.
Sec. 3004. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for American agriculture.
Sec. 3005. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen American families.
Sec. 3006. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen American communities.
Sec. 3007. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote innovation in education.
Sec. 3008. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic growth and prosperity for American
workers.
Sec. 3009. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic opportunity and self-sufficiency.
Sec. 3010. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Federal banking, insurance, or housing finance
programs.
Sec. 3011. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve tax administration.
Sec. 3012. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Americans’ health care options.
Sec. 3013. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicaid and Medicare.
Sec. 3014. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to restore American military power.
Sec. 3015. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve cybersecurity.
Sec. 3016. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and service members.
Sec. 3017. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security and immigration.
Sec. 3018. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for American transportation and infrastructure.
Sec. 3019. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote financial security.
Sec. 3020. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent a taxpayer bailout of pension plans.
Sec. 3021. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for efficiencies, consolidations, curbing budgetary
gimmicks, and other savings.
Sec. 3022. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory budget controls.
Sec. 3023. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reducing fraud in taxpayer-funded Government assistance
programs.
Sec. 3024. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Federal compensation.
Sec. 3025. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to pre-existing conditions protections.
Sec. 3026. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming the broken congressional budget
process.
Sec. 3027. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve coordination and Federal Government disaster
response and mitigation.
Sec. 3028. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide continued tax relief for family-owned
businesses, farms, and ranches.
Sec. 3029. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting programs to analyze the threats to
installations of the Department of Defense due to extreme storms,
wildfire, droughts, rising sea level, and other conditions.
Sec. 3030. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the affordability of rental housing
for low-income families.
Sec. 3031. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal flood control efforts.
Sec. 3032. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to a clean audit opinion at the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 3033. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to continue proven middle class tax relief.
Sec. 3034. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to support servicemembers' access to safe housing.
Sec. 3035. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide the Department of Homeland Security with the
necessary resources to protect migrant children and families.
Sec. 3036. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reducing prescription drug costs for Americans.
Sec. 3037. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow program integrity funding for targeted denial
reviews.
TITLE IV—Budget process
Subtitle A—Budget enforcement
Sec. 4101. Point of order against advance appropriations in the Senate.
Sec. 4102. Point of order against changes in mandatory programs.
Sec. 4103. Honest accounting: cost estimates for major legislation to incorporate macroeconomic
effects.
Sec. 4104. Adjustment authority for amendments to statutory caps.
Sec. 4105. Point of order against certain legislation related to surface transportation funding.
Sec. 4106. Surgical strike point of order in the Senate against directing budgetary treatment.
Sec. 4107. Point of order against designation of funds for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism.
Subtitle B—Other provisions
Sec. 4201. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative expenses.
Sec. 4202. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates.
Sec. 4203. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 4204. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
I
Recommended levels and amounts
1001.
Recommended levels and
amounts
The following
budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal years 2020 through
2024:
(1)
Federal revenues
For purposes of the enforcement of this
resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues
are as follows: Fiscal year 2020: $2,761,633,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $2,891,558,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $3,033,552,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $3,196,633,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $3,401,278,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels
of Federal revenues should be changed are as follows: Fiscal year 2020: $16,213,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $29,104,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $36,495,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $43,833,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $50,844,000,000.
(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 2020: $3,588,211,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $3,720,114,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $3,870,878,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $3,958,315,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $4,018,079,000,000.
(3)
Budget
outlays
For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget
outlays
are as follows: Fiscal year 2020: $3,595,894,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $3,711,295,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $3,879,799,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $3,936,726,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $3,982,549,000,000.
(4)
Deficits
For purposes of the enforcement of this
resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows: Fiscal year 2020: $834,261,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $819,737,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $846,247,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $740,093,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $581,271,000,000.
(5)
Public debt
Pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)(5)), the appropriate
levels of the public
debt are
as follows: Fiscal year 2020: $23,497,927,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $24,477,491,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $25,451,182,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $26,346,711,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $27,102,434,000,000.
(6)
Debt held by the public
The appropriate levels of debt held by the
public are as follows: Fiscal year 2020: $17,560,895,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $18,488,481,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $19,469,210,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $20,381,526,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $21,174,257,000,000.
1002.
Major functional categories
Congress determines and declares that the
appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years
2020
through 2024 for each major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$586,773,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $620,199,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$600,892,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $603,490,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$670,879,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $642,849,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$687,439,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $661,388,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$704,436,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $675,345,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$48,548,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,255,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$47,383,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,065,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$47,042,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,094,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$48,119,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $44,986,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$49,260,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,724,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$35,256,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $34,360,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$36,041,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $35,602,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$36,839,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $36,250,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$37,664,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $36,901,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$38,526,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $37,702,000,000.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
−$1,432,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,240,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,970,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,825,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,064,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,837,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,243,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,963,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,399,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $3,134,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment
(300):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$45,196,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,587,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$46,496,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,565,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$43,870,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $44,772,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$45,837,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,962,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$47,758,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,799,000,000.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,920,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,718,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,087,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,268,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,657,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,691,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,029,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,847,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,207,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$12,145,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,310,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$12,168,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,710,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,557,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $3,058,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,496,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$236,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,838,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$8,274,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$97,801,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $98,176,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$98,427,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $101,565,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$99,063,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $104,738,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$99,698,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $106,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$100,337,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $108,211,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development
(450):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$26,555,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,161,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$21,773,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,529,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,771,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,154,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,108,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $26,089,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,462,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,595,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social
Services (500):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$104,559,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $112,432,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$111,171,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $111,614,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$111,897,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $105,567,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$112,662,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $111,276,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$113,342,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $112,057,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$621,563,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $595,863,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$624,390,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $609,589,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$616,981,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $599,699,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$619,741,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $603,412,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$623,027,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $618,895,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$682,599,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $682,385,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$725,899,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $725,586,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$810,776,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $810,472,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$826,603,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $826,278,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$835,529,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $835,202,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$533,186,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $524,843,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$548,364,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $540,643,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$570,992,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $569,005,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$579,546,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $572,829,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$585,933,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $574,082,000,000.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$39,252,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $39,252,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$42,275,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $42,275,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$45,349,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,349,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$48,517,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,517,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$51,914,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,914,000,000.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services
(700):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$211,192,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $209,859,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$217,571,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $214,286,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$225,575,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $232,222,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$232,135,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $230,152,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$238,779,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $227,128,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$71,333,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $65,758,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$65,954,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $69,242,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$67,740,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $71,273,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$69,638,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $72,468,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$71,369,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $72,506,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$25,491,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,205,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$26,023,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,515,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,350,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $26,905,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,407,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $26,929,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,866,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,438,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$538,701,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $538,701,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$596,977,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $596,977,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$651,037,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $651,037,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$697,296,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $697,296,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$731,580,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $731,580,000,000.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
−$90,168,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$50,001,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
−$99,138,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$76,084,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
−$116,758,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$93,395,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
−$134,026,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$116,064,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
−$152,068,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$134,166,000,000.
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts
(950):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
−$85,259,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$85,259,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
−$89,609,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$89,609,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
−$88,414,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$88,414,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
−$89,499,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$89,499,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority, −$92,055,000,000.
(B) Outlays, −$92,055,000,000.
(21) Overseas Contingency Operations
(970):
Fiscal year 2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$67,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $36,850,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$63,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $53,410,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$0.
(B) Outlays, $23,670,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$0.
(B) Outlays, $8,350,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$0.
(B) Outlays, $3,525,000,000.
1003.
Social Security in the Senate
(a)
Social Security Revenues
For purposes of Senate enforcement under
sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633
and 642), 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 2020: $940,397,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $978,052,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $1,015,255,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $1,055,379,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $1,097,703,000,000.
(b)
Social Security Outlays
For purposes of Senate enforcement under
sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633
and 642), 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 2020: $964,280,000,000.Fiscal year 2021: $1,029,849,000,000.Fiscal year 2022: $1,101,572,000,000.Fiscal year 2023: $1,178,289,000,000.Fiscal year 2024: $1,256,973,000,000.
(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
2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$5,895,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,777,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$6,088,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,953,000,000.
Fiscal year
2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$6,283,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,239,000,000.
Fiscal year
2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$6,477,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,426,000,000.
Fiscal year
2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$6,678,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,625,000,000.
1004.
Postal Service discretionary administrative
expenses in the Senate
In the Senate, the
amounts of new budget authority and budget outlays of the Postal Service
for
discretionary administrative expenses are as follows:
Fiscal year
2020:
(A) New budget authority,
$271,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $270,000,000.
Fiscal year
2021:
(A) New budget authority,
$281,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $281,000,000.
Fiscal year
2022:
(A) New budget authority,
$292,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $292,000,000.
Fiscal year
2023:
(A) New budget authority,
$302,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $302,000,000.
Fiscal year
2024:
(A) New budget authority,
$313,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $313,000,000.
II
Reconciliation
2001.
Reconciliation in the Senate
(a)
Committees
(1)
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate shall report changes in laws
within
its jurisdiction that reduce the
deficit by not less than $9,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2020
through 2024.
(2)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate shall report changes in laws
within
its jurisdiction that reduce the
deficit by not less than $10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2020
through 2024
(3)
Committee on Finance
The Committee on Finance of the Senate shall report changes in laws within
its jurisdiction that reduce the
deficit by not less than $50,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2020
through 2024.
(4)
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate shall report changes in laws
within
its jurisdiction that reduce the
deficit by not less than $10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2020
through 2024.
(5)
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate shall report changes in
laws within
its jurisdiction that reduce the
deficit by not less than $15,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2020
through 2024.
(b)
Submissions
In the Senate, not later than July 31, 2019, the Committees named in subsection
(a) shall submit their recommendations to the Committee on the
Budget of the Senate. Upon receiving such recommendations, the Committee
on the Budget of the Senate shall report to the Senate a reconciliation
bill carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive
revision.
III
Reserve funds
3001.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory discretionary caps
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to adjustments to the
discretionary spending limits imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011
(Public Law 112–25; 125 Stat. 240), 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
2020 through 2029.
3002.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote American energy and natural resources
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to American energy and natural
resources policies, which may include—
(1) energy development and permitting;
(2) nuclear waste;
(3) State mineral royalty revenues; or
(4) soda ash royalties,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3003.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for public lands and the environment
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports related to public lands and the
environment, which may include—
(1) protecting and managing wildlife and species conservation and recovery;
(2) forest health and wildfire prevention and control;
(3) resources for wildland firefighting for the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior;
(4) deferred maintenance backlogs at Federal land management agencies;
(5) the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program;
(6) the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program;
(7) restoring the Everglades;
(8) carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration; or
(9) advanced innovative nuclear technologies,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3004.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for American agriculture
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to American agriculture, which may
include—
(1) grain standards, inspections, and weighing;
(2) mandatory price reporting for livestock; or
(3) the regulation of commodities and futures trading,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3005.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen American families
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to strengthening American
families, which may include—
(1) addressing the opioid and substance abuse crisis;
(2) improving child and maternal health;
(3) making child and dependent care more affordable and useful for American families;
(4) child nutrition programs;
(5) foster care, marriage, and fatherhood programs; or
(6) provide transitional supports to States implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act
(title VII of division E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law
115–123; 132 Stat. 232)),
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3006.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen American communities
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to strengthening American
communities, which may include—
(1) reforming the American public housing system;
(2) combating violent crime;
(3) protecting and assisting survivors of domestic abuse;
(4) ensuring long-term, stable access to funding for victims of crime; or
(5) reforming the criminal justice system,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3007.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote innovation in education
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to promoting innovation in
education, which may include—
(1) higher education;
(2) education programs for students with disabilities;
(3) ensuring State flexibility in education; or
(4) consolidating and streamlining overlapping early education and child care programs,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3008.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic growth and prosperity for American workers
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to promoting economic growth and
prosperity for American workers, which may include—
(1) reducing the costs to businesses and individuals stemming from Federal regulations;
(2) streamlining and enhancing outcomes from Federal workforce development, job training, and
reemployment programs,
such as apprenticeship or certificate programs that
provide training for a new industry;
(3) increasing job creation, commerce, and economic growth;
(4) increasing exports from the United States;
(5) supporting robust intellectual property protections; or
(6) as part of Federal tax reform, provide continued tax relief to working families and the middle
class, such as through extension of tax provisions of Public Law 115–97
(131 Stat. 2054),
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3009.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic opportunity and self-sufficiency
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to promoting economic opportunity
and self-sufficiency, which may include—
(1) advancing policies that promote economic opportunities for all Americans; or
(2) implementing work requirements in means-tested welfare programs and promoting self-sufficiency,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3010.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Federal banking, insurance, or housing finance programs
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to Federal banking, insurance, or
housing finance programs, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3011.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve tax administration
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to changes improving tax
administration, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3012.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Americans’ health care options
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to improving American health care,
which may include—
(1) repealing and replacing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and preserving pre-existing
conditions
protections;
(2) increasing health care options for individuals;
(3) lowering health care costs for American families, such as reducing prescription drug costs and
promoting
biosimilar competition;
(4) encouraging State flexibility and innovation;
(5) improving consumers’ access to care; or
(6) investing in public health,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3013.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicaid and Medicare
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to protecting the Medicaid and
Medicare programs, which may include strengthening and improving Medicaid
for
the most vulnerable populations, and extending the life of the Federal
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, 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 2020 through
2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3014.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to restore American military power
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to restoring American military
power, which may include—
(1) military readiness, including facilities sustainment restoration and modernization;
(2) military technological superiority;
(3) modernizing and protecting the integrity and credibility of the triad of strategic nuclear delivery
systems;
(4) the ability of the Department of Defense to conduct cyber operations; or
(5) structural defense reforms,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3015.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve cybersecurity
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to improving cybersecurity, which
may include cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of
fiscal
years 2020 through 2029.
3016.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and service members
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to improving the delivery of
benefits and services to veterans and service members, 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 2020 through 2024 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3017.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security and immigration
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to border security and
immigration, which may include—
(1) securing the borders of the United States;
(2) reforming immigration laws;
(3) ending human trafficking; or
(4) intercepting narcotics being transported into the United States,
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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3018.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for American transportation and infrastructure
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to improving American
transportation and
infrastructure, which may include strengthening surface, air, or maritime
transportation systems, water resources development, or
broadband deployment, 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 2020 through
2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3019.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote financial security
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to promoting financial security,
which may include making it easier to save for retirement and
consolidating and streamlining overlapping and duplicative financial
literacy programs, 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 2020 through 2024 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3020.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent a taxpayer bailout of pension plans
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to preventing taxpayer bailouts of
pension plans 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 2020 through 2024 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3021.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for efficiencies, consolidations, curbing budgetary gimmicks, and
other
savings
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a
committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to efficiencies, consolidations,
curbing budgetary gimmicks, and other savings, 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 2020 through 2024 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3022.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory budget controls
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to changes to the scope of
sequestration as carried out by the Office of Management and Budget, such
as for the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board, Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and other
similar entities, 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 2020 through 2024 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3023.
Deficit-neutral
reserve fund for reducing fraud in taxpayer-funded Government assistance programs
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to reducing fraud in
taxpayer-funded Government assistance programs 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3024.
Deficit-neutral
reserve fund relating to Federal compensation
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to Federal compensation, including
the possibility of allowing elected officials to voluntarily reduce their
pensions, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3025.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to pre-existing conditions protections
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to supporting Congressional
efforts to preserve pre-existing condition protections with respect to
health insurance, 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 2020 through 2024 or
the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3026.
Deficit-neutral
reserve fund relating to reforming the broken congressional budget process
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to reforming the broken
congressional budget process, which may include establishing an optional
bipartisan budget pathway, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3027.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve coordination and Federal Government disaster response and
mitigation
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to changes in disaster management
and mitigation laws, which may include enhanced cooperation by Federal
Government departments and agencies and State governments in responding,
recovering, or preventing major disasters, by 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
2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 though
2029.
3028.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide continued tax relief for family-owned businesses, farms,
and ranches
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax laws,
which may include provision of continued tax relief for family-owned
businesses, farms, and ranches such as through extensions of provisions of
Public Law 115–97 (131 Stat. 2054), 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
2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through
2029.
3029.
Deficit-neutral
reserve fund relating to supporting programs to analyze the threats to
installations of the Department of Defense due to extreme storms,
wildfire, droughts, rising sea level, and other conditions
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to supporting programs to analyze
the threats to installations of the Department of Defense due to extreme
storms, wildfire, droughts, rising sea level, and other conditions 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3030.
Deficit-neutral
reserve fund relating to improving the affordability of rental housing for
low-income families
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to improving the affordability of
rental housing for low-income families 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3031.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal flood control efforts
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal flood
control efforts and river management laws, which may include reforms to
project prioritization and increased focus on the Missouri River, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3032.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to a clean audit opinion at the Department of Defense
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a
committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to Department of Defense financial
management, which may include legislation that holds the Department of
Defense
accountable for failing to pass a clean audit, or eliminates waste, fraud,
and abuse, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2020 to 2029.
3033.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to continue proven middle class tax relief
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a
committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to changes in Federal tax laws,
which may include provision of continued tax relief to working families
and the middle class such as through extension of tax provisions of Public
Law 115–97 (131 Stat. 2054), 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 2020 through
2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
3034.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to support servicemembers' access to safe housing
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports related to addressing health, safety, and
environmental hazards for tenants of military barracks or military family
housing, which may include establishing the administrative framework
necessary to ensure that accountability is increased and improvements are
made reliably and without fear of retaliation, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020
through 2029.
3035.
Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide the Department of Homeland Security with the necessary
resources to protect migrant children and families
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to providing the Department of
Homeland Security with the necessary resources to properly secure the
border and protect migrant children and families, which may include
supporting efforts to keep families together, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2020
through 2029.
3036.
Deficit-neutral
reserve fund relating to reducing prescription drug costs for
Americans
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to improving
access to, and affordability of, prescription drugs for all Americans,
holding the health care industry accountable for the prices that consumers
and Federal programs pay for critical medications, and addressing issues
that artificially increase the costs of drugs, such as price gouging and
pay-for-delay, 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
3037.
Deficit-neutral
reserve fund to allow program integrity funding for targeted denial reviews
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee
or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to the addition of Target Denial
Reviews in the allowable activities in section 815 of the Bipartisan
Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–74; 129 Stat. 604) 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 2020 through 2024 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2020 through 2029.
IV
Budget process
A
Budget enforcement
4101.
Point of order against advance appropriations in the Senate
(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, amendment between the Houses, or
conference report that would provide an advance appropriation for a
discretionary account.
(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 2020 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after
2020, or any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution
making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year
2021, that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2021.
(b)
Exceptions
Advance appropriations may be provided—
(1) for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the
joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this concurrent
resolution under the heading Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority in each fiscal year;
(2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and
(3) for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance,
Veterans Medical Community Care, 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 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)).
(e)
Conference reports
When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in
relation to, a bill or joint resolution, 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 or House
amendment shall be 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.
4102.
Point of order against changes in mandatory programs
Section 4102(b) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget
for
fiscal year 2018, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting (which shall not include a rescission bill or impoundment resolution, as such terms are defined in
section 1011 of the Congressional Budget
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 682)) after making appropriations for a full fiscal year; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking fiscal year 2020, $15,000,000,000 and inserting fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, $0.
4103.
Honest accounting: cost estimates for major legislation to incorporate macroeconomic effects
(a)
CBO and JCT estimates
During the 116th Congress, any estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office under section
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) or by the Joint
Committee on Taxation to the Congressional Budget Office under section
201(f) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 601(f)) for major legislation considered in
the Senate shall, to the greatest extent practicable, incorporate the
budgetary effects of changes in economic output, employment, capital
stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from such major
legislation.
(b)
Contents
Any estimate referred to in subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable, include—
(1) a qualitative assessment of the budgetary effects (including macroeconomic variables described in
subsection (a)) of the major legislation in the 20-fiscal year period
beginning after the last fiscal year of the most recently agreed to
concurrent resolution on the budget that sets forth budgetary levels
required under section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 632); and
(2) an identification of the critical assumptions and the source of data underlying that estimate.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Major legislation
The term major legislation means a bill, joint resolution, conference report, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or
treaty considered in the Senate—
(A) for which an estimate is required to be prepared pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) and that causes a gross budgetary effect
(before incorporating macroeconomic effects and not including timing
shifts) in a fiscal year in the period of years of the most recently
agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget equal to or greater than—
(i) 0.25 percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United States for that fiscal
year; or
(ii) for a treaty, equal to or greater than $15,000,000,000 for that fiscal year; or
(B) designated as such by—
(i) the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate for all direct spending and revenue
legislation; or
(ii) the Senator who is Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation for revenue
legislation.
(2)
Budgetary effects
The term budgetary effects means changes in revenues, direct spending outlays, and deficits.
(3)
Timing shifts
The term timing shifts means—
(A) provisions that cause a delay of the date on which outlays flowing from direct spending would
otherwise occur from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year; or
(B) provisions that cause an acceleration of the date on which revenues would otherwise occur from one
fiscal year to the prior fiscal year.
4104.
Adjustment authority for amendments to statutory caps
During the 116th Congress, if a measure becomes law that revises the discretionary spending limits
established under section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)), such as a measure
increasing the limits for the revised security category in support for a
total defense budget of $750,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, the
Chairman of
the Committee on the
Budget
of the Senate may adjust the allocation called for under section 302(a) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the appropriate
committee or committees of the Senate, and may adjust all other budgetary
aggregates, allocations, levels, and limits contained in this resolution,
as necessary, consistent with such measure.
4105.
Point of order against certain legislation related to surface transportation funding
(a)
Repeal of sunset
Section 405 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2010, is amended by striking subsection (c).
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as though this resolution were agreed to on
September 29, 2018.
4106.
Surgical strike point of order in the Senate against directing budgetary treatment
(a)
Definition
In this section, the term directs budgetary treatment with respect to a provision means that the provision, as determined by the Chairman of
the Committee on the Budget of the Senate—
(1) directs the congressional
estimating process for determining the budgetary effects of legislation;
(2) directs that a provision of legislation be considered a change in concepts and definitions
under section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)); or
(3) reclassifies the budgetary treatment of funding.
(b)
Point of order
(1)
In general
In the Senate, it shall not be in order to consider a provision that directs budgetary treatment
in a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the
Houses, or
conference report, unless the provision is included in—
(A) a bill or resolution which has been reported by the Committee on the
Budget (or from the consideration of which such committee has been
discharged); or
(B) a motion on, amendment to, amendment between the
Houses in relation to, or
conference report on a bill or resolution described
in subparagraph (A).
(2)
Point of order sustained
If a point of order is made by a Senator against a provision described in paragraph (1), and the
point of order is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be stricken
from the
measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor.
(c)
Form of the point of order
A point of order under subsection (b)(1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e)
of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)).
(d)
Conference reports
When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in
relation to, a bill or resolution, upon a
point of order being made
by any Senator pursuant to subsection (b)(1), and such point of order
being
sustained, such material contained in such conference report or House
amendment shall be 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.
(e)
Supermajority waiver and appeal
In the Senate, this section may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the Members, duly chose and sworn. An affirmative vote of
three-fifths of 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.
4107.
Point of order against designation of funds for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism
(a)
In general
When the Senate is considering a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, amendment between the
Houses,
or conference report, if a point of order is made by a Senator against a
designation of funds for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism, in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(A)(ii)), 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.
(b)
Supermajority waiver and appeals
(1)
Waiver
Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths
of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(2)
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.
(c)
Form of the 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 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)).
(d)
Conference reports
When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in
relation to, a bill or joint resolution, 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 or House amendment shall be
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.
B
Other provisions
4201.
Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative expenses
(a)
In general
In the Senate, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
633(a)(1)), section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C.
632 note), 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 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the
Committees on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative
expenses of the Social Security Administration and of the Postal Service.
(b)
Special rule
In the Senate, for purposes of enforcing sections 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 633(f)), estimates of the level of total new budget authority and
total outlays provided by a measure shall include any discretionary
amounts described in subsection (a).
4202.
Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates
(a)
Application
Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall—
(1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as practicable.
(b)
Effect of changed allocations and aggregates
Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be considered for the
purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) 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 Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
4203.
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 Committee on the Budget of the Senate 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 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)).
4204.
Exercise of rulemaking powers
Congress adopts the provisions of this title—
(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.
April 1, 2019Placed on the calendar