RSC FY13 Budget Standalone Text--FINAL

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(Original Signature of Member)

112TH CONGRESS2D SESSION H. CON. RES. l

Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year

2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2012

and fiscal years 2014 through 2022.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. GARRETT submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was

referred to the Committee on lllllllllllllll

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Establishing the budget for the United States Government

for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budg-

etary levels for fiscal year 2012 and fiscal years 2014

through 2022.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate1

concurring),2

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET3

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.4

(a) DECLARATION.Congress declares that the con-5

current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013 is6

hereby established and that the appropriate budgetary lev-7

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els for fiscal year 2012 and for fiscal years 2014 through1

2022 are set forth.2

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.3

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013.

TITLE IRECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.

Sec. 102. Major functional categories.

TITLE IIRECONCILIATION SUBMISSIONS

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives.

Sec. 202. Submission of reports on mandatory savings.

TITLE IIIBUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 301. Discretionary spending limits.Sec. 302. Restrictions on advance appropriations.

Sec. 303. Emergency spending.

Sec. 304. Changes in allocations and aggregates resulting from realistic scoring

of measures affecting revenues.

Sec. 305. Allocation of new budget authority for fiscal year 2013.

Sec. 306. Prohibition on using revenue increases to comply with budget alloca-

tions and aggregates.

Sec. 307. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates.

Sec. 308. Budget Protection Mandatory Account.

Sec. 309. Budget discretionary accounts.

Sec. 310. Treatment of rescission bills in the House.

Sec. 311. Sense of the House regarding baseline revenue projections.

Sec. 312. Sense of the House regarding long-term budget projections.

Sec. 313. Make it easier to amend appropriation bills.

TITLE IVEARMARK MORATORIUM

Sec. 401. Earmark moratorium.

Sec. 402. Limitation of authority of the House Committee on Rules.

TITLE VPOLICY

Sec. 501. Policy statement on health care law repeal.

Sec. 502. Policy statement on bailouts of State and local governments.

Sec. 503. Policy statement on means-tested welfare programs.

Sec. 504. Policy statement on reforming the Federal budget process.

Sec. 505. Policy statement on reforming Federal regulation.

Sec. 506. Policy statement on medicare.

Sec. 507. Policy statement on deficit reduction through the cancellation of un-

obligated balances.

Sec. 508. Policy statement on block granting Medicaid.



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TITLE IRECOMMENDED1

LEVELS AND AMOUNTS2

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.3

The following budgetary levels are appropriate for4

each of fiscal years 2012 through 2022:5

(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.For purposes of the6

enforcement of this resolution:7

(A) The recommended levels of Federal8

revenues are as follows:9

Fiscal year 2012: $1,887,000,000,000.10

Fiscal year 2013: $2,059,000,000,000.11

Fiscal year 2014: $2,249,000,000,000.12

Fiscal year 2015: $2,459,000,000,000.13

Fiscal year 2016: $2,627,000,000,000.14

Fiscal year 2017: $2,770,000,000,000.15

Fiscal year 2018: $2,892,000,000,000.16

Fiscal year 2019: $3,021,000,000,000.17

Fiscal year 2020: $3,173,000,000,000.18

Fiscal year 2021: $3,332,000,000,000.19

Fiscal year 2022: $3,499,000,000,000.20

(B) The amounts by which the aggregate21

levels of Federal revenues should be changed22

are as follows:23

Fiscal year 2012: $12,000,000,000.24

Fiscal year 2013: $234,000,000,000.25



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Fiscal year 2014: $303,000,000,000.1

Fiscal year 2015: $357,000,000,000.2

Fiscal year 2016: $389,000,000,000.3

Fiscal year 2017: $424,000,000,000.4

Fiscal year 2018: $461,000,000,000.5

Fiscal year 2019: $498,000,000,000.6

Fiscal year 2020: $535,000,000,000.7

Fiscal year 2021: $574,000,000,000.8

Fiscal year 2022: $617,000,000,000.9

(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.For purposes10

of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate11

levels of total new budget authority are as follows:12

Fiscal year 2012: $3,069,000,000,000.13

Fiscal year 2013: $2,663,000,000,000.14

Fiscal year 2014: $2,512,000,000,000.15

Fiscal year 2015: $2,561,000,000,000.16

Fiscal year 2016: $2,632,000,000,000.17

Fiscal year 2017: $2,698,000,000,000.18

Fiscal year 2018: $2,788,000,000,000.19

Fiscal year 2019: $2,923,000,000,000.20

Fiscal year 2020: $3,035,000,000,000.21

Fiscal year 2021: $3,141,000,000,000.22

Fiscal year 2022: $3,289,000,000,000.23



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(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.For purposes of the1

enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels2

of total budget outlays are as follows:3

Fiscal year 2012: $3,120,000,000,000.4

Fiscal year 2013: $2,818,000,000,000.5

Fiscal year 2014: $2,653,000,000,000.6

Fiscal year 2015: $2,654,000,000,000.7

Fiscal year 2016: $2,713,000,000,000.8

Fiscal year 2017: $2,764,000,000,000.9

Fiscal year 2018: $2,834,000,000,000.10

Fiscal year 2019: $2,970,000,000,000.11

Fiscal year 2020: $3,081,000,000,000.12

Fiscal year 2021: $3,186,000,000,000.13

Fiscal year 2022: $3,340,000,000,000.14

(4) DEFICITS (ON-BUDGET).For purposes of15

the enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of16

the deficits (on-budget) are as follows:17

Fiscal year 2012: $1,233,000,000,000.18

Fiscal year 2013: $759,000,000,000.19

Fiscal year 2014: $405,000,000,000.20

Fiscal year 2015: $195,000,000,000.21

Fiscal year 2016: $86,000,000,000.22

Fiscal year 2017: $6,000,000,000.23

Fiscal year 2018: $58,000,000,000.24

Fiscal year 2019: $51,000,000,000.25



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Fiscal year 2020: $92,000,000,000.1

Fiscal year 2021: $146,000,000,000.2

Fiscal year 2022: $159,000,000,000.3

(5) DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT.Pursuant to4

section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act5

of 1974, the appropriate levels of the public debt are6

as follows:7

Fiscal year 2012: $16,076,000,000,000.8

Fiscal year 2013: $17,003,000,000,000.9

Fiscal year 2014: $17,586,000,000,000.10

Fiscal year 2015: $17,967,000,000,000.11

Fiscal year 2016: $18,266,000,000,000.12

Fiscal year 2017: $18,520,000,000,000.13

Fiscal year 2018: $18,737,000,000,000.14

Fiscal year 2019: $18,954,000,000,000.15

Fiscal year 2020: $19,129,000,000,000.16

Fiscal year 2021: $19,252,000,000,000.17

Fiscal year 2022: $19,352,000,000,000.18

(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.The appro-19

priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows:20

Fiscal year 2012: $11,359,000,000,000.21

Fiscal year 2013: $12,191,000,000,000.22

Fiscal year 2014: $12,677,000,000,000.23

Fiscal year 2015: $12,950,000,000,000.24

Fiscal year 2016: $13,110,000,000,000.25



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Fiscal year 2017: $13,178,000,000,000.1

Fiscal year 2018: $13,186,000,000,000.2

Fiscal year 2019: $13,202,000,000,000.3

Fiscal year 2020: $13,189,000,000,000.4

Fiscal year 2021: $13,135,000,000,000.5

Fiscal year 2022: $13,088,000,000,000.6

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.7

The Congress determines and declares that the ap-8

propriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for9

fiscal years 2012 through 2022 for each major functional10

category are:11

(1) National Defense (050):12

Fiscal year 2012:13

(A) New budget authority,14

$687,000,000,000.15

(B) Outlays, $679,000,000,000.16

Fiscal year 2013:17


$659,000,000,000.19

(B) Outlays, $673,000,000,000.20

Fiscal year 2014:21


$619,000,000,000.23

(B) Outlays, $659,000,000,000.24

Fiscal year 2015:25



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$633,000,000,000.2

(B) Outlays, $640,000,000,000.3

Fiscal year 2016:4


$647,000,000,000.6

(B) Outlays, $647,000,000,000.7

Fiscal year 2017:8


$619,000,000,000.10

(B) Outlays, $608,000,000,000.11

Fiscal year 2018:12


$635,000,000,000.14

(B) Outlays, $618,000,000,000.15

Fiscal year 2019:16


$653,000,000,000.18

(B) Outlays, $639,000,000,000.19

Fiscal year 2020:20


$672,000,000,000.22

(B) Outlays, $657,000,000,000.23

Fiscal year 2021:24



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$690,000,000,000.2

(B) Outlays, $675,000,000,000.3

Fiscal year 2022:4


$709,000,000,000.6

(B) Outlays, $699,000,000,000.7

(2) International Affairs (150):8

Fiscal year 2012:9

(A) New budget authority, an amount10

to be derived from function 920.11

(B) Outlays, an amount to be derived12

from function 920.13

Fiscal year 2013:14





Fiscal year 2014:19





Fiscal year 2015:24



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2016:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2017:10





Fiscal year 2018:15





Fiscal year 2019:20





Fiscal year 2020:25



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2021:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2022:10





(3) General Science, Space, and Technology15

(250):16

Fiscal year 2012:17





Fiscal year 2013:22





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2014:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2015:8





Fiscal year 2016:13





Fiscal year 2017:18





Fiscal year 2018:23





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2019:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2020:8





Fiscal year 2021:13





Fiscal year 2022:18





(4) Energy (270):23

Fiscal year 2012:24



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2013:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2014:10





Fiscal year 2015:15





Fiscal year 2016:20





Fiscal year 2017:25



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2018:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2019:10





Fiscal year 2020:15





Fiscal year 2021:20





Fiscal year 2022:25



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from function 920.4

(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):5

Fiscal year 2012:6





Fiscal year 2013:11





Fiscal year 2014:16





Fiscal year 2015:21







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Fiscal year 2016:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2017:6





Fiscal year 2018:11





Fiscal year 2019:16





Fiscal year 2020:21







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Fiscal year 2021:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2022:6





(6) Agriculture (350):11

Fiscal year 2012:12





Fiscal year 2013:17





Fiscal year 2014:22





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2015:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2016:8





Fiscal year 2017:13





Fiscal year 2018:18





Fiscal year 2019:23





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2020:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2021:8





Fiscal year 2022:13





(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):18

Fiscal year 2012:19





Fiscal year 2013:24



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2014:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2015:10





Fiscal year 2016:15





Fiscal year 2017:20





Fiscal year 2018:25



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2019:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2020:10





Fiscal year 2021:15





Fiscal year 2022:20





(8) Transportation (400):25



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Fiscal year 2012:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2013:6





Fiscal year 2014:11





Fiscal year 2015:16





Fiscal year 2016:21







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Fiscal year 2017:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2018:6





Fiscal year 2019:11





Fiscal year 2020:16





Fiscal year 2021:21







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Fiscal year 2022:1




from function 920.5

(9) Community and Regional Development6

(450):7

Fiscal year 2012:8





Fiscal year 2013:13





Fiscal year 2014:18





Fiscal year 2015:23





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2016:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2017:8





Fiscal year 2018:13





Fiscal year 2019:18





Fiscal year 2020:23





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2021:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2022:8





(10) Education, Training, Employment, and13

Social Services (500):14

Fiscal year 2012:15





Fiscal year 2013:20





Fiscal year 2014:25



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2015:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2016:10





Fiscal year 2017:15





Fiscal year 2018:20





Fiscal year 2019:25



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2020:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2021:10





Fiscal year 2022:15





(11) Health (550):20

Fiscal year 2012:21







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Fiscal year 2013:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2014:6





Fiscal year 2015:11





Fiscal year 2016:16





Fiscal year 2017:21







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Fiscal year 2018:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2019:6





Fiscal year 2020:11





Fiscal year 2021:16





Fiscal year 2022:21







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(12) Medicare (570):1

Fiscal year 2012:2




from function 920.6

Fiscal year 2013:7





Fiscal year 2014:12





Fiscal year 2015:17





Fiscal year 2016:22





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2017:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2018:8





Fiscal year 2019:13





Fiscal year 2020:18





Fiscal year 2021:23





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2022:3




from function 920.7

(13) Income Security (600):8

Fiscal year 2012:9





Fiscal year 2013:14





Fiscal year 2014:19





Fiscal year 2015:24



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2016:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2017:10





Fiscal year 2018:15





Fiscal year 2019:20





Fiscal year 2020:25



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2021:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2022:10





(14) Social Security (650):15

Fiscal year 2012:16





Fiscal year 2013:21







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Fiscal year 2014:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2015:6





Fiscal year 2016:11





Fiscal year 2017:16





Fiscal year 2018:21







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Fiscal year 2019:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2020:6





Fiscal year 2021:11





Fiscal year 2022:16





(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):21

Fiscal year 2012:22





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2013:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2014:8





Fiscal year 2015:13





Fiscal year 2016:18





Fiscal year 2017:23





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2018:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2019:8





Fiscal year 2020:13





Fiscal year 2021:18





Fiscal year 2022:23





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from function 920.2

(16) Administration of Justice (750):3

Fiscal year 2012:4




from function 920.8

Fiscal year 2013:9





Fiscal year 2014:14





Fiscal year 2015:19





Fiscal year 2016:24



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2017:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2018:10





Fiscal year 2019:15





Fiscal year 2020:20





Fiscal year 2021:25



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2022:5




from function 920.9

(17) General Government (800):10

Fiscal year 2012:11





Fiscal year 2013:16





Fiscal year 2014:21







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Fiscal year 2015:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2016:6





Fiscal year 2017:11





Fiscal year 2018:16





Fiscal year 2019:21







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Fiscal year 2020:1




from function 920.5

Fiscal year 2021:6





Fiscal year 2022:11





(18) Net Interest (900):16

Fiscal year 2012:17


$224,000,000,000.19

(B) Outlays, $224,000,000,000.20

Fiscal year 2013:21


$234,000,000,000.23

(B) Outlays, $234,000,000,000.24

Fiscal year 2014:25



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$249,000,000,000.2

(B) Outlays, $249,000,000,000.3

Fiscal year 2015:4


$287,000,000,000.6

(B) Outlays, $287,000,000,000.7

Fiscal year 2016:8


$340,000,000,000.10

(B) Outlays, $340,000,000,000.11

Fiscal year 2017:12


$391,000,000,000.14

(B) Outlays, $391,000,000,000.15

Fiscal year 2018:16


$435,000,000,000.18

(B) Outlays, $435,000,000,000.19

Fiscal year 2019:20


$471,000,000,000.22

(B) Outlays, $471,000,000,000.23

Fiscal year 2020:24



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$499,000,000,000.2

(B) Outlays, $499,000,000,000.3

Fiscal year 2021:4


$514,000,000,000.6

(B) Outlays, $514,000,000,000.7

Fiscal year 2022:8


$528,000,000,000.10

(B) Outlays, $528,000,000,000.11

(19) Allowances (920):12

Fiscal year 2012:13


$2,109,000,000,000.15

(B) Outlays, $3,120,000,000,000.16

Fiscal year 2013:17


$1,770,000,000,000.19

(B) Outlays, $1,911,000,000,000.20

Fiscal year 2014:21


$1,644,000,000,000.23

(B) Outlays, $1,745,000,000,000.24

Fiscal year 2015:25



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$1,641,000,000,000.2

(B) Outlays, $1,727,000,000,000.3

Fiscal year 2016:4


$1,645,000,000,000.6

(B) Outlays, $1,726,000,000,000.7

Fiscal year 2017:8


$1,688,000,000,000.10

(B) Outlays, $1,765,000,000,000.11

Fiscal year 2018:12


$1,718,000,000,000.14

(B) Outlays, $1,781,000,000,000.15

Fiscal year 2019:16


$1,799,000,000,000.18

(B) Outlays, $1,860,000,000,000.19

Fiscal year 2020:20


$1,864,000,000,000.22

(B) Outlays, $1,925,000,000,000.23

Fiscal year 2021:24



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$1,937,000,000,000.2

(B) Outlays, $1,997,000,000,000.3

Fiscal year 2022:4


$2,052,000,000,000.6

(B) Outlays, $2,113,000,000,000.7

(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):8

Fiscal year 2012:9





Fiscal year 2013:14





Fiscal year 2014:19





Fiscal year 2015:24



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2016:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2017:10





Fiscal year 2018:15





Fiscal year 2019:20





Fiscal year 2020:25



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from function 920.4

Fiscal year 2021:5




from function 920.9

Fiscal year 2022:10





(21) Global War on Terrorism and related ac-15

tivities (970):16

Fiscal year 2012:17





Fiscal year 2013:22





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2014:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2015:8





Fiscal year 2016:13





Fiscal year 2017:18





Fiscal year 2018:23





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from function 920.2

Fiscal year 2019:3




from function 920.7

Fiscal year 2020:8





Fiscal year 2021:13





Fiscal year 2022:18







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TITLE IIRECONCILIATION1

SUBMISSIONS2

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT-3

ATIVES.4

(a) SUBMISSIONS TO SLOW THE GROWTH IN MANDA-5

TORY SPENDING AND TO ACHIEVE DEFICIT REDUC-6

TION.(1) Not later than September 15, 2012, the House7

committees named in paragraph (2) shall submit their rec-8

ommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the9

House of Representatives. After receiving those rec-10

ommendations, the Committee on the Budget of the House11

of Representatives shall report to the House a reconcili-12

ation bill carrying out all such recommendations without13

any substantive revision.14

(2) INSTRUCTIONS.15

(A) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.The Com-16

mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-17

tives shall report changes in laws within its jurisdic-18

tion sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending19

for that committee by $54,000,000,000 in outlays20

for the period of fiscal years 2013 through 2022.21

(B) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE22

WORKFORCE.The Committee on Education and23

the Workforce of the House of Representatives shall24

report changes in laws within its jurisdiction suffi-25



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cient to reduce the level of direct spending for that1

committee by $24,000,000,000 in outlays for fiscal2

year 2013 and by $204,000,000,000 in outlays for3

the period of fiscal years 2013 through 2022.4

(C) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COM-5

MERCE.The Committee on Energy and Commerce6

of the House of Representatives shall report changes7

in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the8

level of direct spending for that committee by9

$32,000,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2013 and10

by $2,872,000,000,000 in outlays for the period of11

fiscal years 2013 through 2022.12

(D) COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES.13

The Committee on Financial Services of the House14

of Representatives shall report changes in laws with-15

in its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of di-16

rect spending for that committee by $3,000,000,00017

in outlays for fiscal year 2013 and by18

$45,000,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal19

years 2013 through 2022.20

(E) COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES.21

The Committee on Natural Resources of the House22

of Representatives shall report changes in laws with-23

in its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of di-24

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$10,000,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal1

years 2013 through 2022.2

(F) COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERN-3

MENT REFORM.The Committee on Oversight and4

Government Reform of the House of Representatives5

shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction6

sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for7

that committee by $8,000,000,000 in outlays for fis-8

cal year 2013 and by$172,000,000,000 in outlays9

for the period of fiscal years 2013 through 2022.10

(b) SUBMISSION PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN REV-11

ENUE TO PREVENT TAX INCREASES AND ENACT H.R.12

3400.The Committee on Ways and Means of the House13

of Representatives shall report a reconciliation bill not14

later than September 15, 2012, that consists of changes15

in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce revenues16

by not more than $234,000,000,000 for fiscal year 201317

and by not more than $4,392,000,000,000 for the period18

of fiscal years 2013 through 2022.19

(c) REVISION OF ALLOCATIONS.(1) Upon the sub-20

mission to the Committee on the Budget of the House of21

a recommendation that has complied with its reconcili-22

ation instructions solely by virtue of section 310(b) of the23

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of that24

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allocations under section 302(a) of such Act and revised1

functional levels and aggregates.2

(2) Upon the submission to the House of a conference3

report recommending a reconciliation bill or resolution in4

which a committee has complied with its reconciliation in-5

structions solely by virtue of this section, the chairman6

of the Committee on the Budget of the House may file7

with the House appropriately revised allocations under8

section 302(a) of such Act and revised functional levels9

and aggregates.10

(3) Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to11

this subsection shall be considered to be allocations and12

aggregates established by the concurrent resolution on the13

budget pursuant to section 301 of such Act.14

SEC. 202. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS ON MANDATORY SAV-15

INGS.16

In the House, not later than September 15, 2012,17

all House committees shall identify savings amounting to18

one percent of total mandatory spending under its juris-19

diction from activities that are determined to be wasteful,20

unnecessary, or lower-priority. For purposes of this sec-21

tion, the reports by each committee shall be inserted in22

the Congressional Record by the chairman of the Com-23

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TITLE IIIBUDGET1

ENFORCEMENT2

SEC. 301. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.3

(a) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.Spending4

limits for total discretionary Federal spending are as fol-5

lows:6

Fiscal year 2013: $931,000,000,000 in new budget7

authority.8


authority.10


authority.12


authority.14


authority.16


authority.18


authority.20


authority.22

Fiscal year 2021: $1,008,000,000,000 in new budget23

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Fiscal year 2022: $1,028,000,000,000 in new budget1

authority.2

(b) ENFORCEMENT.In the House, it shall not be3

in order to consider any bill or joint resolution, or amend-4

ment thereto or conference report thereon, that causes dis-5

cretionary budget authority to exceed any level set forth6

in subsection (a).7

SEC. 302. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.8

(a) IN GENERAL.(1) In the House, except as pro-9

vided in subsection (b), an advance appropriation may not10

be reported in a bill or joint resolution making a general11

appropriation or continuing appropriation, and may not12

be in order as an amendment thereto.13

(2) Managers on the part of the House may not agree14

to a Senate amendment that would violate paragraph (1)15

unless specific authority to agree to the amendment first16

is given by the House by a separate vote with respect17

thereto.18

(b) EXCEPTION.In the House, an advance appro-19

priation may be provided for fiscal year 2013 and fiscal20

years 2014 for programs, projects, activities or accounts21

identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers22

accompanying this resolution under the heading Ac-23

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gregate amount not to exceed $23,565,000,000 in new1

budget authority.2

(c) DEFINITION.In this section, the term advance3

appropriation means any discretionary new budget au-4

thority in a bill or joint resolution making general appro-5

priations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 20136

that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2013.7

SEC. 303. EMERGENCY SPENDING.8

(a) DESIGNATIONS.9

(1) GUIDANCE.In the House, if a provision of10

legislation is designated as an emergency require-11

ment under this section, the committee report and12

any statement of managers accompanying that legis-13

lation shall include an explanation of the manner in14

which the provision meets the criteria in paragraph15

(2). If such legislation is to be considered by the16

House without being reported, then the committee17

shall cause the explanation to be published in the18

Congressional Record in advance of floor consider-19

ation.20

(2) CRITERIA.21

(A) IN GENERAL.Any such provision is22

an emergency requirement if the underlying sit-23

uation poses a threat to life, property, or na-24

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(i) sudden, quickly coming into being,1

and not building up over time;2

(ii) an urgent, pressing, and compel-3

ling need requiring immediate action;4

(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), un-5

foreseen, unpredictable, and unanticipated;6

and7

(iv) not permanent, temporary in na-8

ture.9

(B) UNFORESEEN.An emergency that is10

part of an aggregate level of anticipated emer-11

gencies, particularly when normally estimated in12

advance, is not unforeseen.13

(b) ENFORCEMENT.It shall not be in order in the14

House of Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolu-15

tion, amendment or conference report that contains an16

emergency designation unless that designation meets the17

criteria set out in subsection (a)(2).18

(c) ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-19

TIVES.It shall not be in order in the House of Rep-20

resentatives to consider a rule or order that waives the21

application of subsection (b).22

(d) DISPOSITION OF POINTS OF ORDER IN THE23

HOUSE.As disposition of a point of order under sub-24

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tion of consideration with respect to the proposition that1

is the subject of the point of order. A question of consider-2

ation under this section shall be debatable for 10 minutes3

by the Member initiating the point of order and for 104

minutes by an opponent of the point of order, but shall5

otherwise be decided without intervening motion except6

one that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the7

Whole rise, as the case may be.8

SEC. 304. CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES9

RESULTING FROM REALISTIC SCORING OF10

MEASURES AFFECTING REVENUES.11

(a) Whenever the House considers a bill, joint resolu-12

tion, amendment, motion or conference report, including13

measures filed in compliance with section 201(b), that pro-14

pose to change Federal revenues, the impact of such meas-15

ure on Federal revenues shall be calculated by the Joint16

Committee on Taxation in a manner that takes into ac-17

count18

(1) the impact of the proposed revenue changes19

on20

(A) Gross Domestic Product, including the21

growth rate for the Gross Domestic Product;22

(B) total domestic employment;23

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(E) interest rates; and1

(F) other economic variables; and2

(2) the impact on Federal Revenue of the3

changes in economic variables analyzed under para-4

graph (1).5

(b) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget6

may make any necessary changes to allocations and aggre-7

gates in order to conform this concurrent resolution with8

the determinations made by the Joint Committee on Tax-9

ation pursuant to subsection (a).10

SEC. 305. ALLOCATION OF NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR11

FISCAL YEAR 2013.12

For the purposes of budget enforcement, the alloca-13

tion of new budget authority to the Committee on Appro-14

priations of the House of Representatives for fiscal year15

2013 is $931,000,000,000. Such allocation shall be the16

allocation made pursuant to section 302(a)(1)(A) of the17

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and shall be enforce-18

able under section 302(f)(1) of that Act.19

SEC. 306. PROHIBITION ON USING REVENUE INCREASES TO20

COMPLY WITH BUDGET ALLOCATIONS AND21

AGGREGATES.22

(a) For the purpose of enforcing this concurrent reso-23

lution in the House, the chairman of the Committee on24

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any piece of legislation which propose to increase revenue1

or offsetting collections if the net effect of the bill is to2

increase the level of revenue or offsetting collections be-3

yond the level assumed in this concurrent resolution.4

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any provision5

of a piece of legislation that proposes a new or increased6

fee for the receipt of a defined benefit or service (including7

insurance coverage) by the person or entity paying the fee.8

SEC. 307. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO-9

CATIONS AND AGGREGATES.10

(a) APPLICATION.Any adjustments of allocations11

and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall12

(1) apply while that measure is under consider-13

ation;14

(2) take effect upon the enactment of that15

measure; and16

(3) be published in the Congressional Record as17

soon as practicable.18

(b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG-19

GREGATES.Revised allocations and aggregates resulting20

from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur-21

poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca-22

tions and aggregates contained in this resolution.23

(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.For24

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(1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays,1

direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues,2

deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of3

fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of esti-4

mates made by the appropriate Committee on the5

Budget; and6

(2) such chairman may make any other nec-7

essary adjustments to such levels to carry out this8

resolution.9

SEC. 308. BUDGET PROTECTION MANDATORY ACCOUNT.10

(a)(1) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget11

shall maintain an account to be known as the Budget12

Protection Mandatory Account. The Account shall be di-13

vided into entries corresponding to the allocations under14

section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 197415

in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the16

budget, except that it shall not include the Committee on17

Appropriations.18

(2) Each entry shall consist only of amounts credited19

to it under subsection (b). No entry of a negative amount20

shall be made.21

(b)(1) Upon the engrossment of a House bill or joint22

resolution or a House amendment to a Senate bill or joint23

resolution (other than an appropriation bill), the chairman24

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(A) credit the applicable entries of the Budget1

Protection Mandatory Account by the amounts spec-2

ified in paragraph (2); and3

(B) reduce the applicable section 302(a) alloca-4

tions by the amount specified in paragraph (2).5

(2) Each amount specified in paragraph (1)(A) shall6

be the net reduction in mandatory budget authority (either7

under current law or proposed by the bill or joint resolu-8

tion under consideration) provided by each amendment9

that was adopted in the House to the bill or joint resolu-10

tion.11

(c)(1) If an amendment includes a provision de-12

scribed in paragraph (2), the chairman of the Committee13

on the Budget shall, upon the engrossment of a House14

bill or joint resolution or a House amendment to a Senate15

bill or joint resolution, other than an appropriation bill,16

reduce the level of total revenues set forth in the applicable17

concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year or18

for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal19

years in an amount equal to the net reduction in manda-20

tory authority (either under current law or proposed by21

a bill or joint resolution under consideration) provided by22

each amendment adopted by the House to the bill or joint23

resolution. Such adjustment shall be in addition to the ad-24

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(2)(A) The provision specified in paragraph (1) is as1

follows: The amount of mandatory budget authority re-2

duced by this amendment may be used to offset a decrease3

in revenues.4

(B) All points of order are waived against an amend-5

ment including the text specified in subparagraph (A) pro-6

vided the amendment is otherwise in order.7

(d) As used in this rule, the term8

(1) appropriation bill means any general or9

special appropriation bill, and any bill or joint reso-10

lution making supplemental, deficiency, or co

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