H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress)
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget
for Fiscal Year 2018
TITLE III—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement
sec. 303. limitation on changes in certain mandatory programs.
(a) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘‘change in mandatory programs’’ means a provision that—
(1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002) if the provision were included in legislation other than appropriation Acts; and
(2) results in a net decrease in budget authority in the budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays over the total of the current year, the budget year, and all fiscal years covered under the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget.
(b) Point of Order in the House Of Representatives.—
(1) In general.—A provision in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a full fiscal year that proposes a change in mandatory programs that, if enacted, would cause the absolute value of the total budget authority of all such changes in mandatory programs enacted in relation to a full fis2cal year to be more than the amount specified in paragraph (3), shall not be in order in the House of Representatives.
(2) Amendments and conference reports.—It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider an amendment to, or a conference report on, a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a full fiscal year if such amendment thereto or conference report thereon proposes a change in mandatory programs that, if enacted, would cause the absolute value of the total budget authority of all such changes in mandatory programs enacted in relation to a full fiscal year to be more than the amount specified in paragraph (3).
(3) Amount.—The amount specified in this paragraph is—
(A) for fiscal year 2018, $19,100,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2019, $17,000,000,000;
and
(C) for fiscal year 2020, $15,000,000,000.
(c) Determination.—For purposes of this section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives.
House Budget Committee Report on Budget Resolution
(H. Rept. 115-240, Report on H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress))
Section 303. Limitation on Changes in Certain Mandatory Programs.
Section 303 reinforces the enforcement of the Committee on Appropriations’ 302(a) and (b) allocations by limiting the extent to which Congress can use illusory savings to meet the overall limit on discretionary spending.
Subsection (a) defines the term ‘‘change in mandatory programs’’ as a provision that: (1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts under section 252 of the Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to 30 September 2002) if such provision were included in legislation other than appropriations acts; and (2) results in a net decrease in budget authority in the budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays over the total period of the current year, budget year, and all fiscal years covered under the most recently agreed to budget resolution.
Subsection (b) establishes a point of order against any provision in a bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, making appropriations for a full fiscal year that proposes a change in mandatory programs that, if enacted, would cause the absolute value of all such changes in mandatory programs enacted in relation to a full fiscal year to be more than the amount specified under this section. The amounts under this subsection are as follows:
Fiscal Year 2018: $19,100,000,000
Fiscal Year 2019: $17,000,000,000
Fiscal Year 2020: $15,000,000,000
Subsection (c) stipulates that, for purposes of this section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the Chair of the Committee on the Budget.
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