H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress)

Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018

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TITLE III—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement

sec. 304. limitation on advance appropriations.

(a) In General.—In the House of Representatives, except as provided for in subsection (b), any general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, may not provide advance appropriations.

(b) Exceptions.—An advance appropriation may be provided for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the report or the joint explanatory statement of managers, as applicable, accompanying this concurrent resolution under the heading—

(1) General.—‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’.

(2) Veterans.—‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’.

(c) Limitations.—The aggregate level of advance appropriations shall not exceed—

(1) General.—$28,852,000,000 in new budget authority for all programs identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1).

(2) Veterans.—$70,699,313,000 in new budget authority for programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2).

(d) Definition.—The term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget authority provided in a general appropriations bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that first becomes available for the first fiscal year following fiscal year 2018.

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House Budget Committee Report on Budget Resolution

(H. Rept. 115-240, Report on H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress))

Section 304. Limitation on Advance Appropriations.

Similar to the limit on changes in mandatory programs, the limit on advance appropriations is intended to ensure the integrity of the 302(a) and (b) allocations by limiting the amount of appropriations that can be appropriated in the years following the budget year, commonly referred to as ‘‘advance appropriations.’’

Section 304 establishes a limit on advance appropriations, defined as budget authority that first becomes effective in fiscal year 2019.

Subsection (a) establishes a general rule that prohibits the consideration of any general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, from making advance appropriations unless included on a list of exceptions in the report or joint statement of managers, as applicable, accompanying the budget resolution.

Subsection (b) provides exceptions to the general rule for two separate lists of accounts included in this report, one for miscellaneous accounts identified under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ and one for veterans accounts under the heading ‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations.’’

Subsection (c) sets an overall limit on miscellaneous accounts of $28,852,000,000 and a limit on veterans accounts of $70,699,313,000 on allowable advance appropriations.

Subsection (d) defines an ‘‘advance appropriation’’ as any new discretionary budget authority provided in a general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that first becomes available for the first fiscal year following fiscal year 2018.

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