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 123STA T . 3 5 2 4CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 eith e r the p eri od o f the tot al of fi sc al y ears 20 0 9 thro ug h20 14 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019 .SEC.308 . D E FI CI T-N E U T RAL RESER V EFUNDF O R J UDICIAL P A Y AND JUD G ES H IPS , POSTAL RETIREE ASSISTANCE, AND CER- TAIN PENSION O B LIGATIONS. ( a )JUDIC I ALP A Y A N D JUD GESH I P S. —T he chair m a n of the S enate C ommittee on the B udget may re v ise the allocations of a committee or committees , aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more b ills, j oint resolutions, amend - ments, motions, or conference reports that w ould authori z e salary adjustments for justices and judges of the U nited States, or increase the number of F ederal judgeships, 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 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. (b) P O S T AL R ETI R EES.—The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or commit- tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports relating to adjustments to funding for postal retiree health coverage, 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 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. (c) PENSION OB LIGATIONS.—The chairman of the Senate Com- mittee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would authorize funding to cover the full cost of pension obligations for current and past employees of laboratories and environmental cleanup sites under the jurisdiction of the D epartment of E nergy (including benefits paid to security personnel) in a manner that does not impact the missions of those laboratories and environmental cleanup sites, 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 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. SEC. 30 9 . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR DEFENSE AC Q UISI- TION AND FEDERAL CONTRACTING REFOR M . The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that— (1) provide funding to the Department of Defense for addi- tional activities to reduce waste, fraud, abuse and overpayments in defense contracting (2) enhance the capability of the Federal ac q uisition or contracting wor k force to achieve better value for ta x payers; ( 3 ) reduce the use of no-bid and cost-plus contracts; (4) reform Department of Defense processes for acquiring weapons systems or services in order to reduce costs, improve cost and schedule estimation, enhance developmental testing


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 123STA T . 3 5 25 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 ofweap o ns, en h an c eo v e r s ig h t , or increase the rigor of reviews of progra m sthate x perience critica l cost growth re du ce the award of contracts to contractors with seri - ousl y delin q uent tax de b ts; ( 6 ) reduce the use of non-competitive contracts and the continuation of tas k orders for logistics support; ( 7 ) reduce the use of contracts for acquisition, oversight, and management support services; ( 8 ) enhance the capability of auditors and inspectors gen- eral to oversee F ederal acquisition and procurement; ( 9 ) reform the processes for payment of bonuses to contrac- tors and government executives responsible for over-budget pro j ects and programs that fail to meet basic performance requirements; or ( 10 ) achieve savings by requiring that Federal departments and agencies eliminate improper payments and increase the use of recovery audits; 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 2 009 through 201 4 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019 .SEC.310 . D E FI CI T-N E U T RAL RESER V EFUNDF O R INVEST M ENTS IN OUR NATION ’ S COUNTIES AND SC H OOLS. T he chairman of the S enate C ommittee on the B udget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for the reauthori z ation of the Secure R ural Schools and Community Self D etermination A ctof2000( P ublic L aw 106 –3 93) or make changes to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–565), or both, by the amounts provided by that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FOOD AND DRU G ADMINISTRATION. (a) R EGULATION . — The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that authorize the Food and Drug Administration to regu- late products and assess user fees on manufacturers and importers of those products to cover the cost of the Food and Drug Administra- tion ’ s regulatory activities, by the amounts provided in that legisla- tion for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. (b) D R UG IMP ORTATION.—The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or commit- tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that permit the safe importation of prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration from a speci- fied list of countries, by the amounts provided in such legislation
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 123STA T . 3 5 2 6CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 forth o sepu rposes , pro vid ed th a tsu c h l e g islatio nw ould not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal y ears 20 0 9 through 20 14 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019 .( c )FO O DSAFETY . —T he chair m an of the Senate C ommittee on the B udget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more b ills, j oint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would improve the safety of the food supply in the U nited States, by the 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 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. SEC.312 . D E FI CI T-N E U T RAL RESER V EFUNDF O RACO MP RE H ENSIVE INVESTI G ATION INTO THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS. The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide resources for a comprehensive investigation to deter - mine the cause of the current financial crisis, hold those responsible accountable, and provide recommendations to prevent another financial crisis of this magnitude from occurring again 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 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. SEC. 313. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INCREASED TRANS- PARENC Y AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE. The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that increase transparency at the Federal R eserve System, including audits of the Board of G overnors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve ban k s, to include— (1) an evaluation of the appropriate number and the associ- ated costs of Federal reserve banks (2) publication on its website, with respect to all lending and financial assistance facilities created by the Board to address the financial crisis, of— ( A ) the nature and amounts of the collateral that the central bank is accepting on behalf of American ta x payers in the various lending programs, on no less than a monthly basis; (B) the extent to which changes in valuation of credit extensions to various special purpose vehicles, such as M aiden L ane I , Maiden Lane II, and Maiden Lane III, are a result of losses on collateral which will not be recov- ered; (C) the number of borrowers that participate in each of the lending programs and details of the credit extended, including the extent to which the credit is concentrated in one or more institutions; and


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 123STA T . 3 5 2 8CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 SEC.317 . D E FI CI T-N E U T RAL RESER V EFUNDT OP RO M OTE INDIVIDUAL SAVIN G S AND FINANCIAL SECURIT Y . Thec h airm a noft he C ommittee on the Budg et of the S enate ma y re v i s e the aggregates , a l locations, and other a p propriate levels in this resolution for one or more b ills, j oint resolutions, amend - ments, motions, or conference reports that promote financial secu- rity through financial literacy, retirement planning, and savings incentives, including individual development accounts and child savings accounts, provided that such legislation does not increase the deficit over either the period of the total fiscal years 20 0 9 through 20 14 or the period of the total fiscal years 2009 through 2019 . SEC. 31 8 . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INCREASE FDIC AND NCUA B ORRO W ING AUT H ORITY. The chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend- ments, motions, or conference reports to increase the borro w ing authority of the F ederal D eposit I nsurance Corporation and the N ational Credit U nion A dministration, provided that such legisla- tion does not increase the deficit over either the period of the total fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total fiscal years 2009 through 2019. SEC. 31 9 . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN. The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that —( 1 ) ma k e improvements to child welfare programs, including strengthening the recruitment and retention of foster families, or make improvements to the child support enforce- ment program (2) improve the Federal foster care payment system to better support children, improve family support, family preservation, family reunification services, address the needs of children prior to removal, during removal, and post place- ment or address the needs of children who have been abused or neglected; or ( 3 ) provide funds to states for a program of home visits to low-income mothers-to-be and low-income families that will produce si z eable, sustained improvements in the health, well- being, or school readiness of children or their parents; 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 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. SEC. 3 20 . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR A 9 / 11 HEALTH PRO- GRAM. The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would establish a program, including medical monitoring and treatment, addressing the adverse health impacts linked to the September


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 123STA T . 3 5 33 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 (B)AP P EALS.— A p p ealsinth e S enate from the d e c isions of the C hair relatin g to an y pro v ision of this s ub section shall be limited to 1 hour , tobee q ually divided bet w een, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or j oint resolution. An affirmative vote of three - fifths of the M embers 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. (b) SE N A T E DI S CR ETI O NAR Y SPEN D IN GL I M ITS.— I n the Senate and as used in this section, the term ‘ ‘discretionary spending limit ’ ’ means— (1) for fiscal year 20 0 9, $ 1, 3 91, 47 1,000,000 in new budget authority and $1,220, 8 43,000,000 in outlays and (2) for fiscal year 2010, $1,082,2 5 0,000,000 in new budget authority and $1,2 6 9,471,000,000 in outlays; as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment procedures in subsection (c). (c) AD JU STMENTS IN T H E SENATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—After the reporting of a bill or joint resolu- tion relating to any matter described in paragraph (2), or the offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a con- ference report thereon— (A) the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, budg- etary aggregates, and allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, by the amount of new budget authority in that measure for that purpose and the outlays flowing therefrom; and (B) following any adjustment under subparagraph (A), the Senate Committee on Appropriations may report appro- priately revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this subsection. (2) MATTERS DESCRI B ED.—Matters referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows (A) CONTINUING DISABILITY RE V IE W S AND SSI REDETER- MINATIONS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported ma k ing appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates $273,000,000 for continuing dis- ability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administra- tion, and provides an additional appropriation of up to $485,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, then the discre- tionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Com- mittee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to e x ceed $485,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2010. (ii) ASSET VERI F ICATION.— T he additional appro- priation of $485,000,000 may also provide that a por- tion of that amount, not to exceed $34,000,000, instead may be used for asset verification for Supplemental Security Income recipients, but only if and to the extent


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 123STA T . 3 5 3 4CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 tha tth eOf f ic e o f the C hief A ct u a ry e s ti m ates that the i n itiati v e w ou ldb e at least as cost effective as the redeterminations of eli g ibility described in sub p ara - graph ( i ). ( B ) INTER N AL RE V EN U E S ERV IC ETA X EN FO RCE M ENT. — Ifabillor j oint resolution is reported ma k ing appropria- tions for fiscal year 201 0 that appropriates $7, 100,000,000 for the Internal R evenue S ervice for enhanced ta x enforce- ment to address the F ederal tax gap (taxes owed but not paid) and provides an additional appropriation of up to $ 89 0,000,000 for the Internal Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Com- mittee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that pur- pose, but not to exceed $890,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2010. (C) H EALT H CARE FRAU D AND A B USE CONTROL.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates up to $ 3 11,000,000 to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control program at the D epartment of Health and Human Services, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $311,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2010. (D) U NEM P LO Y MENT INSURANCE IMPROPER PAYMENT REVIE W S.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper pay- ment reviews, and provides an additional appropriation ofupto$ 5 0,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligi- bility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $50,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing there- from for fiscal year 2010. (3) L OW-INCOME HOME ENER G Y ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ( LIHEAP ) .—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appro- priations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates $3,200,000,000 in funding for the Low-Income Home E nergy Assistance P ro- gram and provides an additional appropriation of up to $1,900,000,000 for that program, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appro- priations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $1,900,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing there- from for fiscal year 2010. ( 4 )AD J USTMENTS TO SUPPORT ONGOING OVERSEAS DEPLOY- MENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.— T he chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary


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 123STA T . 3 5 35 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 spendi n gl i m i t s ,a ll oc ations to t h e S enate C ommittee on A pp r o - priations, and aggregates f or one or more —( A )b ills reported b y the Senate Committee on Appro- priations or passed by the H o u se of R epresentati v es ( B ) j oint resolutions or amendments reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations; (C) amendments bet w een the Houses received from the House of Representatives or Senate amendments offered by the authority of the Senate Committee on Appro- priations; or ( D ) conference reports; ma k ing appropriations for fiscal years 20 0 9 and 20 1 0 for over- seas deployments and other activities by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes (and so designated pursu- ant to this paragraph), up to the amounts of budget authority specified in section 10 4 (21) for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and the new outlays flowing therefrom . ( 5 )R EVIS E DAP P RO PRIA T IO N S F OR FIS C A LY EAR 201 0.— (A) I N G ENERAL.—If after adoption of this resolution by the Congress, the P resident submits his budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 3 1, U nited States Code, and the Congressional Budget O ffice (CBO) re-estimates the budget, the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, budg- etary aggregates, and allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 19 7 4 by the aggregate difference for discretionary appropriations and related out- lays between the CBO re-estimate and the President ’ s Budget. (B) S UB ALLOCATIONS.— F ollowing any adjustment under subparagraph (A), the Senate Committee on Appro- priations may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this paragraph. (d) INAPPLICABILITY.—In the Senate, subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 312 of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress) shall no longer apply. SEC.402 . POINT O F O RD ER AG AINST AD V ANCE APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN G ENERAL.— (1) POINT OF ORDER.— Ex cept as provided in subsection (b), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would provide an advance appropriation. (2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘ ‘advance appro- priation’’ means any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2010, or any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2011. (b) E X CEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may be provided— (1) for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory state- ment of managers accompanying this resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in


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 123STA T . 3 5 3 6CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 an a g g re ga t ea mou ntnottoe xc ee d$28, 8 5 2, 0 00,000 i nne wb udget aut h orit y in each year 2 )f or the C or p oration for P ub l ic B roadca s ting; and ( 3 ) for the D epartment of V eterans A ffairs for the M edical S er v ices, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical F acili - ties accounts of the Veterans H ealth Administration . (c) S UPERMAJO R ITYW AI V ERA ND APPEA L . — ( 1 ) WAIVER.— I n 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 Mem- bers of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be re q uired to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). (d) FORM O F POINT OF O RDER.—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 1 974 . (e) CONFEREN C E R EPORT S .—When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill, 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 shall be deemed stric k en, 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. (f) INAPPLICA B ILITY.—In the Senate, section 313 of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress) shall no longer apply. SEC.403 .E M E RG E N C YL EG I SL AT I O N. (a) AUT H ORITY TO DESI G NATE.—In the Senate, with respect to a provision of direct spending or receipts legislation or appropria- tions for discretionary accounts that Congress designates as an emergency requirement in such measure, the amounts of new budget authority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years resulting from that provision shall be treated as an emergency requirement for the purpose of this section. (b) EX EMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—Any new budget authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from any provision des- ignated as an emergency requirement, pursuant to this section, in any bill, j oint resolution, amendment, or conference report shall not count for purposes of sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) (relating to pay-as-you-go), section 311 of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress) (relating to long-term deficits), and sections 401 and 404 of this resolution (relating to discretionary spending and short- term deficits). Designated emergency provisions shall not count for the purpose of revising allocations, aggregates, or other levels pursuant to procedures established under section 301(b)(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for deficit-neutral reserve funds


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 123STA T . 3 5 3 7CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 andrevis in g dis c re t i o nar y s p ending l i m its set p u rsuant to section 301 o f t h is resolution .( c )DESIGNAT I O NS. —I f a provision of legislation is designated as an emergency re q uirement under this section , the committee report and any statement of managers accompanying that legislation shall include an e x planation of the manner in w hich the provision meets the criteria in su b section (f). (d) DE F INITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘ ‘direct spending ’ ’, ‘‘receipts’’, and ‘‘appropriations for discretionary accounts’’ mean any provision of a bill, j oint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that affects direct spending, receipts, or appropria - tions as those terms have been defined and interpreted for purposes of the B alanced Budget and E mergency Deficit C ontrol A ctof1 985 . (e) P OINT OF ORD ER.— (1) IN GENERA L .— W hen the S enate is considering a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, if a point of order is made by a Senator against an emergency designation in that measure, that provision ma k ing such a designation shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. ( 2 )S UP ER M A J ORIT YW AI V ER AND APPEALS.— (A) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) may be waived or sus- pended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the M embers, duly chosen and sworn. (B) 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. (3) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGEN C Y DESIGNATION.— F or pur- poses of paragraph (1), a provision shall be considered an emergency designation if it designates any item as an emer- gency requirement pursuant to this subsection. ( 4 )FORMOFT H E POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under paragraph (1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 19 7 4. (5) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the H ouses in relation to, a bill, 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 shall be deemed 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 amend- ment, 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.


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 123STA T . 3 5 3 8CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 (f)CRITE RI A.— ( 1 ) ING ENERA L .— Forpu rpo se sof thi sse c tio n,a n y pro v ision isane m er g ency re q uirement if the situation a d dressed b y such provision is— ( A ) necessary, essentia l , or vital (not merely useful or beneficial) ( B ) sudden, quic k ly coming into being, and not building up over time; (C) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need requiring immediate action; ( D ) sub j ect to paragraph ( 2 ), unforeseen, unpredictable, and unanticipated; and ( E ) not permanent, temporary in nature. (2) U N FO RE S EEN.—An emergency that is part of an aggre - gate level of anticipated emergencies, particularly w hen nor- mally estimated in advance, is not unforeseen. (g) INA P PLI C A B ILIT Y .—In the S enate, section 2 04 (a) of S. Con. R es. 21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 200 8, shall no longer apply. SEC.40 4. POINT O F O RD ER AG AINST L EGISLATION INCREASING S H ORT - TER M DEFICIT. (a) P OINT OF O R D ER.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or con- ference report (e x cept measures within the jurisdiction of the Com- mittee on Appropriations) that would cause a net increase in the deficit in excess of $ 10,000,000,000 in any fiscal year provided for in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget unless it is fully offset over the period of all fiscal years provided for in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget. (b) S U PER M A J ORITY W AI V ER AND APPEAL IN T H E SENATE.— (1) WAIVER.— T his section may be waived or suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the M embers, duly chosen and sworn. (2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Mem- bers, 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. (c) L IMITATION.—The provisions of this section shall not apply to any bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports for which the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget has made adjustments to the allocations, levels or limits contained in this resolution pursuant to Section 3 01(a) of this resolution. (d) DETERMINATIONS OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For purposes of this section, the levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget. (e) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on September 30, 2018. (f) INAPPLICABILITY.—In the Senate, section 31 5 of S. Con. Res. 7 0 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution in the budget for fiscal year 200 9, shall no longer apply. SEC. 40 5 . POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN LEGISLATION RELATED TOS U RFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or con- ference report that extends the authority or reauthori z es surface transportation programs that appropriates budget authority from


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 123STA T . 3 5 3 9CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R. 29 , 2 0 09 source so th er th an the Hig h w a yT rust F un d, inc l uding the M ass Transit A ccount o f such fund .(b)SUPERMAJO R ITYW AI V ERA ND APPEA LS INT H E SENATE. — ( 1 ) WAIVER.—This section m ay be wai v ed or sus p ended only by an affirmative vote of three - fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. ( 2 ) APPEALS.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be re q uired to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the C hair on a point of order raised under this section. (c) SUNSET.—This section shall e x pire on September 30, 201 8 . PARTI I —O T HE R PRO V I S IO N S SEC.41 1. OV E R S IGHT O F GOVER NM ENT P ERFORM A NCE. I n the Senate, all committees are directed to review programs within their j urisdiction to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in program spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by G overnment Accountability O ffice reports. B ased on these oversight efforts and committee performance reviews of programs within their jurisdiction, committees are directed to include recommendations for improved governmental performance in their annual views and estimates reports required under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1 974 to the Senate Committee on the Budget. SEC. 41 2 . BUD GETAR Y TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE E X PENSES. In the Senate, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congres- sional Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget E nforcement Act of 1990, and section 2009a of title 39, U nited 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 to the Senate Committee on Appropriation amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and of the P ostal Service. SEC. 41 3 . APP L ICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES. (a) APPLI C ATION.—In the Senate, any adjustments of allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— (1) apply while that measure is under consideration (2) ta k e effect upon the enactment of that measure; and (3) be published in the Congressional R ecord as soon as practicable. (b) E F FECT OF CHAN G ED ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES.— Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjust- ments shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution. (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE D ETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of this resolution the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and sur- pluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Senate Committee on the Budget. (d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the aggregates, allocations, and other levels


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 123STA T . 3 540CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2009 andlim i ts int h is re s o l u tion f or le g islation w hi c h has recei v ed final C ongressional a p proval in the same form by the H ouse of R epresentatives and the S enate , but has yet to be presented to or signed by the P resident at the time of final consideration of this resolution .SEC.41 4. ADJU S TM E N TST OR E FL ECT C H AN G ES I N CONCE P TS AND DEFINITIONS. U pon the enactment of a bill or j oint resolution providing for a change in concepts or definitions, the chairman of the Senate Committee on the B udget may ma k e adjustments to the levels and allocations in this resolution in accordance with section 251( b ) of the Balanced Budget and E mergency D eficit Control A ctof1 98 5 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002). SEC. 41 5 .E X ERCISE OF RULEMA K ING PO W ERS. T he Senate adopts the provisions of this subtitle — (1)asane x ercise 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. Subti t leB—Ho u s e Enf o rc e m ent P ro v isions SEC. 4 2 1. ADJUSTMENTS FOR DIRECT SPENDING AND RE V ENUES. (a) A DJUSTMEN TS FOR CURRENT PO LICY .— (1) I N G ENER A L.— F or the policies set forth in and not to exceed the amounts in paragraph (2), and subject to the condition specified in paragraph (3), when the chairman of the House Committee on the Budget evaluates the budgetary effects of any provision in a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 19 74, this concurrent resolution, or the Rules of the House of Representatives relative to baseline estimates consistent with section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emer - gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, he may exclude from his evaluation the budgetary effects of such provisions if such effects would have been reflected in a baseline adjusted for current policy. (2) POLICIES AND AMOUNTS.—Paragraph (1) shall apply only to the following provisions (A) M EDICARE IM P RO V EMENTS.—An increase in the def- icit of not to exceed $ 38,000,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and of not to exceed $38,000,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2019 by reforming the Medicare pay- ment system for physicians to— (i) change incentives to encourage efficiency and higher q uality care in a way that supports fiscal sustainability; (ii) improve payment accuracy to encourage effi- cient use of resources and ensure that primary care receives appropriate compensation;


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 123STA T . 3 54 1 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 (i ii ) i mprovec oor d i nat ion o f care amon g a l l pro - vider s serving a patient in all appropriate settings or (iv) h old providers acco u nta b le for their utili z ation patterns and q ualit y of care . ( B ) MID D LEC L AS S T A XR ELIE F . —A decrease in revenues (or increase in outlays, as appropriate) of an amount not toe x ceed $512 ,1 6 5, 0 00,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 201 4 and of an amount not to exceed $1,2 9 4,4 7 6,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2019, resulting from extending certain provisions of the E conomic G ro w th and T ax R elief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the J obs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 200 3 for middle class tax relief, including— (i) the 10 percent individual income tax brac k et; (ii) marriage penalty relief; (iii) the child credit at $1,000 and partial refundability of the credit; (iv) education incentives; (v) other incentives for middle class families and children; (vi) other reductions to individual income tax brackets; and (vii) small business tax relief. ( C ) REF O R M OFT H E ALTER N ATI V E MINIM U M TAX.—A decrease in revenues of an amount not to exceed $214,433,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and fiscal years 2010 through 2019 resulting from reform of the AMT so that tens of millions of working families will not become sub j ect to it. ( D ) REFORM OF THE ESTATE AND G IFT TAX.—A decrease in revenues of an amount not to exceed $72,033,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and of an amount not to exceed $256,244,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 through 2019 resulting from reform of the Estate and Gift Tax so that only a minute fraction of estates owe tax, by extending the law as in effect for 2009 for the Estate and Gift Tax. (3) CONDITION.— S ubsection (a) shall apply only if the H ouse of Representatives has previously passed a bill to impose statutory pay-as-you-go requirements or the measure con- taining the provision being evaluated by the chairman of the House Committee on the Budget imposes such requirements and such bill is designated as providing statutory pay-as-you- go-requirements under this subsection. (4) REVISIONS.—The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise or adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution to reflect current policy adjustments made pursuant to this section. (b) DE P OSIT I NSURANCE.— W hen the chairman of the House Com- mittee on the Budget evaluates the budgetary effects of a provision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this resolu- tion, or the Rules of the House of Representatives, the chairman shall exclude the budgetary effects of any provision that affects the full funding of the deposit insurance guarantee commitment


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 123STA T . 3 54 2 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 inef fe cto nt h e da te of enact m ent of Publ ic L a w1 1 0–34 3, the E me rg enc y Economic S tabili z ation A ct of 2 00 8.SEC.42 2. ADJU S TM E N TST O D I SC R ETIONAR Y S P ENDIN GL IMITS. ( a ) P ROG R AMINTE GR I T Y INITIATI V E S . — (1) SO C IA L SEC U RITY A D MINISTRATION P ROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—In the H ou s e, p rior to consideration of any bill, j oint resolution, amendment, or conference report ma k ing appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates $ 2 7 3,000,000 for continuing disability re v iews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration and (e x cept as provided in subparagraph ( B )) provides an additional appropriation ofupto$48 5 ,000,000, and that amount is designated for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Adminis - tration, the allocation to the House C ommittee on Appro- priations shall be increased by the amount of the additional budget authority and outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal year 2010. (B) ASSET VERI F ICATION.— T he additional appropriation of $485,000,000 may also provide that a portion of that amount, not to exceed $34,000,000, instead may be used for asset verification for Supplemental Security Income recipients, but only if and to the extent that the O ffice of the Chief Actuary estimates that the initiative would be at least as cost effective as the redeterminations of eligibility described in subparagraph (A). (2) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TA X COMPLIANCE.—In the House, prior to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates $4, 9 04,000,000 to the Internal R evenue Service for Enforcement and provides an additional appropriation of up to $ 6 00,000,000 for Enforcement to address the F ederal tax gap, and provides that such sums as may be necessary shall be available from the Operations Support account in the Internal Revenue Service to fully sup- port these Enforcement activities, the allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by the amount of the additional budget authority and outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal year 2010. (3) HEALT H CARE FRAUD AND A B USE CONTROL PROGRAM.— In the House, prior to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates up to $311,000,000, and the amount is designated to the health care fraud and abuse control program at the D epartment of Health and Human Serv- ices, the allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by the amount of additional budget authority and outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal year 2010. (4) U NEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY ACTIVI- TIES.—In the House, prior to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report making appropria- tions for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates $10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and


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 123STA T . 3 54 3 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 unemploy men ti n s u ra n c e improper payment re v ie w s f ort h e D epartment of L a b or an d provides an additional appropriation ofupto $50, 000,000, and the amount is desi g nated for in - person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews for the Department of Labor, the allocation to the H ouse C ommittee on A ppropriations shall be increased by the amount of addi- tional budget authority and outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal year 2 0 1 0 .( 5 )PROCEDU RE F OR A D J U STM E N TS. — Prior to consideration of any bill, j oint resolution, amendment, or conference report, the chairman of the House Committee on the B udget shall ma k e the adjustments set forth in this subsection for the incre- mental new budget authority in that measure and the outlays resulting from that budget authority if that measure meets the re q uirements set forth in this subsection. (b) LO W - I NCOME HOME E NER GY ASS I STANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP).—In the House, prior to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that appropriates $ 3 ,200,000,000 in funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and provides additional appropriations of up to $1, 9 00,000,000 for that program, if a mandatory trigger for LIHEAP is not enacted, the chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may allocate such additional budget authority and outlays resulting from that budget authority to the House Committee on Appropriations. (c) R E V ISED A P PROPRIATIONS FOR F ISCA LY EAR 2010.— (1) IN GENERAL.—If after adoption of this resolution by the Congress, the President submits his budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, U nited S tates Code, and the Congres- sional Budget O ffice (CBO) re-estimates the budget, the chair- man of the House Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and the allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations by the aggregate difference for discretionary appropriations and related outlays between the CBO re-estimate and the Presi- dent ’ s Budget. (2) SU B ALLOCATIONS.—Following any adjustment under subparagraph (A), the House Committee on Appropriations may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 19 74 to carry out this paragraph. SEC.423 . C O S T SO F O V E R SE A S D E PL O YM E N TS AND EMER G ENCY NEEDS. (a) OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND OT H ER ACTIVITIES.— (1) In the House, if any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report makes appropriations for fiscal year 2009 or fiscal year 2010 for overseas deployments and other activities and such amounts are so designated pursuant to this para- graph, then the allocation to the House Committee on Appro- priations may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose up to the amounts of budget authority specified in section 104(21) for fiscal year 2009 or fiscal year 2010 and the new outlays resulting therefrom. (2) In the House, if any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report makes appropriations for fiscal year 2009


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 123STA T . 3 54 4 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 orfiscalye ar 201 0foro v erseas d e p loy m e nt sandot h er activities a b ove the amo u nts of bud g et authority and ne w outlays speci - fied in paragraph ( 1 ) and such amounts are so designated pursuant to this paragraph , then new budget authority, outlays, or receipts resulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes of the C ongressional B udget A ctof1 974 or this resolution . (b) EMERG E NCYN EE DS . —I f any bill, j oint resolution, amendment, or conference report ma k es appropriations for discretionary amounts and such amounts are designated as necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to this subsection, then new budget authority and outlays resulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or this resolution. SEC.42 4. POINT O F O RD ER AG AINST AD V ANCE APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN G ENER AL .—In the H ouse, e x cept as provided in subsection (b), any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report making a general appropriation or continuing appropriation may not provide for advance appropriations. (b) E X CE PTIO NS.—Advance appropriations may be provided— (1) for fiscal year 2011 for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers to accompany this resolution under the heading ‘ ‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations ’ ’ in an aggre- gate amount not to exceed $ 2 8 ,8 5 2,000,000 in new budget authority, and for 2012, accounts separately identified under the same heading and (2) for the D epartment of V eterans Affairs for the M edical S ervices, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical F acili- ties accounts of the Veterans Health Administration. (c) DE F INITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or any new discre- tionary budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2010. SEC. 42 5 . OVERSIG H T OF GOVERN M ENT PERFORMANCE. In the House, all committees are directed to conduct rigorous oversight hearings to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in all aspects of Federal spending and Government operations, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by the Federal O ffice of the Inspector General or the Comptroller General of the U nited States. Based upon these oversight efforts, the committees are directed to make recommendations to reduce wasteful Federal spending to promote deficit reduction and long-term fiscal responsibility. Such rec- ommendations should be submitted to the House Committee on the Budget in the views and estimates reports prepared by commit- tees as re q uired under 3 01(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. SEC. 42 6 . BU DGETAR Y TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE E X PENSES. (a) IN GENERAL.—In the House, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 4001 of the Omnibus Budget R econciliation Act of 1989, the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its allocation under section 302(a)


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 123STA T . 3 54 5 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 oftheC o ngr e s s i on alBud get Ac tof 1974 to the H ouse Co m mittee onA p propriations amounts for the discretionar y administrati v e e x penses of the S ocial Security Administration and of the P ostal Service .(b) S PECIALRU LE. —F or purposes of applying section 302 (f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 , estimates of the level of total ne w budget authority and total outlays provided by a measure shall include any off - budget discretionary amounts. SEC.427 . AP P LI CA T I ON AN D E F FECT OF C H AN G ES IN ALLOCATIONS AND AGG R EGATES. (a) APPLICA T I ON .— I n the House, any ad j ustments of allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— (1) apply while that measure is under consideration (2) ta k e effect upon the enactment of that measure; and (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as practicable. (b) EF FECT OF C H AN G E D ALLOCATION S AND AGG R EGATES.— Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjust- ments shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates included in this resolution. (c) BUDGET CO M MITTEE D ETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of this resolution, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and sur- pluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the House Committee on the Budget. (d) AD J USTMENTS.— T he chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may adjust the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for legislation which has received final Congres- sional approval in the same form by the House of Representatives and the Senate, but has yet to be presented to or signed by the President at the time of final consideration of this resolution. SEC. 42 8 .AD JU ST M ENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. U pon the enactment of any bill or joint resolution providing for a change in budgetary concepts or definitions, the chairman of the House Committee on the Budget shall adjust any appropriate levels and allocations in this resolution accordingly. SEC. 42 9 .E X ERCISE OF RULEMA K ING PO W ERS. The House adopts the provisions of this subtitle— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of the House, and these rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with other such rules; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House of Representatives to change those rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House of Representatives.


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 123STA T . 3 546CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 TI T LEV—PO LI CYSEC.501 . POLI C Y O NM I D DLE - CL A SS T A XR ELIE F AND RE V EN U ES. Itis t hepol i cy o f this r esol u tio n to m inimi z e fisc a l b ur d ens on w or k in g families and their children and grandchildren . It is the policy of this resolution to e x tend the following tax relief con - sistent with current policy —(1) relief for the tens of millions of middle-income house- holds who would otherwise be sub j ect to the A lternati v e M in- imum T ax (AMT) under current law ( 2 ) middle-class tax relief; and ( 3 ) elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of estates. In total , this resolution supports the extension of over $ 1, 750 ,000,000,000 in tax relief to individuals and families relative to current law. This resolution supports additional, deficit-neutral tax relief, including the extension of AMT relief, expanding the eligibility for the refundable child credit, the research and experimentation tax credit, the deduction for S tate and local sales taxes, the enactment of a tax credit for school construction bonds, and other tax relief for working families. The cost of enacting such policies may be offset by reforms within the Internal R evenue C odeof1 986 that produce higher rates of tax compliance to close the ‘ ‘tax gap ’ ’ and reduce taxpayer burdens through tax simplifica- tion. The P resident’s budget proposes a variety of other revenue offsets. U nless expressly provided, this resolution does not assume any of the specific revenue offset proposals provided for in the President’s budget. D ecisions about specific revenue offsets are made by the H ouse Committee on W ays and Means and the Senate Committee on F inance, which are the tax-writing committees. SEC. 50 2 . POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES. It is the policy of this resolution that— (1) there is no higher priority than the defense of our N ation, and therefore the Administration and Congress will make the necessary investments and reforms to strengthen our military so that it can successfully meet the threats of the 21st century; (2) ac q uisition reform is needed at the Department of Defense to end excessive cost growth in the development of new weapons systems and to ensure that weapons systems are delivered on time and in adequate quantities to equip our servicemen and servicewomen; (3) the Department of Defense should review defense plans to ensure that weapons developed to counter Cold War-era threats are not redundant and are applicable to 21st century threats; ( 4 ) sufficient resources should be provided for the Depart- ment of Defense to aggressively address the 758 unimplemented recommendations made by the G overnment Accountability O ffice (GAO) since 2001 to improve practices at the Department of Defense, which could save billions of dollars that could be applied to priorities identified in this section; (5) the Department of Defense should review the role that contractors play in its operations, including the degree to which contractors are performing inherently governmental functions,


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 123STA T . 3 547CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 toensur e i t ha s the m ost e f fe c ti v emi x of g overnment an d contracted p ersonne l;(6) the D epartment of Defense report to C ongress on its assessment of Cold W ar - era w eaponr y, its progress on imple- menting GAO recommendations, and its review of contractors at the Department as outlined in paragraphs ( 3 ),( 4 ), and ( 5 ) b y a date to be determined by the appropriate committees; ( 7 ) the GAO provide a report to the appropriate congres- sional committees by December 3 1, 20 0 9 , on the Department of Defense ’ s progress in implementing its audit recommenda- tions; ( 8 ) ballistic missile defense technologies that are not proven to wor k through ade q uate testing and that are not operationally viable should not be deployed, and that no funding should be provided for the research or development of space-based interceptors; (9) cooperative threat reduction and other nonproliferation programs (securing ‘ ‘loose nukes’’ and other materials used in weapons of mass destruction), which were highlighted as high priorities by the 9 / 11 Commission, need to be funded at a level that is commensurate with the evolving threat; (10) readiness of our troops, particularly the N ational Guard and R eserves, is a high priority, and that continued emphasis is needed to ensure adequate equipment and training; (11) improving military health care services and ensuring quality health care for returning combat veterans is a high priority; (12) military pay and benefits should be enhanced to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families; (13) the Department of Defense should make every effort to investigate the national security benefits of energy independ- ence, including those that may be associated with alternative energy sources and energy efficiency conversions; (14) the Administration’s budget requests should continue to comply with section 1008, P ublic L aw 109 – 364, the J ohn Warner National Defense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 2007, and that to the extent practicable overseas military oper- ations should no longer be funded through emergency supple- mental appropriations; and (15) when assessing security threats and reviewing the programs and funding needed to counter these threats, the Administration should do so in a comprehensive manner that includes all agencies involved in our national security .TI T LEV I —S E N SE OF T H E C ON GR ESS SEC.601 . SE N SE OFTH E CON GR ESS ON V ETER A NS ’ AN D SERV I CE M EM B ERS’ HEA L TH CARE. I t is the sense of the Congress that — (1) the Congress supports excellent health care for current and former members of the U nited S tates Armed Services— they have served well and honorably and have made significant sacrifices for this Nation; (2) the President’s budget will improve health care for veterans by increasing appropriations for V A by 10 percent


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 123STA T . 3 548CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 morethan the 20 0 9l e v el ,i n c rea s in gVA’ sa p propriate d reso u rces f or ever y year after 20 1 0, and restoring health care eligi b ility to additional nondisabled veterans w ith modest incomes VA is not and should not be authori z ed to bill private insurance companies for treatment of health conditions that are related to veterans’ military service; ( 4 ) VA may find it difficult to realize the level of increase in medical care collections estimated in the P resident’s budget for 2010 using e x isting authorities, and increases to veterans beneficiary travel reimbursement are important; therefore, this resolution provides $67 3,000,000 more for F unction 700 (Vet - erans B enefits and S ervices) than the President’s budget to safeguard the provision of health care to veterans; ( 5 ) it is important to continue providing sufficient and timely funding for veterans’ and servicemembers’ health care; and (6) this resolution provides additional funding above the 2009 levels for VA to research and treat mental health, post- traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain in j ury .SEC.602 .SE N SE OFTH E CON GR ESS ON HO M E LA N D SEC U R I T Y . I t is the sense of the C ongress that because ma k ing the country safer and more secure is such a critical priority, the resolution therefore provides robust resources in the four budget functions — Function 400 ( T ransportation), Function 450 (Community and R egional D evelopment), Function 550 ( H ealth), and Function 750 (Administration of J ustice)—that fund most nondefense homeland security activities that can be used to address our key security priorities, including— (1) safeguarding the N ation’s transportation systems, including rail, mass transit, ports, and airports; (2) continuing with efforts to identify and to screen for threats bound for the U nited States; (3) strengthening border security; (4) enhancing emergency preparedness and training and e q uipping first responders; (5) helping to make critical infrastructure more secure and resilient against the threat of terrorism and natural disas- ters; (6) making the Nation’s cyber infrastructure resistive to attack; and (7) increasing the preparedness of the public health system. SEC. 60 3 . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON P ROMOTING AMERICAN INNO V ATION AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Congress should provide sufficient investments to enable our Nation to continue to be the world leader in edu- cation, innovation, and economic growth as envisioned in the goals of the America C OM P E TES Act; (2) this resolution builds on significant funding provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for scientific research and education in Function 250 ( G eneral Science, Space and Technology), Function 270 (Energy), Function 300 (Natural Resources and Environment), Function 500 (Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services), and Function 550 (Health);
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 123STA T . 3 549CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R. 29 , 2 0 09 (3)theCongr e s s al so sho u l dp ursue pol ic ies designed to ensure that Am erican students , teachers, b usinesses, and w or k ers are prepared to continue leading the world in inno v a - tion, research, and technolog y well into the f uture and ( 4 ) this resolution recogni z es the importance of the e x ten- sion of investments and tax policies that promote research and development and encourage innovation and future tech- nologies that will ensure American economic competitiveness .SEC.604 .SE N SE OFTH E CON GR ESS REG A R DI NG P A Y PARITY. I t is the sense of the Congress that rates of compensation for civilian employees of the U nited S tates should be ad j usted at the same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for members of the uniformed services. SEC. 60 5 . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON CO L LEGE AFFORDA B ILITY AND ST U DENT LOAN REFOR M . It is the Sense of the Congress that — ( 1 ) nothing in the resolution should be construed to reduce any assistance that makes college more affordable and acces- sible for students, including but not limited to student aid programs and services provided by nonprofit State agencies and private lenders; ( 2 ) private and non-profit lenders, originators, and loan servicers help students plan for, apply to, and pay for post- secondary education and training; (3) any reform of the federal student loan programs to ensure that students have reliable and efficient access to federal loans should include some future role for the currently involved private and non-profit entities, including state non-profits with 1 0 0 %F F EL lending in the State, and capitalize on the current infrastructure provided by private and non-profit entities, in order both to provide employment to many Americans during this time of economic distress and to maintain valuable services that make post-secondary education more accessible and attain- able for many Americans; and (4) therefore, pursuant to any changes to the student loan programs, loan processing, administration, and servicing should continue to be performed, as needed, by for-profit and non- profit entities. SEC. 606. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON GREAT LA K ES RESTORATION. It is the sense of the Congress that this resolution recognizes the need to address significant and long-standing problems affecting the major large scale a q uatic, estuarine, and coastal ecosystems nationwide. T his resolution includes funding for a new interagency initiative to address such regional ecosystems. It also includes funding to work with G reat Lakes States, tribes, local communities, and organizations to more effectively address issues prioritized in the Great Lakes R egional Collaborative. This initiative could address issues such as invasive species, habitat restoration and conservation, non-point source pollution, and contaminated sedi- ment. The resolution also supports the P resident ’ s proposal to use outcome-oriented performance goals and measures to target the most significant problems and track progress in addressing these ecosystems.


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 123STA T . 3 5 5 0CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R. 30 , 200 9SEC.607 .SE N SE OFTH E CON GR ESS REG A R DI NGTHEI MP ORTANCE OF CHI L DS U PPORT ENFORCEMENT. Itis t he se n se of the C on gr ess th a t —(1) a d ditiona l legislati v ea c tion is needed to ens u re that S tates have the necessar y resources to collect all child su p port that is o w edtofa m ilies and to allow them to pass 1 0 0 percent of support on to families without financial penalty and ( 2 ) when 100 percent of child support payments are passed to the child , rather than administrative e x penses, program integrity is improved and child support participation increases .A greed to April 2 9, 2009 NATIO NA LSEXU AL ASSAULT A W A R ENESS AN DP RE V ENTION M ONT H— SUPPORT W hereas on average, a person is sexually assaulted in the U nited States every two - and-a-half minutes; Whereas the D epartment of J ustice reports that 191, 67 0 people in the United States were sexually assaulted in 200 5 Whereas 1 in 6 women and 1 in 3 3 men have b een victims of rape or attempted rape; Whereas the Department of Defense received 2,6 8 8 reports of sexual assault involving members of the Armed F orces in fiscal year 2007; Whereas children and young adults are most at ris k of sexual assault, as 4 4 percent of sexual assault victims are under the age of 18, and 80 percent are under the age of 30; Whereas sexual assault affects women, men, and children of all racial, social, religious, age, ethnic, and economic groups in the United States; Whereas only 41 percent of sexual assault victims pursue prosecu- tion by reporting their attack to law enforcement agencies; Whereas two-thirds of sexual crimes are committed by persons who are not strangers to the victims; Whereas sexual assault survivors suffer emotional scars long after the physical scars have healed; Whereas prevention education programs carried out by rape crisis and women ’ s health centers have the potential to reduce the prevalence of sexual assault in their communities; Whereas because of recent advances in D N A technology, law enforcement agencies have the potential to identify the rapists in tens of thousands of unsolved rape cases; Whereas aggressive prosecution can incarcerate rapists and there- fore prevent them from committing further crimes; Whereas free, confidential help is available to all survivors of sexual assault through the National Sexual Assault H otline, more than 1,000 rape crisis centers across the United States, and other organi z ations that provide services to assist survivors of sexual assault; and Apr.30,2 00 9[H . Con . Res . 1 0 4]


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 123STA T . 3 5 51 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —M A Y 12, 2 0 0 9Wher e asAp r il is re cogn i z e d as ‘ ‘ N a t ional S e xu al Assault A w areness and P re v ention M onth ’ ’ Now , there f ore, b eit Resolv e dbyth e H o u seo f Re pr ese n t a t i ves ( the S enate c oncur - rin g),T hat —(1) it is the sense of C ongress that— (A) National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month provides a special opportunit y to educate the people of the U nited States about sexual violence and to encourage the prevention of sexual assault, the i m proved treatment of its survivors, and the prosecution of its perpetrators ( B ) it is appropriate to properly ac k nowledge the more than 20 ,000,000 men and women who have survived sexual assault in the United States and salute the efforts of sur - vivors, volunteers, and professionals who combat sexual assault; (C) national and community organizations and private sector supporters should be recognized and applauded for their work in promoting awareness about sexual assault, providing information and treatment to its survivors, and increasing the number of successful prosecutions of its perpetrators; and ( D ) public safety, law enforcement, and health profes- sionals should be recognized and applauded for their hard work and innovative strategies to increase the percentage of sexual assault cases that result in the prosecution and incarceration of the offenders; (2) Congress strongly recommends national and community organizations, businesses in the private sector, colleges and universities, and the media to promote, through National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, awareness of sexual violence and strategies to decrease the incidence of sexual assault; and ( 3 ) Congress supports the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month . Agreed to April 30, 200 9 . NATIO NA LPE A C EO F FICE RS’M EMORIAL SER V ICE — CAPITOL G RO U N D S AUT H ORI Z ATION Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur- ring), SECTION1.U SEO F C AP ITO LGR OUN D S FOR NATIONAL PEACE OFFI - CERS ’M EMORIAL SER V ICE. (a) INGE NE RAL .—The Grand L odge of the F raternal O rder of Police and its auxiliary (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the 2 8 th annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘event’’), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2008. (b) DA T E OFEV ENT.—The event shall be held on May 1 5, 2009, or on such other date as the Speaker of the H ouse of R epresentatives May12, 2 0 0 9[H.Con . Res . 38]


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 123STA T . 3 5 52 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —M A Y 13, 2 0 0 9andtheCom m i ttee on Rul e s and A dminist r ation o f the S enate j ointl y desi g nate .SEC.2 . T E RM S AND C O ND I TIONS. ( a )INGE NE RAL . —U nder c onditions to b e p rescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol P olice B oard , the e v ent shall be— ( 1 ) free of admission charge and open to the public and ( 2 ) arranged not to interfere w ith the needs of Congress. (b) EXP EN S ES AN DLI A B ILI T IES.— T he sponsor shall assume full responsibility for all e x penses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event. SEC. 3 .E V ENT P REPARATIONS. Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor is authori z ed to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and other related structures and e q uipment, as may be required for the event. SEC. 4 .EN F ORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5 1 04 (c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, in connection with the event. Agreed to M ay 12, 200 9 . KING K AMEH AMEHA B I RT H D A YC E L EBRATI O N — EMANCI P ATION HALL A U THORI Z ATION Resolv e dbyth e H o u seo f Re pr ese n t a t i ves ( the S enate c oncur - rin g), SECTION 1 . U SE OF EMANCIPATION H A L L FOR EVENT TO CELE B RATE BIRTHDA Y OF K IN G KAMEHAMEHA. (a) A U T HO RI Z ATION.—Emancipation H all in the Capitol V isitor Center is authorized to be used for an event on J une 7, 2009, to celebrate the birthday of K ing Kamehameha. (b) PREPARATIONS.—Physical preparations for the conduct of the ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol. Agreed to May 1 3, 2009. AD J OURNMENT—HOU S EO F REPRESENTATI V ES AND SENATE Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur- ring), That when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, May 21, 2009, through Sunday, May 24, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority May21, 2 0 0 9[H.Con . Res .1 3 3 ] May 13, 2009 [H. Con. Res. 8 0]


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 123STA T . 3 5 53 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UNE 8, 2 0 0 9Lead e ro r his desi gn ee , i t stand ad j o u rned unti l2p.m .on T uesda y , J une2,2 0 0 9, or until the time o f any reassem b ly pursuant to se c tion 2 of this concurrent resolution, w hiche v er occurs first and that when the S enate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thurs - day, M ay2 1, 2009, through Sunday, May 2 4, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Mon- day, June 1, 2009, or such other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolu- tion, whichever occurs first.S EC. 2. The Spea k er of the H ouse and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. A greed to May 21, 2009. SU S ANG.KOME NG L O B AL R A C E F OR TH E CURE — RECOGN I TION AN D SU P PORT W hereas breast cancer is the most fre q uently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide, with more than 1, 3 00,000 diagnosed each year; Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women worldwide, more than 4 65 ,000 die from the disease each year, and a woman dies from breast cancer every 6 8 seconds; Whereas there are more than 2,500,000 breast cancer survivors alive in the U nited States today, the largest group of all cancer survivors; Whereas a woman has a one-in-eight lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, and only a small percentage of cases are due to heredity; Whereas incidence rates for breast cancer are increasing by as much as five percent annually in low-resource countries; Whereas, since its inception, Susan G . K omen for the C ure has invested more than $ 1,300,000,000 in breast cancer research, education, and community health services that have raised aware- ness and improved treatment, helping more people survive the disease and creating a strong support community of breast cancer survivors; Whereas publicly and privately funded research has resulted in treatment that has raised the 5-year survival rate for women with locali z ed breast cancer from 80 percent in the 1950s to 98 percent in 2008; Whereas the Susan G. Komen R ace for the Cure Series is the organization ’ s signature program and is the world’s largest and most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer; June8,20 0 9[H.Co n. R e s. 1 09 ]


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 123STA T . 3 5 5 4CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UNE 2 6, 2 0 0 9Wher e asmo re t ha n120K omen R a c e f or the Cu ree v ents are he ld across the g lo b e , ra i sing significant funds and a w areness for the fight against breast cancer Whereas a record $3, 7 00,000 from the 200 8 Komen Race for the Cure was granted to 18 organi z ations in the N ational Ca p ital area for 200 9, a 10 percent increase over last y ear ’ s local funding; Whereas these grants are awarded to pro j ects dedicated to addressing gaps and unmet needs in breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment in underserved popu - lations throughout the National Capital area; Whereas 2009 mar k s the 20th anniversary of the first S usan G. Komen National Race for the Cure in Washington, D C; Whereas this year the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure becomes the first-ever Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, reflecting Komen’s global mission to end breast cancer wherever we find it, at home or abroad; and Whereas more than 5 0,000 participants, including 4 ,000 breast cancer survivors and hundreds of congressional and F ederal agency employees are e x pected for the 20th annual 5K run / walk on Saturday, J une 6, 2009, on the National M all Now, therefore, be it Resolv e dbyth e H o u seo f Re pr ese n t a t i ves ( the S enate c oncur - rin g),T hat Congress —( 1 ) remembers the lives of the women and men who have lost their fight with breast cancer and expresses support and admiration for those who have survived; (2) congratulates those survivors, family, friends, and other community members who participate in the Global Race for the Cure in order to raise money for research and education so that many more may survive and encourages A mericans to walk this year and to support their family and friends who participate; and (3) honors the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure for its impact on the National Capital Area, the Nation, and the world. Agreed to June 8, 2009. ADJOURNME N T—S ENATE AND H OUSE O F RE P RESENTAT IV ES Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thurs- day, June 25, 2009 through Sunday, June 28, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority L eader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Mon- day, July 6, 2009, or such other time on that day as may be specified by its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the H ouse adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, June 25, 2009, through Sunday, June 28, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority June26, 2 0 0 9[S.Co n. R e s. 31]


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 123STA T . 3 5 55 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UL Y 1 0, 200 9Lead e ro r his desi gn ee , i t stand ad j o u rned unti l2:0 0 p.m .on T ues - da y , J uly 7, 200 9 ,orsu c h other time on that day as may b e speci f ied in the motion to adjourn, or until the time of any re- assembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, w hich- e v er occurs first. SEC . 2. The M ajority Leader of the Senate and the Spea k er of the H ouse, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and the House, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. A greed to June 2 6, 2009. PLEDG E OFA LLEG I A NC E T OT H E FLAG AND NATIONAL M OTTO ENG R A V ING S— CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER Resolv e dbyth e H o u seo f Re pr ese n t a t i ves ( the S enate c oncur - rin g),SECTION1. EN GRAV ING O FPL E D GE OF ALLEGIANCE TO T H E FLAG AND NATIONAL M OTTO IN CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER. ( a )ENGRAVI NG R E QU IRE D . — The Architect of the C apitol shall engrave the P ledge of Allegiance to the F lag and the N ational Motto of ‘ ‘ I n G od we trust ’ ’ in the Capitol V isitor Center, in accord- ance with the engraving plan described in subsection (b). (b) ENGRAVING P L AN.—The engraving plan described in this subsection is a plan setting forth the design and location of the engraving re q uired under subsection (a) which is prepared by the Architect of the Capitol and approved by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. Agreed to July 1 0, 2009. PLACEMENT OF SLAVE LA B OR MAR K ER— CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER W hereas enslaved African-Americans provided labor essential to the construction of the U nited States Capitol Whereas the report of the Architect of the Capitol entitled ‘‘History of Slave Laborers in the Construction of the United States Cap- itol’’ documents the role of slave labor in the construction of the Capitol; Whereas enslaved African-Americans performed the backbreaking work of quarrying the stone which comprised many of the floors, walls, and columns of the Capitol; July10,2 00 9[H.Con . Res .1 35] July 10, 2009 [H. Con. Res. 131]