1 115TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115–240 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET— FISCAL YEAR 2018 R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ACCOMPANY H. Con. Res. 71 ESTABLISHING THE BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERN- MENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND SETTING FORTH APPRO- PRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2027 together with MINORITY AND ADDITIONAL VIEWS JULY 21, 2017.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 Jul 24, 2017 Jkt 026315 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR240.XXX HR240 srobinson on DSKBC5CHB2PROD with REPORTS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET—FISCAL YEAR 2018 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 Jul 24, 2017 Jkt 026315 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR240.XXX HR240 srobinson on DSKBC5CHB2PROD with REPORTS with DSKBC5CHB2PROD on srobinson 1 115TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115–240 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET— FISCAL YEAR 2018 R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ACCOMPANY H. Con. Res. 71 ESTABLISHING THE BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERN- MENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND SETTING FORTH APPRO- PRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2027 together with MINORITY AND ADDITIONAL VIEWS JULY 21, 2017.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 26–315 WASHINGTON : 2017 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 Jul 24, 2017 Jkt 026315 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5012 Sfmt 5012 E:\HR\OC\HR240.XXX HR240 srobinson on DSKBC5CHB2PROD with REPORTS seneagle COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET DIANE BLACK, Tennessee, Chairman TODD ROKITA, Indiana, Vice Chairman JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky, MARIO DIAZ–BALART, Florida Ranking Minority Member TOM COLE, Oklahoma BARBARA LEE, California TOM MCCLINTOCK, California MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, New Mexico ROB WOODALL, Georgia SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts MARK SANFORD, South Carolina HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES, New York STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas BRIAN HIGGINS, New York DAVE BRAT, Virginia SUZAN K. DELBENE, Washington GLENN GROTHMAN, Wisconsin DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida GARY J. PALMER, Alabama BRENDAN F. BOYLE, Pennsylvania BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas RO KHANNA, California JAMES B. RENACCI, Ohio PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington, BILL JOHNSON, Ohio Vice Ranking Minority Member JASON SMITH, Missouri SALUD CARBAJAL, California JASON LEWIS, Minnesota SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas JACK BERGMAN, Michigan JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois JOHN J. FASO, New York LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania MATT GAETZ, Florida JODEY C. ARRINGTON, Texas A. DREW FERGUSON IV, Georgia PROFESSIONAL STAFF RICHARD E. MAY, Staff Director ELLEN BALIS, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 Jul 24, 2017 Jkt 026315 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR240.XXX HR240 srobinson on DSKBC5CHB2PROD with REPORTS C O N T E N T S Page Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3 Summary Tables—Spending and Revenue: Table 1. Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution Total Spending and Rev- enue ................................................................................................................ 17 Table 2. Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution Discretionary Spending ........ 20 Table 3. Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution Mandatory Spending ............ 23 The Long-Term Budget Outlook ............................................................................. 27 Direct Spending Trends and Reforms .................................................................... 31 Table 4. Historical Means-Tested and Non Means-Tested Direct Spend- ing .................................................................................................................. 34 Table 5. Projected Means-Tested and Non Means-Tested Direct Spending 35 The Economy and Economic Assumptions ............................................................ 39 Table 6. Economic Projections: Administration, CBO, and Private Fore- casters ............................................................................................................ 45 Table 7. Economic Assumptions of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolu- tion ................................................................................................................. 46 Macroeconomic Feedback Effects of Pro-Growth Policies ..................................... 47 Functional Presentation .......................................................................................... 51 Principal Federal Responsibilities ................................................................... 55 National Defense ....................................................................................... 55 International Affairs ................................................................................. 59 Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism ................ 63 Veterans Benefits and Services ................................................................ 64 Administration of Justice ......................................................................... 76 General Government ................................................................................. 81 Government-Wide Policy ........................................................................... 84 Domestic Priorities ........................................................................................... 89 General Science, Space, and Technology ................................................. 90 Energy ........................................................................................................ 92 Natural Resources and Environment ...................................................... 98 Agriculture ................................................................................................. 102 Commerce and Housing Credit ................................................................ 103 Transportation ........................................................................................... 107 Community and Regional Development .................................................. 117 Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services ........................ 119 Health ......................................................................................................... 126 Income Security ......................................................................................... 131 Other Discretionary Spending .................................................................. 133 Direct Spending ................................................................................................ 135 Social Security ........................................................................................... 135 Medicare ..................................................................................................... 141 Medicaid, the American Health Care Act, and Related Programs ........ 153 Income Support, Nutrition, and Related Programs ................................ 168 Farm Support and Related Programs ...................................................... 180 Banking, Commerce, Postal Service, and Related Programs ................ 181 Student Loans, Social Services, and Related Programs ......................... 187 Federal Lands and Other Resources ........................................................ 194 Other Direct Spending .............................................................................. 196 Financial Management .................................................................................... 199 Net Interest ............................................................................................... 199 Allowances ................................................................................................. 200 Undistributed Offsetting Receipts ........................................................... 200 Revenue and Tax Reform ........................................................................................ 203 Table 8. Tax Expenditure Estimates by Budget Function, Fiscal Years 2016–2020 ...................................................................................................... 207 (III) VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 Jul 24, 2017 Jkt 026315 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR240.XXX HR240 srobinson on DSKBC5CHB2PROD with REPORTS IV Page Addressing Improper Payments ............................................................................. 217 Unauthorized Spending Programs ......................................................................... 221 Table 9. Summary of Authorizations of Appropriations Expiring on or Before 30 September 2017, by Appropriations Subcommittee .................. 222 Table 10. Summary of Authorizations of Appropriations Expiring on or Before 30 September 2017, by House Authorizing Committee ................. 222 ‘High-Risk’ Federal Programs and Activities ........................................................ 225 Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse .................................................................. 231 Budget Process Reform ..........................................................................................