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Calendar No. 50
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. CON. RES. 12
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2021 through 2024.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 1, 2019
Mr. ENZI, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following original
concurrent resolution; which was placed on the calendar
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021
through 2024.
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
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concurring),
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SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.
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(a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this reso-
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lution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
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year 2020 and that this resolution sets forth the appro-
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priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2024.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
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this concurrent resolution is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2020.
TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
Sec. 1001. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 1002. Major functional categories.
Sec. 1003. Social Security in the Senate.
Sec. 1004. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses in the Senate.
TITLE II—RECONCILIATION
Sec. 2001. Reconciliation in the Senate.
TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS
Sec. 3001. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory dis-
cretionary caps.
Sec. 3002. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote American energy and nat-
ural resources.
Sec. 3003. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for public lands and the environment.
Sec. 3004. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for American agriculture.
Sec. 3005. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen American families.
Sec. 3006. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen American communities.
Sec. 3007. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote innovation in education.
Sec. 3008. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic growth and pros-
perity for American workers.
Sec. 3009. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote economic opportunity and
self-sufficiency.
Sec. 3010. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Federal banking, insurance, or hous-
ing finance programs.
Sec. 3011. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve tax administration.
Sec. 3012. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Americans’ health care op-
tions.
Sec. 3013. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicaid and Medicare.
Sec. 3014. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to restore American military power.
Sec. 3015. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve cybersecurity.
Sec. 3016. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and service members.
Sec. 3017. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security and immigration.
Sec. 3018. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for American transportation and infra-
structure.
Sec. 3019. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote financial security.
Sec. 3020. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent a taxpayer bailout of pension
plans.
Sec. 3021. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for efficiencies, consolidations, curbing
budgetary gimmicks, and other savings.
Sec. 3022. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation modifying statutory budg-
et controls.
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Sec. 3023. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reducing fraud in taxpayer-funded
Government assistance programs.
Sec. 3024. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Federal compensation.
Sec. 3025. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to pre-existing conditions pro-
tections.
Sec. 3026. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming the broken con-
gressional budget process.
Sec. 3027. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve coordination and Federal
Government disaster response and mitigation.
Sec. 3028. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide continued tax relief for fam-
ily-owned businesses, farms, and ranches.
Sec. 3029. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting programs to ana-
lyze the threats to installations of the Department of Defense
due to extreme storms, wildfire, droughts, rising sea level, and
other conditions.
Sec. 3030. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the affordability
of rental housing for low-income families.
Sec. 3031. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Federal flood control efforts.
Sec. 3032. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to a clean audit opinion at the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 3033. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to continue proven middle class tax re-
lief.
Sec. 3034. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to support servicemembers’ access to
safe housing.
Sec. 3035. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide the Department of Homeland
Security with the necessary resources to protect migrant chil-
dren and families.
Sec. 3036. Deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reducing prescription drug
costs for Americans.
Sec. 3037. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow program integrity funding for
targeted denial reviews.
TITLE IV—BUDGET PROCESS
Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement
Sec. 4101. Point of order against advance appropriations in the Senate.
Sec. 4102. Point of order against changes in mandatory programs.
Sec. 4103. Honest accounting: cost estimates for major legislation to incor-
porate macroeconomic effects.
Sec. 4104. Adjustment authority for amendments to statutory caps.
Sec. 4105. Point of order against certain legislation related to surface transpor-
tation funding.
Sec. 4106. Surgical strike point of order in the Senate against directing budg-
etary treatment.
Sec. 4107. Point of order against designation of funds for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism.
Subtitle B—Other Provisions
Sec. 4201. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative ex-
penses.
Sec. 4202. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates.
Sec. 4203. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 4204. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
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TITLE I—RECOMMENDED
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LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
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SEC. 1001. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
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The following budgetary levels are appropriate for
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each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024:
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(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the
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enforcement of this resolution:
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(A) The recommended levels of Federal
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revenues are as follows:
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Fiscal year 2020: $2,761,633,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: $2,891,558,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022: $3,033,552,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023: $3,196,633,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024: $3,401,278,000,000.
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(B) The amounts by which the aggregate
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levels of Federal revenues should be changed
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are as follows:
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Fiscal year 2020: $16,213,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: $29,104,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022: $36,495,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023: $43,833,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024: $50,844,000,000.
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(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes
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of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate
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levels of total new budget authority are as follows:
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Fiscal year 2020: $3,588,211,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: $3,720,114,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022: $3,870,878,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023: $3,958,315,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024: $4,018,079,000,000.
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(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the
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enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels
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of total budget outlays are as follows:
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Fiscal year 2020: $3,595,894,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: $3,711,295,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022: $3,879,799,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023: $3,936,726,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024: $3,982,549,000,000.
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(4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce-
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ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits
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are as follows:
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Fiscal year 2020: $834,261,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: $819,737,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022: $846,247,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023: $740,093,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024: $581,271,000,000.
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(5)
PUBLIC
DEBT.—Pursuant
to
section
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301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
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(2 U.S.C. 632(a)(5)), the appropriate levels of the
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public debt are as follows:
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Fiscal year 2020: $23,497,927,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: $24,477,491,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022: $25,451,182,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023: $26,346,711,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024: $27,102,434,000,000.
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(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro-
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priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows:
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Fiscal year 2020: $17,560,895,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021: $18,488,481,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022: $19,469,210,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023: $20,381,526,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024: $21,174,257,000,000.
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SEC. 1002. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
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Congress determines and declares that the appro-
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priate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal
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years 2020 through 2024 for each major functional cat-
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egory are:
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(1) National Defense (050):
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Fiscal year 2020:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$586,773,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $620,199,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$600,892,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $603,490,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$670,879,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $642,849,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$687,439,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $661,388,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$704,436,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $675,345,000,000.
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(2) International Affairs (150):
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Fiscal year 2020:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$48,548,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $46,255,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$47,383,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $45,065,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$47,042,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $45,094,000,000.
1
Fiscal year 2023:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$48,119,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $44,986,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$49,260,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $45,724,000,000.
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(3) General Science, Space, and Technology
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(250):
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Fiscal year 2020:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$35,256,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $34,360,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$36,041,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $35,602,000,000.
19
Fiscal year 2022:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$36,839,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $36,250,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
1
$37,664,000,000.
2
(B) Outlays, $36,901,000,000.
3
Fiscal year 2024:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$38,526,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $37,702,000,000.
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(4) Energy (270):
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Fiscal year 2020:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
10
¥$1,432,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $2,240,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
14
$3,970,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $2,825,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2022:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
18
$4,064,000,000.
19
(B) Outlays, $2,837,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2023:
21
(A)
New
budget
authority,
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$4,243,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $2,963,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
1
$4,399,000,000.
2
(B) Outlays, $3,134,000,000.
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(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
4
Fiscal year 2020:
5
(A)
New
budget
authority,
6
$45,196,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $46,587,000,000.
8
Fiscal year 2021:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
10
$46,496,000,000.
11
(B) Outlays, $47,565,000,000.
12
Fiscal year 2022:
13
(A)
New
budget
authority,
14
$43,870,000,000.
15
(B) Outlays, $44,772,000,000.
16
Fiscal year 2023:
17
(A)
New
budget
authority,
18
$45,837,000,000.
19
(B) Outlays, $45,962,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2024:
21
(A)
New
budget
authority,
22
$47,758,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $46,799,000,000.
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(6) Agriculture (350):
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Fiscal year 2020:
1
(A)
New
budget
authority,
2
$17,920,000,000.
3
(B) Outlays, $17,718,000,000.
4
Fiscal year 2021:
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(A)
New
budget
authority,
6
$20,087,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000.
8
Fiscal year 2022:
9
(A)
New
budget
authority,
10
$20,268,000,000.
11
(B) Outlays, $19,657,000,000.
12
Fiscal year 2023:
13
(A)
New
budget
authority,
14
$20,691,000,000.
15
(B) Outlays, $20,029,000,000.
16
Fiscal year 2024:
17
(A)
New
budget
authority,
18
$20,847,000,000.
19
(B) Outlays, $20,207,000,000.
20
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
21
Fiscal year 2020:
22
(A)
New
budget
authority,
23
$12,145,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $6,310,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2021:
1
(A)
New
budget
authority,
2
$12,168,000,000.
3
(B) Outlays, $5,710,000,000.
4
Fiscal year 2022:
5
(A)
New
budget
authority,
6
$11,557,000,000.
7
(B) Outlays, $3,058,000,000.
8
Fiscal year 2023:
9
(A)
New
budget
authority,
10
$9,496,000,000.
11
(B) Outlays, ¥$236,000,000.
12
Fiscal year 2024:
13
(A)
New
budget
authority,
14
$1,838,000,000.
15
(B) Outlays, ¥$8,274,000,000.
16
(8) Transportation (400):
17
Fiscal year 2020:
18
(A)
New
budget
authority,
19
$97,801,000,000.
20
(B) Outlays, $98,176,000,000.
21
Fiscal year 2021:
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