Revising the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005 as it applies in the House of Representatives.

Modifies the conference report on S.Con.Res. 95 (congressional budget) and the accompanying joint explanatory statement, as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H.Res. 649 (providing for the consideration of the conference report), with respect to major functional categories relating to: (1) Veterans Benefits and Services; and (2) International Affairs.

Provides that such modifications shall have force and effect in the House as though they were included in the conference report and accompanying statement.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H. Res. 709 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 709

 Revising the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005 
             as it applies in the House of Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 7, 2004

Mr. Goode (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hall, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. 
 Feeney) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Revising the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005 
             as it applies in the House of Representatives.

    Resolved, That the conference report on Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 95, and the accompanying joint explanatory statement, as 
made applicable to the House by section 2 of House Resolution 649, 
shall have force and effect in the House as though such conference 
report and accompanying statement included the following modifications:
            (1) In paragraph (15) of section 103 (relating to Veterans 
        Benefits and Services (700)), the amount of new budget 
        authority shall be increased by $2,500,000,000 and the amount 
        of outlays shall be increased by $2,500,000,000.
            (2) In paragraph (2) of section 103 (relating to 
        International Affairs (150)), the amount of new budget 
        authority shall be reduced by $2,500,000,000 and the amount of 
        outlays shall be reduced by $2,500,000,000.
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