12 2 STA T .5 155 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UNE 5 , 2 0 0 8resoluti o n,am en d ment, or c on f erence re p ort, wh ich contains matter within the j urisdiction of the C ommittee on E ner gy and Commerce that e x pands co v erage and improves children ’ s health through the S tate Children’s H ealth I nsurance P rogram ( SCHIP ) under title X XI of the Social Security A ct and the program under title XIX of such Act (commonly k nown as M edicaid) and that increases new b udget authority that will result in no more than $50 ,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 2 00 8 through 20 13 , and others which contain offsets so designated for the purpose of this section within the jurisdiction of another committee or committees, if the combined changes would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018 .SEC.20 2. D E FI CI T-N E U T RAL RESER V EFUNDF O RA M ERICA ’ S VET- ERANS AND SERVICEMEM B ERS. T he Chairman of the House Committee on the B udget 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 — (1) enhance medical care, disability evaluations, or dis - ability benefits for wounded or disabled military personnel or veterans (including measures to expedite the claims process)
(2) maintain affordable health care for military retirees and veterans; (3) expand the number of disabled military retirees who receive both disability compensation and retired pay, or would accelerate the date by which eligible retirees under section 1 4 14 of title 10, U nited States Code, will fully receive both veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay; (4) eliminate the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan annuities and V eterans’ D ependency and Indemnity Compensa- tion; (5) provide for the continuing payment to members of the Armed F orces who are retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury after September 11, 2001, of bonuses that such members were entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to if such members were not retired or separated; ( 6 ) enhance programs and activities to increase the avail- ability of health care and other veterans services for veterans living in rural areas; or ( 7 ) provide or increase benefits for Filipino veterans of W orld War II or their survivors and dependents by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. SEC. 20 3 . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EDUCATION BENE- FITS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS , VETERANS, AND T H EIR FAMILIES. The Chairman of the House 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—
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