Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/3550

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123STA T . 3 5 3 0CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2009 (5)facil i t at es t h et r ai n in go f w or k ers for these in du stries ( ‘ ‘green collar j o b s ’ ’)

b y the a m ounts p ro v ided in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule X X I of the R ules of the H ouse of Representatives .SEC.324 . D E FI CI T-N E U T RAL RESER V EFUNDF O RA M ERICA ’ S VET- ERANS AND W OUNDED SERVICEMEM B ERS. T he chairman of the House C ommittee on the B udget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees , aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that would

(1) e x pand the number of disabled military retirees who receive both disability compensation and retired pay (concur - rent receipt); ( 2 ) accelerate the phase-in of concurrent receipt; ( 3 ) reduce or eliminate the offset between S urvivor Benefit P lan annuities and V eterans’ D ependency and Indemnity Com- pensation; ( 4 ) enhance or maintain the affordability of health care for military personnel, military retirees or veterans; (5) improve disability benefits or evaluations for wounded or disabled military personnel or veterans (including measures to expedite the claims process); ( 6 ) enhance servicemember education benefits for members of the N ational G uard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits keep pace with the national average cost of tuition; or ( 7 ) expand veterans’ benefits (including for veterans living in rural areas); by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. SEC. 32 5 . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CERTAIN TA X RELIEF. The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that provides for tax relief that supports working families (such as expanding the refundable child credit), businesses, States, or communities, by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. SEC. 32 6 . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR A 9/1 1 H EALTH P RO- G RAM. The chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that would establish a program, including medical monitoring and treatment, addressing the adverse health impacts linked to the September 11, 2001, attacks by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for either time period provided in clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.