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 123STA T . 3 5 1 8CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 (b)INVESTI N G IN EDUCA TI O N .—TheHous e C o m m it tee o n E d u -ca tion and L abo r sha l lre p ort chan g esinla w s to reduce the de f icit b y$1,0 00,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2 00 9 through 201 4 . (c) S U BM ISSIONS.—In the House, not later than O ctober 1 5, 2009, the House committees named in subsections (a) and (b) shall submit their recommendations to the House Committee on the B udget. U pon recei v ing all such recommendations, the House Committee on the Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all such changes without any substantive revision. TI T LE III —R E S ER V E FUND S S ubti t leA —Se na te Re s e rv e Fun d s SEC.301 . D E FI CI T-N E U T RAL RESER V EFUNDT O TRANSFOR M AND MODERNI Z E AMERICA ’ S H EALTH CARE S Y STEM. (a) T R ANS F ORM AND M ODERNI Z E A MERICA ’ S HEA L T H CARE S Y STEM.—The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution, and ma k ead j ustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger that are deficit- neutral over 11 years, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amend- ments, motions, or conference reports that are deficit-neutral, reduce e x cess cost growth in health care spending and are fiscally sustainable over the long term, and— (1) protect families’ financial health including restraining the growth of health premiums and other health-related costs (2) make health coverage affordable to businesses (in par- ticular to small business and individuals who are self- employed), households, and governments, including by reducing wasteful and inefficient spending in the health care system with periodic reports on savings achieved through these efforts, and by moving forward with improvements to the health care delivery system, including Medicare; ( 3 ) aim for q uality, affordable health care for all Americans; (4) provide portability of coverage and assurance of cov- erage with appropriate consumer protections; (5) guarantee choice of health plans and health care pro- viders to Americans; ( 6 ) invest in prevention and wellness and address issues of health disparities; ( 7 ) improve patient safety and quality care, including the appropriate use of health information technology and health data, and promote transparency in cost and quality information to Americans; or ( 8 ) maintain long-term fiscal sustainability and pays for itself by reducing health care cost growth, improving produc- tivity, or dedicating additional sources of revenue; by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. (b) OTHER R EVISIONS.—The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or commit- tees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that—