Sec. 10. Budget scoring rule relating to transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund that increase public indebtedness
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In the House of Representatives or the Senate, for purposes of enforcement of points of order established under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress; Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Resolution), S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress; Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution), S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress; Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution), and subsequent concurrent resolutions on the budget, a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, amendment between houses, or conference report that transfers funds from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund and that increases the level of indebtedness that is subject to the current applicable statutory public debt limit shall be counted by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable, as new budget authority and outlays equal to the amount of the transfer in the fiscal year the transfer occurs.
In the House of Representatives, it shall not be in order to consider a rule or order that waives the application of subsection (a). As disposition of a point of order under this subsection, the Chair shall put the question of consideration with respect to the rule or order. The question of consideration shall be debatable for 10 minutes by the Member initiating the point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent, but shall otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn.