### Question
How is the term savings to the Federal Government defined?


### Answer
The term **savings to the Federal Government** is defined in *23 U.S.C. § 157* as the following:

> the amount of Federal budget savings relating to Federal medical costs (including savings under the medicare and medicaid programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)), as determined by the Secretary

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 157*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS**

