In the Senate of the United States,

May 23, 1996.

Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 178) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United

States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for the fiscal years 1998, 1999,

2000, 2001, and 2002.’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.

3 (a) DECLARATION.—The Congress determines and de4 clares that this resolution is the concurrent resolution on

5 the budget for fiscal year 1997, including the appropriate

6 budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and

7 2001, as required by section 301 of the Congressional Budg8 et Act of 1974, and including the appropriate levels for fis9 cal year 2002.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for

2 this concurrent resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1997.

TITLE I—LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.

Sec. 102. Debt increase.

Sec. 103. Social Security.

Sec. 104. Major functional categories.

Sec. 105. Reconciliation.

TITLE II—BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

Sec. 201. Discretionary spending limits.

Sec. 202. Tax reserve fund in the Senate.

Sec. 203. Superfund reserve fund in the Senate.

Sec. 204. Scoring of emergency legislation.

Sec. 205. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

TITLE III—SENSE OF THE CONGRESS, HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, AND SENATE

Sec. 301. Sense of the Congress on sale of Government assets.

Sec. 302. Sense of the Congress that tax reductions should benefit working families.

Sec. 303. Sense of the Congress on a Bipartisan Commission on the Solvency of

Medicare.

Sec. 304. Sense of the Senate on considering a change in the minimum wage in

the Senate.

Sec. 305. Sense of the Senate on long term projections in budget estimates.

Sec. 306. Sense of the Congress on medicare transfers.

Sec. 307. Sense of the Senate on repeal of the gas tax.

Sec. 308. Sense of the Senate on medicare trustees report.

Sec. 309. Sense of the Congress regarding changes in the medicare program.

Sec. 310. Sense of the Senate on funding to assist youth at risk.

Sec. 311. Sense of the Senate regarding the use of budgetary savings.

Sec. 312. Sense of the Senate regarding the transfer of excess Government computers to public schools.

Sec. 313. Sense of the Senate on Federal retreats.

Sec. 314. Sense of the Senate regarding the essential air service program of the

Department of Transportation.

Sec. 315. Sense of the Senate regarding equal retirement savings for homemakers.

Sec. 316. Sense of the Senate regarding the National Institute of Drug Abuse.

Sec. 317. Sense of the Senate regarding the extension of the employer education

assistance exclusion under section 127 of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986.

Sec. 318. Sense of the Senate regarding the Economic Development Administration placing high priority on maintaining field-based economic

development representatives.

Sec. 319. Sense of the Senate regarding revenue assumptions.

Sec. 320. Sense of the Senate regarding domestic violence.

Sec. 321. Sense of the Senate regarding student loans.

Sec. 322. Sense of the Senate regarding reduction of the national debt.
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Sec. 323. Sense of the Senate regarding hungry or homeless children.

Sec. 324. Sense of the Senate on LIHEAP.

Sec. 325. Sense of the Congress regarding additional charges under the medicare

program.

Sec. 326. Sense of the Congress regarding nursing home standards.

Sec. 327. Sense of the Congress concerning nursing home care.

Sec. 328. Sense of the Congress regarding requirements that welfare recipients be

drug-free.

Sec. 329. Sense of the Senate on Davis-Bacon.

Sec. 330. Sense of the Senate on Davis-Bacon.

Sec. 331. Sense of Congress on reimbursement of the United States for Operations

Southern Watch and Provide Comfort.

Sec. 332. Accurate index for inflation.

Sec. 333. Sense of the Senate on solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund.

Sec. 334. Sense of the Congress that the 1993 income tax increase on social security benefits should be repealed.

Sec. 335. Sense of the Senate regarding the Administration’s practice regarding

the prosecution of drug smugglers.

Sec. 336. Corporate subsidies and sale of Government assets.

Sec. 337. Sense of the Senate on the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.

Sec. 338. Sense of the Senate regarding welfare reform.

Sec. 339. A resolution regarding the Senate’s support for Federal, State, and local

law enforcement.

Sec. 340. Sense of the Senate regarding the funding of Amtrak.

Sec. 341. Sense of the Senate—Truth in Budgeting.

1 TITLE I—LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

2 SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

3 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the

4 fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:

5 (1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the

6 enforcement of this resolution—

7 (A) The recommended levels of Federal reve8 nues are as follows:

9 Fiscal year 1997: $1,086,200,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 1998: $1,129,900,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 1999: $1,176,100,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2000: $1,229,900,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2001: $1,289,600,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2002: $1,359,100,000,000.
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1 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate

2 levels of Federal revenues should be changed are

3 as follows:

4 Fiscal year 1997: ¥$14,100,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1998: ¥$18,600,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 1999: ¥$22,300,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2000: ¥$21,900,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2001: ¥$21,500,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2002: ¥$14,800,000,000.

10 (C) The amounts for Federal Insurance

11 Contributions Act revenues for hospital insur12 ance within the recommended levels of Federal

13 revenues are as follows:

14 Fiscal year 1997: $108,000,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 1998: $113,100,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 1999: $119,200,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2000: $125,500,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2001: $131,300,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2002: $137,700,000,000.

20 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes of

21 the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate lev22 els of total new budget authority are as follows:

23 Fiscal year 1997: $1,323,100,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 1998: $1,361,600,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 1999: $1,392,400,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2000: $1,433,600,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2001: $1,454,000,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2002: $1,499,100,000,000.

4 (3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the en5 forcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of

6 total budget outlays are as follows:

7 Fiscal year 1997: $1,318,600,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 1998: $1,353,500,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 1999: $1,382,400,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2000: $1,415,600,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2001: $1,433,100,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2002: $1,467,400,000,000.

13 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforcement

14 of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as

15 follows:

16 Fiscal year 1997: $232,400,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 1998: $223,600,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 1999: $206,300,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2000: $185,700,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2001: $143,500,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2002: $108,300,000,000.

22 (5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of the

23 public debt are as follows:

24 Fiscal year 1997: $5,449,000,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 1998: $5,722,700,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999: $5,975,100,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2000: $6,207,700,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2001: $6,398,600,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2002: $6,550,500,000,000.

5 (6) DIRECT LOAN OBLIGATIONS.—The appro6 priate levels of total new direct loan obligations are

7 as follows:

8 Fiscal year 1997: $41,400,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 1998: $36,400,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 1999: $36,600,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2000: $36,500,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001: $36,600,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002: $36,600,000,000.

14 (7) PRIMARY LOAN GUARANTEE COMMIT15 MENTS.—The appropriate levels of new primary loan

16 guarantee commitments are as follows:

17 Fiscal year 1997: $267,100,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 1998: $267,800,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 1999: $268,600,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2000: $269,700,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2001: $270,400,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2002: $271,300,000,000.

23 SEC. 102. DEBT INCREASE.

24 The amounts of the increase in the public debt subject

25 to limitation are as follows:
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1 Fiscal year 1997: $290,000,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 1998: $277,400,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 1999: $256,000,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2000: $236,100,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2001: $193,300,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2002: $155,400,000,000.

7 SEC. 103. SOCIAL SECURITY.

8 (a) SOCIAL SECURITY REVENUES.—For purposes of

9 Senate enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the

10 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues

11 of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust

12 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are

13 as follows:

14 Fiscal year 1997: $384,900,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 1998: $401,900,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 1999: $422,800,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2000: $444,200,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2001: $463,900,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2002: $485,700,000,000.

20 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—For purposes of

21 Senate enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the

22 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays

23 of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust

24 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are

25 as follows:
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1 Fiscal year 1997: $310,400,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 1998: $323,000,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 1999: $335,900,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2000: $349,300,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2001: $363,900,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2002: $378,800,000,000.

7 SEC. 104. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

8 The Congress determines and declares that the appro9 priate levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new

10 direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee

11 commitments for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 for each

12 major functional category are:

13 (1) National Defense (050):

14 Fiscal year 1997:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $265,600,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $263,700,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $800,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 1998:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $267,100,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $262,100,000,000.

25 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $200,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 1999:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $269,500,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $265,100,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $192,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2000:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $271,800,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $268,600,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $187,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $274,200,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $267,500,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $185,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $276,900,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $267,200,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $183,000,000.

7 (2) International Affairs (150):

8 Fiscal year 1997:

9 (A) New budget authority, $14,200,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations,

12 $4,333,000,000.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $18,110,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 1998:

16 (A) New budget authority, $12,700,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $13,600,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $4,342,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit21 ments, $18,262,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 1999:

23 (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $12,600,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $4,358,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $18,311,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations,

9 $4,346,000,000.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $18,311,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations,

16 $4,395,000,000.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $18,409,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2002:

20 (A) New budget authority, $12,700,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $4,387,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $18,409,000,000.
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1 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):

2 Fiscal year 1997:

3 (A) New budget authority, $16,700,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $16,800,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $0.

8 Fiscal year 1998:

9 (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $16,300,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $0.

14 Fiscal year 1999:

15 (A) New budget authority, $15,700,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

18 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit19 ments, $0.

20 Fiscal year 2000:

21 (A) New budget authority, $15,400,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $0.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority, $15,500,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $0.

7 Fiscal year 2002:

8 (A) New budget authority, $15,500,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit12 ments, $0.

13 (4) Energy (270):

14 Fiscal year 1997:

15 (A) New budget authority, $3,700,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $1,033,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 Fiscal year 1998:

22 (A) New budget authority, $2,900,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $1,039,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 Fiscal year 1999:

4 (A) New budget authority, $2,600,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $1,800,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations,

7 $1,045,000,000.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $0.

10 Fiscal year 2000:

11 (A) New budget authority, $2,500,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $1,600,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $1,036,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $0.

17 Fiscal year 2001:

18 (A) New budget authority, $2,700,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $1,600,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $1,000,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $0.

24 Fiscal year 2002:

25 (A) New budget authority, $2,400,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $1,200,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations,

3 $1,031,000,000.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit5 ments, $0.

6 (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):

7 Fiscal year 1997:

8 (A) New budget authority, $20,300,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $21,500,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $37,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $0.

14 Fiscal year 1998:

15 (A) New budget authority, $20,000,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $20,900,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $41,000,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 Fiscal year 1999:

22 (A) New budget authority, $19,900,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $20,600,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $38,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 Fiscal year 2000:

4 (A) New budget authority, $19,500,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $20,100,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations,

7 $38,000,000.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $0.

10 Fiscal year 2001:

11 (A) New budget authority, $19,400,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $19,600,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $38,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $0.

17 Fiscal year 2002:

18 (A) New budget authority, $19,300,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $19,400,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $38,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $0.

24 (6) Agriculture (350):

25 Fiscal year 1997:
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1 (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.

2 (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.

3 (C) New direct loan obligations,

4 $7,794,000,000.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $5,870,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 1998:

8 (A) New budget authority, $12,500,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $9,346,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $6,637,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 1999:

15 (A) New budget authority, $12,200,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $10,300,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $10,743,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $6,586,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2000:

22 (A) New budget authority, $11,500,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $10,736,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $6,652,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2001:

4 (A) New budget authority, $10,500,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $8,700,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations,

7 $10,595,000,000.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $6,641,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority, $10,300,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $8,400,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $10,570,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $6,709,000,000.

17 (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):

18 Fiscal year 1997:

19 (A) New budget authority, $8,100,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,400,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $1,856,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit24 ments, $197,340,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority, $9,600,000,000.

2 (B) Outlays, $5,700,000,000.

3 (C) New direct loan obligations,

4 $1,787,000,000.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $196,750,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 1999:

8 (A) New budget authority, $10,600,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $6,100,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $1,763,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $196,253,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2000:

15 (A) New budget authority, $12,600,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $7,500,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $1,759,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $195,883,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2001:

22 (A) New budget authority, $11,400,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $7,400,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $1,745,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $195,375,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2002:

4 (A) New budget authority, $11,700,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $7,400,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations,

7 $1,740,000,000.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $194,875,000,000.

10 (8) Transportation (400):

11 Fiscal year 1997:

12 (A) New budget authority, $42,600,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $39,300,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations,

15 $15,000,000.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit17 ments, $0.

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority, $43,300,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $37,000,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $15,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit24 ments, $0.

25 Fiscal year 1999:
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1 (A) New budget authority, $43,800,000,000.

2 (B) Outlays, $35,600,000,000.

3 (C) New direct loan obligations,

4 $15,000,000.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $0.

7 Fiscal year 2000:

8 (A) New budget authority, $43,500,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $34,100,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $15,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $0.

14 Fiscal year 2001:

15 (A) New budget authority, $43,700,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $33,700,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $15,000,000

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 Fiscal year 2002:

22 (A) New budget authority, $44,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $33,200,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $15,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 (9) Community and Regional Development (450):

4 Fiscal year 1997:

5 (A) New budget authority, $9,900,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations,

8 $1,222,000,000.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit10 ments, $2,133,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 1998:

12 (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $9,500,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations,

15 $1,242,000,000.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit17 ments, $2,133,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 1999:

19 (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $8,600,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $1,265,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit24 ments, $2,171,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.

2 (B) Outlays, $7,700,000,000.

3 (C) New direct loan obligations,

4 $1,288,000,000.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $2,171,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2001:

8 (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $7,200,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $1,317,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $2,202,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2002:

15 (A) New budget authority, $6,600,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $6,700,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $1,343,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $2,202,000,000.

21 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social

22 Services (500):

23 Fiscal year 1997:

24 (A) New budget authority, $51,400,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $51,500,000,000.
24

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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $16,219,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $15,469,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1998:

6 (A) New budget authority, $49,000,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $48,900,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations,

9 $19,040,000,000.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $14,760,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 1999:

13 (A) New budget authority, $50,200,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $49,400,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations,

16 $21,781,000,000.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $13,854,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2000:

20 (A) New budget authority, $51,000,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $50,200,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $22,884,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $14,589,000,000.
25

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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority, $51,800,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $50,900,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $23,978,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $15,319,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority, $52,600,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $51,700,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations,

12 $25,127,000,000.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $16,085,000,000.

15 (11) Health (550):

16 Fiscal year 1997:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $131,400,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $132,400,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $187,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1998:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $137,400,000,000.
26

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1 (B) Outlays, $137,800,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $94,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $144,000,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $144,100,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $0.

12 Fiscal year 2000:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $152,800,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $152,700,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $0.

19 Fiscal year 2001:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $160,300,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $159,900,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $0.
27

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1 Fiscal year 2002:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $167,200,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $166,700,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $0.

8 (12) Medicare (570):

9 Fiscal year 1997:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $193,200,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $191,500,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit15 ments, $0.

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $205,900,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $204,200,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $0.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $216,700,000,000.
28

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1 (B) Outlays, $214,400,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $0.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $227,300,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $225,600,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $0.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $239,300,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $237,600,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $0.

19 Fiscal year 2002:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $253,500,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $251,100,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $0.
29

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1 (13) Income Security (600):

2 Fiscal year 1997:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $232,400,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $240,300,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit8 ments, $0.

9 Fiscal year 1998:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $241,900,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $245,200,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit15 ments, $0.

16 Fiscal year 1999:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $246,500,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $253,000,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $0.

23 Fiscal year 2000:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $264,600,000,000.
30

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1 (B) Outlays, $264,500,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $0.

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $264,100,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $268,500,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $0.

12 Fiscal year 2002:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $282,800,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $281,100,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $0.

19 (14) Social Security (650):

20 Fiscal year 1997:

21 (A) New budget authority, $7,800,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $10,500,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $0.
31

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1 Fiscal year 1998:

2 (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $11,200,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $0.

7 Fiscal year 1999:

8 (A) New budget authority, $9,200,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit12 ments, $0.

13 Fiscal year 2000:

14 (A) New budget authority, $10,000,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $12,700,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $0.

19 Fiscal year 2001:

20 (A) New budget authority, $10,800,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit24 ments, $0.

25 Fiscal year 2002:
32

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1 (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.

2 (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.

3 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit5 ments, $0.

6 (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):

7 Fiscal year 1997:

8 (A) New budget authority, $39,000,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $39,500,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $935,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $26,362,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 1998:

15 (A) New budget authority, $38,600,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $39,300,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $962,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $25,925,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 1999:

22 (A) New budget authority, $38,700,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $39,300,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $987,000,000.
33

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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $25,426,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2000:

4 (A) New budget authority, $38,700,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $40,400,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations,

7 $1,021,000,000.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $24,883,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2001:

11 (A) New budget authority, $38,800,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $37,700,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $1,189,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $24,298,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2002:

18 (A) New budget authority, $39,000,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $39,300,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $1,194,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $23,668,000,000.

24 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

25 Fiscal year 1997:
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1 (A) New budget authority, $21,700,000,000.

2 (B) Outlays, $20,600,000,000.

3 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit5 ments, $0.

6 Fiscal year 1998:

7 (A) New budget authority, $22,300,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $21,600,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $0.

12 Fiscal year 1999:

13 (A) New budget authority, $23,300,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $22,400,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit17 ments, $0.

18 Fiscal year 2000:

19 (A) New budget authority, $23,300,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $23,000,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $0.

24 Fiscal year 2001:

25 (A) New budget authority, $19,900,000,000.
35

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1 (B) Outlays, $19,800,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $0.

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority, $19,900,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $19,800,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit10 ments, $0.

11 (17) General Government (800):

12 Fiscal year 1997:

13 (A) New budget authority, $13,800,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit17 ments, $0.

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $13,600,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $0.

24 Fiscal year 1999:

25 (A) New budget authority, $13,300,000,000.
36

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1 (B) Outlays, $13,300,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $0.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority, $13,200,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit10 ments, $0.

11 Fiscal year 2001:

12 (A) New budget authority, $13,300,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $13,200,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $0.

17 Fiscal year 2002:

18 (A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $13,300,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $0.

23 (18) Net Interest (900):

24 Fiscal year 1997:
37

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $282,800,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $282,800,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $0.

7 Fiscal year 1998:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $289,400,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $289,400,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $0.

14 Fiscal year 1999:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $293,200,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $293,200,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 Fiscal year 2000:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $294,700,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $294,700,000,000.

25 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
38

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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 Fiscal year 2001:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $298,900,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $298,900,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $0.

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $303,400,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $303,400,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $0.

17 (19) The corresponding levels of gross interest on the

18 public debt are as follows:

19 Fiscal year 1997: $348,234,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 1998: $351,240,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 1999: $348,465,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2000: $349,951,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2001: $351,311,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002: $352,756,000,000.

25 (20) Allowances (920):
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1 Fiscal year 1997:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 ¥$1,600,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $800,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $0.

8 Fiscal year 1998:

9 (A) New budget authority, ¥$200,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $100,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $0.

14 Fiscal year 1999:

15 (A) New budget authority, ¥$400,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$300,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

18 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit19 ments, $0.

20 Fiscal year 2000:

21 (A) New budget authority, ¥$800,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, ¥$500,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $0.
40

HCON 178 EAS

1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 ¥$1,200,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, ¥$1,100,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $0.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 ¥$3,700,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$3,700,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $0.

15 (21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

16 Fiscal year 1997:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 ¥$43,700,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$43,700,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $0.

23 Fiscal year 1998:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 ¥$35,700,000,000.
41

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1 (B) Outlays, ¥$35,700,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $0.

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 ¥$34,900,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, ¥$34,900,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $0.

12 Fiscal year 2000:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 ¥$36,700,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,700,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $0.

19 Fiscal year 2001:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 ¥$38,500,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, ¥$38,500,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $0.
42

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1 Fiscal year 2002:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 ¥$40,100,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, ¥$40,100,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $0.

8 SEC. 105. RECONCILIATION.

9 (a) FIRST RECONCILIATION OF SPENDING REDUC10 TIONS.—

11 (1) SENATE COMMITTEES.—Not later than June

12 14, 1996, the committees named in this subsection

13 shall submit their recommendations to the Committee

14 on the Budget of the Senate. After receiving those rec15 ommendations, the Committee on the Budget shall re16 port to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out

17 all such recommendations without any substantive re18 vision.

19 (A) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRI20 TION, AND FORESTRY.—The Senate Committee

21 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry shall re22 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction that

23 provide direct spending (as defined in section

24 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer25 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce out-
43

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1 lays $1,994,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and

2 $29,376,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

3 1997 through 2002.

4 (B) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Senate

5 Committee on Finance shall report changes in

6 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct

7 spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the

8 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

9 Act of 1985) to reduce outlays $95,402,000,000

10 for the period of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

11 (b) FINAL RECONCILIATION OF SPENDING REDUC12 TIONS.—

13 (1) SENATE COMMITTEES.—If legislation is en14 acted pursuant to subsection (a), then no later than

15 July 12, 1996, the committees named in this sub16 section shall submit their recommendations to the

17 Committee on the Budget of the Senate. After receiv18 ing those recommendations, the Committee on the

19 Budget shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill

20 carrying out all such recommendations without any

21 substantive revision.

22 (A) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRI23 TION, AND FORESTRY.—The Senate Committee

24 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry shall re25 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction that
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1 provide direct spending (as defined in section

2 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer3 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce out4 lays $86,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and

5 $251,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

6 1997 through 2002.

7 (B) COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES.—The

8 Senate Committee on Armed Services shall re9 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction that

10 provide direct spending (as defined in section

11 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer12 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce out13 lays $79,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and

14 $649,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

15 1997 through 2002.

16 (C) COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING,

17 AND URBAN AFFAIRS.—The Senate Committee on

18 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs shall re19 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction that

20 provide direct spending (as defined in section

21 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer22 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce out23 lays $3,628,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and

24 $3,605,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1997

25 through 2002.
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1 (D) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE,

2 AND TRANSPORTATION.—The Senate Committee

3 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation shall

4 report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

5 that provide direct spending (as defined in sec6 tion 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to re8 duce outlays $0 in fiscal year 1997 and

9 $19,396,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

10 1997 through 2002.

11 (E) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL

12 RESOURCES.—The Senate Committee on Energy

13 and Natural Resources shall report changes in

14 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct

15 spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the

16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

17 Act of 1985) to reduce outlays $84,000,000 in

18 fiscal year 1997 and $1,433,000,000 for the pe19 riod of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

20 (F) COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND

21 PUBLIC WORKS.—The Senate Committee on En22 vironment and Public Works shall report changes

23 in laws within its jurisdiction that provide di24 rect spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of

25 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
46

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1 Control Act of 1985) to reduce outlays

2 $87,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and

3 $2,212,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1997

4 through 2002.

5 (G) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Senate

6 Committee on Finance shall report changes in

7 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct

8 spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the

9 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

10 Act of 1985) to reduce outlays $6,716,000,000 in

11 fiscal year 1997 and $169,707,000,000 for the

12 period of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

13 (H) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AF14 FAIRS.—The Senate Committee on Governmental

15 Affairs shall report changes in laws within its

16 jurisdiction that reduce the deficit $955,000,000

17 in fiscal year 1997 and $8,789,000,000 for the

18 period of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

19 (I) COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.—The

20 Senate Committee on the Judiciary shall report

21 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that pro22 vide direct spending (as defined in section

23 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer24 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce out-
47

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1 lays $0 in fiscal year 1997 and $476,000,000 for

2 the period of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

3 (J) COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RE4 SOURCES.—The Senate Committee on Labor and

5 Human Resources shall report changes in laws

6 within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend7 ing (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

9 Act of 1985) to reduce outlays $725,000,000 in

10 fiscal year 1997 and $3,097,000,000 for the pe11 riod of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

12 (K) COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS.—

13 The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall

14 report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

15 that provide direct spending (as defined in sec16 tion 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to re18 duce outlays $175,000,000 in fiscal year 1997

19 and $5,198,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

20 1997 through 2002.

21 (c) RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE REDUCTIONS.—

22 (1) SENATE COMMITTEE.—If the legislation is

23 enacted pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), then no

24 later than September 18, 1996, the Committee on Fi25 nance shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill
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1 proposing changes in laws within its jurisdiction nec2 essary to reduce revenues by not more than

3 $15,359,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and

4 $116,104,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1997

5 through 2002 and reduce outlays $1,692,000,000 in

6 fiscal year 1997 and $11,524,000,000 for the period

7 of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

8 (d) TREATMENT OF RECONCILIATION BILLS FOR

9 PRIOR SURPLUS.—For purposes of section 202 of House

10 Concurrent Resolution 67 (104th Congress), legislation

11 which reduces revenues pursuant to a reconciliation in12 struction contained in subsection (c) shall be taken together

13 with all other legislation enacted pursuant to the reconcili14 ation instructions contained in this resolution when deter15 mining the deficit effect of such legislation.

16 TITLE II—BUDGETARY

17 RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

18 SEC. 201. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

19 (a) DEFINITION.—As used in this section and for the

20 purposes of allocations made pursuant to section 302(a) or

21 602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for the dis22 cretionary category, the term ‘‘discretionary spending

23 limit’’ means—

24 (1) with respect to fiscal year 1997—
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1 (A) for the defense category

2 $266,362,000,000 in new budget authority and

3 $264,568,000,000 in outlays; and

4 (B) for the nondefense category

5 $227,845,000,000 in new budget authority and

6 $270,923,000,000 in outlays;

7 (2) with respect to fiscal year 1998—

8 (A) for the defense category

9 $267,831,000,000 in new budget authority and

10 $262,962,000,000 in outlays; and

11 (B) for the nondefense category

12 $221,322,000,000 in new budget authority and

13 $258,698,000,000 in outlays;

14 (3) with respect to fiscal year 1999, for the dis15 cretionary category $493,221,000,000 in new budget

16 authority and $525,742,000,000 in outlays;

17 (4) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the dis18 cretionary category $500,037,000,000 in new budget

19 authority and $525,071,000,000 in outlays;

20 (5) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the dis21 cretionary category $492,468,000,000 in new budget

22 authority and $517,708,000,000 in outlays; and

23 (6) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the dis24 cretionary category $501,177,000,000 in new budget

25 authority and $515,979,000,000 in outlays;
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1 as adjusted for changes in concepts and definitions and

2 emergency appropriations.

3 (b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para5 graph (2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to

6 consider—

7 (A) a revision of this resolution or any con8 current resolution on the budget for fiscal year

9 1998 (or amendment, motion, or conference re10 port on such a resolution) that provides discre11 tionary spending in excess of the sum of the de12 fense and nondefense discretionary spending lim13 its for such fiscal year;

14 (B) any concurrent resolution on the budget

15 for fiscal year 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 (or

16 amendment, motion, or conference report on such

17 a resolution) that provides discretionary spend18 ing in excess of the discretionary spending limit

19 for such fiscal year; or

20 (C) any appropriations bill or resolution

21 (or amendment, motion, or conference report on

22 such appropriations bill or resolution) for fiscal

23 year 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 that

24 would exceed any of the discretionary spending

25 limits in this section or suballocations of those
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1 limits made pursuant to section 602(b) of the

2 Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

3 (2) EXCEPTION.—

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not

5 apply if a declaration of war by the Congress is

6 in effect or if a joint resolution pursuant to sec7 tion 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985 has been enacted.

9 (B) ENFORCEMENT OF DISCRETIONARY LIM10 ITS IN FY 1997.—Until the enactment of rec11 onciliation legislation pursuant to subsections

12 (a) and (b) of section 105 of this resolution and

13 for purposes of the application of paragraph (1),

14 only subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall

15 apply to fiscal year 1997.

16 (c) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or sus17 pended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three18 fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

19 (d) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the deci20 sions of the Chair relating to any provision of this section

21 shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between,

22 and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the

23 concurrent resolution, bill, or joint resolution, as the case

24 may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members

25 of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in
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1 the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair

2 on a point of order raised under this section.

3 (e) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For pur4 poses of this section, the levels of new budget authority, out5 lays, new entitlement authority, and revenues for a fiscal

6 year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by

7 the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.

8 SEC. 202. TAX RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, revenue and spend10 ing aggregates may be reduced and allocations may be re11 vised for legislation that reduces revenues by providing fam12 ily tax relief, fuel tax relief, and incentives to stimulate sav13 ings, investment, job creation, and economic growth if such

14 legislation will not increase the deficit for—

15 (1) fiscal year 1997;

16 (2) the period of fiscal years 1997 through 2001;

17 or

18 (3) the period of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

19 (b) REVISED ALLOCATIONS.—Upon the consideration

20 of legislation pursuant to subsection (a), the Chairman of

21 the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may file with

22 the Senate appropriately revised allocations under sections

23 302(a) and 602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

24 and revised functional levels and aggregates to carry out

25 this section. These revised allocations, functional levels, and
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1 aggregates shall be considered for the purposes of the Con2 gressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations, functional lev3 els, and aggregates contained in this resolution.

4 (c) REPORTING REVISED ALLOCATIONS.—The appro5 priate committee shall report appropriately revised alloca6 tions pursuant to sections 302(b) and 602(b) of the Congres7 sional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this section.

8 SEC. 203. SUPERFUND RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—After the enactment of legislation

10 that reforms the Superfund program and extends

11 Superfund taxes, in the Senate, budget authority and out12 lays allocated to the Committee on Appropriations under

13 sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act

14 of 1974, the appropriate functional levels, the appropriate

15 budget aggregates, and the discretionary spending limits in

16 section 201 of this resolution may be revised to provide ad17 ditional budget authority and the outlays flowing from that

18 budget authority for the Superfund program, pursuant to

19 this section.

20 (b) DEFICIT NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENTS.—

21 (1) ALLOCATIONS.—

22 (A) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS.—In the Sen23 ate, upon reporting of an appropriations meas24 ure, or when a conference committee submits a

25 conference report thereon, that appropriates
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1 funds for the Superfund program in excess of

2 $1,302,000,000, the chairman of the Committee

3 on the Budget of the Senate may submit revised

4 allocations, functional levels, budget aggregates,

5 and discretionary spending limits to carry out

6 this section that adds to such allocations, levels,

7 aggregates, and limits an amount that is equal

8 to such excess. These revised allocations, levels,

9 aggregates, and limits shall be considered for the

10 purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

11 as the allocations, levels, aggregates, and limits

12 contained in this resolution.

13 (B) COMMITTEE SUBALLOCATIONS.—The

14 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate may

15 report appropriately revised suballocations pur16 suant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) of the

17 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following the

18 revision of the allocations pursuant to subpara19 graph (A).

20 (2) LIMITATIONS.—The adjustments under this

21 subsection shall not exceed—

22 (A) the net revenue increase for a fiscal

23 year resulting from the enactment of legislation

24 that extends Superfund taxes; and
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1 (B) $898,000,000 in budget authority for a

2 fiscal year and the outlays flowing from such

3 budget authority in all fiscal years.

4 SEC. 204. SCORING OF EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

5 Notwithstanding section 606(d)(2) of the Congressional

6 Budget Act of 1974, the determinations under sections 302,

7 303, 311, and 602 of such Act shall take into account any

8 new budget authority, new entitlement authority, outlays,

9 receipts, or deficit effects as a consequence of the provisions

10 of sections 251(b)(2)(D) and 252(e) of the Balanced Budget

11 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

12 SEC. 205. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

13 The Congress adopts the provisions of this title—

14 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the

15 Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively,

16 and as such they shall be considered as part of the

17 rules of each House, or of that House to which they

18 specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede

19 other rules only to the extent that they are inconsist20 ent therewith; and

21 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional

22 right of either House to change those rules (so far as

23 they relate to that House) at any time, in the same

24 manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any

25 other rule of that House.
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1 TITLE III—SENSE OF THE CON2 GRESS, HOUSE OF REP3 RESENTATIVES, AND SENATE

4 SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON SALE OF GOVERN5 MENT ASSETS.

6 (a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

7 Congress that—

8 (1) the prohibition on scoring asset sales has dis9 couraged the sale of assets that can be better managed

10 by the private sector and generate receipts to reduce

11 the Federal budget deficit;

12 (2) the President’s fiscal year 1997 budget in13 cluded $3,900,000,000 in receipts from asset sales and

14 proposed a change in the asset sale scoring rule to

15 allow the proceeds from these sales to be scored;

16 (3) assets should not be sold if such sale would

17 increase the budget deficit over the long run; and

18 (4) the asset sale scoring prohibition should be

19 repealed and consideration should be given to replac20 ing it with a methodology that takes into account the

21 long-term budgetary impact of asset sales.

22 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the

23 term ‘‘sale of an asset’’ shall have the same meaning as

24 under section 250(c)(21) of the Balanced Budget and Emer25 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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1 SEC. 302. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT TAX REDUC2 TIONS SHOULD BENEFIT WORKING FAMILIES.

3 It is the sense of the Congress that this concurrent reso4 lution on the budget assumes any reductions in taxes should

5 be structured to benefit working families by providing fam6 ily tax relief and incentives to stimulate savings, invest7 ment, job creation, and economic growth.

8 SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON A BIPARTISAN COM9 MISSION ON THE SOLVENCY OF MEDICARE.

10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

11 (1) the Trustees of medicare have concluded that

12 ‘‘the medicare program is clearly unsustainable in its

13 present form’’;

14 (2) the Trustees of medicare concluded in 1995

15 that ‘‘the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which pays

16 inpatient hospital expenses, will be able to pay bene17 fits for only about 7 years and is severely out of fi18 nancial balance in the long range’’;

19 (3) preliminary data made available to the Con20 gress indicate that the Hospital Trust Fund will go

21 bankrupt in the year 2001, rather than the year 2002,

22 as predicted last year;

23 (4) the Public Trustees of medicare have con24 cluded that ‘‘the Supplementary Medical Insurance

25 Trust Fund shows a rate of growth of costs which is

26 clearly unsustainable’’;
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1 (5) the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement

2 and Tax Reform concluded that, absent long-term

3 changes in medicare, projected medicare outlays will

4 increase from about 4 percent of the payroll tax base

5 today to over 15 percent of the payroll tax base by

6 the year 2030;

7 (6) the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement

8 and Tax Reform recommended, by a vote of 30 to 1,

9 that spending and revenues available for medicare

10 must be brought into long-term balance; and

11 (7) in the most recent Trustees’ report, the Pub12 lic Trustees of medicare ‘‘strongly recommend that the

13 crisis presented by the financial condition of the med14 icare trust funds be urgently addressed on a com15 prehensive basis, including a review of the program’s

16 financing methods, benefit provisions, and delivery

17 mechanisms.’’.

18 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

19 Congress that in order to meet the aggregates and levels in

20 this budget resolution—

21 (1) a special bipartisan commission should be es22 tablished immediately to make recommendations con23 cerning the most appropriate response to the short24 term solvency and long-term sustainability issues fac25 ing the medicare program; and
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1 (2) the commission should report to Congress its

2 recommendations prior to the adoption of a concur3 rent budget resolution for fiscal year 1998 in order

4 that the committees of jurisdiction may consider these

5 recommendations in fashioning an appropriate con6 gressional response.

7 SEC. 304. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CONSIDERING A

8 CHANGE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE SEN9 ATE.

10 It is the sense of the Senate that—

11 (1) proposals to increase the minimum wage

12 have important economic and budgetary consequences,

13 as there are about 3,600,000 workers at or below the

14 minimum wage under current law, according to the

15 Congressional Budget Office (‘‘CBO’’);

16 (2) S. 413, a bill to increase the minimum wage,

17 would increase costs for State and local governments

18 by $1,030,000,000 over the period 1996 to 2000, ac19 cording to the CBO, and would, therefore, violate sec20 tion 425(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of

21 1974 regarding unfunded intergovernmental man22 dates;

23 (3) S. 413 would increase costs for the private

24 sector by $12,300,000,000 over the period 1996 to
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1 2000 and would reduce jobs by between 100,000 and

2 500,000, according to the CBO;

3 (4) increasing the minimum wage would have

4 significant interactions with other Federal spending

5 and tax programs, including welfare programs and

6 the earned income credit;

7 (5) States have the authority to increase the

8 minimum wage in their States, and, as of February

9 1996, 10 States, plus Puerto Rico and Washington,

10 D.C., had minimum wages above the Federal mini11 mum wage;

12 (6) although raising the minimum wage will in13 crease incomes for some workers, it is a poorly tar14 geted approach to helping poor and low-income fami15 lies because—

16 (A) it will eliminate jobs for some

17 minimum- and low-wage workers;

18 (B) 85 percent of workers in poor families

19 are paid more than the minimum wage, and

20 nearly 60 percent are paid more than $5.25 per

21 hour, according to the CBO;

22 (C) most minimum wage workers are not

23 poor, with some 70 percent in households with

24 incomes above 150 percent of the poverty line,

25 according to the CBO; and
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1 (D) most minimum wage workers do not

2 stay at the minimum wage very long, with two3 thirds getting a pay raise within the first year,

4 according to the CBO;

5 (7) the best approach to increasing wages and

6 incomes for working families is to promote policies

7 that enhance economic growth and job creation, such

8 as increasing net national savings and investment by

9 balancing the Federal budget and promoting private

10 savings and investment through fundamental tax re11 form;

12 (8) legislation to change the minimum wage

13 should be considered in the Senate in an orderly

14 manner as part of the regular consideration of mat15 ters related to the budget and the economy and not as

16 an unscheduled amendment to unrelated legislation;

17 (9) there are important issues which should be

18 considered in the same legislation and in conjunction

19 with proposals to raise the minimum wage, such as

20 allowing for improvements in the workplace by ena21 bling cooperative efforts between labor and manage22 ment as provided for in S. 295, the Team Work for

23 Employees and Management Act of 1995, and main24 taining a training wage to minimize job loss for new

25 entrants into the job market; and
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1 (10) the Senate should schedule consideration of

2 legislation that addresses in the same bill, as a single

3 proposal, the minimum wage and the provisions of S.

4 295 no later than the month of June 1996.

5 SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LONG-TERM PROJEC6 TIONS IN BUDGET ESTIMATES.

7 It is the sense of the Senate that—

8 (1) the report accompanying a concurrent resolu9 tion on the budget should include an analysis, pre10 pared after consultation with the Director of the Con11 gressional Budget Office, of the concurrent resolution’s

12 impact on revenues and outlays for entitlements for

13 the period of 30 fiscal years; and

14 (2) the President should include in his budget

15 each year, an analysis of the budget’s impact on reve16 nues and outlays for entitlements for the period of 30

17 fiscal years, and that the President should also in18 clude generational accounting information each year

19 in the President’s budget.

20 SEC. 306. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON MEDICARE TRANS21 FERS.

22 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

23 (1) home health care provides a broad spectrum

24 of health and social services to approximately
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1 3,500,000 medicare beneficiaries in the comfort of

2 their homes;

3 (2) the President has proposed reimbursing the

4 first 100 home health care visits after a hospital stay

5 through medicare part A and reimbursing all other

6 visits through medicare part B, shifting responsibility

7 for $55,000,000,000 of spending from the Hospital In8 surance Trust Fund to the general revenues that pay

9 for medicare part B;

10 (3) such a transfer does nothing to control medi11 care spending, and is merely a bookkeeping change

12 which artificially extends the solvency of the Hospital

13 Insurance Trust Fund;

14 (4) this transfer of funds camouflages the need to

15 make changes in the medicare program to ensure the

16 long-term solvency of the Hospital Insurance Trust

17 Fund, which the Congressional Budget Office now

18 states will become bankrupt in the year 2001, a year

19 earlier than projected in the 1995 report by the Trust20 ees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds;

21 (5) Congress will be breaking a commitment to

22 the American people if it does not act to ensure the

23 solvency of the entire medicare program in both the

24 short- and long-term;
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1 (6) the President’s proposal would force those in

2 need of chronic care services to rely upon the avail3 ability of general revenues to provide financing for

4 these services, making them more vulnerable to bene5 fits changes than under current law; and

6 (7) according to the National Association of

7 Home Care, shifting medicare home care payments

8 from part A to part B would deemphasize the impor9 tance of home care by eliminating its status as part

10 of the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, thereby under11 mining access to the less costly form of care.

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress

13 that in meeting the spending targets specified in the budget

14 resolution, Congress should not accept the President’s pro15 posal to transfer spending from one part of medicare to an16 other in its efforts to preserve, protect, and improve the

17 medicare program.

18 SEC. 307. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON REPEAL OF THE GAS

19 TAX.

20 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

21 (1) the President originally proposed a

22 $72,000,000,000 energy excise tax (the so-called BTU

23 tax) as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

24 Act of 1993 (OBRA 93) which included a new tax on

25 transportation fuels;
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1 (2) in response to opposition in the Senate to the

2 BTU tax, the President and the Congress adopted in3 stead a new 4.3 cents per gallon transportation fuels

4 tax as part of OBRA 93, which represented a 30 per5 cent increase in the existing motor fuels tax;

6 (3) the OBRA 93 transportation fuels tax has

7 cost American motorists an estimated

8 $14,000,000,000 to $15,000,000,000 since it went into

9 effect on October 1, 1993;

10 (4) the OBRA 93 transportation fuels tax is re11 gressive, creating a larger financial impact on lower

12 and middle income motorists than on upper income

13 motorists;

14 (5) the OBRA 93 transportation fuels tax im15 poses a disproportionate burden on rural citizens who

16 do not have access to public transportation services,

17 and who must rely on their automobiles and drive

18 long distances, to work, to shop, and to receive medi19 cal care;

20 (6) the average American faces a substantial tax

21 burden, and the increase of this tax burden through

22 the OBRA 93 transportation fuels tax represented

23 and continues to represent an inappropriate and un24 warranted means of reducing the Nation’s budget def25 icit;
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1 (7) retail gasoline prices in the United States

2 have increased an average of 19 cents per gallon since

3 the beginning of the year to the highest level since the

4 Persian Gulf War, and the OBRA 93 transportation

5 fuels tax exacerbates the impact of this price increase

6 on consumers;

7 (8) continuation of the OBRA 93 transportation

8 fuels tax will exacerbate the impact on consumers of

9 any future gasoline price spikes that result from mar10 ket conditions; and

11 (9) the fiscal year 1997 budget resolution will as12 sume a net tax cut totaling $122,000,000,000 over six

13 years, which exceeds the revenue impact of a repeal

14 of the OBRA 93 transportation fuels tax, and will es15 tablish a reserve fund which may be used to provide

16 other forms of tax relief, including relief from the

17 OBRA 93 transportation fuels tax, on a deficit neu18 tral basis.

19 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen20 ate that the revenue levels and procedures in this resolution

21 provide that—

22 (1) the Congress and the President should imme23 diately approve legislation to repeal the 4.3 cents per

24 gallon transportation fuels tax contained in the Om-
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1 nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 through the

2 end of 1996;

3 (2) the Congress and the President should ap4 prove, through the fiscal year 1997 budget process,

5 legislation to permanently repeal the 4.3 cents per

6 gallon transportation fuels tax contained in the Om7 nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; and

8 (3) the savings generated by the repeal of the 4.3

9 cents per gallon transportation fuels tax contained in

10 OBRA 93 should be fully passed on to consumers.

11 SEC. 308. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON MEDICARE TRUSTEES

12 REPORT.

13 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

14 (1) the Trustees of the Medicare Hospital Insur15 ance (HI) Trust Fund serve as fiduciaries for one of

16 the Federal Government’s most important programs,

17 and as fiduciaries provide critically important infor18 mation each year to the Congress and the public on

19 the financial status of the Medicare HI Fund;

20 (2) the Trustees are required to issue a report on

21 the financial status of the medicare HI Trust Fund

22 by April 1 of each year;

23 (3) the April 1995 Trustees Report stated that

24 the Medicare HI Trust Fund would go bankrupt in

25 the year 2002, but in 1995 the Congress and the
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1 President could not agree on a plan to extend the sol2 vency of the medicare program;

3 (4) in 1996, the Congress and the public require

4 timely information on the full and exact nature of

5 medicare’s financial condition in order to understand

6 what actions must be taken to extend the solvency of

7 the of the Medicare HI Trust Fund; and

8 (5) despite the April 1 deadline, the 1996 Medi9 care Trustees Report has not yet been issued, and

10 each day of delay further jeopardizes Congress’ ability

11 to respond appropriately to forestall the program’s

12 bankruptcy.

13 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen14 ate that the levels in this budget resolution assume that—

15 (1) the Medicare Trustees should discharge their

16 fiduciary and statutory responsibilities and issue

17 their 1996 report as soon as possible; and

18 (2) in light of the Trustees’ delay thus far, the

19 Chief Actuary of the Medicare Trust Fund should

20 share with Congress immediately any preliminary in21 formation on the current financial status of the Trust

22 Fund.
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1 SEC. 309. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING CHANGES

2 IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that, in achieving the

4 spending levels specified in this resolution—

5 (1) the public trustees of medicare have con6 cluded that ‘‘the medicare program is clearly

7 unsustainable in its present form’’;

8 (2) the President has said his goal is to keep the

9 medicare hospital insurance trust fund solvent for

10 more than a decade, but his budget transfers

11 $55,000,000,000 of home health spending from medi12 care part A to medicare part B;

13 (3) the transfer of home health spending threat14 ens the delivery of home health services to 3.5 million

15 medicare beneficiaries;

16 (4) such a transfer increases the burden on gen17 eral revenues, including income taxes paid by work18 ing Americans, by $55,000,000,000;

19 (5) such a transfer artificially inflates the sol20 vency of the medicare hospital insurance trust fund,

21 misleading the Congress, medicare beneficiaries, and

22 working taxpayers;

23 (6) the Director of the Congressional Budget Of24 fice has certified that, without such a transfer, the

25 President’s budget extends the solvency of the hospital
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1 insurance trust fund for only one additional year;

2 and

3 (7) without misleading transfers, the President’s

4 budget therefore fails to achieve his own stated goal

5 for the medicare hospital insurance trust fund.

6 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

7 Congress that, in achieving the spending levels specified in

8 this resolution, the Congress assumes that the Congress

9 would—

10 (1) keep the medicare hospital insurance trust

11 fund solvent for more than a decade, as recommended

12 by the President; and

13 (2) accept the President’s proposed level of medi14 care part B savings of $44,100,000,000 over the pe15 riod 1997 through 2002; but would

16 (3) reject the President’s proposal to transfer

17 home health spending from one part of medicare to

18 another, which threatens the delivery of home health

19 care services to 3.5 million medicare beneficiaries, ar20 tificially inflates the solvency of the medicare hospital

21 insurance trust fund, and increases the burden on

22 general revenues, including income taxes paid by

23 working Americans, by $55,000,000,000.
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1 SEC. 310. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING TO ASSIST

2 YOUTH AT RISK.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

4 (1) there is an increasing prevalence of violence

5 and drug use among this country’s youth;

6 (2) recognizing the magnitude of this problem

7 the Federal Government must continue to maximize

8 efforts in addressing the increasing prevalence of vio9 lence and drug use among this country’s youth, with

10 necessary adherence to budget guidelines;

11 (3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation reports

12 that between 1985 and 1994, juvenile arrests for vio13 lent crime increased by 75 percent nationwide;

14 (4) the United States Attorney General reports

15 that 20 years ago, fewer than half our cities reported

16 gang activity and now, a generation later, reasonable

17 estimates indicate that there are more than 500,000

18 gang members in more than 16,000 gangs on the

19 streets of our cities resulting in more than 580,000

20 gang-related crimes in 1993;

21 (5) the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile

22 Justice and Delinquency Prevention reports that in

23 1994, law enforcement agencies made over 2,700,000

24 arrests of persons under age 18, with juveniles ac25 counting for 19 percent of all violent crime arrests

26 across the country;
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1 (6) the Congressional Task Force on National

2 Drug Policy recently set forth a series of recommenda3 tions for strengthening the criminal justice and law

4 enforcement effort, including domestic prevention ef5 forts reinforcing the idea that prevention begins at

6 home;

7 (7) the Office of National Drug Control Policy

8 reports that between 1991 and 1995, marijuana use

9 among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders has increased and

10 is continuing to spiral upward; and

11 (8) the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

12 reports that in 1993, substance abuse played a role in

13 over 70 percent of rapes, over 60 percent of incidents

14 of child abuse, and almost 60 percent of murders na15 tionwide.

16 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen17 ate that the functional totals underlying this concurrent res18 olution on the budget assume that—

19 (1) sufficient funding should be provided to pro20 grams which assist youth at risk to reduce illegal

21 drug use and the incidence of youth crime and vio22 lence;

23 (2) priority should be given to determine ‘‘what

24 works’’ through scientifically recognized, independent
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1 evaluations of existing programs to maximize the

2 Federal investment; and

3 (3) efforts should be made to ensure coordination

4 and eliminate duplication among federally supported

5 at-risk youth programs.

6 SEC. 311. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE USE OF

7 BUDGETARY SAVINGS.

8 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

9 (1) in August of 1994, the Bipartisan Commis10 sion on Entitlement and Tax Reform issued an In11 terim Report to the President, which found that, ‘‘To

12 ensure that today’s debt and spending commitments

13 do not unfairly burden America’s children, the Gov14 ernment must act now. A bipartisan coalition of Con15 gress, led by the President, must resolve the long-term

16 imbalance between the Government’s entitlement

17 promises and the funds it will have available to pay

18 for them’’;

19 (2) unless the Congress and the President act to20 gether in a bipartisan way, overall Federal spending

21 is projected by the Commission to rise from the cur22 rent level of slightly over 22 percent of the Gross Do23 mestic Product of the United States (hereafter in this

24 section referred as ‘‘GDP’’) to over 37 percent of GDP

25 by the year 2030;
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1 (3) the source of that growth is not domestic dis2 cretionary spending, which is approximately the same

3 portion of GDP now as it was in 1969, the last time

4 at which the Federal budget was in balance;

5 (4) mandatory spending was only 29.6 percent

6 of the Federal budget in 1963, but is estimated to ac7 count for 72 percent of the Federal budget in the year

8 2003;

9 (5) social security, medicare and medicaid, to10 gether with interest on the national debt, are the larg11 est sources of the growth of mandatory spending;

12 (6) ensuring the long-term future of the social se13 curity system is essential to protecting the retirement

14 security of the American people;

15 (7) the Social Security Trust Fund is projected

16 to begin spending more than it takes in by approxi17 mately the year 2013, with Federal budget deficits

18 rising rapidly thereafter unless appropriate policy

19 changes are made;

20 (8) ensuring the future of medicare and medic21 aid is essential to protecting access to high-quality

22 health care for senior citizens and poor women and

23 children;

24 (9) Federal health care expenses have been rising

25 at double digit rates, and are projected to triple to 11
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1 percent of GDP by the year 2030 unless appropriate

2 policy changes are made; and

3 (10) due to demographic factors, Federal health

4 care expenses are projected to double by the year

5 2030, even if health care cost inflation is restrained

6 after 1999, so that costs for each person of a given age

7 grow no faster than the economy.

8 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen9 ate that budget savings in the mandatory spending area

10 should be used—

11 (1) to protect and enhance the retirement secu12 rity of the American people by ensuring the long-term

13 future of the social security system;

14 (2) to protect and enhance the health care secu15 rity of senior citizens and poor Americans by ensur16 ing the long-term future of medicare and medicaid;

17 and

18 (3) to restore and maintain Federal budget dis19 cipline, to ensure that the level of private investment

20 necessary for long-term economic growth and prosper21 ity is available.
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1 SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE TRANS2 FER OF EXCESS GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS

3 TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

4 (a) ASSUMPTIONS.—The figures contained in this reso5 lution are based on the following assumptions:

6 (1) America’s children must obtain the necessary

7 skills and tools needed to succeed in the techno8 logically advanced 21st century;

9 (2) Executive Order 12999 outlines the need to

10 make modern computer technology an integral part of

11 every classroom, provide teachers with the professional

12 development they need to use new technologies effec13 tively, connect classrooms to the National Information

14 Infrastructure, and encourage the creation of excellent

15 education software;

16 (3) many private corporations have donated edu17 cational software to schools, which are lacking the

18 necessary computer hardware to utilize this equip19 ment;

20 (4) current inventories of excess Federal Govern21 ment computers are being conducted in each Federal

22 agency; and

23 (5) there is no current communication being

24 made between Federal agencies with this excess equip25 ment and the schools in need of these computers.
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1 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen2 ate that the functional totals and reconciliation instructions

3 in this budget resolution assume that the General Services

4 Administration should place a high priority on facilitating

5 direct transfer of excess Federal Government computers to

6 public schools and community-based educational organiza7 tions.

8 SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FEDERAL RETREATS.

9 It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions un10 derlying the functional totals in this resolution assume that

11 all Federal agencies will refrain from using Federal funds

12 for expenses incurred during training sessions or retreats

13 off of Federal property, unless Federal property is not

14 available.

15 SEC. 314. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ESSEN16 TIAL AIR SERVICE PROGRAM OF THE DEPART17 MENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

18 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

19 (1) the essential air service program of the De20 partment of Transportation under subchapter II of

21 chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code—

22 (A) provides essential airline access to iso23 lated rural communities across the United

24 States;
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1 (B) is necessary for the economic growth

2 and development of rural communities;

3 (C) connects small rural communities to the

4 national air transportation system of the United

5 States;

6 (D) is a critical component of the national

7 transportation system of the United States; and

8 (E) provides air service to 108 communities

9 in 30 States; and

10 (2) the National Commission to Ensure a Strong

11 Competitive Airline Industry established under sec12 tion 204 of the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity,

13 Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation

14 Act of 1992 recommended maintaining the essential

15 air service program with a sufficient level of funding

16 to continue to provide air service to small commu17 nities.

18 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen19 ate that the essential air service program of the Department

20 of Transportation under subchapter II of chapter 417 of

21 title 49, United States Code, should receive a sufficient level

22 of funding to continue to provide air service to small rural

23 communities that qualify for assistance under the program.
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1 SEC. 315. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING EQUAL RE2 TIREMENT SAVINGS FOR HOMEMAKERS.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that the assumptions

4 of this budget resolution take into account that—

5 (1) by teaching and feeding our children and

6 caring for our elderly, American homemakers are an

7 important, vital part of our society;

8 (2) homemakers retirement needs are the same as

9 all Americans, and thus they need every opportunity

10 to save and invest for retirement;

11 (3) because they are living on a single income,

12 homemakers and their spouses often have less income

13 for savings;

14 (4) individual retirement accounts are provided

15 by the Congress in the Internal Revenue Code to as16 sist Americans for retirement savings;

17 (5) currently, individual retirement accounts

18 permit workers other than homemakers to make de19 ductible contributions of $2,000 a year, but limit

20 homemakers to deductible contributions of $250 a

21 year;

22 (6) limiting homemakers individual retirement

23 account contributions to an amount less than the con24 tributions of other workers discriminates against

25 homemakers.
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1 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen2 ate that the revenue level assumed in this budget resolution

3 provides for legislation to make individual retirement ac4 count deductible contribution limits for homemakers equal

5 to the individual retirement account deductible contribution

6 limits for all other American workers, and that the Congress

7 and the President should immediately approve such legisla8 tion in the appropriate reconciliation vehicle.

9 SEC. 316. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NA10 TIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRUG ABUSE.

11 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

12 (1) The National Institute on Drug Abuse (here13 after referred to in this section as ‘‘NIDA’’) a part of

14 the National Institutes of Health (hereafter referred to

15 in this section as ‘‘NIH’’) supports over 85 percent of

16 the world’s drug abuse research that has totally revo17 lutionized our understanding of addiction.

18 (2) One of NIDA’s most significant areas of re19 search has been the identification of the

20 neurobiological bases of all aspects of addiction, in21 cluding craving.

22 (3) In 1993, NIDA announced that approval had

23 been granted by the Food and Drug Administration

24 of a new medication for the treatment of heroin and

25 other opiate addiction which breaks the addict of
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1 daily drug-seeking behavior and allows for greater

2 compliance because the patient does not need to report

3 to a clinic each day to have the medication adminis4 tered.

5 (4) Among NIDA’s most remarkable accomplish6 ments of the past year is the successful immunization

7 of animals against the psycho-stimulant effects of co8 caine.

9 (5) NIDA has also recently announced that it is

10 making substantial progress that is critical in direct11 ing their efforts to identify potential anti-cocaine

12 medications. For example, NIDA researchers have re13 cently shown that activation in the brain of one type

14 of dopamine receptor suppresses drug-seeking behavior

15 and relapse, whereas activation of another, triggers

16 drug-seeking behavior.

17 (6) NIDA’s efforts to speed up research to stem

18 the tide of drug addition is in the best interest of all

19 Americans.

20 (7) State and local governments spend billions of

21 dollars to incarcerate persons who commit drug relat22 ed offenses.

23 (8) A 1992 National Report by the Bureau of

24 Justice Statistics revealed that more than 3 out of 4

25 jail inmates reported drug use in their lifetime, more
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1 than 40 percent had used drugs in the month before

2 their offense with 27 percent under the influence of

3 drugs at the time of their offense. A significant num4 ber said they were trying to get money for drugs when

5 they committed their crime.

6 (9) More than 60 percent of juveniles and young

7 adults in State-operated juvenile institutions reported

8 using drugs once a week or more for at least a month

9 some time in the past, and almost 40 percent reported

10 being under the influence of drugs at the time of their

11 offense.

12 (10) This concurrent resolution proposes that

13 budget authority for the NIH (including NIDA) be

14 held constant at the fiscal year 1996 level of

15 $11,950,000,000 through fiscal year 2002.

16 (11) At such appropriation level, it would be im17 possible for NIH and NIDA to maintain research mo18 mentum through research project grants.

19 (12) Level funding for NIH in fiscal year 1997

20 would reduce the number of competing research

21 project grants by nearly 500, from 6,620 in fiscal

22 year 1996 to approximately 6,120 competing research

23 project grants, reducing NIH’s ability to maintain re24 search momentum and to explore new ideas in re25 search.
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1 (13) NIH is the world’s preeminent research in2 stitution dedicated to the support of science inspired

3 by and focused on the challenges of human illness and

4 health.

5 (14) NIH programs are instrumental in improv6 ing the quality of life for Americans through improv7 ing health and reducing monetary and personal costs

8 of illnesses.

9 (15) The discovery of an anti-addiction drug to

10 block the craving of illicit addictive substances will

11 benefit all of American society.

12 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

13 Congress that amounts appropriated for the National Insti14 tutes of Health—

15 (1) for fiscal year 1997 should be increased by

16 a minimum of $33,000,000;

17 (2) for fiscal year 1998 should be increased by

18 a minimum of $67,000,000;

19 (3) for fiscal year 1999 should be increased by

20 a minimum of $100,000,000;

21 (4) for fiscal year 2000 should be increased by

22 a minimum of $100,000,000;

23 (5) for fiscal year 2001 should be increased by

24 a minimum of $100,000,000; and
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1 (6) for fiscal year 2002 should be increased by

2 a minimum of $100,000,000;

3 above its fiscal year 1996 appropriation for additional re4 search into an anti-addiction drug to block the craving of

5 illicit addictive substances.

6 SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE EXTEN7 SION OF THE EMPLOYER EDUCATION ASSIST8 ANCE EXCLUSION UNDER SECTION 127 OF

9 THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

10 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

11 (1) since 1978, over 7,000,000 American workers

12 have benefited from the employer education assistance

13 exclusion under section 127 of the Internal Revenue

14 Code of 1986 by being able to improve their education

15 and acquire new skills without having to pay taxes

16 on the benefit;

17 (2) American companies have benefited by im18 proving the education and skills of their employees

19 who in turn can contribute more to their company;

20 (3) the American economy becomes more globally

21 competitive because an educated workforce is able to

22 produce more and to adapt more rapidly to changing

23 technologies;

24 (4) American companies are experiencing un25 precedented global competition and the value and ne-
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1 cessity of life-long education for their employees has

2 increased;

3 (5) the employer education assistance exclusion

4 was first enacted in 1978;

5 (6) the exclusion has been extended 7 previous

6 times;

7 (7) the last extension expired December 31, 1994;

8 and

9 (8) the exclusion has received broad bipartisan

10 support.

11 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen12 ate that the revenue level assumed in the Budget Resolution

13 accommodate an extension of the employer education assist14 ance exclusion under section 127 of the Internal Revenue

15 Code of 1986 from January 1, 1995, through December 31,

16 1996.

17 SEC. 318. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ECO18 NOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

19 PLACING HIGH PRIORITY ON MAINTAINING

20 FIELD-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REP21 RESENTATIVES.

22 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find23 ings:

24 (1) The Economic Development Administration

25 plays a crucial role in helping economically dis-
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1 advantaged regions of the United States develop in2 frastructure that supports and promotes greater eco3 nomic activity and growth, particularly in nonurban

4 regions.

5 (2) The Economic Development Administration

6 helps to promote industrial park development, busi7 ness incubators, water and sewer system improve8 ments, vocational and technical training facilities,

9 tourism development strategies, technical assistance

10 and capacity building for local governments, eco11 nomic adjustment strategies, revolving loan funds,

12 and other projects which the private sector has not

13 generated or will not generate without some assistance

14 from the Government through the Economic Develop15 ment Administration.

16 (3) The Economic Development Administration

17 maintains 6 regional offices which oversee staff that

18 are designated field-based representatives of the Eco19 nomic Development Administration, and these field20 based representatives provide valuable expertise and

21 counseling on economic planning and development to

22 nonurban communities.

23 (4) The Economic Development Administration

24 Regional Centers are located in the urban areas of
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1 Austin, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and

2 Chicago.

3 (5) Because of a 37-percent reduction in ap4 proved funding for salaries and expenses from fiscal

5 year 1995, the Economic Development Administra6 tion has initiated staff reductions requiring the elimi7 nation of 8 field-based positions. The field-based eco8 nomic development representative positions that are

9 either being eliminated or not replaced after vol10 untary retirement and which currently interact with

11 nonurban communities on economic development ef12 forts cover the States of New Mexico, Arizona, Ne13 vada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana,

14 Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and North Caro15 lina.

16 (6) These staff cutbacks will adversely affect

17 States with very low per-capita personal income, in18 cluding New Mexico which ranks 47th in the Nation

19 in per-capita personal income, Oklahoma ranking

20 46th, North Dakota ranking 42nd, Arizona ranking

21 35th, Maine ranking 34th, and North Carolina rank22 ing 33rd.

23 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen24 ate that the functional totals and reconciliations instruc25 tions underlying this budget resolution assume that—
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1 (1) it is regrettable that the Economic Develop2 ment Administration has elected to reduce field-based

3 economic development representatives who are fulfill4 ing the Economic Development Administration’s mis5 sion of interacting with and counseling nonurban

6 communities in economically disadvantaged regions

7 of the United States;

8 (2) the Economic Development Administration

9 should take all necessary and appropriate actions to

10 ensure that field-based economic development rep11 resentation receives high priority; and

12 (3) the Economic Development Administration

13 should reconsider the planned termination of field14 based economic development representatives respon15 sible for States that are economically disadvantaged,

16 and that this reconsideration take place without

17 delay.

18 SEC. 319. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING REVENUE AS19 SUMPTIONS.

20 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

21 (1) Corporations and individuals have clear re22 sponsibility to adhere to environmental laws. When

23 they do not, and environmental damage results, the

24 Federal and State governments may impose fines and
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1 penalties, and assess polluters for the cost of remedi2 ation.

3 (2) Assessment of these costs is important in the

4 enforcement process. They appropriately penalize

5 wrongdoing. They discourage future environmental

6 damage. They ensure that taxpayers do not bear the

7 financial brunt of cleaning up after damages done by

8 polluters.

9 (3) In the case of the Exxon Valdez oil spill dis10 aster in Prince William Sound, Alaska, for example,

11 the corporate settlement with the Federal Government

12 totaled $900,000,000.

13 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen14 ate that assumptions in this resolution assume an appro15 priate amount of revenues per year through legislation that

16 will not allow deductions for fines and penalties arising

17 from a failure to comply with Federal or State environ18 mental or health protection laws.

19 SEC. 320. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING DOMESTIC VI20 OLENCE.

21 The assumptions underlying functional totals and rec22 onciliation instructions in this budget resolution include:

23 (1) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that:

24 (A) Violence against women is the leading

25 cause of physical injury to women. The Depart-
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1 ment of Justice estimates that over 1 million vio2 lent crimes against women are committed by do3 mestic partners annually.

4 (B) Domestic violence dramatically affects

5 the victim’s ability to participate in the

6 workforce. A University of Minnesota survey re7 ported that one-quarter of battered women sur8 veyed had lost a job partly because of being

9 abused and that over half of these women had

10 been harassed by their abuser at work.

11 (C) Domestic violence is often intensified as

12 women seek to gain economic independence

13 through attending school or job training pro14 grams. Batterers have been reported to prevent

15 women from attending such programs or sabo16 tage their efforts at self-improvement.

17 (D) Nationwide surveys of service providers

18 prepared by the Taylor Institute of Chicago,

19 Document, for the first time, the interrelation20 ship between domestic violence and welfare by

21 showing that between 50 percent and 80 percent

22 of women in welfare to work programs are cur23 rent or past victims of domestic violence.

24 (E) The American Psychological Association

25 has reported that violence against women is usu-
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1 ally witnessed by their children, who as a result

2 can suffer severe psychological, cognitive and

3 physical damage and some studies have found

4 that children who witness violence in their homes

5 have a greater propensity to commit violent acts

6 in their homes and communities when they be7 come adults.

8 (F) Over half of the women surveyed by the

9 Taylor Institute stayed with their batterers be10 cause they lacked the resources to support them11 selves and their children. The surveys also found

12 that the availability of economic support is a

13 critical factor in women’s ability to leave abu14 sive situations that threaten themselves and their

15 children.

16 (G) Proposals to restructure the welfare pro17 grams may impact the availability of the eco18 nomic support and the safety net necessary to

19 enable poor women to flee abuse without risking

20 homelessness and starvation for their families.

21 (2) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of

22 the Senate that:

23 (A) No welfare reform provision should be

24 enacted by Congress unless and until Congress

25 considers whether such welfare reform provisions
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1 would exacerbate violence against women and

2 their children, further endanger women’s lives,

3 make it more difficult for women to escape do4 mestic violence, or further punish women victim5 ized by violence.

6 (B) Any welfare reform measure enacted by

7 Congress should require that any welfare to

8 work, education, or job placement programs im9 plemented by the States address the impact of

10 domestic violence on welfare recipients.

11 SEC. 321. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING STUDENT LOANS

12 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

13 (1) over the last 60 years, education and ad14 vancements in knowledge have accounted for 37 per15 cent of our nation’s economic growth;

16 (2) a college degree significantly increases job

17 stability, resulting in an unemployment rate among

18 college graduates less than half that of those with high

19 school diplomas;

20 (3) a person with a bachelor’s degree will aver21 age 50–55 percent more in lifetime earnings than a

22 person with a high school diploma;

23 (4) education is a key to providing alternatives

24 to crime and violence, and is a cost-effective strategy
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1 for breaking cycles of poverty and moving welfare re2 cipients to work;

3 (5) a highly educated populace is necessary to

4 the effective functioning of democracy and to a grow5 ing economy, and the opportunity to gain a college

6 education helps advance the American ideals of

7 progress and social equality;

8 (6) a highly educated and flexible work force is

9 an essential component of economic growth and com10 petitiveness;

11 (7) for many families, Federal Student Aid Pro12 grams make the difference in the ability of students

13 to attend college;

14 (8) in 1994, nearly 6 million postsecondary stu15 dents received some kind of financial assistance to

16 help them pay for the costs of schooling;

17 (9) since 1988, college costs have risen by 54 per18 cent, and student borrowing has increased by 219 per19 cent; and

20 (10) in fiscal year 1996, the Balanced Budget

21 Act achieved savings without reducing student loan

22 limits or increasing fees to students or parents.

23 (b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate

24 that the aggregates and functional levels included in this

25 budget resolution assume that savings in student loans can
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1 be achieved without any program change that would in2 crease costs to students and parents or decrease accessibility

3 to student loans.

4 SEC. 322. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING REDUCTION

5 OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.

6 (a) The Senate finds that—

7 (1) S. Con. Res. 57 projects a public debt in fis8 cal year 1997 of $5,400,000,000,000;

9 (2) S. Con. Res. 57 projects that the public debt

10 will be $6,500,000,000,000 in the fiscal year 2002

11 when the budget resolution projects a unified budget

12 surplus; and

13 (3) this accumulated debt represents a signifi14 cant financial burden that will require excessive tax15 ation and lost economic opportunity for future gen16 erations of the United States.

17 (b) It is the sense of the Senate that any comprehensive

18 legislation sent to the President that balances the budget

19 by a certain date and that is agreed to by the Congress

20 and the President shall also contain a strategy for reducing

21 the national debt of the United States.

22 SEC. 323. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING HUNGRY OR

23 HOMELESS CHILDREN.

24 (a) It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions

25 in this budget resolution assume that Congress will not
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1 enact or adopt any legislation that would increase the num2 ber of children who are hungry or homeless.

3 (b) It is the sense of Congress that the assumptions

4 in this budget resolution assume that in the event legislation

5 enacted to comply with this resolution results in an increase

6 in the number of hungry or homeless children by the end

7 of fiscal year 1997, the Congress would revisit the provi8 sions of said legislation which caused such increase and

9 would, as soon as practicable thereafter, adopt legislation

10 which would halt any continuation of such increase.

11 SEC. 324. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LIHEAP.

12 (a) FINDINGS—The Senate finds that:

13 (1) Home energy assistance for working and low14 income families with children, the elderly on fixed in15 comes, the disabled, and others who need such aid is

16 a critical part of the social safety net in cold-weather

17 areas during the winter, and a source of necessary

18 cooling aid during the summer;

19 (2) LIHEAP is a highly targeted, cost-effective

20 way to help millions of low-income Americans pay

21 their home energy bills. More than two-thirds of

22 LIHEAP-eligible households have annual incomes of

23 less than $8,000, more than one-half have annual in24 comes below $6,000; and
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1 (3) LIHEAP funding has been substantially re2 duced in recent years, and cannot sustain further

3 spending cuts if the program is to remain a viable

4 means of meeting the home heating and other energy5 related needs of low-income families, especially those

6 in cold-weather States.

7 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—The assumptions under8 lying this budget resolution assume that it is the sense of

9 the Senate that the funds made available for LIHEAP for

10 fiscal year 1997 will be not less than the actual expenditures

11 made for LIHEAP in fiscal year 1996.

12 SEC. 325. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ADDI13 TIONAL CHARGES UNDER THE MEDICARE

14 PROGRAM.

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

16 (1) senior citizens must spend more than 1 dol17 lar in 5 of their limited incomes to purchase the

18 health care they need;

(2) 2 19 ⁄3 of spending under the medicare program

20 under title XVIII of the Social Security Act is for

21 senior citizens with annual incomes of less than

22 $15,000;

23 (3) senior citizens cannot afford physician fee

24 mark-ups that are not covered under the medicare

25 program or premium overcharges; and
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1 (4) senior citizens enrolling in private insurance

2 plans receiving medicare capitation payments are

3 currently protected against excess charges by health

4 providers and additional premium charges by the

5 plan for services covered under the medicare program.

6 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It the sense of the

7 Congress that any reconciliation bill considered during the

8 second session of the 104th Congress should maintain the

9 existing prohibitions against additional charges by provid10 ers under the medicare program under title XVIII of the

11 Social Security Act (‘‘balance billing’’), and any premium

12 surcharges for services covered under such program that are

13 levied on senior citizens enrolled in private insurance plans

14 in lieu of conventional medicare.

15 SEC. 326. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING NURSING

16 HOME STANDARDS.

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

18 (1) prior to the enactment of subtitle C of title

19 IV of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987,

20 deplorable conditions and shocking abuse of senior

21 citizens and the disabled in nursing homes was wide22 spread; and

23 (2) the enactment and implementation of such

24 subtitle has brought major improvements in nursing
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1 home conditions and substantially reduced abuse of

2 senior citizens.

3 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It the sense of the

4 Congress that any reconciliation bill considered during the

5 second session of the 104th Congress should not include any

6 changes in Federal nursing home quality standards or the

7 Federal enforcement of such standards.

8 SEC. 327. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING NURSING

9 HOME CARE.

10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

11 (1) under current Federal law—

12 (A) protections are provided under the med13 icaid program under title XIX of the Social Se14 curity Act to prevent the impoverishment of

15 spouses of nursing home residents;

16 (B) prohibitions exist under such program

17 to prevent the charging of adult children of nurs18 ing home residents for the cost of the care of such

19 residents;

20 (C) prohibitions exist under such program

21 to prevent a State from placing a lien against

22 the home of a nursing home resident, if that

23 home was occupied by a spouse or dependent

24 child; and
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1 (D) prohibitions exist under such program

2 to prevent a nursing home from charging

3 amounts above the medicaid recognized charge

4 for medicaid patients or requiring a commit5 ment to make private payments prior to receiv6 ing medicaid coverage as a condition of admis7 sion; and

8 (2) family members of nursing home residents

9 are generally unable to afford the high cost of nursing

10 home care, which ranges between $30,000 and $60,000

11 a year.

12 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

13 Congress that provisions of the medicaid program under

14 title XIX of the Social Security Act that protect families

15 of nursing home residents from experiencing financial ruin

16 as the price of securing needed care for their loved ones

17 should be retained, including—

18 (1) spousal impoverishment rules;

19 (2) prohibitions against charging adult children

20 of nursing home patients for the cost of their care;

21 (3) prohibitions against liens on the homes of

22 nursing home residents occupied by a spouse or de23 pendent child; and

24 (4) prohibitions against nursing homes requiring

25 private payments prior to medicaid coverage as a
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1 condition of admission or allowing charges in addi2 tion to medicaid payments for covered patients.

3 SEC. 328. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING REQUIRE4 MENTS THAT WELFARE RECEIPTS BE DRUG5 FREE.

6 In recognition of the fact that American workers are

7 required to be drug-free in the workplace, it is the sense

8 of the Congress that this concurrent resolution on the budget

9 assumes that the States may require welfare recipients to

10 be drug-free as a condition for receiving such benefits and

11 that random drug testing may be used to enforce such re12 quirements.

13 SEC. 329. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DAVIS–BACON.

14 Notwithstanding any provision of the committee report

15 on this resolution, it is the sense of the Senate that the pro16 visions in this resolution do not assume the repeal of the

17 Davis-Bacon Act.

18 SEC. 330. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DAVIS–BACON.

19 Notwithstanding any provision of the committee report

20 on this resolution, it is the sense of the Senate that the pro21 visions in this resolution assume reform of the Davis-Bacon

22 Act.
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1 SEC. 331. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF

2 THE UNITED STATES FOR OPERATIONS

3 SOUTHERN WATCH AND PROVIDE COMFORT.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

5 (1) as of May 1996, the United States has spent

6 $2,937,000,000 of United States taxpayer funds since

7 the conclusion of the Gulf War in 1991 for the sin8 gular purpose of protecting the Kurdish and Shiite

9 population from Iraqi aggression;

10 (2) the President’s defense budget request for

11 1997 includes an additional $590,100,000 for Oper12 ations Southern Watch and Provide Comfort, both of

13 which are designed to restrict Iraqi military aggres14 sion against the Kurdish and Shiite people of Iraq;

15 (3) costs for these military operations constitute

16 part of the continued budget deficit of the United

17 States; and

18 (4) United Nations Security Council Resolution

19 986 (1995) (referred to as ‘‘SCR 986’’) would allow

20 Iraq to sell up to $1,000,000,000 in petroleum and

21 petroleum products every 90 days, for an initial pe22 riod of 180 days.

23 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

24 Congress that the assumptions underlying the functional to25 tals in this resolution assume that—
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1 (1) the President should instruct the United

2 States Permanent Representative to the United Na3 tions to ensure any subsequent extension of authority

4 beyond the 180 days originally provided by SCR 986,

5 specifically mandates and authorizes the reimburse6 ment of the United States for costs associated with

7 Operations Southern Watch and Provide Comfort out

8 of revenues generated by any sale of petroleum or pe9 troleum-related products originating from Iraq;

10 (2) in the event that the United States Perma11 nent Representative to the United Nations fails to

12 modify the terms of any subsequent resolution extend13 ing the authority granted by SCR 986 as called for

14 in paragraph (1), the President should reject any

15 United Nations’ action or resolution seeking to extend

16 the terms of the oil sale beyond the 180 days author17 ized by SCR 986;

18 (3) the President should take the necessary steps

19 to ensure that—

20 (A) any effort by the United Nations to

21 temporarily lift the trade embargo for humani22 tarian purposes, specifically the sale of petro23 leum or petroleum products, restricts all revenues

24 from such sale from being diverted to benefit the

25 Iraqi military; and
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1 (B) the temporary lifting of the trade em2 bargo does not encourage other countries to take

3 steps to begin promoting commercial relations

4 with the Iraqi military in expectation that sanc5 tions will be permanently lifted; and

6 (4) revenues reimbursed to the United States

7 from the oil sale authorized by SCR 986, or any sub8 sequent action or resolution, should be used to reduce

9 the Federal budget deficit.

10 SEC. 332. ACCURATE INDEX FOR INFLATION.

11 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

12 (1) a significant portion of Federal expenditures

13 and revenues are indexed to measurements of infla14 tion; and

15 (2) a variety of inflation indices exist which

16 vary according to the accuracy with which such indi17 ces measure increases in the cost of living; and

18 (3) Federal Government usage of inflation indi19 ces which overstate true inflation has the dem20 onstrated effect of accelerating Federal spending, in21 creasing the Federal budget deficit, increasing Federal

22 borrowing, and thereby enlarging the projected burden

23 on future American taxpayers.

24 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen25 ate that the assumptions underlying this budget resolution
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1 include that all Federal spending and revenues which are

2 indexed for inflation should be calibrated by the most accu3 rate inflation indices which are available to the Federal

4 Government.

5 SEC. 333. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SOLVENCY OF THE

6 MEDICARE TRUST FUND.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that repeal of certain

8 provisions from the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

9 1993 would move the insolvency date of the HI (Medicare)

10 Trust Fund forward by a full year.

11 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen12 ate that no provisions in this Budget Resolution should

13 worsen the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund.

14 SEC. 334. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE 1993 INCOME

15 TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENE16 FITS SHOULD BE REPEALED.

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the assumptions

18 underlying this resolution include that—

19 (1) the fiscal year 1994 budget proposal of Presi20 dent Clinton to raise Federal income taxes on the So21 cial Security benefits of senior citizens with income

22 as low as $25,000, and those provisions of the fiscal

23 year 1994 recommendations of the Budget Resolution

24 and the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act in

25 which the One Hundred Third Congress voted to raise
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1 Federal income taxes on the Social Security benefits

2 of senior citizens with income as low as $34,000

3 should be repealed;

4 (2) the Senate Budget Resolution should reflect

5 President Clinton’s statement that he believed he

6 raised Federal taxes too much in 1993; and

7 (3) the Budget Resolution should react to Presi8 dent Clinton’s fiscal year 1997 budget which docu9 ments the fact that in the history of the United

10 States, the total tax burden has never been greater

11 than it is today, therefore

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con13 gress that the assumptions underlying this Resolution in14 clude—

15 (1) that raising Federal income taxes in 1993 on

16 the Social Security benefits of middle-class individ17 uals with income as low as $34,000 was a mistake;

18 (2) that the Federal income tax hike on Social

19 Security benefits imposed in 1993 by the One Hun20 dred Third Congress and signed into law by President

21 Clinton should be repealed; and

22 (3) President Clinton should work with the Con23 gress to repeal the 1993 Federal income tax hike on

24 Social Security benefits in a manner that would not

25 adversely affect the Social Security Trust Fund or the
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1 Medicare Part A Trust Fund, and should ensure that

2 such repeal is coupled with offsetting reductions in

3 Federal spending.

4 SEC. 335. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ADMIN5 ISTRATION’S PRACTICE REGARDING THE

6 PROSECUTION OF DRUG SMUGGLERS.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

8 (1) drug use is devastating to the Nation, par9 ticularly among juveniles, and has led juveniles to be10 come involved in interstate gangs and to participate

11 in violent crime;

12 (2) drug use has experienced a dramatic resur13 gence among our youth;

14 (3) the number of youths aged 12–17 using

15 marijuana has increased from 1.6 million in 1992 to

16 2.9 million in 1994, and the category of ‘‘recent mari17 juana use’’ increased a staggering 200 percent among

18 14- to 15-year-olds over the same period;

19 (4) since 1992, there has been a 52 percent jump

20 in the number of high school seniors using drugs on

21 a monthly basis, even as worrisome declines are noted

22 in peer disapproval of drug use;

23 (5) 1 in 3 high school students uses marijuana;
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1 (6) 12- to 17-year-olds who use marijuana are

2 85 percent more likely to graduate to cocaine than

3 those who abstain from marijuana;

4 (7) juveniles who reach 21 without ever having

5 used drugs almost never try them later in life;

6 (8) the latest results from the Drug Abuse Warn7 ing Network show that marijuana-related episodes

8 jumped 39 percent and are running at 155 percent

9 above the 1990 level, and that methamphetamine

10 cases have risen 256 percent over the 1991 level;

11 (9) between February 1993 and February 1995

12 the retail price of a gram of cocaine fell from $172

13 to $137, and that of a gram of heroin also fell from

14 $2,032 to $1,278;

15 (10) it has been reported that the Department of

16 Justice, through the United States Attorney for the

17 Southern District of California, has adopted a policy

18 of allowing certain foreign drug smugglers to avoid

19 prosecution altogether by being released to Mexico;

20 (11) it has been reported that in the past year

21 approximately 2,300 suspected narcotics traffickers

22 were taken into custody for bringing illegal drugs

23 across the border, but approximately one in four were

24 returned to their country of origin without being

25 prosecuted;
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1 (12) it has been reported that the United States

2 Customs Service is operating under guidelines limit3 ing any prosecution in marijuana cases to cases in4 volving 125 pounds of marijuana or more;

5 (13) it has been reported that suspects possessing

6 as much as 32 pounds of methamphetamine and

7 37,000 Quaalude tablets, were not prosecuted but

8 were, instead, allowed to return to their countries of

9 origin after their drugs and vehicles were confiscated;

10 (14) it has been reported that after a seizure of

11 158 pounds of cocaine, one defendant was cited and

12 released because there was no room at the Federal jail

13 and charges against here were dropped;

14 (15) it has been reported that some smugglers

15 have been caught two or more times—even in the

16 same week—yet still were not prosecuted;

17 (16) the number of defendants prosecuted for vio18 lations of the Federal drug laws has dropped from

19 25,033 in 1992 to 22,926 in 1995;

20 (17) this Congress has increased the funding of

21 the Federal Bureau of Prisons by 11.7 percent over

22 the 1995 appropriations level; and

23 (18) this Congress has increased the funding of

24 the Immigration and Naturalization Service by 23.5

25 percent over the 1995 appropriations level.
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1 (b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate

2 that—(1) the functional totals underlying this resolution

3 assume that the Attorney General promptly should inves4 tigate this matter and report, within 30 days, to the Chair

5 of the Senate and House Committees on the Judiciary; and

6 (2) the Attorney General should ensure that cases in7 volving the smuggling of drugs into the United States are

8 vigorously prosecuted.

9 SEC. 336. CORPORATE SUBSIDIES AND SALE OF GOVERN10 MENT ASSETS.

11 (a) CORPORATE SUBSIDIES.—It is the sense of the

12 Senate that the functional levels and aggregates in this

13 budget resolution assume that—

14 (1) the Federal budget contains tens of billions of

15 dollars in payments, benefits and programs that pri16 marily assist profit-making enterprises and industries

17 rather than provide a clear and compelling public in18 terest;

19 (2) corporate subsidies can provide unfair com20 petitive advantages to certain industries and industry

21 segments;

22 (3) at a time when millions of Americans are

23 being asked to sacrifice in order to balance the budget,

24 the corporate sector should bear its share of the bur25 den; and
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1 (4) Federal payments, benefits, and programs

2 which predominantly benefit a particular industry or

3 segment of an industry, rather than provide a clear

4 and compelling public benefit, should be reformed or

5 terminated in order to provide additional tax relief,

6 deficit reduction, or to achieve the savings necessary

7 to meet this resolution’s instructions and levels.

8 (b) SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.—

9 (1) BUDGETARY TREATMENT.—

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of any

11 concurrent resolution on the budget and the Con12 gressional Budget Act of 1974, no amounts real13 ized from the sale of an asset shall be scored with

14 respect to the level of budget authority, outlays,

15 or revenues if such sale would cause an increase

16 in the deficit as calculated pursuant to subpara17 graph (B).

18 (B) CALCULATION OF NET PRESENT

19 VALUE.—The deficit estimate of an asset sale

20 shall be the net present value of the cash flow

21 from—

22 (i) proceeds from the asset sale;

23 (ii) future receipts that would be ex24 pected from continued ownership of the

25 asset by the Government; and
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1 (iii) expected future spending by the

2 Government at a level necessary to continue

3 to operate and maintain the asset to gen4 erate the receipts estimated pursuant to

5 clause (ii).

6 (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section,

7 the term ‘‘sale of an asset’’ shall have the same mean8 ing as under section 250(c)(21) of the Balanced Budg9 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

10 (3) TREATMENT OF LOAN ASSETS.—For the pur11 poses of this subsection, the sale of loan assets or the

12 prepayment of a loan shall be governed by the terms

13 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.

14 SEC. 337. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL

15 ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND.

16 It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions un17 derlying the functional totals in this resolution assume that

18 when the Finance Committee meets its outlay and revenue

19 obligations under this resolution the committee should not

20 make any changes in the Presidential Election Campaign

21 Fund or its funding mechanism and should meet its revenue

22 and outlay targets through other programs within its juris23 diction.
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1 SEC. 338. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING WELFARE RE2 FORM.

3 (a) The Senate finds that—

4 (1) S. Con. Res. 57 assumes substantial savings

5 from welfare reform; and

6 (2) children born out of wedlock are five times

7 more likely to be poor and about ten times more likely

8 to be extremely poor and therefore are more likely to

9 receive welfare benefits than children from two parent

10 families; and

11 (3) high rates of out-of-wedlock births are associ12 ated with a host of other social pathologies; for exam13 ple, children of single mothers are twice as likely to

14 drop out of high school; boys whose fathers are absent

15 are more likely to engage in criminal activities; and

16 girls in single-parent families are three times more

17 likely to have children out of wedlock themselves;

18 therefore

19 (b) It is the sense of the Senate that any comprehensive

20 legislation sent to the President that balances the budget

21 by a certain date and that includes welfare reform provi22 sions and that is agreed to by the Congress and the Presi23 dent shall also contain to the maximum extent possible a

24 strategy for reducing the rate of out-of-wedlock births and

25 encouraging family formation.
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1 SEC. 339. A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SENATE’S SUP2 PORT FOR FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW

3 ENFORCEMENT.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

5 (1) our Federal, State, and local law enforcement

6 officers provide essential services that preserve and

7 protect our freedoms and security;

8 (2) law enforcement officers deserve our appre9 ciation and support;

10 (3) law enforcement officers and agencies are

11 under increasing attacks, both to their physical safety

12 and to their reputations;

13 (4) Federal, State, and local law enforcement ef14 forts need increased financial commitment from the

15 Federal Government for funding and financial assist16 ance and not the slashing of our commitment to law

17 enforcement if they are to carry out their efforts to

18 combat violent crime;

19 (5) the President’s fiscal year 1996 budget re20 quested an increase of 14.8 percent for the Federal

21 Bureau of Investigation, 10 percent for United States

22 Attorneys, and $4,000,000 for Organized Crime Drug

23 Enforcement Task Forces; while this Congress has in24 creased funding for the Federal Bureau of Investiga25 tion by 10.8 percent, 8.4 percent for United States At-
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1 torneys, and a cut of $15,000,000 for Organized

2 Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces;

3 (6) on May 16, 1996, the House of Representa4 tives has nonetheless voted to slash $300,000,000 from

5 the President’s $5,000,000,000 budget request for the

6 Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund for fiscal year

7 1997 in House Concurrent Resolution 178; and

8 (7) the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund as

9 adopted by the Violent Crime Control and Law En10 forcement Act of 1994 fully funds the Violent Crime

11 Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 without

12 adding to the Federal budget deficit.

13 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen14 ate that the provisions and the functional totals underlying

15 this resolution assume the Federal Government’s commit16 ment to fund Federal law enforcement programs and pro17 grams to assist State and local efforts shall be maintained

18 and funding for the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund

19 shall not be cut as the resolution adopted by the House of

20 Representatives would require.

21 SEC. 340. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE FUND22 ING OF AMTRAK.

23 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

24 (1) a capital funding stream is essential to the

25 ability of the National Rail Passenger Corporation
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1 (‘‘Amtrak’’) to reduce its dependence on Federal oper2 ating support; and

3 (2) Amtrak needs a secure source of financing,

4 no less favorable than provided to other modes of

5 transportation, for capital improvements.

6 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen7 ate that—

8 (1) revenues attributable to one-half cent per gal9 lon of the excise taxes imposed on gasoline, special

10 motor fuel, and diesel fuel from the Mass Transit Ac11 count should be dedicated to a new Intercity Pas12 senger Rail Trust Fund during the period January 1,

13 1997, through September 30, 2001;

14 (2) revenues would not be deposited in the Inter15 city Passenger Rail Trust Fund during any fiscal

16 year to the extent that the deposit is estimated to re17 sult in available revenues in the Mass Transit Ac18 count being insufficient to satisfy that year’s esti19 mated appropriation levels;

20 (3) monies in the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust

21 Fund should be generally available to fund, on a re22 imbursement basis, capital expenditures incurred by

23 Amtrak; and

24 (4) amounts to fund capital expenditures related

25 to rail operations should be set aside for each State
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1 that has not had Amtrak service in such State for the

2 preceding year.

3 SEC. 341. SENSE OF THE SENATE—TRUTH IN BUDGETING.

4 It is the sense of the Senate that:

5 (1) The Congressional Budget Office has scored

6 revenue expected to be raised from the auction of Fed7 eral Communications Commission licenses for various

8 services;

9 (2) For budget scoring purposes, the Congress

10 has assumed that such auctions would occur in a

11 prompt and expeditious manner and that revenue

12 raised by such auctions would flow to the Federal

13 treasury;

14 (3) The Resolution assumes that the revenue to

15 be raised from auctions totals billions of dollars;

16 (4) The Resolution makes assumptions that serv17 ices would be auctioned where the Federal Commu18 nications Commission has not yet conducted auctions

19 for such services, such as Local Multipoint Distribu20 tion Service (LMDS), licenses for paging services,

21 final broadband PCS licenses, narrow band PCS li22 censes, licenses for unserved cellular, and Digital

23 Audio Radio (DARS), and other subscription services,

24 revenue from which has been assumed in Congres-
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1 sional budgetary calculations and in determining the

2 level of the deficit; and

3 (5) The Commission’s service rules can dramati4 cally affect license values and auction revenues and

5 therefore the Commission should act expeditiously and

6 without further delay to conduct auctions of licenses

7 in a manner that maximizes revenue, increases effi8 ciency, and enhances competition for any service for

9 which auction revenues have been scored by the Con10 gressional Budget Office and/or counted for budgetary

11 purposes in an Act of Congress.

Attest:

Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 178

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