Union Calendar No. 294

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 290

[Report No. 106–530]

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Establishing the congressional budget for the

United States Government for fiscal year 2001,revising the congressional budget for the UnitedStates Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for eachof fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

MARCH 20, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union
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Union Calendar No. 294

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 290

[Report No. 106–530]

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for

fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States

Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary

levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 20, 2000

Mr. KASICH, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following concurrent resolution; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States

Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal

year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels

for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring),
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1 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

3 The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution

4 on the budget for fiscal year 2000 is hereby revised and

5 replaced and that this is the concurrent resolution on the

6 budget for fiscal year 2001 and that the appropriate budg7 etary levels for fiscal years 2002 through 2005 are hereby

8 set forth.

9 SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

10 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for

11 each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005:

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

13 enforcement of this resolution:

14 (A) The recommended levels of Federal

15 revenues are as follows:

16 Fiscal year 2000: $1,465,500,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001: $1,504,800,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2002: $1,549,400,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2003: $1,598,500,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2004: $1,650,600,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2005: $1,719,100,000,000.

22 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate

23 levels of Federal revenues should be reduced are

24 as follows:

25 Fiscal year 2000: $0.

26 Fiscal year 2001: $10,000,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2002: $22,000,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2003: $31,000,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2004: $42,000,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2005: $45,000,000,000.

5 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes

6 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate

7 levels of total new budget authority are as follows:

8 Fiscal year 2000: $1,478,300,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001: $1,524,100,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2002: $1,558,000,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2003: $1,604,300,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2004: $1,654,800,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2005: $1,713,500,000,000.

14 (3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the

15 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels

16 of total budget outlays are as follows:

17 Fiscal year 2000: $1,460,500,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2001: $1,490,700,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2002: $1,537,000,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003: $1,582,200,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2004: $1,631,900,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2005: $1,690,500,000,000.

23 (4) SURPLUSES.—For purposes of the enforce24 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses

25 are as follows:
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1 Fiscal year 2000: $5,000,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2001: $14,100,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2002: $12,400,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2003: $16,300,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2004: $18,700,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2005: $28,600,000,000.

7 (5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of

8 the public debt are as follows:

9 Fiscal year 2000: $5,640,300,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2001: $5,710,600,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2002: $5,787,400,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003: $5,870,300,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2004: $5,946,100,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2005: $6,010,800,000,000.

15 SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

16 The Congress determines and declares that the ap17 propriate levels of new budget authority and budget out18 lays for fiscal years 2000 through 2005 for each major

19 functional category are:

20 (1) National Defense (050):

21 Fiscal year 2000:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $288,900,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $282,500,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2001:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $306,300,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $297,600,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2002:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $309,300,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $302,000,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2003:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $315,600,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $309,400,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2004:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $323,400,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $317,600,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2005:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $331,700,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $328,100,000,000.

20 (2) International Affairs (150):

21 Fiscal year 2000:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $20,100,000,000.

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

25 Fiscal year 2001:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $19,500,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $17,300,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2002:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $19,300,000,000.

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

8 Fiscal year 2003:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $18,800,000,000.

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

12 Fiscal year 2004:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $18,300,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $15,200,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2005:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $18,500,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.

20 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology

21 (250):

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $19,300,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $19,800,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $19,900,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2003:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $20,000,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2004:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $20,100,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2005:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $20,300,000,000.

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

21 (4) Energy (270):

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $1,100,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, ¥$600,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $1,200,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, ¥$100,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $700,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, ¥$400,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2003:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $500,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, ¥$700,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2004:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $400,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$900,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2005:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $300,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, ¥$900,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $24,300,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $24,200,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $25,000,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $24,800,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $25,100,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2003:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $25,200,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2004:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $25,300,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2005:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $25,400,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.

21 (6) Agriculture (350):

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $35,700,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $34,300,000,000.
10

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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $19,100,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $18,500,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2003:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $17,600,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2004:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $17,000,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2005:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $15,800,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $7,500,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $6,300,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $8,700,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2003:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $9,500,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2004:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $13,600,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2005:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $13,500,000,000.

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

21 (8) Transportation (400):

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $54,300,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $46,600,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $59,200,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $50,300,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $57,400,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $52,500,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2003:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $58,800,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $54,800,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2004:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $58,800,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $55,100,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2005:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $58,800,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $55,100,000,000.

21 (9) Community and Regional Development

22 (450):

23 Fiscal year 2000:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $11,200,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2001:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $9,100,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2002:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $8,500,000,000.

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

10 Fiscal year 2003:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $8,400,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2004:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $8,400,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $8,300,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2005:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $8,500,000,000.

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

22 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and

23 Social Services (500):

24 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $57,700,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $61,400,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $72,600,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $69,200,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $74,000,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $72,100,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $75,000,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $73,200,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $76,100,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $73,500,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $77,800,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $74,200,000,000.

24 (11) Health (550):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $159,300,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $152,300,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $169,700,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $167,100,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $179,600,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $177,900,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $191,500,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $190,600,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $205,600,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $205,000,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $221,700,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $220,300,000,000.

24 (12) Medicare (570):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $199,600,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $199,500,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $215,700,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $216,000,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $221,600,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $221,600,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $239,700,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $239,500,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $255,300,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $255,500,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $278,700,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $278,700,000,000.

24 (13) Income Security (600):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $238,400,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $248,000,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $252,200,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $254,900,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $263,000,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $264,300,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $272,100,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $273,400,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $281,700,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $283,200,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $294,000,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $295,900,000,000.

24 (14) Social Security (650):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $14,700,000,000.

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

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $13,100,000,000.

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

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $14,900,000,000.

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

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $15,700,000,000.

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

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $16,600,000,000.

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

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $17,400,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.

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

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $46,000,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $47,800,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $47,400,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $49,000,000,000.

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

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $50,800,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $50,600,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $52,000,000,000.

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

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $55,300,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $54,900,000,000.

24 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $27,300,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $28,000,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $27,800,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $27,900,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $28,200,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $28,400,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $28,100,000,000.

24 (17) General Government (800):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $13,900,000,000.

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

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $13,600,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $13,600,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $13,500,000,000.

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

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 ew budget authority,

18 $13,500,000,000.

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

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $13,600,000,000.

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

24 (18) Net Interest (900):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $284,600,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $284,600,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $288,500,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $288,500,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $290,000,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $290,000,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $285,800,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $285,800,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $281,000,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $281,000,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $275,500,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $275,500,000,000.

24 (19) Allowances (920):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
23

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $8,500,000,000.

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

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 ¥$4,200,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$8,600,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 ¥$1,500,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$500,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 ¥$1,700,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$1,400,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 ¥$2,300,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,200,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 ¥$2,500,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,500,000,000.

24 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 ¥$34,100,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$34,100,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 ¥$38,400,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$38,400,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 ¥$41,300,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$41,300,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2003:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 ¥$40,700,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$40,700,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2004:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 ¥$38,100,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$38,100,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2005:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 ¥$39,200,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$39,200,000,000.
25

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1 SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

2 (a) LEGISLATION PROVIDING $150 BILLION IN TAX

3 RELIEF OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD.—

4 (1) SUBMISSIONS REGARDING REVENUES.—The

5 House Committee on Ways and Means shall report

6 to the House a reconciliation bill—

7 (A) not later than May 26, 2000;

8 (B) not later than June 23, 2000;

9 (C) not later than July 28, 2000; and

10 (D) not later than September 22, 2000;

11 that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdic12 tion sufficient to reduce the total level of revenues

13 by not more than: $9,554,000,000 for fiscal year

14 2001, and $145,648,000,000 for the period of fiscal

15 years 2001 through 2005.

16 (2) HEALTH-RELATED TAX PROVISIONS.—

17 Whenever any bill referred to in section 9(a) is re18 ported (or an amendment is offered or a conference

19 report thereon is submitted) after the date of adop20 tion of this resolution that provides the health-re21 lated tax provisions contained in H.R. 2990 (as

22 passed the House), the chairman of the Committee

23 on the Budget of the House shall increase the rec24 onciliation instruction set forth in section 4(a)(1) by

25 the amount of the revenue reduction provided by

26 such measure for such purpose but not to exceed
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1 $446,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and

2 $4,352,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001

3 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate con4 forming adjustments).

5 (b) SUBMISSIONS REGARDING DEBT HELD BY THE

6 PUBLIC.—The House Committee on Ways and Means

7 shall report to the House a reconciliation bill—

8 (1) not later than May 26, 2000, that consists

9 of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient

10 to reduce the debt held by the public by

11 $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

12 (2) not later than September 22, 2000 that

13 consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction

14 sufficient to reduce the debt held by the public by

15 not more than $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

16 SEC. 5. LOCK-BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUSES.

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

18 (1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990,

19 the social security trust funds are off-budget for

20 purposes of the President’s budget submission and

21 the concurrent resolution on the budget;

22 (2) the social security trust funds have been

23 running surpluses for 17 years;
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1 (3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly

2 finance the general operations of the Federal Gov3 ernment;

4 (4) in fiscal year 2001, the social security sur5 plus will be $166 billion;

6 (5) this resolution balances the Federal budget

7 without counting the social security surpluses;

8 (6) the only way to ensure that social security

9 surpluses are not diverted for other purposes is to

10 balance the budget exclusive of such surpluses; and

11 (7) Congress and the President should take

12 such steps as are necessary to ensure that future

13 budgets are balanced excluding the surpluses gen14 erated by the social security trust funds.

15 (b) POINT OF ORDER.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in

17 the House of Representatives or the Senate to con18 sider any revision to this resolution or a concurrent

19 resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2002, or any

20 amendment thereto or conference report thereon,

21 that sets forth a deficit for any fiscal year.

22 (2) DEFICIT LEVELS.—For purposes of this

23 subsection, a deficit shall be the level (if any) set

24 forth in the most recently agreed to concurrent reso25 lution on the budget for that fiscal year pursuant to
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1 section 301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act

2 of 1974.

3 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that legislation should be enacted in this session of

5 Congress that would enforce the reduction in debt held

6 by the public assumed in this resolution by the imposition

7 of a statutory limit on such debt or other appropriate

8 means.

9 SEC. 6. DEBT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.

10 (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in

11 the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider

12 any reported bill or joint resolution, or any amendment

13 thereto or conference report thereon, that would cause a

14 surplus for fiscal year 2001 to be less than the level (as

15 adjusted for reconciliation or other tax-related legislation,

16 medicare, or agriculture as considered pursuant to section

17 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14) set forth in section 2(4)

18 for that fiscal year.

19 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—The level of the surplus for pur20 poses of subsection (a) shall take into account amounts

21 adjusted under section 314(a)(2)(B) or (C) of the Con22 gressional Budget Act of 1974.
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1 SEC. 7. REDUCTION OF PUBLICLY-HELD DEBT.

2 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to

3 ensure that the fiscal year 2000 on-budget surplus is used

4 to reduce publicly-held debt.

5 (b) REDUCTION OF PUBLICLY-HELD DEBT.—

6 (1) POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN LEGIS7 LATION.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), it

8 shall not be in order in the House of Representatives

9 or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution,

10 amendment, motion, or conference report if—

11 (A) the enactment of that bill or resolution

12 as reported;

13 (B) the adoption and enactment of that

14 amendment; or

15 (C) the enactment of that bill or resolution

16 in the form recommended in that conference re17 port,

18 would cause a decrease in the on-budget surplus for

19 fiscal year 2000.

20 (2) EXCEPTION.—The point of order set forth

21 in paragraph (1) shall not apply to a bill, joint reso22 lution, amendment, motion, or conference report if

23 it—

24 (A) reduces revenues;

25 (B) implements structural social security

26 reform; or
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1 (C) implements structural medicare re2 form.

3 (3) WAIVERS AND APPEALS IN THE SENATE.—

4 (A) WAIVERS.—Paragraph (1) may be

5 waived or suspended in the Senate only by the

6 affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members,

7 duly chosen and sworn.

8 (B) APPEALS.—(i) Appeals in the Senate

9 from the decisions of the Chair relating to para10 graph (1) shall be limited to 1 hour, to be

11 equally divided between, and controlled by, the

12 mover and the manager of the bill, joint resolu13 tion, amendment, motion, or conference report,

14 as the case may be.

15 (ii) An affirmative vote of three-fifths of

16 the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be

17 required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of

18 the ruling of the Chair on a point of order

19 raised under paragraph (1).

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section

21 shall cease to have any force or effect on October 1, 2000.

22 SEC. 8. SPECIAL PROCEDURES TO SAFEGUARD TAX RE23 LIEF.

24 (a) ADJUSTMENTS TO PRESERVE SURPLUSES.—

25 Upon the reporting of a reconciliation bill by the Com-
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1 mittee on Ways and Means pursuant to section 4(a)(1)

2 or, the offering of an amendment to, or the submission

3 of a conference report on, H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R.

4 2990, whichever occurs first, the chairman of the Com5 mittee on the Budget of the House shall reduce to zero

6 the amounts by which aggregate levels of Federal revenues

7 should be reduced as set forth in section 2(1)(B) (and

8 make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).

9 (b) ADJUSTMENTS FOR REVENUE BILLS.—After

10 making the adjustments referred to in paragraph (1), and

11 whenever the Committee on Ways and Means reports any

12 reconciliation bill pursuant to section 4(a)(1) (or an

13 amendment thereto is offered or a conference report there14 on is submitted) or an amendment to H.R. 3081, H.R.

15 6, or H.R. 2990 is offered or a conference report thereon

16 is submitted after the date of adoption of this resolution,

17 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the

18 House shall increase the levels by which Federal revenues

19 should be reduced by the reduction in revenue caused by

20 such measure for each applicable year or period, but not

21 to exceed, after taking into account any other bill or joint

22 resolution enacted during this session of the One Hundred

23 Sixth Congress that causes a reduction in revenues for

24 such year or period, $9,554,000,000 in fiscal year 2001

25 and $145,648,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001
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1 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate conforming

2 adjustments).

3 SEC. 9. RESERVE FUND PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL $50

4 BILLION FOR ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF AND

5 DEBT REDUCTION.

6 Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means reports

7 any reconciliation bill pursuant to section 4(a)(1) (or an

8 amendment thereto is offered or a conference report there9 on is submitted), or an amendment to H.R. 3081, H.R.

10 6, or H.R. 2990 is offered or a conference report thereon

11 is submitted after the date of adoption of this resolution

12 (after taking into account any other bill or joint resolution

13 enacted during this session of the One Hundred Sixth

14 Congress that would cause a reduction in revenues for fis15 cal year 2001 or the period of fiscal years 2001 through

16 2005) that would cause the level by which Federal reve17 nues should be reduced, as set forth in section 2(1)(B)

18 for such fiscal year or for such period, as adjusted, to be

19 exceeded, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget

20 of the House may increase the levels by which Federal

21 revenues should be reduced by the amount exceeding such

22 level resulting from such measure, but not to exceed $0

23 in fiscal year 2001 and $50,000,000,000 for the period

24 of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other

25 appropriate conforming adjustments).
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1 SEC. 10. RESERVE FUND FOR AUGUST UPDATE REVISION

2 OF BUDGET SURPLUSES.

3 (a) REPORTING A SURPLUS.—If the Congressional

4 Budget Office report referred to in subsection (c) projects

5 an increase in the surplus for fiscal year 2000, fiscal year

6 2001, and the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005

7 over the corresponding levels set forth in its March 2000

8 economic and budget forecast for fiscal year 2001, sub9 mitted pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional

10 Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on

11 the Budget of the House may make the adjustments as

12 provided in subsection (b).

13 (b) ADJUSTMENTS.—Whenever the Committee on

14 Ways and Means reports any reconciliation bill pursuant

15 to section 4(a)(1) (or an amendment thereto is offered or

16 a conference report thereon is submitted), or an amend17 ment to H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990 is offered or

18 a conference report thereon is submitted after the date

19 of adoption of this resolution that (after taking into ac20 count any other bill or joint resolution enacted during this

21 session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress that would

22 cause a reduction in revenues for such year or period)

23 would cause the level by which Federal revenues should

24 be reduced, as set forth in section 2(1)(B) for fiscal year

25 2001 or for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005,

26 as adjusted, to be exceeded, the chairman of the Com-
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1 mittee on the Budget of the House may increase the levels

2 by which Federal revenues should be reduced by the

3 amount exceeding such level resulting from such measure

4 for each applicable year or period (or for fiscal year 2000

5 may increase the level of the surplus and make all other

6 appropriate conforming adjustments), but not to exceed

7 the increase in the surplus for such year or period in the

8 report referred to in subsection (a).

9 (c) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE UPDATED

10 BUDGET FORECAST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.—The report

11 referred to in subsection (a) is the Congressional Budget

12 Office updated budget forecast for fiscal year 2001.

13 SEC. 11. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE.

14 Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means or

15 Committee on Commerce of the House reports a bill or

16 joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered (in

17 the House), or a conference report thereon is submitted

18 that reforms the medicare program and provides coverage

19 for prescription drugs, the chairman of the Committee on

20 the Budget may increase the aggregates and allocations

21 of new budget authority (and outlays resulting therefrom)

22 by the amount provided by that measure for that purpose,

23 but not to exceed $2,000,000,000 in new budget authority

24 and outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $40,000,000,000 in

25 new budget authority and outlays for the period of fiscal
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1 years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate

2 conforming adjustments).

3 SEC. 12. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL

4 YEAR 2000.

5 Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of the House

6 reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto

7 is offered (in the House), or a conference report thereon

8 is submitted that provides income support to owners and

9 producers of farms, the chairman of the Committee on the

10 Budget may increase the allocation of new budget author11 ity and outlays to that committee for fiscal year 2000 by

12 the amount of new budget authority (and the outlays re13 sulting therefrom) provided by that measure for that pur14 pose not to exceed $6,000,000,000 in new budget author15 ity and outlays for fiscal year 2000, $0 in new budget au16 thority and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001

17 through 2004, and $6,000,000,000 in new budget author18 ity and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2000 through

19 2004 (and make all other appropriate conforming adjust20 ments).

21 SEC. 13. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL

22 YEAR 2001.

23 Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of the House

24 reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto

25 is offered (in the House), or a conference report thereon
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1 is submitted that provides risk management or income as2 sistance for agricultural producers, the chairman of the

3 Committee on the Budget may increase the allocation of

4 new budget authority and outlays to that committee by

5 the amount of new budget authority (and the outlays re6 sulting therefrom) if such legislation does not exceed

7 $1,355,000,000 in new budget authority and

8 $595,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2001 and

9 $8,359,000,000 in new budget authority and

10 $7,223,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years

11 2001 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate con12 forming adjustments).

13 SEC. 14. RESERVE FUND FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PAY

14 RAISE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE.

15 Whenever any bill is reported by the Committee on

16 Government Reform (or an amendment is offered or a

17 conference report thereon is submitted) that permits Fed18 eral employees to immediately participate in the Thrift

19 Savings Plan, the chairman of the Committee on the

20 Budget of the House shall increase (if necessary) the levels

21 by which Federal revenues should be reduced by an

22 amount not to exceed $17,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and

23 $107,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through

24 2005 (and make all other appropriate conforming adjust25 ments).
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1 SEC. 15. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO2 CATIONS AND AGGREGATES.

3 (a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations

4 and aggregates made pursuant to section 4(a)(2), 8(b),

5 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 for any measure shall—

6 (1) apply while that measure is under consider7 ation;

8 (2) take effect upon the enactment of that

9 measure; and

10 (3) be published in the Congressional Record as

11 soon as practicable.

12 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG13 GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting

14 from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur15 poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca16 tions and aggregates contained in this resolution.

17 (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For

18 purposes of this resolution—

19 (1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays,

20 direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues,

21 deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of

22 fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of esti23 mates made by the Committee on the Budget of the

24 House of Representatives or the Senate, as applica25 ble; and
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1 (2) such chairman, as applicable, may make

2 any other necessary adjustments to such levels to

3 carry out this resolution.

4 SEC. 16. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON WASTE, FRAUD, AND

5 ABUSE.

6 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds that—

7 (1) while the budget may be in balance, it con8 tinues to be ridden with waste, fraud, and abuse;

9 (2) just last month, auditors documented more

10 than $19,000,000,000 in improper payments each

11 year by such agencies as the Agency of International

12 Development, the Internal Revenue Service, the So13 cial Security Administration, and the Department of

14 Defense;

15 (3) the General Accounting Office (GAO) re16 cently reported that the financial management prac17 tices of some Federal agencies are so poor that it is

18 unable to determine the full extent of improper gov19 ernment payments; and

20 (4) the GAO now lists a record number of 25

21 Federal programs that are at ‘‘high risk’’ of waste,

22 fraud, and abuse.

23 (b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the

24 House that the Committee on the Budget has now created

25 task forces to address this issue and that the President
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1 should take immediate steps to reduce waste, fraud, and

2 abuse within the Federal Government and report on such

3 actions to the Congress and that the resolution should in4 clude reconciliation directives to the appropriate commit5 tees of jurisdiction to dedicate the resulting savings to

6 debt reduction and tax relief.

7 SEC. 17. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL

8 DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM.

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

10 (1) strengthening America’s public schools

11 while respecting State and local control is critically

12 important to the future of our children and our Na13 tion;

14 (2) education is a local responsibility, a State

15 priority, and a national concern;

16 (3) a partnership with the Nation’s governors,

17 parents, teachers, and principals must take place in

18 order to strengthen public schools and foster edu19 cational excellence;

20 (4) the consolidation of various Federal edu21 cation programs will benefit our Nation’s children,

22 parents, and teachers by sending more dollars di23 rectly to the classroom; and

24 (5) our Nation’s children deserve an educational

25 system that will provide opportunities to excel.
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1 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con2 gress that—

3 (1) Congress should enact legislation that would

4 consolidate thirty-one Federal K–12 education pro5 grams; and

6 (2) the Department of Education, the States,

7 and local educational agencies should work together

8 to ensure that not less than 95 percent of all funds

9 appropriated for the purpose of carrying out elemen10 tary and secondary education programs administered

11 by the Department of Education is spent for our

12 children in their classrooms.

13 SEC. 18. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EMERGENCY

14 SPENDING.

15 It is the sense of Congress that, as a part of a com16 prehensive reform of the budget process, the Committees

17 on the Budget should develop a definition of, and a proc18 ess for, funding emergencies consistent with the applicable

19 provisions of H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Proc20 ess Reform Act of 1999, that could be incorporated into

21 the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Stand22 ing Rules of the Senate.
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1 SEC. 19. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ESTIMATES OF THE IM2 PACT OF REGULATIONS ON THE PRIVATE

3 SECTOR.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds that—

5 (1) the Federal regulatory system sometimes

6 adversely affects many Americans and businesses by

7 imposing financial burdens with little corresponding

8 public benefit;

9 (2) currently, Congress has no general mecha10 nism for assessing the financial impact of regulatory

11 activities on the private sector;

12 (3) Congress is ultimately responsible for mak13 ing sure agencies act in accordance with congres14 sional intent and, while the executive branch is re15 sponsible for promulgating regulations, Congress

16 should curb ineffective regulations by using its over17 sight and regulatory powers; and

18 (4) a variety of reforms have been suggested to

19 increase congressional oversight over regulatory ac20 tivity, including directing the President to prepare

21 an annual accounting statement containing several

22 cost/benefit analyses, recommendations to reform in23 efficient regulatory programs, and an identification

24 and analysis of duplications and inconsistencies

25 among such programs.
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1 (b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the

2 House that the House should reclaim its role as reformer

3 and take the first step toward curbing inefficient regu4 latory activity by passing legislation authorizing the Con5 gressional Budget Office to prepare regular estimates on

6 the impact of proposed Federal regulations on the private

7 sector.

8 SEC. 20. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON BIENNIAL BUDGET.

9 It is the sense of the House that there is a wide range

10 of views on the advisability of biennial budgeting and this

11 issue should be considered only within the context of com12 prehensive budget process reform.

13 SEC. 21. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH IN14 SURANCE AND PRESERVING HOME HEALTH

15 SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICARE BENE16 FICIARIES.

17 (a) ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE.—

18 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

19 (A) 44.4 million Americans are currently

20 without health insurance, and that this number

21 is expected to rise to nearly 60 million people

22 in the next 10 years;

23 (B) the cost of health insurance continues

24 to rise, a key factor in increasing the number

25 of uninsured; and
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1 (C) there is a consensus that working

2 Americans and their families will suffer from

3 reduced access to health insurance.

4 (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPROVING AC5 CESS TO HEALTH CARE INSURANCE.—It is the sense

6 of Congress that access to affordable health care

7 coverage for all Americans is a priority of the 106th

8 Congress.

9 (b) PRESERVING HOME HEALTH SERVICE FOR ALL

10 MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.—

11 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

12 (A) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 re13 formed Medicare home health care spending by

14 instructing the Health Care Financing Adminis15 tration to implement a prospective payment sys16 tem and instituted an interim payment system

17 to achieve savings;

18 (B) the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP

19 Balanced Budget Refinement Act, 1999, re20 formed the interim payment system to increase

21 reimbursements to low-cost providers and de22 layed the automatic 15 percent payment reduc23 tion until after the first year of the implementa24 tion of the prospective payment system; and
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1 (C) patients whose care is more extensive

2 and expensive than the typical Medicare patient

3 do not receive supplemental payments in the in4 terim payment system but will receive special

5 protection in the home health care prospective

6 payment system.

7 (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HOME

8 HEALTH CARE.—It is the sense of Congress that—

9 (A) Congress recognizes the importance of

10 home health care for seniors and disabled citi11 zens;

12 (B) Congress and the Administration

13 should work together to maintain quality care

14 for patients whose care is more extensive and

15 expensive than the typical Medicare patient, in16 cluding the sickest and frailest Medicare bene17 ficiaries, while home health care agencies oper18 ate in the interim payment system; and

19 (C) Congress and the Administration

20 should work together to avoid the implementa21 tion of the 15 percent reduction in the prospec22 tive payment system and ensured timely imple23 mentation of that system.
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1 SEC. 22. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING

2 MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAMS/REIMBURSE3 MENT RATES.

4 It is the sense of Congress that the Medicare+Choice

5 regional disparity among reimbursement rates is unfair,

6 and that full funding of the Medicare+Choice program is

7 a priority as Congress deals with any medicare reform leg8 islation.

9 SEC. 23. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON DIRECTING THE INTER10 NAL REVENUE SERVICE TO ACCEPT NEGA11 TIVE NUMBERS IN FARM INCOME AVER12 AGING.

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

14 (1) farmers’ and ranchers’ incomes vary widely

15 from year to year due to uncontrollable markets and

16 unpredictable weather;

17 (2) in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Con18 gress enacted 3-year farm income averaging to pro19 tect agricultural producers from excessive tax rates

20 in profitable years;

21 (3) last year, the Internal Revenue Service

22 (IRS) proposed final regulations for averaging farm

23 income which fail to make clear that taxable income

24 in a given year may be a negative number; and
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1 (4) this IRS interpretation can result in farm2 ers having to pay additional taxes during years in

3 which they experience a loss in income.

4 (b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the

5 House that during this session of the 106th Congress, leg6 islation should be considered to direct the Internal Rev7 enue Service to count any net loss of income in deter8 mining the proper rate of taxation.

9 SEC. 24. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE STA10 BILIZATION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL PAY11 MENTS TO STATES, COUNTIES, AND BOR12 OUGHS.

13 It is the sense of the House that Federal revenue14 sharing payments to States, counties, and boroughs pursu15 ant to the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C.

16 500), the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C.

17 500), the Act of August 28, 1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat.

18 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), the Act of May 24, 1939 (chapter

19 144; 53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f–1 et seq.), and sec20 tions 13982 and 13983 of the Omnibus Budget Reconcili21 ation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–66; 16 U.S.C. 500

22 note; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note) should be stabilized and

23 maintained for the long-term benefit of schools, roads,

24 public services, and communities, and that providing such
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1 permanent, stable funding is a priority of the 106th Con2 gress.

3 SEC. 25. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF

4 THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

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

6 (1) the year 2000 will mark the 50th Anniver7 sary of the National Science Foundation;

8 (2) the National Science Foundation is the

9 largest supporter of basic research in the Federal

10 Government;

11 (3) the National Science Foundation is the sec12 ond largest supporter of university-based research;

13 (4) research conducted by the grantees of the

14 National Science Foundation has led to innovations

15 that have dramatically improved the quality of life of

16 all Americans;

17 (5) grants made by the National Science Foun18 dation have been a crucial factor in the development

19 of important technologies that Americans take for

20 granted, such as lasers, Magnetic Resonance Imag21 ing, Doppler Radar, and the Internet;

22 (6) because basic research funded by the Na23 tional Science Foundation is high-risk, cutting edge,

24 fundamental, and may not produce tangible benefits
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1 for over a decade, the Federal Government is

2 uniquely suited to support such research; and

3 (7) the National Science Foundation’s focus on

4 peer-reviewed merit based grants represents a model

5 for research agencies across the Federal Govern6 ment.

7 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that the function 250 (Basic Science) levels assume

9 an amount of funding which ensures that the National

10 Science Foundation is a priority in the resolution; recog11 nizing the National Science Foundation’s critical roles in

12 funding basic research, which leads to the innovations that

13 assure the Nation’s economic future, and in cultivating

14 America’s intellectual infrastructure.

15 SEC. 26. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SKILLED NURS16 ING FACILITIES.

17 It is the sense of Congress that the Medicare Pay18 ment Advisory Commission continue to carefully monitor

19 the medicare skilled nursing benefit to determine if pay20 ment rates are sufficient to provide quality care, and that

21 if reform is recommended, Congress should pass legisla22 tion as quickly as possible to assure quality skilled nursing

23 care.

24 SEC. 27. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.

25 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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1 (1) all children deserve a quality education, in2 cluding children with disabilities;

3 (2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education

4 Act provides that the Federal, State, and local gov5 ernments are to share in the expense of educating

6 children with disabilities and commits the Federal

7 Government to pay up to 40 percent of the national

8 average per pupil expenditure for children with dis9 abilities;

10 (3) the high cost of educating children with dis11 abilities and the Federal Government’s failure to

12 fully meet its obligation under the Individuals with

13 Disabilities Education Act stretches limited State

14 and local education funds, creating difficulty in pro15 viding a quality education to all students, including

16 children with disabilities;

17 (4) the current level of Federal funding to

18 States and localities under the Individuals with Dis19 abilities Education Act is contrary to the goal of en20 suring that children with disabilities receive a qual21 ity education;

22 (5) the Federal Government has failed to ap23 propriate 40 percent of the national average per

24 pupil expenditure per child with a disability as re25 quired under the Individuals with Disabilities Act to
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1 assist States and localities to educate children with

2 disabilities; and

3 (6) the levels in function 500 (Education) for

4 fiscal year 2001 assume sufficient discretionary

5 budget authority to accommodate fiscal year 2001

6 appropriations for IDEA at least $2,000,000,000

7 above such funding levels appropriated in fiscal year

8 2000.

9 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con10 gress that—

11 (1) Congress and the President should increase

12 fiscal year 2001 funding for programs under the In13 dividuals with Disabilities Act by at least

14 $2,000,000,000 above fiscal year 2000 appropriated

15 levels;

16 (2) Congress and the President should give pro17 grams under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu18 cation Act the highest priority among Federal ele19 mentary and secondary education programs by meet20 ing the commitment to fund the maximum State

21 grant allocation for educating children with disabil22 ities under such Act prior to authorizing or appro23 priating funds for any new education initiative;

24 (3) Congress and the President should, if new

25 or increased funding is authorized or appropriated
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1 for any education initiative, provide the flexibility in

2 such authorization or appropriation necessary to

3 allow local educational agencies the authority to use

4 such funds for programs under the Individuals with

5 Disabilities Education Act; and

6 (4) if a local educational agency chooses to uti7 lize the authority under section 613(a)(2)(C)(i) of

8 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to

9 treat as local funds up to 20 percent of the amount

10 of funds the agency receives under part B of such

11 Act that exceeds the amount it received under that

12 part for the previous fiscal year, then the agency

13 should use those local funds to provide additional

14 funding for any Federal, State, or local education

15 program.

16 SEC. 28. ASSUMED FUNDING LEVELS FOR SPECIAL EDU17 CATIONAL.

18 It is the sense of Congress that function 500 (Edu19 cation) levels assume at least a $2,000,000,000 increase

20 in fiscal year 2001 over the current fiscal year to reflect

21 the commitment of Congress to appropriate 40 percent of

22 the national per pupil expenditure for children with dis23 abilities by a date certain.
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1 SEC. 29. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE

2 PAY RAISE.

3 It is the sense of Congress that the pay increase for

4 Federal employees in January 2001 should be at least 3.7

5 percent.

6 SEC. 30. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING HCFA DRAFT

7 GUIDELINES.

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

9 (1) on February 15, 2000, the Health Care Fi10 nancing Administration in the Department of Health

11 and Human Services issued a draft Medicaid School12 Based Administrative Claiming (MAC) Guide; and

13 (2) in its introduction, the stated purpose of the

14 draft MAC guide is to provide information for

15 schools, State medicaid agencies, HCFA staff, and

16 other interested parties on the existing requirements

17 for claiming Federal funds under the medicaid pro18 gram for the costs of administrative activities, such

19 as medicaid outreach, that are performed in the

20 school setting associated with school-based health

21 services programs.

22 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that—

24 (1) many school-based health programs provide

25 a broad range of services that are covered by med-
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1 icaid, affording access to care for children who oth2 erwise might well go without needed services;

3 (2) such programs also can play a powerful role

4 in identifying and enrolling children who are eligible

5 for medicaid, as well as the State Children’s Health

6 Insurance programs;

7 (3) undue administrative burdens may be

8 placed on school districts and States and deter time9 ly application approval;

10 (4) the Health Care Financing Administration

11 should substantially revise or abandon the current

12 draft MAC guide because it appears to promulgate

13 new rules that place excessive administrative bur14 dens on participating school districts;

15 (5) the goal of the revised guide should be to

16 encourage the appropriate use of Medicaid school17 based services without undue administrative bur18 dens; and

19 (6) the best way to ensure the continued viabil20 ity of medicaid school-based services is to guarantee

21 that the guidelines are fair and responsible.

22 SEC. 31. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR

23 THE WORKING POOR.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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1 (1) 33 percent of all Americans households and

2 60 percent of African American households have no

3 or negative financial assets;

4 (2) 46.9 percent of children in America live in

5 households with no financial assets, including 40

6 percent of Caucasian children and 75 percent of Af7 rican American children;

8 (3) in order to provide low-income families with

9 more tools for empowerment, incentives, including

10 individual development accounts, are demonstrating

11 success at empowering low-income workers;

12 (5) middle and upper income Americans cur13 rently benefit from tax incentives for building assets;

14 and

15 (6) the Federal Government should utilize the

16 Federal tax code to provide low-income Americans

17 with incentives to work and build assets in order to

18 escape poverty permanently.

19 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that the provisions of this resolution assume that

21 Congress should modify the Federal tax law to include In22 dividual Development Account provisions in order to en23 courage low-income workers and their families to save for

24 buying a first home, starting a business, obtaining an edu25 cation, or taking other measures to prepare for the future.