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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 290 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 290

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2000

          Received and referred to the Committee on the Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

                         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.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2000 is hereby revised and replaced and that this is 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 and that 
the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2002 through 2005 are 
hereby set forth.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 
years 2000 through 2005:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
                        Fiscal year 2000: $1,465,500,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2001: $1,504,800,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $1,549,400,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $1,598,500,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $1,650,600,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $1,719,100,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be reduced are as follows:
                        Fiscal year 2000: $0.
                        Fiscal year 2001: $10,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $22,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $31,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $42,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $45,000,000,000.
            (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget 
        authority are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,478,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,524,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,557,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003: $1,603,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $1,653,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $1,712,200,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,460,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,490,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,536,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003: $1,581,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $1,630,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $1,689,200,000,000.
            (4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
        resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2000: $5,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $14,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $12,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003: $16,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $20,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $29,900,000,000.
            (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2000: $5,640,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $5,710,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $5,787,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003: $5,869,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $5,944,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $6,007,800,000,000.

SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal years 2000 through 
2005 for each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $288,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $282,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $306,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $297,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $309,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $302,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $315,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $309,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $323,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $317,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $331,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $328,100,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$900,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $34,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,600,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $54,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $46,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $59,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $50,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $57,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $52,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $58,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $54,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $58,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $55,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $58,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $55,100,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,800,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $57,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $61,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $69,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $74,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $72,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $75,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $73,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $76,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $73,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $77,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $74,200,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $159,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $152,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $169,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $167,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $179,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $177,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $191,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $190,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $205,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $205,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $221,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $220,300,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $199,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $199,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $215,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $216,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $221,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $221,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $239,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $239,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $255,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $255,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $278,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $278,700,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $238,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $248,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $252,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $254,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $263,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $264,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $272,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $273,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $281,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $283,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $294,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $295,900,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $47,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $47,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $49,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $48,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $50,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $50,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $52,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $51,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $55,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $54,900,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $28,100,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $284,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $284,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $288,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $288,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $290,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $290,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $285,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $285,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $280,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $280,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $275,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $275,400,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$4,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$8,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$4,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$4,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$4,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$4,300,000,000.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$34,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$34,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$38,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$38,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$41,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$41,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$40,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$40,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$38,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$38,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$39,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$39,200,000,000.

SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

    (a) Legislation Providing $150 Billion in Tax Relief Over a 5-Year 
Period.--The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the 
House a reconciliation bill--
            (1) not later than May 26, 2000;
            (2) not later than June 23, 2000;
            (3) not later than July 28, 2000; and
            (4) not later than September 22, 2000,
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
reduce the total level of revenues by not more than: $10,000,000,000 
for fiscal year 2001, and $150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005.
    (b) Submissions Regarding Debt Held by the Public.--The House 
Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation 
bill--
            (1) not later than May 26, 2000, that consists of changes 
        in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the debt 
        held by the public by $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
            (2) not later than September 22, 2000, that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce 
        the debt held by the public by not more than $20,000,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2001.

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

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the Social 
        Security trust funds are off-budget for purposes of the 
        President's budget submission and the concurrent resolution on 
        the budget;
            (2) the Social Security trust funds have been running 
        surpluses for 17 years;
            (3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly finance 
        the general operations of the Federal Government;
            (4) in fiscal year 2001, the Social Security surplus will 
        be $166 billion;
            (5) this resolution balances the Federal budget without 
        counting the Social Security surpluses;
            (6) the only way to ensure that Social Security surpluses 
        are not diverted for other purposes is to balance the budget 
        exclusive of such surpluses; and
            (7) Congress and the President should take such steps as 
        are necessary to ensure that future budgets are balanced 
        excluding the surpluses generated by the Social Security trust 
        funds.
    (b) Point of Order.--
            (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
        Representatives or the Senate to consider any revision to this 
        resolution or a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
        year 2002, or any amendment thereto or conference report 
        thereon, that sets forth a deficit for any fiscal year.
            (2) Deficit levels.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
        deficit shall be the level (if any) set forth in the most 
        recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for that 
        fiscal year pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974.
    (c) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
legislation should be enacted in this session of Congress that would 
enforce the reduction in debt held by the public assumed in this 
resolution by the imposition of a statutory limit on such debt or other 
appropriate means.

SEC. 6. DEBT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives or the Senate to consider any reported bill or joint 
resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
would cause a surplus for fiscal year 2001 to be less than the level 
(as adjusted for reconciliation or other tax-related legislation, 
Medicare, or agriculture as considered pursuant to section 4, 7, 8(a) 
or (c), 9, 10, 11, or 12) set forth in section 2(4) for that fiscal 
year.
    (b) Special Rule.--The level of the surplus for purposes of 
subsection (a) shall take into account amounts adjusted under section 
314(a)(2)(B) or (C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

SEC. 7. SPECIAL PROCEDURES TO SAFEGUARD TAX RELIEF.

    (a) Adjustments to Preserve Surpluses.--Upon the reporting of a 
reconciliation bill by the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to 
section 4(a) or, the offering of an amendment to, or the submission of 
a conference report on, H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990, whichever 
occurs first, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House 
shall reduce to zero the amounts by which aggregate levels of Federal 
revenues should be reduced as set forth in section 2(1)(B) (and make 
all other appropriate conforming adjustments).
    (b) Adjustments for Revenue Bills.--After making the adjustments 
referred to in paragraph (1), and whenever the Committee on Ways and 
Means reports any reconciliation bill pursuant to section 4(a) (or an 
amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is 
submitted) or an amendment to H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990 is 
offered or a conference report thereon is submitted after the date of 
adoption of this resolution, the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget of the House shall increase the levels by which Federal revenues 
should be reduced by the reduction in revenue caused by such measure 
for each applicable year or period, but not to exceed, after taking 
into account any other bill or joint resolution enacted during this 
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress that causes a reduction in 
revenues for such year or period, $10,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 
and $150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 
(and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).

SEC. 8. RESERVE FUND PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL $50 BILLION FOR ADDITIONAL 
              TAX RELIEF AND DEBT REDUCTION.

    (a) Additional Tax Relief and Debt Reduction.--Whenever the 
Committee on Ways and Means reports any reconciliation bill pursuant to 
section 4(a) (or an amendment thereto is offered or a conference report 
thereon is submitted), or an amendment to H.R. 3081, H.R. 2990, or to 
H.R. 6 is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted after the 
date of adoption of this resolution (after taking into account any 
other bill or joint resolution enacted during this session of the One 
Hundred Sixth Congress that would cause a reduction in revenues for 
fiscal year 2001 or the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005) that 
would cause the level by which Federal revenues should be reduced, as 
set forth in section 2(1)(B) for such fiscal year or for such period, 
as adjusted, to be exceeded, the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget of the House may increase the levels by which Federal revenues 
should be reduced by the amount exceeding such level resulting from 
such measure, but not to exceed $5,155,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and 
$50,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 (and 
make all other appropriate conforming adjustments, including 
reconciliation instructions set forth in section 4(a)).
    (b) Sense of the Congress on Additional Health-related Tax 
Relief.--It is the sense of the Congress that the reserve fund set 
forth in subsection (a) assumes $446,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and 
$4,352,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 for 
health-related tax provisions comparable to those contained in H.R. 
2990 (as passed the House).
    (c) Sense of the Congress on Federal Employees Benefit Package.--It 
is the sense of the Congress that the reserve fund set forth in 
subsection (a) assumes $17,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and 
$107,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 for 
legislation that permits Federal employees to immediately participate 
in the Thrift Savings Plan.

SEC. 9. RESERVE FUND FOR AUGUST UPDATE REVISION OF BUDGET SURPLUSES.

    (a) Reporting a Surplus.--If the Congressional Budget Office report 
referred to in subsection (c) projects an increase in the surplus for 
fiscal year 2000, fiscal year 2001, and the period of fiscal years 2001 
through 2005 over the corresponding levels set forth in its March 2000 
economic and budget forecast for fiscal year 2001, submitted pursuant 
to section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House may make the 
adjustments as provided in subsection (b).
    (b) Adjustments.--Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means reports 
any reconciliation bill pursuant to section 4(a) (or an amendment 
thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted), or an 
amendment to H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990 is offered or a conference 
report thereon is submitted after the date of adoption of this 
resolution that (after taking into account any other bill or joint 
resolution enacted during this session of the One Hundred Sixth 
Congress that would cause a reduction in revenues for such year or 
period) would cause the level by which Federal revenues should be 
reduced, as set forth in section 2(1)(B) for fiscal year 2001 or for 
the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005, as adjusted, to be 
exceeded, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House may 
increase the levels by which Federal revenues should be reduced by the 
amount exceeding such level resulting from such measure for each 
applicable year or period (or for fiscal year 2000 may increase the 
level of the surplus and make all other appropriate conforming 
adjustments, including reconciliation instructions set forth in section 
4(a)), but not to exceed the increase in the surplus for such year or 
period in the report referred to in subsection (a).
    (c) Congressional Budget Office Updated Budget Forecast for Fiscal 
Year 2001.--The report referred to in subsection (a) is the 
Congressional Budget Office updated budget forecast for fiscal year 
2001.

SEC. 10. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE.

    Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means or Committee on Commerce 
of the House reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment 
thereto is offered (in the House), or a conference report thereon is 
submitted that reforms the Medicare Program and provides coverage for 
prescription drugs, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
increase the aggregates and allocations of new budget authority (and 
outlays resulting therefrom) by the amount provided by that measure for 
that purpose, but not to exceed $2,000,000,000 in new budget authority 
and outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $40,000,000,000 in new budget 
authority and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 
(and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).

SEC. 11. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL YEAR 2000.

    Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of the House reports a bill 
or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered (in the House), 
or a conference report thereon is submitted that provides income 
support to owners and producers of farms, the chairman of the Committee 
on the Budget may increase the allocation of new budget authority and 
outlays to that committee for fiscal year 2000 by the amount of new 
budget authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom) provided by that 
measure for that purpose not to exceed $6,000,000,000 in new budget 
authority and outlays for fiscal year 2000, $0 in new budget authority 
and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2004, and 
$6,000,000,000 in new budget authority and outlays for the period of 
fiscal years 2000 through 2004 (and make all other appropriate 
conforming adjustments).

SEC. 12. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of the House reports a bill 
or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered (in the House), 
or a conference report thereon is submitted that provides risk 
management or income assistance for agricultural producers, the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget may increase the allocation of 
new budget authority and outlays to that committee by the amount of new 
budget authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom) if such 
legislation does not exceed $1,355,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$595,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $8,359,000,000 in new 
budget authority and $7,223,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate conforming 
adjustments).

SEC. 13. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
              AGGREGATES.

    (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates 
made pursuant to section 7(b), 8(a) or (c), 9, 10, 11, or 12 for any 
measure shall--
            (1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
            (2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and
            (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 
        practicable.
    (b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised 
allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be 
considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution.
    (c) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this 
resolution--
            (1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct 
        spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and 
        surpluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be 
        determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on 
        the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as 
        applicable; and
            (2) such chairman, as applicable, may make any other 
        necessary adjustments to such levels to carry out this 
        resolution.

SEC. 14. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
            (1) while the budget may be in balance, it continues to be 
        ridden with waste, fraud, and abuse;
            (2) just last month, auditors documented more than 
        $19,000,000,000 in improper payments each year by such agencies 
        as the Agency of International Development, the Internal 
        Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, and the 
        Department of Defense;
            (3) the General Accounting Office (GAO) recently reported 
        that the financial management practices of some Federal 
        agencies are so poor that it is unable to determine the full 
        extent of improper Government payments; and
            (4) the GAO now lists a record number of 25 Federal 
        programs that are at ``high risk'' of waste, fraud, and abuse.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that the 
Committee on the Budget has created task forces to address this issue 
and that the President should take immediate steps to reduce waste, 
fraud, and abuse within the Federal Government and report on such 
actions to the Congress and that the resolution should include 
reconciliation directives to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction 
to dedicate the resulting savings to debt reduction and tax relief.

SEC. 15. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO THE 
              CLASSROOM.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) strengthening America's public schools while respecting 
        State and local control is critically important to the future 
        of our children and our Nation;
            (2) education is a local responsibility, a State priority, 
        and a national concern;
            (3) a partnership with the Nation's governors, parents, 
        teachers, and principals must take place in order to strengthen 
        public schools and foster educational excellence;
            (4) the consolidation of various Federal education programs 
        will benefit our Nation's children, parents, and teachers by 
        sending more dollars directly to the classroom; and
            (5) our Nation's children deserve an educational system 
        that will provide opportunities to excel.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Congress should enact legislation that would 
        consolidate 31 Federal K-12 education programs; and
            (2) the Department of Education, the States, and local 
        educational agencies should work together to ensure that not 
        less than 95 percent of all funds appropriated for the purpose 
        of carrying out elementary and secondary education programs 
        administered by the Department of Education is spent for our 
        children in their classrooms.

SEC. 16. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EMERGENCY SPENDING.

    It is the sense of the Congress that, as a part of a comprehensive 
reform of the budget process, the Committees on the Budget should 
develop a definition of, and a process for, funding emergencies 
consistent with the applicable provisions of H.R. 853, the 
Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999, that could be 
incorporated into the Rules of the House of Representatives and the 
Standing Rules of the Senate.

SEC. 17. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ESTIMATES OF THE IMPACT OF REGULATIONS 
              ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
            (1) the Federal regulatory system sometimes adversely 
        affects many Americans and businesses by imposing financial 
        burdens with little corresponding public benefit;
            (2) currently, Congress has no general mechanism for 
        assessing the financial impact of regulatory activities on the 
        private sector;
            (3) Congress is ultimately responsible for making sure 
        agencies act in accordance with congressional intent and, while 
        the executive branch is responsible for promulgating 
        regulations, Congress should curb ineffective regulations by 
        using its oversight and regulatory powers; and
            (4) a variety of reforms have been suggested to increase 
        congressional oversight over regulatory activity, including 
        directing the President to prepare an annual accounting 
        statement containing several cost/benefit analyses, 
        recommendations to reform inefficient regulatory programs, and 
        an identification and analysis of duplications and 
        inconsistencies among such programs.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that the 
House should reclaim its role as reformer and take the first step 
toward curbing inefficient regulatory activity by passing legislation 
authorizing the Congressional Budget Office to prepare regular 
estimates on the impact of proposed Federal regulations on the private 
sector.

SEC. 18. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON BIENNIAL BUDGET.

    It is the sense of the House that there is a wide range of views on 
the advisability of biennial budgeting and this issue should be 
considered only within the context of comprehensive budget process 
reform.

SEC. 19. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND 
              PRESERVING HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICARE 
              BENEFICIARIES.

    (a) Access to Health Insurance.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) 44.4 million Americans are currently without 
                health insurance, and that this number is expected to 
                rise to nearly 60 million people in the next 10 years;
                    (B) the cost of health insurance continues to rise, 
                a key factor in increasing the number of uninsured; and
                    (C) there is a consensus that working Americans and 
                their families will suffer from reduced access to 
                health insurance.
            (2) Sense of the Congress on Improving Access to Health 
        Care Insurance.--It is the sense of the Congress that access to 
        affordable health care coverage for all Americans is a priority 
        of the 106th Congress.
    (b) Preserving Home Health Service For All Medicare 
Beneficiaries.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 reformed 
                Medicare home health care spending by instructing the 
                Health Care Financing Administration to implement a 
                prospective payment system and instituted an interim 
                payment system to achieve savings;
                    (B) the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced 
                Budget Refinement Act, 1999, reformed the interim 
                payment system to increase reimbursements to low-cost 
                providers and delayed the automatic 15 percent payment 
                reduction until after the first year of the 
                implementation of the prospective payment system; and
                    (C) patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient do not 
                receive supplemental payments in the interim payment 
                system but will receive special protection in the home 
                health care prospective payment system.
            (2) Sense of the congress on access to home health care.--
        It is the sense of the Congress that--
                    (A) Congress recognizes the importance of home 
                health care for seniors and disabled citizens;
                    (B) Congress and the Administration should work 
                together to maintain quality care for patients whose 
                care is more extensive and expensive than the typical 
                Medicare patient, including the sickest and frailest 
                Medicare beneficiaries, while home health care agencies 
                operate in the interim payment system; and
                    (C) Congress and the Administration should work 
                together to avoid the implementation of the 15 percent 
                reduction in the prospective payment system and ensured 
                timely implementation of that system.

SEC. 20. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAMS/
              REIMBURSEMENT RATES.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Medicare+Choice regional 
disparity among reimbursement rates is unfair, and that full funding of 
the Medicare+Choice program is a priority as Congress deals with any 
Medicare reform legislation.

SEC. 21. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON DIRECTING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
              TO ACCEPT NEGATIVE NUMBERS IN FARM INCOME AVERAGING.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
            (1) farmers' and ranchers' incomes vary widely from year-
        to-year due to uncontrollable markets and unpredictable 
        weather;
            (2) in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Congress enacted 3-
        year farm income averaging to protect agricultural producers 
        from excessive tax rates in profitable years;
            (3) last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed 
        final regulations for averaging farm income which fail to make 
        clear that taxable income in a given year may be a negative 
        number; and
            (4) this IRS interpretation can result in farmers having to 
        pay additional taxes during years in which they experience a 
        loss in income.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that during 
this session of the 106th Congress, legislation should be considered to 
direct the Internal Revenue Service to count any net loss of income in 
determining the proper rate of taxation.

SEC. 22. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE STABILIZATION OF CERTAIN 
              FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES, COUNTIES, AND BOROUGHS.

    It is the sense of the House that Federal revenue-sharing payments 
to States, counties, and boroughs pursuant to the Act of May 23, 1908 
(35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 
16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of August 28, 1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875; 
43 U.S.C. 1181f), the Act of May 24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; 
43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et seq.), and sections 13982 and 13983 of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 16 U.S.C. 500 
note; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note) should be stabilized and maintained for the 
long-term benefit of schools, roads, public services, and communities, 
and that providing such permanent, stable funding is a priority of the 
106th Congress.

SEC. 23. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIONAL 
              SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the year 2000 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the 
        National Science Foundation;
            (2) the National Science Foundation is the largest 
        supporter of basic research in the Federal Government;
            (3) the National Science Foundation is the second largest 
        supporter of university-based research;
            (4) research conducted by the grantees of the National 
        Science Foundation has led to innovations that have 
        dramatically improved the quality of life of all Americans;
            (5) grants made by the National Science Foundation have 
        been a crucial factor in the development of important 
        technologies that Americans take for granted, such as lasers, 
        Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Doppler Radar, and the Internet;
            (6) because basic research funded by the National Science 
        Foundation is high-risk, cutting edge, fundamental, and may not 
        produce tangible benefits for over a decade, the Federal 
        Government is uniquely suited to support such research; and
            (7) the National Science Foundation's focus on peer-
        reviewed merit based grants represents a model for research 
        agencies across the Federal Government.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the function 250 (Basic Science) levels assume an amount of funding 
which ensures that the National Science Foundation is a priority in the 
resolution; recognizing the National Science Foundation's critical role 
in funding basic research, which leads to the innovations that assure 
the Nation's economic future, and in cultivating America's intellectual 
infrastructure.

SEC. 24. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Medicare Payment Advisory 
Commission continue to carefully monitor the Medicare skilled nursing 
benefit to determine if payment rates are sufficient to provide quality 
care, and that if reform is recommended, Congress should pass 
legislation as quickly as possible to assure quality skilled nursing 
care.

SEC. 25. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) all children deserve a quality education, including 
        children with disabilities;
            (2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        provides that the Federal, State, and local governments are to 
        share in the expense of educating children with disabilities 
        and commits the Federal Government to pay up to 40 percent of 
        the national average per pupil expenditure for children with 
        disabilities;
            (3) the high cost of educating children with disabilities 
        and the Federal Government's failure to fully meet its 
        obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act stretches limited State and local education funds, creating 
        difficulty in providing a quality education to all students, 
        including children with disabilities;
            (4) the current level of Federal funding to States and 
        localities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act is contrary to the goal of ensuring that children with 
        disabilities receive a quality education;
            (5) the Federal Government has failed to appropriate 40 
        percent of the national average per pupil expenditure per child 
        with a disability as required under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Act to assist States and localities to educate 
        children with disabilities; and
            (6) the levels in function 500 (Education) for fiscal year 
        2001 assume sufficient discretionary budget authority to 
        accommodate fiscal year 2001 appropriations for IDEA at least 
        $2,000,000,000 above such funding levels appropriated in fiscal 
        year 2000.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Congress and the President should increase fiscal year 
        2001 funding for programs under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Act by at least $2,000,000,000 above fiscal year 
        2000 appropriated levels;
            (2) Congress and the President should give programs under 
        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act the highest 
        priority among Federal elementary and secondary education 
        programs by meeting the commitment to fund the maximum State 
        grant allocation for educating children with disabilities under 
        such Act prior to authorizing or appropriating funds for any 
        new education initiative;
            (3) Congress and the President may consider, if new or 
        increased funding is authorized or appropriated for any 
        elementary and secondary education initiative that directs 
        funds to local educational agencies, providing the flexibility 
        in such authorization or appropriation necessary to allow local 
        educational agencies the authority to use such funds for 
        programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 
        and
            (4) if a local educational agency chooses to utilize the 
        authority under section 613(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act to treat as local funds up to 20 
        percent of the amount of funds the agency receives under part B 
        of such Act that exceeds the amount it received under that part 
        for the previous fiscal year, then the agency should use those 
        local funds to provide additional funding for any Federal, 
        State, or local education program.

SEC. 26. ASSUMED FUNDING LEVELS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

    It is the sense of the Congress that function 500 (Education) 
levels assume at least a $2,000,000,000 increase in fiscal year 2001 
over the current fiscal year to reflect the commitment of Congress to 
appropriate 40 percent of the national per pupil expenditure for 
children with disabilities by a date certain.

SEC. 27. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY RAISE.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the pay increase for Federal 
employees in January 2001 should be at least 3.7 percent.

SEC. 28. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING HCFA DRAFT GUIDELINES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) on February 15, 2000, the Health Care Financing 
        Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services 
        issued a draft Medicaid School-Based Administrative Claiming 
        (MAC) Guide; and
            (2) in its introduction, the stated purpose of the draft 
        MAC guide is to provide information for schools, State medicaid 
        agencies, HCFA staff, and other interested parties on the 
        existing requirements for claiming Federal funds under the 
        Medicaid Program for the costs of administrative activities, 
        such as Medicaid outreach, that are performed in the school 
        setting associated with school-based health services programs.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) many school-based health programs provide a broad range 
        of services that are covered by Medicaid, affording access to 
        care for children who otherwise might well go without needed 
        services;
            (2) such programs also can play a powerful role in 
        identifying and enrolling children who are eligible for 
        Medicaid, as well as the State Children's Health Insurance 
        programs;
            (3) undue administrative burdens may be placed on school 
        districts and States and deter timely application approval;
            (4) the Health Care Financing Administration should 
        substantially revise or abandon the current draft MAC guide 
        because it appears to promulgate new rules that place excessive 
        administrative burdens on participating school districts;
            (5) the goal of the revised guide should be to encourage 
        the appropriate use of Medicaid school-based services without 
        undue administrative burdens; and
            (6) the best way to ensure the continued viability of 
        Medicaid school-based services is to guarantee that the 
        guidelines are fair and responsible.

SEC. 29. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR THE WORKING POOR.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) 33 percent of all American households and 60 percent of 
        African American households have either no financial assets or 
        negative financial assets;
            (2) 46.9 percent of children in America live in households 
        with no financial assets, including 40 percent of Caucasian 
        children and 75 percent of African American children;
            (3) in order to provide low-income families with more tools 
        for empowerment, incentives, including individual development 
        accounts, are demonstrating success at empowering low-income 
        workers;
            (5) middle and upper income Americans currently benefit 
        from tax incentives for building assets; and
            (6) the Federal Government should utilize the Federal tax 
        code to provide low-income Americans with incentives to work 
        and build assets in order to escape poverty permanently.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the provisions of this resolution assume that Congress should modify 
the Federal tax law to include Individual Development Account 
provisions in order to encourage low-income workers and their families 
to save for buying a first home, starting a business, obtaining an 
education, or taking other measures to prepare for the future.

SEC. 30. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE 
              NATION'S EMERGENCY FIRST-RESPONDERS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) over 1.2 million men and women work as fire and 
        emergency services personnel in 32,000 fire and emergency 
        medical services departments across the Nation;
            (2) over 80 percent of those who serve do so as volunteers;
            (3) the Nation's firefighters responded to more than 18 
        million calls in 1998, including over 1.7 million fires;
            (4) an average of 100 firefighters per year lose their 
        lives in the course of their duties; and
            (5) the Federal Government has a role in protecting the 
        health and safety of the Nation's fire fighting personnel.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) recognizing the Nation's firefighters and emergency 
        services crucial role in preserving and protecting life and 
        property, such Federal assistance as low-interest loan 
        programs, community development block grant reforms, emergency 
        radio spectrum reallocations, and volunteer fire assistance 
        programs, should be considered; and
            (2) additional resources should be set aside for such 
        assistance.

SEC. 31. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY LIMITS.

    (a) Prohibition on Use of Directed Scorekeeping.--(1) It shall not 
be in order in the House to consider any reported bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
contains a directed scorekeeping provision.
    (2) As used in this subsection, the term ``directed scorekeeping'' 
means directing the Congressional Budget Office or the Office of 
Management and Budget to estimate any provision providing discretionary 
new budget authority in a bill or joint resolution making general 
appropriations for a fiscal year for budgetary enforcement purposes.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Advance Appropriations.--(1) It shall not 
be in order in the House to consider any reported bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
would cause the total level of discretionary advance appropriations 
provided for fiscal years after 2001 to exceed $23 billion (which 
represents the total level of advance appropriations for fiscal year 
2001).
    (2) As used in this subsection, the term ``advance appropriation'' 
means any discretionary new budget authority in a bill or joint 
resolution making general appropriations for fiscal year 2001 that 
first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2001.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall cease to have any force or 
effect on January 1, 2001.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 24 
      (legislative day, March 23), 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.
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