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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1163

To reduce spending and tax subsidies in order to reduce the budget deficit,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 24 (legislative day, JUNE 22), 1993

Mr. KERRY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To reduce spending and tax subsidies in order to reduce

the budget deficit, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Budget Deficit Reduction Act of 1993’’.

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

7 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—AGRICULTURE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Elimination of wool and mohair price support program.

Sec. 102. Elimination of cotton price support and production adjustment programs.
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Sec. 103. Elimination of rice price support and production adjustment programs.

Sec. 104. General conforming amendments.

Sec. 105. Powers of Commodity Credit Corporation.

Sec. 106. Transition provisions.

Sec. 107. Effective date.

TITLE II—COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 201. Termination of the advanced solid rocket motor program and the

space exploration initiative program.

Sec. 202. Termination of the space station program.

Sec. 203. Radio spectrum auction.

TITLE III—ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 301. Elimination of superconducting super collider.

Sec. 302. Increase in domestic livestock grazing fees.

Sec. 303. Hardrock mining.

TITLE IV—FINANCE

Sec. 401. Premiums under part B of the medicare program to cover 100 percent of costs for certain individuals.

TITLE V—NATIONAL DEFENSE

Sec. 501. Reduction in the operating tempo of ballistic missile submarines.

Sec. 502. Reduction in the attack submarine force.

Sec. 503. Reduction in the antisubmarine warfare weapon systems of the Navy.

Sec. 504. Reduction in number of light divisions.

Sec. 505. Reduction in number of tactical fighter wings.

Sec. 506. Limitation on expenditures for nuclear weapons research, development, and testing activities of the Department of Energy.

Sec. 507. Strategic Defense Initiative.

Sec. 508. Termination of the MHC(V) coastal mine-hunting ship program.

Sec. 509. Termination of the Kinetic Energy Anti-satellite Attack program.

Sec. 510. Required exercise of early retirement authority.

TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Cost savings.

Sec. 602. Effective date.

1 TITLE I—AGRICULTURE AND

2 RELATED PROGRAMS

3 SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF WOOL AND MOHAIR PRICE SUP4 PORT PROGRAM.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Wool Act of 1954

6 (7 U.S.C. 1781 et seq.) is repealed.
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 256(a) of

2 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

3 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(a)) is amended—

4 (1) by striking paragraph (1); and

5 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as

6 paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

7 SEC. 102. ELIMINATION OF COTTON PRICE SUPPORT AND

8 PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS.

9 (a) PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 103, 103A, 103B,

11 203, and 420 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7

12 U.S.C. 1444, 1444–1, 1444–2, 1446d, and 1432)

13 are repealed.

14 (2) FACTORS FOR DETERMINING LEVEL OF

15 SUPPORT.—Section 401(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C.

16 1421(b)) is amended—

17 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(8)’’; and

18 (B) by striking ‘‘, and (9) in the case of

19 upland cotton, changes in the cost of producing

20 such cotton’’.

21 (b) ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS AND MARKETING

22 QUOTAS.—

23 (1) MARKETING QUOTAS.—Part IV of subtitle

24 B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of

25 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.) is repealed.
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1 (2) SKIPROW PRACTICES.—Section 374(a) of

2 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1374(a)) is amended by striking

3 the third sentence.

4 (3) PRESERVATION OF UNUSED ACREAGE AL5 LOTMENTS.—The first sentence of section 377 of

6 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1377) is amended by striking

7 ‘‘for such year’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Great

8 Plains program):’’ and inserting ‘‘for the year:’’.

9 (4) PRELIMINARY ALLOTMENTS FOR 1996 CROP

10 OF UPLAND COTTON.—Section 505 of the Food, Ag11 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7

12 U.S.C. 1342 note) is repealed.

13 (5) COTTON ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS.—The Act

14 of March 29, 1949 (63 Stat. 17, chapter 38; 7

15 U.S.C. 1344a) is repealed.

16 SEC. 103. ELIMINATION OF RICE PRICE SUPPORT AND PRO17 DUCTION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS.

18 (a) PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS.—Sections 101A and

19 101B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441–

20 1 and 1441–2) are repealed.

21 (b) ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS AND MARKETING

22 QUOTAS.—

23 (1) MARKETING QUOTAS.—Part V of subtitle B

24 of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of

25 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1351) is repealed.
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1 (2) MARKETING PENALTY.—The Joint Resolu2 tion entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution relating to corn and

3 wheat marketing quotas under the Agricultural Ad4 justment Act of 1938, as amended’’, approved May

5 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1340), is amended—

6 (A) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9);

7 and

8 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (10)

9 through (12) as paragraphs (8) through (10),

10 respectively.

11 SEC. 104. GENERAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

12 (a) ACREAGE BASE AND YIELD SYSTEM.—

13 (1) PURPOSE.—Section 501 of the Agricultural

14 Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1461) is amended by striking

15 ‘‘wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice’’ and in16 serting ‘‘wheat and feed grains’’.

17 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 502(3) of such Act

18 (7 U.S.C. 1462(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘barley,

19 upland cotton, or rice’’ and inserting ‘‘or barley’’.

20 (3) CROP ACREAGE BASES.—Section 503 of

21 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1463) is amended—

22 (A) by striking subsection (b) and insert23 ing the following new subsection:

24 ‘‘(b) CALCULATION.—The crop acreage base for each

25 program crop for a farm for a crop year shall be the num-
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1 ber of acres that is equal to the average of the acreage

2 planted and considered planted to the program crop for

3 harvest on the farm in each of the 5 crop years preceding

4 the crop year.’’;

5 (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking

6 ‘‘wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice es7 tablished under sections 107B(c)(1)(E),

8 105B(c)(1)(E), 103B(c)(1)(D), and

9 101B(c)(1)(D), respectively’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘wheat and feed grains established under sec11 tions 107B(c)(1)(E) and 105B(c)(1)(E), re12 spectively’’;

13 (C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘or crop

14 of extra long staple cotton’’ both places it ap15 pears; and

16 (D) by striking subsection (h) and insert17 ing the following new subsection:

18 ‘‘(h) ADJUSTMENT OF BASES.—The county commit19 tee, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Sec20 retary, may adjust any crop acreage base for any program

21 crop for any farm if the crop acreage base for the crop

22 on the farm would otherwise be adversely affected by a

23 condition or occurrence beyond the control of the pro24 ducer.’’.
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1 (b) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 1001 of the

2 Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended—

3 (1) in paragraph (1)—

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

5 ‘‘wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, extra long

6 staple cotton, and rice’’ and inserting ‘‘wheat

7 and feed grains’’; and

8 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘up9 land cotton, rice,’’; and

10 (2) in paragraph (2)—

11 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘up12 land cotton, extra long staple cotton, rice,’’; and

13 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking

14 clauses (v) and (vi) and inserting the following

15 new clauses:

16 ‘‘(v) any loan deficiency payment received for a

17 crop of wheat, feed grains, or oilseeds under section

18 107B(b), 105B(b), or 205(e) of the Agricultural Act

19 of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(b), 1444f(b), or

20 1446f(e)), respectively; and

21 ‘‘(vi) any inventory reduction payment received

22 for a crop of wheat or feed grains under section

23 107B(f) or 105B(f) of the Agricultural Act of 1949

24 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(f) or 1444f(f)), respectively.’’.
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1 (c) PROVISIONS RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL ACT

2 OF 1949.—

3 (1) PARITY PRICE SUPPORT.—Section 101 of

4 the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441) is

5 amended—

6 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘For rice

7 of the 1959’’ and all that follows through ‘‘65

8 per centum of the parity price’’; and

9 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘cotton

10 and’’.

11 (2) ADVANCED DEFICIENCY AND LAND DIVER12 SION PAYMENTS.—Section 114 of such Act (7

13 U.S.C. 1445j) is amended—

14 (A) in subsection (a)—

15 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking

16 ‘‘wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, or

17 rice’’ and inserting ‘‘wheat or feed grains’’;

18 and

19 (ii) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking

20 clause (iii) and inserting the following new

21 clause:

22 ‘‘(iii) in the case of wheat and feed

23 grains, not less than 40 percent, nor more

24 than 50 percent, of the projected payment

25 rate,’’; and
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1 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘wheat,

2 feed grains, upland cotton, or rice’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘wheat or feed grains’’.

4 (3) COMMODITY CERTIFICATES.—Section

5 115(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1445k(a)) is amended

6 by striking ‘‘wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, or

7 rice (other than negotiable marketing certificates for

8 upland cotton or rice)’’ and inserting ‘‘wheat or feed

9 grains’’.

10 (4) INCREASE OF PRICE SUPPORT LEVELS.—

11 Section 402(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1422(b)) is

12 amended by striking ‘‘wheat, feed grains, cotton,

13 and rice’’ and inserting ‘‘wheat and feed grains’’.

14 (5) ADVANCE PARTICIPATION.—Section 406(b)

15 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1426(b)) is amended—

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘upland

17 cotton, extra long staple cotton, rice,’’;

18 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘101B,

19 103B,’’;

20 (C) in paragraph (3)—

21 (i) by striking ‘‘cotton, rice,’’;

22 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (C),

23 (D), and (E); and
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1 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs

2 (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (C) and

3 (D), respectively; and

4 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘cotton,

5 rice,’’.

6 (6) DEFINITIONS.—Section 408 of such Act (7

7 U.S.C. 1428) is amended—

8 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Sec9 retary: Provided, That for upland cotton’’ and

10 all that follows through the end of the sub11 section and inserting ‘‘Secretary.’’;

12 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘cotton,

13 peanuts, rice,’’ and inserting ‘‘peanuts,’’; and

14 (C) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘upland

15 cotton, extra long staple cotton, honey, oilseeds,

16 and rice’’ each place it appears and inserting

17 ‘‘honey, and oilseeds’’.

18 (d) MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITY PROVISIONS.—

19 (1) NORMAL SUPPLY.—Section 1019 of the

20 Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1310a) is

21 amended by striking ‘‘wheat, corn, upland cotton, or

22 rice’’ and inserting ‘‘wheat or corn’’.

23 (2) AMERICAN AGRICULTURE PROTECTION PRO24 GRAM.—Section 1002(c) of the Food and Agri25 culture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1310(c)) is amended
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1 by striking ‘‘rice, flaxseed, and cotton’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘and flaxseed’’.

3 (3) HAY PRODUCTION ON SET-ASIDE OR DI4 VERTED ACREAGE.—Section 805(a) of the Agricul5 tural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1339d(a)) is amended—

6 (A) by striking ‘‘, in the feed’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘or in the feed’’; and

8 (B) by striking ‘‘or in the cotton program

9 under Title VI of this Act,’’.

10 (4) READJUSTMENT OF SUPPORT LEVELS.—

11 Section 1302(b)(1) of the Omnibus Budget Rec12 onciliation Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note) is

13 amended by striking ‘‘wheat, feed grains, upland

14 cotton, or rice established under section 107B(e),

15 105B(e), 103B(e), or 101B(e) of the Agricultural

16 Act of 1949 (as amended by sections 301, 401, 501,

17 and 601 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and

18 Trade Act of 1990), respectively’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘wheat or feed grains established under section

20 107B(e) or 105B(e) of the Agricultural Act of 1949

21 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(e) or 1444f(e)), respectively’’.

22 (5) ADVANCE RECOURSE LOANS.—Section

23 13(a)(2)(A) of the Food Security Improvements Act

24 of 1986 (7 U.S.C. 1433c–1(a)(2)(A)) is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘wheat and feed grains’’.

3 (6) INTEGRATED FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

4 OPTION.—Section 1451(h)(7) of the Food, Agri5 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7

6 U.S.C. 5822(h)(7)) is amended—

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

8 ‘‘wheat, feed grains, cotton, or rice’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘wheat or feed grains’’; and

10 (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking

11 ‘‘section 101B(c)(1)(D), 103B(c)(1)(D),

12 105B(c)(1)(E), or 107B(c)(1)(E)’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘105B(c)(1)(E) or 107B(c)(1)(E)’’.

14 (7) TARGETED OPTION PAYMENTS.—Section

15 121(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and

16 Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (105 Stat. 1843) is

17 amended by striking ‘‘wheat, feed grains, upland

18 cotton, and rice as authorized by sections

19 107B(e)(3), 105B(e)(3), 103B(e)(3), and

20 101B(e)(3) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7

21 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(e)(3), 1444f(e)(3), 1444–2(e)(3),

22 and 1441–2(e)(3)), respectively’’ and inserting

23 ‘‘wheat and feed grains as authorized by sections

24 107B(e)(3) and 105B(e)(3) of the Agricultural Act
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1 of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(e)(3) and 1444f(e)(3)),

2 respectively’’.

3 (e) ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS AND MARKETING

4 QUOTAS.—

5 (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 2 of

6 the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C.

7 1282) is amended by striking ‘‘cotton, wheat, corn,

8 tobacco, and rice’’ and inserting ‘‘wheat, corn, and

9 tobacco’’.

10 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 301(b) of such Act

11 (7 U.S.C. 1301(b)) is amended—

12 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘cot13 ton, rice or peanuts’’ and inserting ‘‘peanuts’’;

14 (B) in paragraph (3)—

15 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking

16 ‘‘corn, rice, and peanuts’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘corn and rice’’;

18 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and

19 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs

20 (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and

21 (C), respectively;

22 (C) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘cot23 ton, rice,’’;

24 (D) in paragraph (7), by striking the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘Cotton, August 1—July 31;’’;

2 ‘‘Rice, August 1—July 31;’’;

3 (E) in paragraph (8)(A)—

4 (i) by striking ‘‘cotton or’’;

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘in the case of wheat,

6 and during the five calendar years in the

7 case of cotton,’’; and

8 (iii) by striking ‘‘, in the case of

9 wheat, but not in the case of cotton,’’;

10 (F) in paragraph (9)—

11 (i) in the first sentence, by striking

12 ‘‘or rice’’; and

13 (ii) in the second sentence, by striking

14 ‘‘cotton or’’;

15 (G) in paragraph (10)—

16 (i) in subparagraph (A)—

17 (I) by striking ‘‘rice,’’; and

18 (II) by striking ‘‘10 per centum

19 in the case of rice;’’; and

20 (ii) by striking subparagraph (C);

21 (H) in paragraph (11)—

22 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking

23 ‘‘cotton and’’; and

24 (ii) by striking subparagraph (C);

25 (I) in paragraph (12)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘cotton, rice,’’; and

2 (ii) by striking ‘‘(or, in the case of

3 rice, the five marketing years)’’;

4 (J) in paragraph (13)—

5 (i) by striking subparagraphs (H), (I),

6 (L), and (M); and

7 (ii) in the first sentence of subpara8 graph (D)—

9 (I) by striking ‘‘rice and’’;

10 (II) by striking ‘‘of rice or wheat,

11 as the case may be,’’ and inserting ‘‘of

12 wheat’’;

13 (III) by striking ‘‘county during

14 the five calendar years’’ and all that

15 follows through ‘‘rice, or’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘county’’; and

17 (IV) by striking ‘‘in the case of

18 wheat’’;

19 (iii) in the first sentence of subpara20 graph (E)—

21 (I) by striking ‘‘rice and’’;

22 (II) by striking ‘‘of rice or wheat,

23 as the case may be,’’ and inserting ‘‘of

24 wheat’’;
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1 (III) by striking ‘‘farm during

2 the five calendar years’’ and all that

3 follows through ‘‘rice, or’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘farm’’; and

5 (IV) by striking ‘‘in the case of

6 wheat’’; and

7 (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs

8 (J) and (K) as subparagraphs (H) and (I),

9 respectively; and

10 (K) in paragraph (16)—

11 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking

12 ‘‘rice,’’; and

13 (ii) by striking subparagraph (C).

14 (3) PARITY PAYMENTS.—Section 303 of such

15 Act (7 U.S.C. 1303) is amended by striking ‘‘cotton,

16 rice,’’.

17 (4) ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS.—Section 344(f)(2)

18 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is amended by

19 striking ‘‘wheat, tobacco, or rice for market;’’ and

20 inserting ‘‘wheat or tobacco for market;’’.

21 (5) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 361

22 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1361) is amended by striking

23 ‘‘cotton, peanuts, and rice’’ and inserting ‘‘and pea24 nuts’’.
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1 (6) ADJUSTMENT OF QUOTAS.—Section 371 of

2 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1371) is amended—

3 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘cotton,

4 rice, peanuts, or tobacco’’ and inserting ‘‘pea5 nuts or tobacco’’; and

6 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘cotton,

7 rice,’’.

8 (7) COLLECTION OF PENALTIES.—Section

9 372(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1372(a)) is amended

10 by striking ‘‘cotton, or rice,’’.

11 (8) REPORTS AND RECORDS.—Section 373 of

12 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1373) is amended—

13 (A) in the first sentence of subsection

14 (a)—

15 (i) by striking ‘‘cotton, rice,’’ both

16 places it appears; and

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘, and all ginners of

18 cotton’’; and

19 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘cotton,

20 rice,’’.

21 (9) REGULATIONS.—Section 375(a) of such Act

22 (7 U.S.C. 1375(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘cotton,

23 rice,’’.

24 (10) EMINENT DOMAIN.—Section 378(c) of

25 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1378(c)) is amended by striking
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1 the first sentence and inserting the following new

2 sentence: ‘‘This section shall not be applicable in the

3 case of tobacco and peanuts, to any farm from which

4 the owner was displaced prior to 1950, and in the

5 case of wheat and corn, to any farm from which the

6 owner was displaced prior to 1954.’’.

7 (11) FINALITY OF FARMERS PAYMENTS AND

8 LOANS.—The first sentence of section 385 of such

9 Act (7 U.S.C. 1385) is amended by striking ‘‘wheat,

10 feed grain, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton,

11 and rice’’ and inserting ‘‘wheat and feed grain’’.

12 SEC. 105. POWERS OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

13 Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit Corporation

14 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amended by inserting

15 after ‘‘agricultural commodities’’ the following: ‘‘(other

16 than wool, mohair, cotton, or rice)’’.

17 SEC. 106. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

18 The amendments made by this title shall not affect

19 the liability of any person under any provision of law as

20 in effect before the application of the amendments in ac21 cordance with section 109.

22 SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE.

23 This title and the amendments made by this title

24 shall apply beginning with—
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1 (1) in the case of upland cotton, extra long sta2 ple cotton, and rice, the 1993 crop year; and

3 (2) in the case of wool and mohair, the market4 ing year beginning January 1, 1994.

5 TITLE II—COMMERCE, SCIENCE,

6 AND TRANSPORTATION

7 SEC. 201. TERMINATION OF THE ADVANCED SOLID ROCKET

8 MOTOR PROGRAM AND THE SPACE EXPLO9 RATION INITIATIVE PROGRAM.

10 (a) PROHIBITION.—Effective 90 days after the date

11 of enactment of this section, no appropriated funds shall

12 be available for use on—

13 (1) the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor; or

14 (2) the Space Exploration Initiative.

15 (b) EXCEPTION.—The provisions of subsection (a)

16 shall not apply to any actions taken in terminating the

17 programs listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of that sub18 section.

19 (c) UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—Any funds appropriated

20 for use on the programs listed in paragraphs (1) and (2)

21 of subsection (a) that remain unobligated and unexpended

22 90 days after the date of enactment of this section shall

23 be credited to the general revenues of the United States

24 Treasury.
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1 SEC. 202. TERMINATION OF THE SPACE STATION PRO2 GRAM.

3 (a) PROHIBITION.—Effective 90 days after the date

4 of enactment of this section, no appropriated funds shall

5 be available to carry out the provisions of section 106 of

6 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Au7 thorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 2451 note).

8 (b) EXCEPTION.—The provisions of subsection (a)

9 shall not apply to any actions taken in terminating the

10 United States International Space Station Freedom pro11 gram.

12 (c) UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—Any funds appropriated

13 for use on the United States International Space Station

14 Freedom program that remain unexpended and unobli15 gated 90 days after the date of enactment of this section

16 shall be credited to the general revenues of the United

17 States Treasury.

18 SEC. 203. RADIO SPECTRUM AUCTION.

19 Within the 180-day period following the date of the

20 enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Com21 mission shall initiate an auction process, comparable to

22 that used for oil-drilling rights on the Outer Continental

23 Shelf, to be utilized in the assignment, after the expiration

24 of such period, of licenses for the radio spectrum.
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1 TITLE III—ENERGY AND

2 NATURAL RESOURCES

3 SEC. 301. ELIMINATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER

4 COLLIDER.

5 (a) FUNDING PROHIBITION.—Beginning on the date

6 of enactment of this Act, the United States may not obli7 gate any funds for the Superconducting Super Collider de8 scribed in section 7 of Appendix A to part 605 of title

9 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

10 (b) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Except

11 as provided in subsection (d), and except in the case of

12 a contract or agreement entered into before the date of

13 enactment of this Act, or moneys obligated prior to the

14 date, no funds appropriated by Congress shall be expended

15 on or after the date of enactment of this Act, in any fiscal

16 year, in connection with the Superconducting Super

17 Collider.

18 (c) CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT PROHIBITION.—Ex19 cept as provided in subsection (d), beginning on the date

20 of enactment of this Act, no department, agency, or other

21 instrumentality of the United States, or any officer or em22 ployee of the department, agency, or instrumentality, shall

23 enter into any contract or other agreement in connection

24 with the Superconducting Super Collider.
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1 (d) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall not

2 be applicable to any funds appropriated, or any contract

3 or agreement entered into, solely for the purpose of termi4 nating, pursuant to this Act, any action or activity involv5 ing the Superconducting Super Collider.

6 SEC. 302. INCREASE IN DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK GRAZING

7 FEES.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Federal Land

9 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751)

10 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub11 sections:

12 ‘‘(c)(1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec13 retary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest Sys14 tem lands in the 16 contiguous Western States (except

15 national grasslands) administered by the Forest Service

16 where domestic livestock grazing is permitted under appli17 cable law, and the Secretary of the Interior with respect

18 to public domain lands administered by the Bureau of

19 Land Management where domestic livestock grazing is

20 permitted under applicable law, shall establish beginning

21 with the grazing season that begins on March 1, 1994,

22 an annual domestic livestock grazing fee equal to fair

23 market value.

24 ‘‘(B) The grazing fee charged for any given year

25 under subparagraph (A) shall not increase nor decrease
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1 by more than 33.3 percent from the grazing fee charged

2 for the previous year.

3 ‘‘(2)(A) As used in this subsection, the term ‘fair

4 market value’ means the amount obtained in accordance

5 with the following formula:

Fair Market Value=

Appraised Base Value × Forage Value Index

100

6 ‘‘(B) As used in subparagraph (A):

7 ‘‘(i) The term ‘Appraised Base Value’ means

8 the 1983 Appraisal Value conclusions for mature

9 cattle and horses (expressed in dollars per head or

10 per month), as determined in the 1986 report pre11 pared jointly by the Secretary of Agriculture and the

12 Secretary of the Interior entitled ‘Grazing Fee Re13 view and Evaluation’, dated February 1986, on a

14 westwide basis using the lowest appraised value of

15 the pricing areas adjusted for advanced payment

16 and indexed to 1993.

17 ‘‘(ii) The term ‘Forage Value Index’ means the

18 Forage Value Index (FVI) computed annually by the

19 Economic Research Service of the Department of

20 Agriculture, and set with the 1993 Forage Value

21 Index equal to 100.

22 ‘‘(3) EXECUTIVE ORDER.—Executive Order 12548

23 (43 U.S.C. 1905 note; relating to determination of grazing
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1 fees by Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior) shall not

2 apply to grazing fees established pursuant to this Act.

3 ‘‘(d) The grazing advisory boards established pursu4 ant to Secretarial action, notice of which was published

5 in the Federal Register on May 14, 1986 (51 Fed. Reg.

6 17674), are abolished. The advisory functions exercised by

7 the boards shall, after the date of enactment of this sub8 section, be exercised only by the appropriate councils es9 tablished under this section.

10 ‘‘(e)(1) Funds made available under section 5 of the

11 Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C.

12 1904) or any other law relating to disposition of the Fed13 eral share of receipts from fees for grazing on public do14 main lands or National Forest lands in the 16 contiguous

15 Western States shall be used for—

16 ‘‘(A) restoration and enhancement of fish and

17 wildlife habitat;

18 ‘‘(B) restoration and improved management of

19 riparian areas; and

20 ‘‘(C) implementation and enforcement of appli21 cable land management plans, allotment plans, and

22 regulations regarding the use of the lands for do23 mestic livestock grazing.

24 ‘‘(2) The funds described in paragraph (1) shall be

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1 retary of Agriculture, as appropriate, determines advisable

2 after consultation and coordination with the advisory

3 councils established pursuant to section 309 and other in4 terested parties.’’.

5 (b) DEFINITION OF 16 CONTIGUOUS WESTERN

6 STATES.—Section 103 of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1702) is

7 amended by adding at the end the following new sub8 section:

9 ‘‘(q) The term ‘16 contiguous Western States’ means

10 the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kan11 sas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Da12 kota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washing13 ton, and Wyoming.’’.

14 SEC. 303. HARDROCK MINING.

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:

16 (1) CLAIMANT.—The term ‘‘claimant’’ means

17 any person who, under the general mining laws—

18 (A) locates a claim;

19 (B) explores, develops, or produces

20 locatable minerals from a claim; or

21 (C) is responsible for reclamation.

22 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

23 the Secretary of the Interior with respect to land

24 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Inte25 rior, and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect
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1 to lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of

2 Agriculture.

3 (b) ANNUAL HOLDING FEE.—

4 (1) FEE.—The following amounts shall be paid

5 by the claimant to the Secretary each year to main6 tain the claim:

7 (A) $5 per acre during years 1 through 5;

8 (B) $10 per acre during years 6 through

9 10;

10 (C) $15 per acre during years 11 through

11 15; and

12 (D) $20 per acre for each year thereafter.

13 (2) SUSPENSION.—

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Payment of the annual

15 holding fee required by this subsection shall be

16 suspended upon the payment of the royalty re17 quired by subsection (c) in an amount equal to

18 or greater than the applicable annual holding

19 fee.

20 (B) REINSTATEMENT.—During any subse21 quent period of nonproduction, or period when

22 the royalty required by subsection (c) is an

23 amount less than the applicable annual holding

24 fee, the claimant shall pay to the Secretary the

25 applicable annual holding fee.
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1 (3) FAILURE TO PAY.—

2 (A) ABANDONMENT OF CLAIM.—Failure to

3 timely pay the location fee or maintenance fee

4 required by this section for a claim shall con5 stitute conclusively an abandonment of the

6 claim. The claim shall be deemed null and void

7 by operation of law.

8 (B) NEW CLAIMS.—The claimant shall be

9 prohibited from locating a new claim on the

10 lands included in an abandoned claim for 1 year

11 beginning on the date the claim is deemed null

12 and void by operation of law.

13 (4) RELINQUISHMENT.—

14 (A) NOTIFICATION OF RELINQUISH15 MENT.—A claimant choosing not to pursue

16 mineral activity on a claim may relinquish the

17 claim by notifying the Secretary.

18 (B) EFFECT OF RELINQUISHMENT.—

19 (i) NEW CLAIMS.—Subject to clause

20 (ii), a claimant who relinquishes a claim

21 shall not be subject to the prohibition of

22 paragraph (3).

23 (ii) AVOIDANCE.—If the Secretary de24 termines that a claim is being relinquished

25 and relocated for the purpose of avoiding
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1 compliance with any provision of the gen2 eral mining laws, including payment of the

3 applicable annual holding fee, the claimant

4 shall be subject to the prohibition in para5 graph (3)(B).

6 (c) ROYALTY.—

7 (1) RESERVATION OF ROYALTY.—Production of

8 locatable minerals (including associated minerals)

9 from any mining claim located or converted under

10 the general mining laws, or mineral concentrates de11 rived from locatable minerals produced from any

12 mining claim located or converted under the general

13 mining laws, as the case may be, shall be subject to

14 a royalty of not less than 8 percent of the gross in15 come from the production of the locatable minerals

16 or concentrates, as the case may be.

17 (2) ROYALTY PAYMENTS.—Royalty payments

18 shall be made to the United States not later than 30

19 days after the end of the month in which the prod20 uct is produced and placed in its first marketable

21 condition, consistent with prevailing practices in the

22 industry.

23 (3) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—All persons

24 holding claims under the general mining laws shall

25 be required to provide such information as the Sec-
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1 retary determines is necessary to ensure compliance

2 with this subsection, including—

3 (A) quarterly reports, that may include

4 pertinent technical and financial data relating

5 to the quantity, quality, and amount of all min6 erals extracted from the mining claim;

7 (B) records;

8 (C) documents; and

9 (D) other data.

10 (4) AUDITS.—The Secretary shall conduct such

11 audits of all persons holding claims under the gen12 eral mining laws as the Secretary determines are

13 necessary to ensure compliance with the require14 ments of this subsection.

15 (5) COMPLIANCE.—Any person holding claims

16 under the general mining laws who knowingly or

17 willfully prepares, maintains, or submits false, inac18 curate, or misleading information required by this

19 subsection, or fails or refuses to submit information,

20 shall be subject to forfeiture of the claim.

21 (6) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro22 mulgate regulations to establish gross income for

23 royalty purposes under paragraph (1) and to ensure

24 compliance with this subsection.
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1 (7) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to

2 Congress an annual report on the implementation of

3 this subsection. The information to be included in

4 the report shall include—

5 (A) aggregate and State-by-State produc6 tion data; and

7 (B) projections of mid-term and long-term

8 hard rock mineral production and trends on

9 public lands.

10 TITLE IV—FINANCE

11 SEC. 401. PREMIUMS UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE

12 PROGRAM TO COVER 100 PERCENT OF COSTS

13 FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1839 of the Social Secu15 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘(a)(1)(A)’’;

19 (B) by striking ‘‘1983’’ and inserting

20 ‘‘1994’’;

21 (C) by striking ‘‘one-half’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘50 percent’’; and

23 (D) by adding at the end the following new

24 subparagraph:
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1 ‘‘(B) In the case of any enrollee age 65 and older

2 who has a modified adjusted gross income (as defined in

3 section 86(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)

4 for the preceding taxable year which exceeds $125,000

5 ($150,000 in the case of a married enrollee), subpara6 graph (A) shall be applied by substituting ‘100 percent’

7 for ‘50 percent’.’’;

8 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘1983’’ and

9 inserting ‘‘1994’’;

10 (3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘1983’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘1994’’; and

12 (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol13 lows:

14 ‘‘(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)

15 (except with respect to individuals described in paragraph

16 (1)(B) of such subsection), the monthly premium for each

17 individual enrolled under this part for each month in—

18 ‘‘(1) 1994 shall be $41.10, and

19 ‘‘(2) 1995 shall be $46.10.’’.

20 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 1839 of

21 such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’

22 and ‘‘him’’ each place such terms appear and inserting

23 ‘‘the Secretary’’.
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

2 this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after

3 1993.

4 TITLE V—NATIONAL DEFENSE

5 SEC. 501. REDUCTION IN THE OPERATING TEMPO OF BAL6 LISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES.

7 (a) NUMBER OF SUBMARINES ON PATROL CONCUR8 RENTLY.—After September 30, 1993, funds may not be

9 expended to operate more than 6 ballistic missile sub10 marines of the Navy on patrol at sea concurrently.

11 (b) NUMBER OF CREWS FOR EACH SUBMARINE.—

12 After September 30, 1993, funds may not be expended

13 for more than one crew for each ballistic missile submarine

14 of the Navy.

15 (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive

16 either or both of the limitations in this section whenever

17 the President determines that—

18 (1) there exists an international crisis that

19 threatens national security interests of the United

20 States; and

21 (2) it is in the national security interests of the

22 United States to waive such limitation or limitations

23 in connection with such crisis.
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1 SEC. 502. REDUCTION IN THE ATTACK SUBMARINE FORCE.

2 (a) NUMBER OF SUBMARINES AFTER FY97.—After

3 September 30, 1997, funds may not be expended for a

4 force of more than 40 commissioned attack submarines

5 in the Navy.

6 (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive

7 the limitation in subsection (a) to the extent that the

8 President determines necessary in the national security in9 terests of the United States.

10 SEC. 503. REDUCTION IN THE ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE

11 WEAPON SYSTEMS OF THE NAVY.

12 (a) P–3 AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS.—Funds may not be

13 expended—

14 (1) after September 30, 1995, to support more

15 than 32 P–3 aircraft squadrons in the Navy;

16 (2) after September 30, 1996, to support more

17 than 27 P–3 aircraft squadrons in the Navy;

18 (3) after September 30, 1997, to support more

19 than 23 P–3 aircraft squadrons in the Navy; and

20 (4) after September 30, 1998, to support more

21 than 19 P–3 aircraft squadrons in the Navy.

22 (b) FF–1052 CLASS FRIGATES.—After September

23 30, 1994, funds may not be expended to support any com24 missioned FF–1052 class frigate.

25 (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive

26 the limitation in subsection (a) to the extent that the
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1 President determines necessary in the national security in2 terests of the United States.

3 SEC. 504. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF LIGHT DIVISIONS.

4 (a) DEACTIVATION REQUIRED.—Funds may not be

5 expended—

6 (1) after September 30, 1994, to support more

7 than 3 light infantry divisions in the Army;

8 (2) after September 30, 1995, to support more

9 than 2 light infantry divisions in the Army; and

10 (3) after September 30, 1996, to support more

11 than 1 light infantry division in the Army.

12 (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive

13 the provisions of this section to the extent that the Presi14 dent determines necessary in the national security inter15 ests of the United States.

16 SEC. 505. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF TACTICAL FIGHTER

17 WINGS.

18 (a) DEACTIVATION REQUIRED.—Funds may not be

19 expended—

20 (1) after September 30, 1994, to support more

21 than—

22 (A) 12 tactical fighter wings in the active

23 component of the Air Force; and

24 (B) 10 tactical fighter wings in the reserve

25 components of the Air Force; and
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1 (2) after September 30, 1995, to support more

2 than—

3 (A) 11 tactical fighter wings in the active

4 component of the Air Force; and

5 (B) 9 tactical fighter wings in the reserve

6 components of the Air Force.

7 (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive

8 the provisions of this section to the extent that the Presi9 dent determines necessary in the national security inter10 ests of the United States.

11 SEC. 506. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR NUCLEAR

12 WEAPONS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND

13 TESTING ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

14 OF ENERGY.

15 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total

16 amount that may be expended by the Department of En17 ergy for operating expenses incurred in carrying out weap18 ons research and development activities and weapons test19 ing activities necessary for national security programs

20 during—

21 (1) fiscal year 1994, may not exceed

22 $1,700,000,000;

23 (2) fiscal year 1995, may not exceed

24 $1,700,000,000;
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1 (3) fiscal year 1996, may not exceed

2 $1,800,000,000;

3 (4) fiscal year 1997, may not exceed

4 $1,700,000,000; and

5 (5) fiscal year 1998, may not exceed

6 $1,300,000,000.

7 SEC. 507. STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE.

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds

9 available for obligation after fiscal year 1993 for the Stra10 tegic Defense Initiative and the Theater Missile Defense

11 Initiative may be obligated only for the following:

12 (1) Research under the Strategic Defense Ini13 tiative.

14 (2) Programs, projects, and activities under the

15 Theater Missile Defense Initiative.

16 SEC. 508. TERMINATION OF THE MHC(V) COASTAL MINE17 HUNTING SHIP PROGRAM.

18 (a) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of

19 the Navy shall terminate the MHC(V) coastal mine-hunt20 ing ship program.

21 (b) PAYMENT OF TERMINATION COSTS.—Funds

22 available for procurement and for research, development,

23 test, and evaluation that are available on or after the date

24 of the enactment of this Act for obligation for the

25 MHC(V) coastal mine-hunting ship program may be obli-
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1 gated for that program only for payment of the costs asso2 ciated with the termination of such program.

3 SEC. 509. TERMINATION OF THE KINETIC ENERGY ANTI4 SATELLITE ATTACK PROGRAM.

5 (a) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of

6 the Army shall terminate the Kinetic Energy Anti-Sat7 ellite Attack (ASAT) program of the Army.

8 (b) PAYMENT OF TERMINATION COSTS.—Funds

9 available for procurement and for research, development,

10 test, and evaluation that are available on or after the date

11 of the enactment of this Act for obligation for the Kinetic

12 Energy Anti-Satellite Attack (ASAT) program of the

13 Army may be obligated for that program only for payment

14 of the costs associated with the termination of such pro15 gram.

16 SEC. 510. REQUIRED EXERCISE OF EARLY RETIREMENT AU17 THORITY.

18 The Secretary of Defense shall require the secretaries

19 of the military departments to retire not less than 60,000

20 members of the Armed Forces of the United States before

21 October 1, 1994, under the early retirement authority pro22 vided in section 4403 of the National Defense Authoriza23 tion Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106

24 Stat. 2702; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note).
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1 TITLE VI—GENERAL

2 PROVISIONS

3 SEC. 601. COST SAVINGS.

4 There shall be transferred to the Secretary of the

5 Treasury, for deposit into the general fund of the Treas6 ury, an amount equal to the savings that result from the

7 enactment of this Act and the amendments made by this

8 Act.

9 SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE.

10 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and

11 the amendments made by this Act shall become effective

12 on the date of enactment of this Act.

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