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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1163 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1163

  To reduce spending and tax subsidies in order to reduce the budget 
                    deficit, and for other purposes.

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                   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

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                                 A BILL

 
  To reduce spending and tax subsidies in order to reduce the budget 
                    deficit, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Deficit 
Reduction Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of 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.
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.

               TITLE I--AGRICULTURE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF WOOL AND MOHAIR PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The National Wool Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1781 et 
seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 256(a) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively.

SEC. 102. ELIMINATION OF COTTON PRICE SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Price Support Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 103, 103A, 103B, 203, and 420 of 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444, 1444-1, 1444-2, 
        1446d, and 1432) are repealed.
            (2) Factors for determining level of support.--Section 
        401(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1421(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' before ``(8)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, and (9) in the case of upland 
                cotton, changes in the cost of producing such cotton''.
    (b) Acreage Allotments and Marketing Quotas.--
            (1) Marketing quotas.--Part IV of subtitle B of title III 
        of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1341 et 
        seq.) is repealed.
            (2) Skiprow practices.--Section 374(a) of such Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1374(a)) is amended by striking the third sentence.
            (3) Preservation of unused acreage allotments.--The first 
        sentence of section 377 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1377) is amended 
        by striking ``for such year'' and all that follows through 
        ``Great Plains program):'' and inserting ``for the year:''.
            (4) Preliminary allotments for 1996 crop of upland 
        cotton.--Section 505 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
        and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1342 note) is repealed.
            (5) Cotton acreage allotments.--The Act of March 29, 1949 
        (63 Stat. 17, chapter 38; 7 U.S.C. 1344a) is repealed.

SEC. 103. ELIMINATION OF RICE PRICE SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Price Support Programs.--Sections 101A and 101B of the 
Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441-1 and 1441-2) are repealed.
    (b) Acreage Allotments and Marketing Quotas.--
            (1) Marketing quotas.--Part V of subtitle B of title III of 
        the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1351) is 
        repealed.
            (2) Marketing penalty.--The Joint Resolution entitled 
        ``Joint Resolution relating to corn and wheat marketing quotas 
        under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended'', 
        approved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1340), is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) 
                as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively.

SEC. 104. GENERAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Acreage Base and Yield System.--
            (1) Purpose.--Section 501 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 
        (7 U.S.C. 1461) is amended by striking ``wheat, feed grains, 
        upland cotton, and rice'' and inserting ``wheat and feed 
        grains''.
            (2) Definitions.--Section 502(3) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1462(3)) is amended by striking ``barley, upland cotton, or 
        rice'' and inserting ``or barley''.
            (3) Crop acreage bases.--Section 503 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1463) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
                following new subsection:
    ``(b) Calculation.--The crop acreage base for each program crop for 
a farm for a crop year shall be the number of acres that is equal to 
the average of the acreage planted and considered planted to the 
program crop for harvest on the farm in each of the 5 crop years 
preceding the crop year.'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``wheat, feed 
                grains, upland cotton, and rice established under 
                sections 107B(c)(1)(E), 105B(c)(1)(E), 103B(c)(1)(D), 
                and 101B(c)(1)(D), respectively'' and inserting ``wheat 
                and feed grains established under sections 
                107B(c)(1)(E) and 105B(c)(1)(E), respectively'';
                    (C) in subsection (g), by striking ``or crop of 
                extra long staple cotton'' both places it appears; and
                    (D) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
                following new subsection:
    ``(h) Adjustment of Bases.--The county committee, in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, may adjust any crop 
acreage base for any program crop for any farm if the crop acreage base 
for the crop on the farm would otherwise be adversely affected by a 
condition or occurrence beyond the control of the producer.''.
    (b) Payment Limitations.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``wheat, feed 
                grains, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, and 
                rice'' and inserting ``wheat and feed grains''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``upland 
                cotton, rice,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``upland 
                cotton, extra long staple cotton, rice,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking clauses (v) 
                and (vi) and inserting the following new clauses:
            ``(v) any loan deficiency payment received for a crop of 
        wheat, feed grains, or oilseeds under section 107B(b), 105B(b), 
        or 205(e) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-
        3a(b), 1444f(b), or 1446f(e)), respectively; and
            ``(vi) any inventory reduction payment received for a crop 
        of wheat or feed grains under section 107B(f) or 105B(f) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(f) or 1444f(f)), 
        respectively.''.
    (c) Provisions Related to Agricultural Act of 1949.--
            (1) Parity price support.--Section 101 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``For rice of 
                the 1959'' and all that follows through ``65 per centum 
                of the parity price''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``cotton and''.
            (2) Advanced deficiency and land diversion payments.--
        Section 114 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1445j) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``wheat, 
                        feed grains, upland cotton, or rice'' and 
                        inserting ``wheat or feed grains''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking 
                        clause (iii) and inserting the following new 
                        clause:
                            ``(iii) in the case of wheat and feed 
                        grains, not less than 40 percent, nor more than 
                        50 percent, of the projected payment rate,''; 
                        and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``wheat, feed 
                grains, upland cotton, or rice'' and inserting ``wheat 
                or feed grains''.
            (3) Commodity certificates.--Section 115(a) of such Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1445k(a)) is amended by striking ``wheat, feed grains, 
        upland cotton, or rice (other than negotiable marketing 
        certificates for upland cotton or rice)'' and inserting ``wheat 
        or feed grains''.
            (4) Increase of price support levels.--Section 402(b) of 
        such Act (7 U.S.C. 1422(b)) is amended by striking ``wheat, 
        feed grains, cotton, and rice'' and inserting ``wheat and feed 
        grains''.
            (5) Advance participation.--Section 406(b) of such Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1426(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``upland cotton, 
                extra long staple cotton, rice,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``101B, 103B,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``cotton, rice,'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), 
                        and (E); and
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
                        and (G) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), 
                        respectively; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``cotton, 
                rice,''.
            (6) Definitions.--Section 408 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1428) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Secretary: 
                Provided, That for upland cotton'' and all that follows 
                through the end of the subsection and inserting 
                ``Secretary.'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``cotton, 
                peanuts, rice,'' and inserting ``peanuts,''; and
                    (C) in subsection (k), by striking ``upland cotton, 
                extra long staple cotton, honey, oilseeds, and rice'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``honey, and 
                oilseeds''.
    (d) Miscellaneous Commodity Provisions.--
            (1) Normal supply.--Section 1019 of the Food Security Act 
        of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1310a) is amended by striking ``wheat, corn, 
        upland cotton, or rice'' and inserting ``wheat or corn''.
            (2) American agriculture protection program.--Section 
        1002(c) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
        1310(c)) is amended by striking ``rice, flaxseed, and cotton'' 
        and inserting ``and flaxseed''.
            (3) Hay production on set-aside or diverted acreage.--
        Section 805(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 
        1339d(a)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``, in the feed'' and inserting 
                ``or in the feed''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or in the cotton program under 
                Title VI of this Act,''.
            (4) Readjustment of support levels.--Section 1302(b)(1) of 
        the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421 
        note) is amended by striking ``wheat, feed grains, upland 
        cotton, or rice established under section 107B(e), 105B(e), 
        103B(e), or 101B(e) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as amended 
        by sections 301, 401, 501, and 601 of the Food, Agriculture, 
        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990), respectively'' and 
        inserting ``wheat or feed grains established under section 
        107B(e) or 105B(e) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
        1445b-3a(e) or 1444f(e)), respectively''.
            (5) Advance recourse loans.--Section 13(a)(2)(A) of the 
        Food Security Improvements Act of 1986 (7 U.S.C. 1433c-
        1(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``wheat, feed grains, 
        cotton, and rice'' and inserting ``wheat and feed grains''.
            (6) Integrated farm management program option.--Section 
        1451(h)(7) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
        Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822(h)(7)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``wheat, feed 
                grains, cotton, or rice'' and inserting ``wheat or feed 
                grains''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``section 
                101B(c)(1)(D), 103B(c)(1)(D), 105B(c)(1)(E), or 
                107B(c)(1)(E)'' and inserting ``105B(c)(1)(E) or 
                107B(c)(1)(E)''.
            (7) Targeted option payments.--Section 121(b) of the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 
        (105 Stat. 1843) is amended by striking ``wheat, feed grains, 
        upland cotton, and rice as authorized by sections 107B(e)(3), 
        105B(e)(3), 103B(e)(3), and 101B(e)(3) of the Agricultural Act 
        of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(e)(3), 1444f(e)(3), 1444-2(e)(3), 
        and 1441-2(e)(3)), respectively'' and inserting ``wheat and 
        feed grains as authorized by sections 107B(e)(3) and 105B(e)(3) 
        of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(e)(3) and 
        1444f(e)(3)), respectively''.
    (e) Acreage Allotments and Marketing Quotas.--
            (1) Declaration of policy.--Section 2 of the Agricultural 
        Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1282) is amended by striking 
        ``cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco, and rice'' and inserting 
        ``wheat, corn, and tobacco''.
            (2) Definitions.--Section 301(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1301(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``cotton, rice 
                or peanuts'' and inserting ``peanuts'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``corn, rice, and peanuts'' and inserting 
                        ``corn and rice'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
                        and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
                        respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``cotton, 
                rice,'';
                    (D) in paragraph (7), by striking the following:
                    ``Cotton, August 1--July 31;'';
                    ``Rice, August 1--July 31;'';
                    (E) in paragraph (8)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``cotton or'';
                            (ii) by striking ``in the case of wheat, 
                        and during the five calendar years in the case 
                        of cotton,''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``, in the case of wheat, 
                        but not in the case of cotton,'';
                    (F) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``or 
                        rice''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``cotton or'';
                    (G) in paragraph (10)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``rice,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``10 per centum in 
                                the case of rice;''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (C);
                    (H) in paragraph (11)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``cotton and''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (C);
                    (I) in paragraph (12)--
                            (i) by striking ``cotton, rice,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``(or, in the case of 
                        rice, the five marketing years)'';
                    (J) in paragraph (13)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraphs (H), (I), 
                        (L), and (M); and
                            (ii) in the first sentence of subparagraph 
                        (D)--
                                    (I) by striking ``rice and'';
                                    (II) by striking ``of rice or 
                                wheat, as the case may be,'' and 
                                inserting ``of wheat'';
                                    (III) by striking ``county during 
                                the five calendar years'' and all that 
                                follows through ``rice, or'' and 
                                inserting ``county''; and
                                    (IV) by striking ``in the case of 
                                wheat'';
                            (iii) in the first sentence of subparagraph 
                        (E)--
                                    (I) by striking ``rice and'';
                                    (II) by striking ``of rice or 
                                wheat, as the case may be,'' and 
                                inserting ``of wheat'';
                                    (III) by striking ``farm during the 
                                five calendar years'' and all that 
                                follows through ``rice, or'' and 
                                inserting ``farm''; and
                                    (IV) by striking ``in the case of 
                                wheat''; and
                            (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) and 
                        (K) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; 
                        and
                    (K) in paragraph (16)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``rice,''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (C).
            (3) Parity payments.--Section 303 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1303) is amended by striking ``cotton, rice,''.
            (4) Acreage allotments.--Section 344(f)(2) of such Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``wheat, tobacco, or 
        rice for market;'' and inserting ``wheat or tobacco for 
        market;''.
            (5) Administrative provisions.--Section 361 of such Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1361) is amended by striking ``cotton, peanuts, and 
        rice'' and inserting ``and peanuts''.
            (6) Adjustment of quotas.--Section 371 of such Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1371) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``cotton, rice, 
                peanuts, or tobacco'' and inserting ``peanuts or 
                tobacco''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``cotton, 
                rice,''.
            (7) Collection of penalties.--Section 372(a) of such Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1372(a)) is amended by striking ``cotton, or rice,''.
            (8) Reports and records.--Section 373 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1373) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``cotton, rice,'' both 
                        places it appears; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, and all ginners of 
                        cotton''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``cotton, 
                rice,''.
            (9) Regulations.--Section 375(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1375(a)) is amended by striking ``cotton, rice,''.
            (10) Eminent domain.--Section 378(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1378(c)) is amended by striking the first sentence and 
        inserting the following new sentence: ``This section shall not 
        be applicable in the case of tobacco and peanuts, to any farm 
        from which the owner was displaced prior to 1950, and in the 
        case of wheat and corn, to any farm from which the owner was 
        displaced prior to 1954.''.
            (11) Finality of farmers payments and loans.--The first 
        sentence of section 385 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1385) is amended 
        by striking ``wheat, feed grain, upland cotton, extra long 
        staple cotton, and rice'' and inserting ``wheat and feed 
        grain''.

SEC. 105. POWERS OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

    Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 
U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amended by inserting after ``agricultural 
commodities'' the following: ``(other than wool, mohair, cotton, or 
rice)''.

SEC. 106. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

    The amendments made by this title shall not affect the liability of 
any person under any provision of law as in effect before the 
application of the amendments in accordance with section 109.

SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title and the amendments made by this title shall apply 
beginning with--
            (1) in the case of upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, 
        and rice, the 1993 crop year; and
            (2) in the case of wool and mohair, the marketing year 
        beginning January 1, 1994.

            TITLE II--COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 201. TERMINATION OF THE ADVANCED SOLID ROCKET MOTOR PROGRAM AND 
              THE SPACE EXPLORATION INITIATIVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Prohibition.--Effective 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this section, no appropriated funds shall be available for use on--
            (1) the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor; or
            (2) the Space Exploration Initiative.
    (b) Exception.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to 
any actions taken in terminating the programs listed in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of that subsection.
    (c) Unexpended Funds.--Any funds appropriated for use on the 
programs listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) that remain 
unobligated and unexpended 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
section shall be credited to the general revenues of the United States 
Treasury.

SEC. 202. TERMINATION OF THE SPACE STATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Prohibition.--Effective 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this section, no appropriated funds shall be available to carry out the 
provisions of section 106 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 2451 note).
    (b) Exception.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to 
any actions taken in terminating the United States International Space 
Station Freedom program.
    (c) Unexpended Funds.--Any funds appropriated for use on the United 
States International Space Station Freedom program that remain 
unexpended and unobligated 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
section shall be credited to the general revenues of the United States 
Treasury.

SEC. 203. RADIO SPECTRUM AUCTION.

    Within the 180-day period following the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall initiate an 
auction process, comparable to that used for oil-drilling rights on the 
Outer Continental Shelf, to be utilized in the assignment, after the 
expiration of such period, of licenses for the radio spectrum.

                TITLE III--ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

SEC. 301. ELIMINATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER.

    (a) Funding Prohibition.--Beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act, the United States may not obligate any funds for the 
Superconducting Super Collider described in section 7 of Appendix A to 
part 605 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (b) Expenditure of Funds Prohibited.--Except as provided in 
subsection (d), and except in the case of a contract or agreement 
entered into before the date of enactment of this Act, or moneys 
obligated prior to the date, no funds appropriated by Congress shall be 
expended on or after the date of enactment of this Act, in any fiscal 
year, in connection with the Superconducting Super Collider.
    (c) Contract and Agreement Prohibition.--Except as provided in 
subsection (d), beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no 
department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, or 
any officer or employee of the department, agency, or instrumentality, 
shall enter into any contract or other agreement in connection with the 
Superconducting Super Collider.
    (d) Exception.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not be applicable to 
any funds appropriated, or any contract or agreement entered into, 
solely for the purpose of terminating, pursuant to this Act, any action 
or activity involving the Superconducting Super Collider.

SEC. 302. INCREASE IN DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK GRAZING FEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections:
    ``(c)(1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of 
Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System lands in the 16 
contiguous Western States (except national grasslands) administered by 
the Forest Service where domestic livestock grazing is permitted under 
applicable law, and the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
public domain lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management where 
domestic livestock grazing is permitted under applicable law, shall 
establish beginning with the grazing season that begins on March 1, 
1994, an annual domestic livestock grazing fee equal to fair market 
value.
    ``(B) The grazing fee charged for any given year under subparagraph 
(A) shall not increase nor decrease by more than 33.3 percent from the 
grazing fee charged for the previous year.
    ``(2)(A) As used in this subsection, the term `fair market value' 
means the amount obtained in accordance with the following formula:

                                                                        
                                  Appraised Base Value  x  Forage Value 
                                                  Index                 
          Fair Market Value=   -----------------------------------------
                                                   100                  
                                                                        

    ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A):
            ``(i) The term `Appraised Base Value' means the 1983 
        Appraisal Value conclusions for mature cattle and horses 
        (expressed in dollars per head or per month), as determined in 
        the 1986 report prepared jointly by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior entitled `Grazing 
        Fee Review and Evaluation', dated February 1986, on a westwide 
        basis using the lowest appraised value of the pricing areas 
        adjusted for advanced payment and indexed to 1993.
            ``(ii) The term `Forage Value Index' means the Forage Value 
        Index (FVI) computed annually by the Economic Research Service 
        of the Department of Agriculture, and set with the 1993 Forage 
        Value Index equal to 100.
    ``(3) Executive Order.--Executive Order 12548 (43 U.S.C. 1905 note; 
relating to determination of grazing fees by Secretaries of Agriculture 
and Interior) shall not apply to grazing fees established pursuant to 
this Act.
    ``(d) The grazing advisory boards established pursuant to 
Secretarial action, notice of which was published in the Federal 
Register on May 14, 1986 (51 Fed. Reg. 17674), are abolished. The 
advisory functions exercised by the boards shall, after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, be exercised only by the appropriate 
councils established under this section.
    ``(e)(1) Funds made available under section 5 of the Public 
Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1904) or any other law 
relating to disposition of the Federal share of receipts from fees for 
grazing on public domain lands or National Forest lands in the 16 
contiguous Western States shall be used for--
            ``(A) restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife 
        habitat;
            ``(B) restoration and improved management of riparian 
        areas; and
            ``(C) implementation and enforcement of applicable land 
        management plans, allotment plans, and regulations regarding 
        the use of the lands for domestic livestock grazing.
    ``(2) The funds described in paragraph (1) shall be distributed as 
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
appropriate, determines advisable after consultation and coordination 
with the advisory councils established pursuant to section 309 and 
other interested parties.''.
    (b) Definition of 16 Contiguous Western States.--Section 103 of 
such Act (43 U.S.C. 1702) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(q) The term `16 contiguous Western States' means the States of 
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, 
Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, 
Washington, and Wyoming.''.

SEC. 303. HARDROCK MINING.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Claimant.--The term ``claimant'' means any person who, 
        under the general mining laws--
                    (A) locates a claim;
                    (B) explores, develops, or produces locatable 
                minerals from a claim; or
                    (C) is responsible for reclamation.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior with respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
        the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture 
        with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    (b) Annual Holding Fee.--
            (1) Fee.--The following amounts shall be paid by the 
        claimant to the Secretary each year to maintain the claim:
                    (A) $5 per acre during years 1 through 5;
                    (B) $10 per acre during years 6 through 10;
                    (C) $15 per acre during years 11 through 15; and
                    (D) $20 per acre for each year thereafter.
            (2) Suspension.--
                    (A) In general.--Payment of the annual holding fee 
                required by this subsection shall be suspended upon the 
                payment of the royalty required by subsection (c) in an 
                amount equal to or greater than the applicable annual 
                holding fee.
                    (B) Reinstatement.--During any subsequent period of 
                nonproduction, or period when the royalty required by 
                subsection (c) is an amount less than the applicable 
                annual holding fee, the claimant shall pay to the 
                Secretary the applicable annual holding fee.
            (3) Failure to pay.--
                    (A) Abandonment of claim.--Failure to timely pay 
                the location fee or maintenance fee required by this 
                section for a claim shall constitute conclusively an 
                abandonment of the claim. The claim shall be deemed 
                null and void by operation of law.
                    (B) New claims.--The claimant shall be prohibited 
                from locating a new claim on the lands included in an 
                abandoned claim for 1 year beginning on the date the 
                claim is deemed null and void by operation of law.
            (4) Relinquishment.--
                    (A) Notification of relinquishment.--A claimant 
                choosing not to pursue mineral activity on a claim may 
                relinquish the claim by notifying the Secretary.
                    (B) Effect of relinquishment.--
                            (i) New claims.--Subject to clause (ii), a 
                        claimant who relinquishes a claim shall not be 
                        subject to the prohibition of paragraph (3).
                            (ii) Avoidance.--If the Secretary 
                        determines that a claim is being relinquished 
                        and relocated for the purpose of avoiding 
                        compliance with any provision of the general 
                        mining laws, including payment of the 
                        applicable annual holding fee, the claimant 
                        shall be subject to the prohibition in 
                        paragraph (3)(B).
    (c) Royalty.--
            (1) Reservation of royalty.--Production of locatable 
        minerals (including associated minerals) from any mining claim 
        located or converted under the general mining laws, or mineral 
        concentrates derived from locatable minerals produced from any 
        mining claim located or converted under the general mining 
        laws, as the case may be, shall be subject to a royalty of not 
        less than 8 percent of the gross income from the production of 
        the locatable minerals or concentrates, as the case may be.
            (2) Royalty payments.--Royalty payments shall be made to 
        the United States not later than 30 days after the end of the 
        month in which the product is produced and placed in its first 
        marketable condition, consistent with prevailing practices in 
        the industry.
            (3) Reporting requirements.--All persons holding claims 
        under the general mining laws shall be required to provide such 
        information as the Secretary determines is necessary to ensure 
        compliance with this subsection, including--
                    (A) quarterly reports, that may include pertinent 
                technical and financial data relating to the quantity, 
                quality, and amount of all minerals extracted from the 
                mining claim;
                    (B) records;
                    (C) documents; and
                    (D) other data.
            (4) Audits.--The Secretary shall conduct such audits of all 
        persons holding claims under the general mining laws as the 
        Secretary determines are necessary to ensure compliance with 
        the requirements of this subsection.
            (5) Compliance.--Any person holding claims under the 
        general mining laws who knowingly or willfully prepares, 
        maintains, or submits false, inaccurate, or misleading 
        information required by this subsection, or fails or refuses to 
        submit information, shall be subject to forfeiture of the 
        claim.
            (6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations to establish gross income for royalty purposes 
        under paragraph (1) and to ensure compliance with this 
        subsection.
            (7) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an 
        annual report on the implementation of this subsection. The 
        information to be included in the report shall include--
                    (A) aggregate and State-by-State production data; 
                and
                    (B) projections of mid-term and long-term hard rock 
                mineral production and trends on public lands.

                           TITLE IV--FINANCE

SEC. 401. PREMIUMS UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM TO COVER 100 
              PERCENT OF COSTS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1839 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395r) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting 
                ``(a)(1)(A)'';
                    (B) by striking ``1983'' and inserting ``1994'';
                    (C) by striking ``one-half'' and inserting ``50 
                percent''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) In the case of any enrollee age 65 and older who has a 
modified adjusted gross income (as defined in section 86(b)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the preceding taxable year which 
exceeds $125,000 ($150,000 in the case of a married enrollee), 
subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting `100 percent' for `50 
percent'.'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``1983'' and 
        inserting ``1994'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``1983'' and 
        inserting ``1994''; and
            (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) (except with 
respect to individuals described in paragraph (1)(B) of such 
subsection), the monthly premium for each individual enrolled under 
this part for each month in--
            ``(1) 1994 shall be $41.10, and
            ``(2) 1995 shall be $46.10.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 1839 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395r) is amended by striking ``he'' and ``him'' each place such terms 
appear and inserting ``the Secretary''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to calendar years beginning after 1993.

                       TITLE V--NATIONAL DEFENSE

SEC. 501. REDUCTION IN THE OPERATING TEMPO OF BALLISTIC MISSILE 
              SUBMARINES.

    (a) Number of Submarines on Patrol Concurrently.--After September 
30, 1993, funds may not be expended to operate more than 6 ballistic 
missile submarines of the Navy on patrol at sea concurrently.
    (b) Number of Crews for Each Submarine.--After September 30, 1993, 
funds may not be expended for more than one crew for each ballistic 
missile submarine of the Navy.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive either or both of 
the limitations in this section whenever the President determines 
that--
            (1) there exists an international crisis that threatens 
        national security interests of the United States; and
            (2) it is in the national security interests of the United 
        States to waive such limitation or limitations in connection 
        with such crisis.

SEC. 502. REDUCTION IN THE ATTACK SUBMARINE FORCE.

    (a) Number of Submarines After FY97.--After September 30, 1997, 
funds may not be expended for a force of more than 40 commissioned 
attack submarines in the Navy.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the limitation in 
subsection (a) to the extent that the President determines necessary in 
the national security interests of the United States.

SEC. 503. REDUCTION IN THE ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE WEAPON SYSTEMS OF THE 
              NAVY.

    (a) P-3 Aircraft Squadrons.--Funds may not be expended--
            (1) after September 30, 1995, to support more than 32 P-3 
        aircraft squadrons in the Navy;
            (2) after September 30, 1996, to support more than 27 P-3 
        aircraft squadrons in the Navy;
            (3) after September 30, 1997, to support more than 23 P-3 
        aircraft squadrons in the Navy; and
            (4) after September 30, 1998, to support more than 19 P-3 
        aircraft squadrons in the Navy.
    (b) FF-1052 Class Frigates.--After September 30, 1994, funds may 
not be expended to support any commissioned FF-1052 class frigate.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the limitation in 
subsection (a) to the extent that the President determines necessary in 
the national security interests of the United States.

SEC. 504. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF LIGHT DIVISIONS.

    (a) Deactivation Required.--Funds may not be expended--
            (1) after September 30, 1994, to support more than 3 light 
        infantry divisions in the Army;
            (2) after September 30, 1995, to support more than 2 light 
        infantry divisions in the Army; and
            (3) after September 30, 1996, to support more than 1 light 
        infantry division in the Army.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the provisions of 
this section to the extent that the President determines necessary in 
the national security interests of the United States.

SEC. 505. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF TACTICAL FIGHTER WINGS.

    (a) Deactivation Required.--Funds may not be expended--
            (1) after September 30, 1994, to support more than--
                    (A) 12 tactical fighter wings in the active 
                component of the Air Force; and
                    (B) 10 tactical fighter wings in the reserve 
                components of the Air Force; and
            (2) after September 30, 1995, to support more than--
                    (A) 11 tactical fighter wings in the active 
                component of the Air Force; and
                    (B) 9 tactical fighter wings in the reserve 
                components of the Air Force.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the provisions of 
this section to the extent that the President determines necessary in 
the national security interests of the United States.

SEC. 506. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS RESEARCH, 
              DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              ENERGY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount that 
may be expended by the Department of Energy for operating expenses 
incurred in carrying out weapons research and development activities 
and weapons testing activities necessary for national security programs 
during--
            (1) fiscal year 1994, may not exceed $1,700,000,000;
            (2) fiscal year 1995, may not exceed $1,700,000,000;
            (3) fiscal year 1996, may not exceed $1,800,000,000;
            (4) fiscal year 1997, may not exceed $1,700,000,000; and
            (5) fiscal year 1998, may not exceed $1,300,000,000.

SEC. 507. STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available for 
obligation after fiscal year 1993 for the Strategic Defense Initiative 
and the Theater Missile Defense Initiative may be obligated only for 
the following:
            (1) Research under the Strategic Defense Initiative.
            (2) Programs, projects, and activities under the Theater 
        Missile Defense Initiative.

SEC. 508. TERMINATION OF THE MHC(V) COASTAL MINE-HUNTING SHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Termination of Program.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
terminate the MHC(V) coastal mine-hunting ship program.
    (b) Payment of Termination Costs.--Funds available for procurement 
and for research, development, test, and evaluation that are available 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act for obligation for 
the MHC(V) coastal mine-hunting ship program may be obligated for that 
program only for payment of the costs associated with the termination 
of such program.

SEC. 509. TERMINATION OF THE KINETIC ENERGY ANTI-SATELLITE ATTACK 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Termination of Program.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
terminate the Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite Attack (ASAT) program of 
the Army.
    (b) Payment of Termination Costs.--Funds available for procurement 
and for research, development, test, and evaluation that are available 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act for obligation for 
the Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite Attack (ASAT) program of the Army may 
be obligated for that program only for payment of the costs associated 
with the termination of such program.

SEC. 510. REQUIRED EXERCISE OF EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary of Defense shall require the secretaries of the 
military departments to retire not less than 60,000 members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States before October 1, 1994, under the 
early retirement authority provided in section 4403 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 
Stat. 2702; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note).

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. COST SAVINGS.

    There shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury, for 
deposit into the general fund of the Treasury, an amount equal to the 
savings that result from the enactment of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act.

SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall become effective on the date of 
enactment of this Act.

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