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[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 353 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 353

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003.

    The Congress declares that this is the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2003 and that the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2004 through 2007 are hereby set forth.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2003: $1,531,893,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2004: $1,626,605,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2005: $1,747,988,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2006: $1,837,957,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2007: $1,927,213,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be reduced are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 2003: $4,431,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2004: $5,455,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2005: $6,418,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2006: $5,994,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2007: $5,555,000,000.
            (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 2003: $1,784,073,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $1,840,292,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $1,930,171,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $2,020,704,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $2,114,974,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $1,756,432,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $1,815,097,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $1,899,231,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $1,978,512,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $2,058,894,000,000.
            (4) On-budget deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the amounts of the on-budget deficits are as 
        follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $224,539,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $188,492,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $151,243,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $140,555,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $131,681,000,000.
            (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $6,414,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $6,762,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $7,073,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $7,371,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $7,661,000,000,000.
            (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of 
        debt held by the public are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $3,495,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $3,505,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $3,448,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $3,369,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $3,270,000,000,000.

SEC. 102. HOMELAND SECURITY.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 2003 for Homeland 
Security are as follows:
            (1) New budget authority, $37,702,000,000.
            (2) Outlays, $21,860,000,000.

SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2003 through 2007 for 
each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $393,828,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $375,259,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $401,640,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $390,578,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $422,740,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $409,696,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $444,243,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $425,090,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $466,458,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $439,181,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,752,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,343,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,683,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,675,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,481,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,165,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $26,137,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,769,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $27,043,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,467,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,743,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,095,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,398,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,798,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,917,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,577,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,476,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,073,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,055,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,667,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $316,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $364,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $157,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $129,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $687,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $644,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $526,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $467,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $532,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $454,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $29,218,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,868,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,546,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,362,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,449,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,932,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,851,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,677,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,474,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,032,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,641,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,054,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,848,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,860,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,167,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,280,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,438,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,157,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,307,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,985,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,274,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,192,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,798,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $3,128,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,015,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,910,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,405,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,361,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $63,447,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $60,807,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $66,950,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $59,675,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $67,561,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $60,068,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $68,221,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $61,318,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $68,897,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $63,302,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,668,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,352,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,315,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,961,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,515,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,461,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,895,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,705,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,295,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,548,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $81,037,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $79,090,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $83,241,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $81,746,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $86,477,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $84,023,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $89,463,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $86,353,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $92,734,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $89,259,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $223,536,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $219,931,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $237,930,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $236,645,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $255,817,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $253,959,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $274,576,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $272,695,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $295,541,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $293,035,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $237,705,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $237,599,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $245,612,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $245,856,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $272,903,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $272,795,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $292,418,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $292,173,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $317,411,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $317,667,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $322,031,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $322,385,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $325,372,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $323,791,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $334,538,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $332,599,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $344,039,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $341,754,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $352,017,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $348,019,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,303,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,303,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,170,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,170,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,063,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,062,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,863,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,863,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,013,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,012,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $56,858,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $56,733,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $59,127,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,888,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $61,220,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $63,473,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $63,401,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $63,246,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $65,550,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $62,642,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,948,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,320,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,663,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,219,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $37,606,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,201,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,880,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,775,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,776,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,550,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,604,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,408,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,067,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,196,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,426,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,334,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,442,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,227,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,788,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,546,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $262,524,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $262,524,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, $277,366,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $277,365,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, $286,992,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $286,991,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, $294,769,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $294,768,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, $302,679,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $302,678,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$689,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,791,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$917,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$859,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$816,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$787,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$631,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$609,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$696,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$678,000,000.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$48,197,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$48,197,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$56,150,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$56,150,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$57,370,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$57,370,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$51,180,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$51,180,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$53,155,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$53,155,000,000.

                TITLE II--RESERVE AND CONTINGENCY FUNDS

    Subtitle A--Reserve Funds for Legislation Assumed in Aggregates

SEC. 201. RESERVE FUND FOR WAR ON TERRORISM.

    In the House, if the Committee on Appropriations or the Committee 
on Armed Services reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an 
amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is 
submitted, that provides new budget authority (and outlays flowing 
therefrom) for operations of the Department of Defense to prosecute the 
war on terrorism, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall 
make the appropriate revisions to the allocations and other levels in 
this resolution by the amount provided by that measure for that 
purpose, but the total adjustment for all measures considered under 
this section shall not exceed $10,000,000,000 in new budget authority 
for fiscal year 2003 and outlays flowing therefrom.

SEC. 202. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE MODERNIZATION AND PRESCRIPTION 
              DRUGS.

    (a) In General.--In the House, if the Committee on Ways and Means 
or the Committee on Energy and Commerce reports a bill or joint 
resolution, or if an amendment thereto is offered or a conference 
report thereon is submitted, that provides a prescription drug benefit 
and modernizes medicare, and provides adjustments to the medicare 
program on a fee-for-service, capitated, or other basis, the chairman 
of the Committee on the Budget may revise the appropriate committee 
allocations for such committees and other appropriate levels in this 
resolution by the amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but 
not to exceed $5,000,000,000 in new budget authority and $5,000,000,000 
in outlays for fiscal year 2003 and $350,000,000,000 in new budget 
authority and $350,000,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2012.
    (b) Application.--After the consideration of any measure for which 
an adjustment is made pursuant to subsection (a), the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget shall make any further appropriate adjustments.

SEC. 203. RESERVE FUND FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2003.--In the House, if the Committee on 
Appropriations reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an amendment 
thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted, that 
provides in excess of $7,529,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal 
year 2003 for grants to States authorized under part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget may revise the appropriate allocations for such 
committee and other appropriate levels in this resolution by the amount 
provided by that measure for that purpose, but not to exceed 
$1,000,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2003 and outlays 
flowing therefrom.
    (b) Fiscal Years 2004-2007.--In the House, if the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce reports a bill or joint resolution, or if 
an amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is 
submitted, that reauthorizes grants to States under part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget may revise the applicable allocations of the 
appropriate committees to accommodate a total budget authority and 
outlay level for such program not in excess of the following: 
$9,587,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 2004 and outlays 
flowing therefrom, $10,755,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 
2005 and outlays flowing therefrom, $12,047,000,000 in budget authority 
for fiscal year 2006 and outlays flowing therefrom, and $13,497,000,000 
in budget authority for fiscal year 2007 and outlays flowing therefrom 
(assuming changes from current policy levels of the following: 
$1,752,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2004, 
$2,763,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2005, 
$3,894,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2006, and 
$5,180,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2007).

SEC. 204. RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--In the House, if the Committee on Appropriations 
reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an amendment thereto is 
offered or a conference report thereon is submitted, that establishes 
an obligation limitation in excess of $23,864,000,000 for fiscal year 
2003 for programs, projects, and activities within the highway category 
(under section 251(c)(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985), the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget may increase the allocation of outlays for such committee by the 
amount of outlays resulting from such excess, but--
            (1) only if chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
        determines that the bill or joint resolution, or amendment 
        thereto or conference report thereon, that establishes such 
        obligation limitation provides that the obligation limitation 
        is made available solely for programs, projects, or activities 
        as distributed under section 1102 of the Transportation Equity 
        Act for the 21st Century;
            (2) only if the total amount of obligation limitation for 
        programs, projects, or activities distributed by such formula 
        for fiscal year 2003 exceeds $23,864,000,000; and
            (3) does not exceed $1,180,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
        year 2003.
    (b) Rule of Enforcement.--In the House, section 302(f)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be deemed to also apply to the 
applicable allocation of outlays in the case of any bill or joint 
resolution that establishes an obligation limitation for fiscal year 
2003 for programs within the highway category, or amendment thereto or 
conference report thereon.

      Subtitle B--Additional Surpluses Reserved for Debt Reduction

SEC. 211. CONTINGENCY FUND FOR ADDITIONAL SURPLUSES.

    In the House, if after the release of the report pursuant to 
section 202(e)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 entitled the 
Budget and Economic Outlook: Update (for fiscal years 2003 through 
2012), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget determines, in 
consultation with the Directors of the Congressional Budget Office and 
of the Office of Management and Budget, that the estimated unified 
surplus for fiscal year 2003 and for the period of fiscal years 2003 
through 2007 exceeds the estimated unified surplus for fiscal year 2003 
and for that period as set forth in the report of the Committee on the 
Budget for this resolution, then the chairman of that committee may 
increase the surplus or reduce the deficit, as applicable, and reduce 
the level of the public debt and debt held by the public by the 
difference between such estimates for that period.

          Subtitle C--Contingency Funds for Accounting Changes

SEC. 221. CONTINGENCY FUND FOR ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING.

    In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make 
the appropriate changes in section 302(a) allocations of the Committee 
on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Government Reform and aggregates, if appropriate, to effectuate and 
implement the necessary authorizing and appropriation measures to 
charge Federal agencies for the full cost of accrued Federal retirement 
and health benefits.

SEC. 222. CONTINGENCY FUND FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF STUDENT AID 
              ACCOUNTS.

    In the House, if a bill or joint resolution is enacted that amends 
the Higher Education Act to make student aid administration subject to 
annual appropriations, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
may--
            (1) increase the section 302(a) allocation for the 
        Committee on Appropriations by the amount of new budget 
        authority provided by that measure but not to exceed 
        $797,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and the outlays flowing 
        therefrom; and
            (2) make the appropriate adjustment in the section 302(a) 
        allocation for the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        resulting from the enactment of the bill or joint resolution 
        making the student aid administration subject to annual 
        appropriations.

      Subtitle D--Implementation of Reserve and Contingency Funds

SEC. 231. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
              AGGREGATES.

    (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates 
made pursuant to this resolution 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; and
            (2) such chairman may make any other necessary adjustments 
        to such levels to carry out this resolution.
    (d) Special Rule.--In the House, there shall be a separate section 
302(a) allocation to the appropriate committees for medicare. For 
purposes of enforcing such separate allocation under section 302(f) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the ``first fiscal year'' and the 
``total of fiscal years'' shall be deemed to refer to fiscal year 2003 
and the total of fiscal years 2003 through 2012 included in the joint 
explanatory statement of managers accompanying this resolution, 
respectively. Such separate allocation shall be the exclusive 
allocation for medicare under section 302(a).

                     TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 301. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE HOUSE.

    (a) In General.--(1) In the House, except as provided in subsection 
(b), an advance appropriation may not be reported in a bill or joint 
resolution making a general appropriation or continuing appropriation, 
and may not be in order as an amendment thereto.
    (2) Managers on the part of the House may not agree to a Senate 
amendment that would violate paragraph (1) unless specific authority to 
agree to the amendment first is given by the House by a separate vote 
with respect thereto.
    (b) Exception.--In the House, an advance appropriation may be 
provided--
            (1) for fiscal year 2004 for programs, projects, activities 
        or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of 
        managers accompanying this resolution under the heading 
        ``Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations'' in an 
        aggregate amount not to exceed $23,178,000,000 in new budget 
        authority; and
            (2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any discretionary new budget authority in a bill 
or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2003 that first becomes available for 
any fiscal year after 2003.

SEC. 302. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT 
              OF 1990.

    (a) In General.--In the House, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 13301 of the Budget 
Enforcement Act of 1990, the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
the conference report on any concurrent resolution on the budget shall 
include in its allocation under section 302(a) of such Act to the 
Committee on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary 
administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration.
    (b) Special Rule.--In the House, for purposes of applying section 
302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates of the level 
of total new budget authority and total outlays provided by a measure 
shall include any discretionary amounts provided for the Social 
Security Administration.

SEC. 303. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.

    The report submitted by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office on or before February 15 of each year pursuant to section 
202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall include the 
following information for the preceding fiscal year--
            (1) a comparison of the different impact between forecasted 
        economic variables used to model projections for that fiscal 
        year and what actually happens;
            (2) an identification of the technical factors that 
        contributed to the forecasting inaccuracies for that fiscal 
        year;
            (3) a variance analysis between forecasted and actual 
        budget results for that fiscal year; and
            (4) recommendations on how to improve forecasting 
        accuracies.

       TITLE IV--SENSE OF CONGRESS AND SENSE OF HOUSE PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. COMBATING INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States has historically taken an 
        unparalleled leadership role in providing humanitarian 
        assistance and relief to the world's poorest people;
            (2) that role has included initiatives to expand trade, 
        relieve debt of countries pursuing structural economic reforms, 
        and provide medical technology to improve health and life 
        expectancy around the globe; and
            (3) good governance and continued economic reforms are 
        essential to eliminating poverty, encouraging economic growth, 
        and ensuring stability in developing countries.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United 
States should continue to assist, through expanded international trade, 
debt relief, and medical assistance to combat infectious diseases, 
those countries that reform their economies, promote democratic 
institutions, and respect basic human rights.

SEC. 402. ASSET BUILDING FOR THE WORKING POOR.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) For the vast majority of United States households, the 
        pathway to the economic mainstream and financial security is 
        not through spending and consumption, but through savings, 
        investing, and the accumulation of assets.
            (2) One-third of all Americans have no assets available for 
        investment and another 20 percent have only negligible assets. 
        The situation is even more serious for minority households; for 
        example, 60 percent of African-American households have no or 
        negative financial assets.
            (3) Nearly 50 percent of all children in America live in 
        households that have no assets available for investment, 
        including 40 percent of Caucasian children and 73 percent of 
        African-American children.
            (4) Up to 20 percent of all United States households do not 
        deposit their savings in financial institutions and, thus, do 
        not have access to the basic financial tools that make asset 
        accumulation possible.
            (5) Public policy can have either a positive or a negative 
        impact on asset accumulation. Traditional public assistance 
        programs based on income and consumption have rarely been 
        successful in supporting the transition to economic self-
        sufficiency. Tax policy, through $288,000,000,000 in annual tax 
        incentives, has helped lay the foundation for the great middle 
        class.
            (6) Lacking an income tax liability, low-income working 
        families cannot take advantage of asset development incentives 
        available through the Federal tax code.
            (7) Individual Development Accounts have proven to be 
        successful in helping low-income working families save and 
        accumulate assets. Individual Development Accounts have been 
        used to purchase long-term, high-return assets, including 
        homes, postsecondary education and training, and small 
        businesses.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Federal tax code should support a significant expansion of Individual 
Development Accounts so that millions of low-income, working families 
can save, build assets, and move their lives forward; thus, making 
positive contributions to the economic and social well-being of the 
United States, as well as to its future.

SEC. 403. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) Members of the uniformed services and civilian 
        employees of the United States make significant contributions 
        to the general welfare of the Nation.
            (2) Increases in the pay of members of the uniformed 
        services and of civilian employees of the United States have 
        not kept pace with increases in the overall pay levels of 
        workers in the private sector, so that there now exists (A) a 
        32 percent gap between compensation levels of Federal civilian 
        employees and compensation levels of private sector workers, 
        and (B) an estimated 10 percent gap between compensation levels 
        of members of the uniformed services and compensation levels of 
        private sector workers.
            (3) The President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2003 
        includes a 4.1 percent pay raise for military personnel.
            (4) The Office of Management and Budget has requested that 
        federal agencies plan their fiscal year 2003 budgets with a 2.6 
        percent pay raise for civilian Federal employees.
            (5) In almost every year during the past two decades, there 
        have been equal adjustments in the compensation of members of 
        the uniformed services and the compensation of civilian 
        employees of the United States.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that rates of 
compensation for civilian employees of the United States should be 
adjusted at the same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of 
compensation for members of the uniformed services.

SEC. 404. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON MEDICARE+CHOICE REGIONAL DISPARITIES.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
            (1) one of the goals of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 was 
        to expand options for Medicare beneficiaries under the 
        Medicare+Choice program;
            (2) the funding formula in that Act was intended to make 
        these choices available to all Americans; and
            (3) despite attempts by Congress to equalize regional 
        disparities in Medicare+Choice payments in the Balanced Budget 
        Refinement Act of 1999 and the medicare, medicaid, and SCHIP 
        Benefits and Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, rural and 
        other low-payment areas have continued to lag significantly 
        behind their higher-payment counterparts in average adjusted 
        per capita (AAPCC) reimbursements.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that if the 
Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill to reform medicare, it 
should apply all new funds directed to the Medicare+Choice program to 
increase funding to counties receiving floor or blended rates relative 
to counties receiving the minimum update.

SEC. 405. BORDER SECURITY AND ANTI-TERRORISM.

    It is the sense of the House that this resolution assumes $380 
million in new budget authority and a corresponding level of outlays in 
functional category 750 (Administration of Justice) for the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service to implement a visa tracking system as part 
of a comprehensive plan to protect the United States and its 
territories from threats of terrorist attack.

SEC. 406. PACIFIC NORTHWEST SALMON RECOVERY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) Pacific Salmon are historically, culturally, and 
        economically important to the people of the Northwest;
            (2) the United States Government has negotiated treaties 
        with the Columbia River Indian tribes;
            (3) the National Marine Fisheries Service in December 2000 
        issued a biological opinion on the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System calling for greater efforts by the Federal Government, 
        to satisfy the ESA standards of section 7(a)(2) of the 
        Endangered Species Act; and
            (4) the citizens of the Pacific Northwest are committed to 
        salmon recovery and their hard work in communities throughout 
        the region to advance local solutions deserves Federal 
        assistance.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that this 
resolution assumes that the Pacific Northwest salmon recovery program, 
administered by Federal agencies on the Federal Columbia River Power 
System and Pacific coast, should be made a high-priority item for 
funding.

SEC. 407. FEDERAL FIRE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Increased demands on firefighting and emergency medical 
        personnel have made it difficult for local governments to 
        adequately fund necessary fire safety precautions.
            (2) The Government has an obligation to protect the health 
        and safety of the firefighting and emergency medical personnel 
        of the United States and to ensure that they have the financial 
        resources to protect the public.
            (3) The high rates in the United States of death, injury, 
        and property damage caused by fires demonstrates a critical 
        need for Federal investment in support of firefighting and 
        emergency medical personnel.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, 
        administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has 
        successfully provided financial resources for basic 
        firefighting needs since its inception; and
            (2) in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
        2001, the ultimate sacrifice paid by over 300 firefighters, 
        that as Congress makes funding decisions regarding the proposed 
        grants for first responders, local firefighters receive at 
        least as much funding as they did under the Assistance to 
        Firefighters Grant Program.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 20, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 353

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
                each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007.
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