H. Con. Res. 83 Agreed to May 10, 2001

One Hundred Seventh Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,

the third day of January, two thousand and one

Concurrent Resolution

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2002.

(a) DECLARATION.—Congress determines and declares that the

concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 is revised

and replaced and that this resolution is the concurrent resolution

on the budget for fiscal year 2002 including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 through 2011 as authorized by

section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.

632).

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this concurrent resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2002.

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.

Sec. 102. Major functional categories.

Sec. 103. Reconciliation in the Senate.

Sec. 104. Reconciliation in the House.

TITLE II—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AND RULEMAKING

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement

Sec. 201. Restrictions on advance appropriations in the House.

Sec. 202. Restrictions on advance appropriations in the Senate.

Sec. 203. Mechanism for implementing increase of fiscal year 2002 discretionary

spending limits.

Sec. 204. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.

Subtitle B—Reserve Funds

Sec. 211. Reserve fund for Medicare.

Sec. 212. Reserve fund for Family Opportunity Act.

Sec. 213. Reserve fund for agriculture.

Sec. 214. Reserve fund for additional tax cuts and debt reduction.

Sec. 215. Technical reserve fund for student loans.

Sec. 216. Reserve fund for health insurance for the uninsured.

Sec. 217. Reserve fund for defense in the Senate.

Sec. 218. Strategic reserve fund in the House.

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 221. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates.

Sec. 222. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

TITLE III—SENSE OF THE SENATE AND CONGRESS PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—Sense of the Senate

Sec. 301. Sense of the Senate on conservation.
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Sec. 302. Sense of the Senate on aids and other infectious diseases.

Sec. 303. Sense of the Senate on consolidated health centers.

Sec. 304. Funding for Department of Justice programs for State and local law

enforcement assistance.

Sec. 305. Sense of the Senate regarding United States Coast Guard fiscal year 2002

funding.

Sec. 306. Strengthening our national food safety infrastructure.

Sec. 307. Sense of the Senate with respect to increasing funds for renewable energy

research and development.

Sec. 308. Sense of the Senate with respect to increased education funding.

Subtitle B—Sense of the Congress

Sec. 311. Asset building for the working poor.

Sec. 312. Federal fire prevention assistance.

Sec. 313. Funding for graduate medical education at children’s teaching hospitals.

Sec. 314. Concurrent retirement and disability benefits to retired members of the

Armed Forces.

Sec. 315. Federal employee pay.

Sec. 316. Sales tax deduction.

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND

AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the fiscal

years 2001 through 2011:

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

of this resolution—

(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are

as follows:

Fiscal year 2001: $1,630,462,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: $1,638,202,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: $1,706,044,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: $1,780,310,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: $1,852,646,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: $1,901,304,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: $1,994,674,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $2,089,726,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $2,193,954,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $2,318,055,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $2,436,550,000,000.

(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of

Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:

Fiscal year 2001: $0.

Fiscal year 2002: ¥$65,286,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: ¥$76,067,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: ¥$84,025,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: ¥$97,124,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: ¥$138,279,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: ¥$141,081,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: ¥$153,084,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: ¥$166,162,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: ¥$171,247,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: ¥$191,343,000,000.

(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 2001: $1,653,681,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: $1,510,948,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2003: $1,668,530,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: $1,733,617,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: $1,814,079,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: $1,866,139,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: $1,945,112,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $2,025,075,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $2,102,398,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $2,186,341,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $2,277,143,000,000.

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

of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays

are as follows:

Fiscal year 2001: $1,600,529,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: $1,476,841,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: $1,641,515,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: $1,709,251,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: $1,790,389,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: $1,837,846,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: $1,912,602,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $1,994,838,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $2,071,497,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $2,154,203,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $2,243,394,000,000.

(4) SURPLUSES.—For purposes of the enforcement of this

resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as follows:

Fiscal year 2001: $29,933,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: $161,361,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: $64,529,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: $71,059,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: $62,257,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: $63,458,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: $82,072,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $94,888,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $122,457,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $163,852,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $193,156,000,000.

(5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of the public debt

are as follows:

Fiscal year 2001: $5,660,699,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: $5,603,812,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: $5,654,952,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: $5,700,089,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: $5,751,561,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: $5,803,295,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: $5,832,676,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $5,847,714,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $5,988,315,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $6,343,661,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $6,720,963,000,000.

(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appropriate levels

of the debt held by the public are as follows: Fiscal year 2001: $3,243,211,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: $2,924,234,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: $2,691,176,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: $2,437,771,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: $2,170,550,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: $1,882,764,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2007: $1,555,637,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $1,194,633,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $939,000,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $878,000,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $818,000,000,000.

(7) SOCIAL SECURITY.—

(A) SOCIAL SECURITY REVENUES.—For purposes of

Senate enforcement under section 311 of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642), the amounts of revenues

of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund

and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as

follows:

Fiscal year 2001: $504,109,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: $532,308,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: $560,938,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: $588,674,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: $620,060,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: $649,221,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: $679,935,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $712,454,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $746,439,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $782,029,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $819,185,000,000.

(B) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—For purposes of Senate

enforcement under section 311 of the Congressional Budget

Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642), the amounts of outlays of

the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund

and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as

follows:

Fiscal year 2001: $343,562,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: $356,646,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: $369,521,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: $382,488,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: $394,844,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: $407,020,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: $419,285,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: $432,293,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: $448,317,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: $465,780,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: $483,963,000,000.

(C) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In

the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and

budget outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance

Trust Fund for administrative expenses are as follows:

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $3,431,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $3,371,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $3,579,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $3,525,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $3,695,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $3,655,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $3,819,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $3,763,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $3,939,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $3,881,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $4,064,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,004,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $4,194,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,132,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $4,331,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,267,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $4,471,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,405,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $4,619,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,551,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $4,773,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $4,702,000,000.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels

of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct loan obligations,

and new primary loan guarantee commitments for fiscal years

2002 through 2011 for each major functional category are:

(1) National Defense (050):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $316,873,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $302,371,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $324,832,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $319,137,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $333,646,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $326,643,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $342,294,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $335,184,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $350,876,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $347,073,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $359,807,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $353,482,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $369,023,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $359,774,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $378,505,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $372,416,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $388,323,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $382,242,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $398,338,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $392,227,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $408,821,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $402,579,000,000.

(2) International Affairs (150):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $22,424,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,670,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $23,214,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,082,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $23,750,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,554,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $24,214,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,164,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $24,911,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,431,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $25,504,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,900,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $26,107,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $21,494,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $26,482,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $22,031,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $26,937,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $22,650,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $27,458,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $23,235,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $28,065,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $23,766,000,000.

(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):

Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority, $21,043,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,612,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority, $21,583,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,725,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $22,055,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $21,361,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $22,379,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $21,945,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $22,839,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $22,429,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $23,323,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $22,847,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $23,812,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $23,280,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $24,303,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $23,743,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $24,816,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $24,239,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $25,335,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $24,749,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $25,879,000,000

(B) Outlays, $25,274,000,000.

(4) Energy (270):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $1,225,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$115,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $1,360,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$19,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $1,328,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$72,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $1,309,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$120,000,000.

year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $1,254,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$91,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $1,336,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$3,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $1,411,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $71,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $1,882,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $440,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $1,998,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $579,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $2,021,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $703,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $1,990,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $691,000,000.

(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $28,833,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $26,361,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $30,381,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $28,652,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:
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(A) New budget authority, $31,263,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $30,368,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $32,249,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $31,506,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $33,091,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $32,365,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $33,965,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $33,281,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $34,767,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $34,126,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $35,691,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $34,903,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $37,064,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $36,194,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $38,111,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $37,190,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $39,137,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $38,190,000,000.

(6) Agriculture (350):

Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority, $31,790,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $29,154,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority, $26,265,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $24,593,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: (A) New budget authority, $26,507,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $24,924,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: (A) New budget authority, $26,562,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $25,120,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $26,406,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $24,915,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $25,452,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $23,853,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $24,083,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $22,509,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $22,723,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $21,134,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $21,921,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,441,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $21,553,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,174,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $21,703,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,319,000,000.

(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $2,516,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$771,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $10,174,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $6,587,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $11,394,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $5,952,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $16,042,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,733,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $16,163,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $12,387,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $16,138,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,790,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $16,245,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $12,061,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $16,404,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,894,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $16,479,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,934,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $16,597,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,889,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $16,714,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,915,000,000.

(8) Transportation (400):

Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority, $62,130,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $51,681,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority, $64,965,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $56,167,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $62,392,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $60,521,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $64,154,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $62,662,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $65,907,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $64,225,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $67,794,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $65,702,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) New budget authority, $69,637,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $66,577,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $71,490,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $67,775,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $73,377,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $69,221,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $76,412,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $70,588,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $78,652,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $72,183,000,000.

(9) Community and Regional Development (450):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $11,225,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,366,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $11,892,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,730,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $12,067,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,731,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $12,350,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,967,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $12,664,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,913,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $12,933,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,936,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $13,198,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $12,181,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $13,476,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $12,444,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $13,759,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $12,696,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $14,048,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $12,962,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $14,340,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $13,233,000,000.

(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services

(500):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $76,951,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $69,850,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $81,234,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $76,742,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:
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(A) New budget authority, $82,805,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $81,479,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $84,386,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $83,574,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $87,122,000.000.

(B) Outlays, $85,819,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $89,233,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $87,924,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $91,327,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $89,955,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $93,501,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $92,115,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $95,780,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $94,341,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $98,113,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $96,654,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $100,517,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $99,017,000,000.

(11) Health (550):

Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority, $180,104,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $173,012,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority, $198,775,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $196,668,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: (A) New budget authority, $221,150,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $219,770,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: (A) New budget authority, $235,474,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $234,672,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $242,661,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $241,084,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $259,125,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $257,594,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $278,882,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $276,575,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $299,116,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $297,091,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $320,791,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $319,017,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $345,380,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $343,729,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $372,407,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $370,945,000,000.

(12) Medicare (570):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $217,531,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $217,708,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $229,179,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $229,121,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $244,838,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $244,596,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $271,378,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $271,579,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $306,158,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $306,079,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $326,564,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $326,298,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $363,686,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $363,901,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $393,686,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $393,578,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $424,278,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $423,993,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $458,957,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $459,194,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $497,379,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $497,366,000,000.

(13) Income Security (600):

Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority, $255,942,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $256,932,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority, $273,840,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $272,122,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $283,864,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $282,611,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $295,030,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $293,420,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $309,192,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $307,667,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $316,761,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $315,312,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:
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(A) New budget authority, $324,056,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $322,627,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $338,278,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $336,950,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $349,561,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $347,987,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $360,308,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $358,600,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $371,593,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $369,419,000,000.

(14) Social Security (650):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $9,805,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $9,805,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $11,004,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,003,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $11,733,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $11,733,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $12,496,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $12,496,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $13,308,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $13,308,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $14,207,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $14,207,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $15,168,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $15,168,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $16,241,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $16,241,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $17,483,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $17,483,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $18,878,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $18,878,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $20,388,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,388,000,000.

(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $46,675,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $45,926,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $51,512,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $50,921,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $53,801,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $53,408,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $56,161,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $55,744,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $60,317,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $59,847,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $59,863,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $59,368,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $59,345,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $58,853,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $63,407,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $62,971,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $64,981,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $64,570,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $66,973,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $66,555,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $69,063,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $68,632,000,000.

(16) Administration of Justice (750):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $30,577,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $30,003,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority, $32,431,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $31,436,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: (A) New budget authority, $32,545,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $32,809,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004: (A) New budget authority, $35,330,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $35,543,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005: (A) New budget authority, $36,420,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $36,347,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006: (A) New budget authority, $37,466,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $37,036,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $38,543,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $38,013,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $39,665,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $39,152,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $40,822,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $40,292,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $42,021,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $41,483,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:
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(A) New budget authority, $43,284,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $42,728,000,000.

(17) General Government (800):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $16,307,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $16,065,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, $16,496,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $16,193,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, $16,651,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $16,493,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $17,082,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $16,978,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $17,560,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $17,201,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $18,068,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $17,641,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $18,609,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $18,144,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $18,791,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $18,445,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $19,377,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $18,882,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $19,968,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $19,437,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $20,599,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $20,048,000,000.

(18) Net Interest (900):

Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority, $275,467,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $275,467,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority, $259,162,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $259,162,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003: (A) New budget authority, $252,364,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $252,364,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, $247,310,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $247,310,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, $240,115,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $240,115,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, $235,642,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $235,642,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, $232,136,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $232,136,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, $227,484,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $227,484,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, $221,933,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $221,933,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, $214,899,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $214,899,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, $207,328,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $207,328,000,000.

(19) Allowances (920):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, $84,528,000,000.

(B) Outlays, $84,697,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$103,548,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$99,379,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,115,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$5,222,000,000.

Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,268,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$5,912,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,423,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,263,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,580,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,503,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,744,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,665,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,908,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,828,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,079,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,994,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,251,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$7,165,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,429,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$7,340,000,000.

(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

Fiscal year 2001:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$38,265,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$38,265,000,000.

Fiscal year 2002:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$38,803,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$38,803,000,000.

Fiscal year 2003:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$49,508,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$49,508,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2004:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$56,315,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$56,315,000,000.

Fiscal year 2005:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$46,463,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$46,463,000,000.

Fiscal year 2006:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$50,461,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$50,461,000,000.

Fiscal year 2007:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$48,179,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$48,179,000,000.

Fiscal year 2008:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$49,141,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$49,141,000,000.

Fiscal year 2009:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$50,203,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$50,203,000,000.

Fiscal year 2010:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$51,778,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$51,778,000,000.

Fiscal year 2011:

(A) New budget authority, ¥$53,287,000,000.

(B) Outlays, ¥$53,287,000,000.

SEC. 103. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Senate Committee on Finance shall report a reconciliation bill not later than

May 18, 2001, that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction

sufficient to reduce revenues by not more than $1,250,000,000,000

and increase the total level of outlays by not more than

$100,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2011:

Provided, That $100,000,000,000 of these revenues and outlays

shall only be available for fiscal years 2001 through 2002.

(b) SURPLUS.—Legislation described in subsection (a) may not,

when taken together with all other previously-enacted legislation

(except for legislation enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce

the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital

Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this

resolution.

(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that

of the total amount reconciled in subsection (a), $100,000,000,000

will be for an economic stimulus package over the next 2 years.

SEC. 104. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Committee on

Ways and Means of the House of Representatives shall report

to the House of Representatives a reconciliation bill not later than

May 18, 2001, that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction

sufficient to reduce revenues by not more than $1,250,000,000,000

for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2011 and the total

level of outlays may be increased by not more than $100,000,000,000

for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2011.

(b) SURPLUS.—Legislation described in subsection (a) may not,

when taken together with all other previously-enacted legislation

(except for legislation enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce

the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital
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Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this

resolution.

(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that

of the total amount reconciled in subsection (a), $100,000,000,000

will be for an economic stimulus package over the next 2 years.

TITLE II—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AND

RULEMAKING

Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement

SEC. 201. 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 2003 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 $23,159,000,000 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 2002 that first becomes available for any

fiscal year after 2002.

SEC. 202. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE

SENATE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall

not be in order in the Senate to consider any reported bill or

joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon,

that would provide an advance appropriation.

(b) EXCEPTION.—An advance appropriation may be provided—

(1) for fiscal year 2003 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 $23,159,000,000 in new budget

authority; and

(2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

(c) APPLICATION OF POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— (1) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In the Senate, subsection (a)

may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate,
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duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to

sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of

order raised under subsection (a).

(2) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under

subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as provided in

section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

(3) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—If a point of order is sustained

under subsection (a) against a conference report in the Senate,

the report shall be disposed of as provided in section 313(d)

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

(d) 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 2002 that first becomes available for any

fiscal year after 2002.

(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that

the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 should be amended to address

procedures for advance appropriations for fiscal years beginning

with fiscal year 2003.

SEC. 203. MECHANISM FOR IMPLEMENTING INCREASE OF FISCAL YEAR

2002 DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the following:

(1) Unless and until the discretionary spending limit for

fiscal year 2002 (as set out in section 251(c) of the Balanced

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) is increased,

aggregate appropriations which exceed the current law limits

would still be out of order in the Senate and subject to a

supermajority vote.

(2) Except for a necessary adjustment included in function

920 (to comply with section 312(b) of the Congressional Budget

Act of 1974), the functional totals contained in this concurrent

resolution envision a level of discretionary spending for fiscal

year 2002 as follows:

(A) For the discretionary category: $659,540,000,000

in new budget authority and $647,780,000,000 in outlays.

(B) For the highway category: $28,489,000,000 in outlays.

(C) For the mass transit category: $5,275,000,000 in

outlays.

(D) For the conservation category: $1,760,000,000 in

new budget authority and $1,232,000,000 in outlays.

(3) To facilitate the Senate completing its legislative responsibilities for the 1st Session of the 107th Congress in a timely

fashion, it is imperative that the Senate consider legislation

which establishes appropriate discretionary spending limits for

fiscal year 2002 through 2006 as soon as possible.

(b) ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOCATIONS AND OTHER BUDGETARY

AGGREGATES AND LEVELS.—Whenever a bill or joint resolution

becomes law that increases the discretionary spending limit for

fiscal year 2002 set out in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the chairman of the

Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall increase the allocation

called for in section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of

1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) to the appropriate Committee on Appropriations and shall also appropriately adjust all other budgetary aggregates and levels contained in this resolution.
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(c) SENATE DEFENSE FIREWALL.—

(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, for purposes of enforcement in the Senate for fiscal year 2002, the term ‘‘discretionary

spending limit’’ means—

(A) for the defense category, $325,070,000,000 in new

budget authority; and

(B) for the nondefense category, $336,230,000,000 in

new budget authority.

(2) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—After the adjustment to the section

302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations is

made pursuant to subsection (b) and except as provided

in subparagraph (B), it shall not be in order in the Senate

to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion,

or conference report that exceeds any discretionary

spending limit set forth in this subsection.

(B) EXCEPTION.—This paragraph shall not apply if a

declaration of war by Congress is in effect.

(3) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—This subsection may be waived

or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of

three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly

chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain

an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised

under this subsection.

SEC. 204. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET

ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives, 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 of Representatives, 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.

Subtitle B—Reserve Funds

SEC. 211. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE.

(a) MEDICARE REFORM AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.—If the Committee on Finance of the Senate or the Committee on Ways and

Means or the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House

of Representatives reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto, or a conference report thereon is submitted,

which reforms the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and improves the access

of beneficiaries under that program to prescription drugs, the appropriate chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise committee allocations for that committee and other appropriate budgetary aggregates and allocations of new budget authority (and the
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outlays resulting therefrom) in this resolution by the amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but not to exceed $0

for fiscal year 2002, $59,100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

2002 through 2006, and $300,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal

years 2002 through 2011.

(b) MEDICARE PAYMENTS TO HOME HEALTH AGENCIES.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if the Senate

Committee on Finance or the House Committee on Ways and

Means or Committee on Energy and Commerce report a bill,

or if an amendment thereto is offered or a conference report

thereon is submitted, that repeals the 15 percent reduction

in payments under the Medicare Program to home health agencies enacted by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and now

scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2002, the appropriate

chairman of the Committee on the Budget may increase the

allocation of new budget authority and outlays to that committee and other appropriate budgetary aggregates and levels

by the amount provided by that measure for that purpose,

but not to exceed $0 in new budget authority and outlays

in fiscal year 2002, $4,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

2002 through 2006, and $13,700,000,000 for the period of fiscal

years 2002 through 2011.

(2) SURPLUS.—Legislation described in paragraph (1) may

not, when taken together with all other previously-enacted

legislation (except for legislation enacted pursuant to subsection

(a)), reduce the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year

covered by this resolution.

SEC. 212. RESERVE FUND FOR FAMILY OPPORTUNITY ACT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if the Committee

on Finance of the Senate or the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an amendment thereto is offered or a conference report

thereon is submitted, that provides States with the opportunity

to expand Medicaid coverage for children with special needs,

allowing families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Family Opportunity Act of 2001’’), the

appropriate chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise

committee allocations for that committee and other appropriate

budgetary aggregates and allocations of new budget authority (and

the outlays resulting therefrom) in this resolution by the amount

provided by that measure for that purpose, but not to exceed

$227,000,000 in new budget authority and $180,000,000 in outlays

for fiscal year 2002, $3,035,000,000 in new budget authority and

$2,724,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2002 through

2006, and $8,337,000,000 in new budget authority and

$7,867,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2002 through

2011.

(b) SURPLUS.—Legislation described in subsection (a) may not,

when taken together with all other previously-enacted legislation

(except for legislation enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce

the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital

Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this

resolution.
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SEC. 213. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subject to subsection (b), if the Committee

on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate or the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives reports a

bill, or an amendment thereto is offered, or a conference report

thereon is submitted, to reauthorize the Federal Agriculture

Improvement Act of 1996, title I of that Act, and other appropriate

agricultural production legislation, the appropriate chairman of the

Committee on the Budget may increase the allocation of new budget

authority and outlays to that committee for fiscal years 2003

through 2011 by the amount of new budget authority (and the

outlays resulting therefrom) provided by that measure for that

purpose not to exceed $66,150,000,000 in new budget authority

and outlays for fiscal years 2003 through 2011.

(2) In the House of Representatives, if an adjustment is made

under paragraph (1), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget

may adjust the fiscal year 2002 level by an amount not to exceed

the adjustment that is made for fiscal year 2003 (and reduce the

adjustment made for fiscal year 2003 by that amount).

(b) SURPLUS.—Legislation described in subsection (a) may not,

when taken together with all other previously-enacted legislation

(except for legislation enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce

the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital

Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this

resolution.

SEC. 214. RESERVE FUND FOR ADDITIONAL TAX CUTS AND DEBT

REDUCTION.

If the report provided pursuant to section 202(e)(2) of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the budget and economic outlook:

update (for fiscal years 2002 through 2011), estimates an on-budget

surplus for any of fiscal years 2001 through 2011 that exceeds

the estimated on-budget surplus set forth in the Congressional

Budget Office’s January 2001 budget and economic outlook for

such fiscal year, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget

of the House of Representatives may, in an amount not to exceed

the increase in such surplus for that fiscal year—

(1) reduce the recommended level of Federal revenues and

make other appropriate adjustments (including the reconciliation instructions) for that fiscal year;

(2) reduce the appropriate level of the public debt, increase

the amount of the surplus, and make other appropriate adjustments for that fiscal year; or

(3) any combination of paragraphs (1) and (2).

SEC. 215. TECHNICAL RESERVE FUND FOR STUDENT LOANS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if the Committee

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate reports

a bill, or an amendment thereto is offered, or a conference report

thereon is submitted, or the Committee on Education and the

Workforce of the House of Representatives reports a bill, or an

amendment is offered, or a conference report is submitted, that

provides additional resources for legislation that repeals the replacement interest rate structure for student loans scheduled to occur

on July 1, 2003, the appropriate chairman of the Committee on

the Budget may increase the allocation of new budget authority

and outlays to the appropriate committee—
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(1) for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 by the amount of new

budget authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom) provided

by that measure for that purpose not to exceed $110,000,000

in new budget authority and $100,000,000 outlays;

(2) for fiscal years 2001 through 2006 by the amount of

new budget authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom)

provided by that measure for that purpose not to exceed

$3,440,000,000 in new budget authority and $2,840,000,000

outlays; and

(3) for fiscal years 2001 through 2011 by the amount of

new budget authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom)

provided by that measure for that purpose not to exceed

$7,665,000,000 in new budget authority and $6,590,000,000

outlays.

(b) SURPLUS.—Legislation described in subsection (a) may not,

when taken together with all other previously-enacted legislation

(except for legislation enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce

the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital

Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this

resolution.

SEC. 216. RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE UNINSURED.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if the Committee

on Finance of the Senate or the Committee on Energy and Commerce or Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto

is offered, or a conference report thereon is submitted, that provides

health insurance for the uninsured (including a measure providing

for tax deductions for the purchase of health insurance for, among

others, moderate income individuals not receiving health insurance

from their employers), the appropriate chairman of the Committee

on the Budget may revise committee allocations for that committee

and other appropriate budgetary aggregates and allocations of new

budget authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom) and may

revise the revenue aggregates and other appropriate budgetary

aggregates and allocations in this resolution by the amount provided

by that measure for that purpose, but not to exceed $28,000,000,000

in new budget authority and outlays for the period of fiscal years

2002 through 2004 or $28,000,000,000 in revenues for the period

of fiscal years 2002 through 2004 or any combination of budget

authority and outlays or revenues as long as the sum of all revisions

does not exceed $28,000,000,000. The chairman of the appropriate

Committee on the Budget is authorized to allocate these resources

over a period of time longer than that specified in the previous

sentence.

(b) SURPLUS.—Legislation described in subsection (a) may not,

when taken together with all other previously-enacted legislation

(except for legislation enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce

the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital

Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this

resolution.

SEC. 217. RESERVE FUND FOR DEFENSE IN THE SENATE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if the President

submits a budget amendment and the Committee on Appropriations

or the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate reports a bill,

or an amendment thereto is offered, or a conference report thereon
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is submitted, that provides additional resources for defense spending

in response to the recommendations of the President’s National

Defense Review, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget

may increase the allocation of new budget authority and outlays

to that committee for fiscal year 2002 by the amount of new budget

authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom) provided by that

measure for that purpose.

(b) SURPLUS.—Legislation described in subsection (a) may not,

when taken together with all other previously-enacted legislation

(except for legislation enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce

the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital

Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this

resolution.

SEC. 218. STRATEGIC RESERVE FUND IN THE HOUSE.

(a) ADJUSTMENTS.—In the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may adjust the appropriate

aggregates and committee allocations of new budget authority (and

outlays flowing therefrom) for fiscal year 2002 for a bill making

appropriations for the Department of Defense and, for fiscal years

2002 through 2011, a bill making authorizations for the Department

of Defense, a bill providing a prescription drug benefit, and any

other appropriate legislation. The chairman may also make adjustments for amendments to or conference reports on such bills. In

making adjustments under this subsection, the chairman shall consider, as appropriate, the recommendations of the President’s

National Defense Review and any statement of administrative policy

or supplemental budget request relating to any legislation referred

to in this subsection.

(b) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The adjustments for any bill referred

to in subsection (a) shall be in an amount not to exceed the amount

by which such bill breaches the applicable allocation or aggregate.

(2) Legislation described in subsection (a) may not, when taken

together with all other previously-enacted legislation (except for

legislation enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce the on-budget

surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust

Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions

SEC. 221. 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—
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(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 Committees

on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate;

and

(2) such chairman, as applicable, may make any other

necessary adjustments to such levels to carry out this resolution.

(d) ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives, for the

purpose of enforcing this concurrent resolution, sections 302(f )

and 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall apply

to fiscal year 2002 and the total for fiscal year 2002 and

the four ensuing fiscal years.

(2) APPROPRIATE LEVELS.—For purposes of enforcement of

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 in the House of Representatives, the appropriate levels of total new budget

authority and total budget outlays for fiscal years 2002 through

2011 prescribed by this resolution pursuant to section 301(a)(1)

of such Act shall be based upon the table entitled ‘‘Conference

Report Fiscal Year 2002, Budget Resolution Total Spending

and Revenues’’ in conjunction with the provisions of title II

of this resolution.

(e) ENFORCEMENT IN THE SENATE.—The Senate, for purposes

of enforcement of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and this

resolution, measures discharged pursuant to Senate Resolution 8

shall be considered as if the measure had been reported from

the committee of jurisdiction.

SEC. 222. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

Congress adopts the provisions of this title—

(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate

and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such

they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House,

or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such

rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they

are inconsistent therewith; and

(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either

House to change those rules (so far as they relate to that

House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same

extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

TITLE III—SENSE OF THE SENATE AND

CONGRESS PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—Sense of the Senate

SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CONSERVATION.

It is the sense of the Senate that conservation funding is

a priority of the One Hundred Seventh Congress.

SEC. 302. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON AIDS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS

DISEASES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, it is

the sense of the Senate that:
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(1) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the following:

(A) HIV/AIDS, having already infected over 58 million

people worldwide, is devastating the health, economies,

and social structures in dozens of countries in Africa, and

increasingly in Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.

(B) AIDS has wiped out decades of progress in

improving the lives of families in the developing world.

As the leading cause of death in Africa, AIDS has killed

17 million and will claim the lives of one quarter of the

population, mostly productive adults, in the next decade.

In addition, 13 million children have been orphaned by

AIDS—a number that will rise to 40 million by 2010.

(C) The Agency for International Development, along

with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Department of Labor, and Department of Defense have

been at the forefront of the international battle to control

HIV/AIDS, with global assistance totaling $330,000,000

from the United States Agency for International Development and $136,000,000 from other agencies in fiscal year

2001, primarily focused on targeted prevention programs.

(D) While prevention is key, treatment and care for

those affected by HIV/AIDS is an increasingly critical

component of the global response. Improving health systems, providing home-based care, treating AIDS-associated

diseases like tuberculosis, providing for family support and

orphan care, and making antiretroviral drugs against HIV

available will reduce social and economic damage to families and communities.

(E) Pharmaceutical companies recently dramatically

reduced the prices of antiretroviral drugs to the poorest

countries. With sufficient resources, it is now possible to

improve treatment options in countries where health systems are able to deliver and monitor the medications.

(F) The United Nations AIDS program estimates it

will cost at least $3,000,000,000 for basic AIDS prevention

and care services in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, and at

least $2,000,000,000 more if antiretroviral drugs are provided widely. In Africa, only $500,000,000 is currently

available from all donors, lending agencies and African

governments themselves.

(2) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate

that the spending levels in this budget resolution shall be

increased by $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and by

$500,000,000 in fiscal year 2003 and for each year thereafter

for the purpose of helping the neediest countries cope with

the burgeoning costs of prevention, care and treatment of those

affected by HIV/AIDS and associated infectious diseases.

SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CENTERS.

It is the sense of the Senate that appropriations for consolidated

health centers under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act

(42 U.S.C. 254b) should be increased by 100 percent over the

next 5 fiscal years in order to double the number of individuals

who receive health services at community, migrant, homeless, and

public housing health centers.
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SEC. 304. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS FOR

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution

assume increased funding for fiscal year 2002 for the Department

of Justice, State and local law enforcement grant programs.

SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING UNITED STATES COAST

GUARD FISCAL YEAR 2002 FUNDING.

It is the sense of the Senate that any level of budget authority

and outlays in fiscal year 2002 below the level assumed in this

resolution for the Coast Guard would require the Coast Guard

to—

(1) close numerous units and reduce overall mission capability, including the counter narcotics interdiction mission

which was authorized under the Western Hemisphere Drug

Elimination Act;

(2) reduce the number of personnel of an already streamlined workforce; and

(3) reduce operations in a manner that would have a detrimental impact on the sustainability of valuable fish stocks

in the North Atlantic and Pacific Northwest and its capacity

to stem the flow of illicit drugs and illegal immigration into

the United States.

SEC. 306. STRENGTHENING OUR NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) FINDING.—The Senate finds that the United States food

supply is one of the safest in the world, but in order to maintain

the integrity of our food supply in the face of emerging threats,

we must make the necessary investments now, in a time of surplus.

(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that

the levels in this resolution assume that the appropriate amount

should be invested at the Food and Drug Administration and the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention food activities next

year in order to strengthen our national food safety infrastructure

by— (1) increasing the number of inspectors within the Food

and Drug Administration to enable the Food and Drug Administration to inspect high-risk sites at least annually;

(2) supporting research that enables us to meet emerging

threats;

(3) improving surveillance to identify and trace the sources

and incidence of food-borne illness;

(4) otherwise maintaining at least current funding levels

for food safety initiatives in the Food and Drug Administration

and the United States Department of Agriculture; and

(5) providing additional funds should such needs arise due

to emerging food safety threats.

SEC. 307. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO INCREASING

FUNDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT.

It is the sense of the Senate that the Senate recognizes the

importance of renewable energy resources and that providing for

such technologies should be increased by at least $450,000,000

for fiscal year 2002 and at a rate in excess of inflation in subsequent

years.
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SEC. 308. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO INCREASED EDUCATION FUNDING.

It is the sense of the Senate that—

(1) this budget resolution makes available up to $6.2 billion

in discretionary budget authority for funding domestic priorities

in excess of the President’s request;

(2) funding for discretionary education programs (including

Head Start and funds for the Department of Education in

excess of the President’s request of $44.5 billion in discretionary

budget authority for fiscal year 2002) is one such priority;

and

(3) these additional funds for education should be devoted

to high priority programs including Head Start, the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act, education for the disadvantaged, Impact Aid, State assessment tests, Pell Grants, reading

improvement programs, school construction, and teacher and

classroom quality programs.

Subtitle B—Sense of the Congress

SEC. 311. 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 business.
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(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. 312. 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 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 personnel.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that

the Government should support the core operations of the Federal

Emergency Management Agency by providing needed fire grant

programs to assist our firefighters and rescue personnel as they

respond to more than 17,000,000 emergency calls annually. To

accomplish this task, Congress supports preservation of the Assistance to Firefighters grant program. Continued support of the Assistance to Firefighters grant program will enable local firefighters

to adequately protect the lives of countless Americans put at risk

by insufficient fire protection.

SEC. 313. FUNDING FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AT CHILDREN’S TEACHING HOSPITALS.

It is the sense of Congress that:

(1) Function 550 includes an appropriate level of funding

for graduate medical education conducted at independent children’s teaching hospitals in order to ensure access to care

by millions of children nationwide.

(2) An emphasis should be placed on the role played by

community health centers in underserved rural and urban

communities.

(3) Funding under function 550 should also reflect the

importance of the Ryan White CARE Act to persons afflicted

with HIV/AIDS.

SEC. 314. CONCURRENT RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY BENEFITS TO

RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the Secretary of Defense

is the appropriate official for evaluating the existing standards

for the provision of concurrent retirement and disability benefits

to retired members of the Armed Forces and the need to change

these standards.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Secretary of Defense should report not later than

180 days after the date of adoption of this resolution to the

congressional committees of jurisdiction on the provision of

concurrent retirement and disability benefits to retired members of the Armed Forces;
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(2) the report should address the number of individuals

retired from the Armed Forces who would otherwise be eligible

for disability compensation, the comparability of the policy to

Office of Personnel Management guidelines for civilian Federal

retirees, the applicability of this policy to prevailing private

sector standards, the number of individuals potentially eligible

for concurrent benefits who receive other forms of Federal

assistance and the cost of that assistance, and alternative initiatives that would accomplish the same end as concurrent receipt

of military retired pay and disability compensation;

(3) the Secretary of Defense should submit legislation that

he considers appropriate;

(4) upon receiving such report, the committees of jurisdiction, working with the Committees on the Budget of the House

of Representatives and the Senate, should consider appropriate

legislation; and

(5) the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of

Management and Budget should report not later than 30 days

after the date of adoption of this resolution to the Committees

on the Budget on the risk that provision of full concurrent

receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation

would reduce the surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.

SEC. 315. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress 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 2002

includes a 4.6 percent pay raise for military personnel.

(4) The Office of Management and Budget has requested

that Federal agencies plan their fiscal year 2002 budgets with

a 3.6 percent pay raise for civilian Federal employees.

(5) In almost every year during the past 2 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 CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 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. 316. SALES TAX DEDUCTION.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

(1) in 1986 the ability to deduct State sales taxes was

eliminated from the Federal tax code;
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(2) the States of Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming, Washington,

Florida, Nevada, and South Dakota have no State income tax;

(3) the citizens of those seven States continue to be treated

unfairly by paying significantly more in taxes to the Government than taxpayers with an identical profile in different States

because they are prohibited from deducting their State sales

taxes from their Federal income taxes in lieu of a State income

tax;

(4) the design of the Federal tax code is preferential in

its treatment of States with State income taxes over those

without State income taxes;

(5) the current Federal tax code infringes upon States’

rights to tax their citizens as they see fit in that the Federal

tax code exerts unjust influence on States without State income

taxes to impose on their citizens;

(6) the current surpluses that our Government holds provide an appropriate time and opportunity to allow taxpayers

to deduct either their State sales taxes or their State income

taxes from their Federal income tax returns; and

(7) over 50 Members of the House of Representatives have

cosponsored legislation to restore the sales tax deduction option

to the Federal tax code.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that

the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Finance

should consider legislation that makes State sales tax deductible

against Federal income taxes.

Attest:

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.